now looking forward to presenting topics to a broader audience in Asia , particularly to those who cannot travel to the U . S .,” mentioned Wessels at the announcement . L . F . Lai , VP and general manager of UL ’ s Wire and Cable division said , “ As China is the largest market for wire and cable connectivity with the strongest need for acquiring the knowledge of latest innovations , it is logical to establish this regional event in China as the premier venue to learn of new technologies in cable and connectivity materials , products , processes and applications .”
A highlight of the plenary session was the recognition for the best papers and presenters of the prior year . The Jack Spergel Memorial Award for Outstanding Technical Paper for “ Characterization of Modal Dependence of MMF Chromatic Dispersion for Wideband MMF ” was presented to co-authors Bulent Kose , Jose Castro , Ph . D ., Rick Pimpinella , Ph . D ., Yu Huang , Ph . D ., Alexander Berian , Asher Novick and Brett Lane , Ph . D ., all of Panduit Corporation , Tinley Park , IL , USA .
The Outstanding Poster Paper for “ Development of 2000-Fiber Ultra-High Density Underground Optical Cable ” was presented to co-authors Tomohiro Ishimura , Masayoshi Tsukamoto and Yutaka Hoshino of Furukawa Electric Co ., Ltd .,
Mie , Japan . The Kitts-Kingsley Award for Best Presentation was given to David Mazzarese , Ph . D . of OFS , Norcross , GA , USA , for “ Splice Loss Criteria for Outside Plant Cable ”.
Ian Greveling of Corning Optical Communications LLC , North Carolina , USA , a retiring member of the IWCS Board of Directors , and retiring Symposium Committee Member Paolo Marelli , of Prysmian Group , Milano , Italy , were also honored .
New Symposium Committee members added in 2016 are Eduardo Garza , Hitachi Cable America ; Richard Mack , CRU ; James Malkemus , General Cable ; Dr . Akira Murata , Fujikura , Ltd .; Wayne Kachmar , Technical Horsepower Consulting , LLC ; Robert LaRocca , Underwriters Laboratories , LLC ; Simone ( Cy ) Genna , The Chemours Company ; and Durgesh S . Vaidya , OFS , a Furukawa Company .
Seven recipients of the student scholarship awards for the 2016 / 2017 academic year were also acknowledged at the plenary session . Contributions came from Cable Components Group , the Wire & Cable Industry Suppliers Association ( WCISA ), The Christopher Kenneth Eoll Memorial Endowment , and the Wire Association International ( WAI ).
The two day supplier exhibition , the poster
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