On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we warmly welcome you to the 2nd Marina Forum (Mar-For in short) on Metantennas 2022 in Singapore!
The name of the forum is coined after Marina Bay, a landscape of Singapore, an artificial bay. The concept of Marina Bay stemmed from the world-renowned architect, Chinese-American Ieoh Ming Pei and completed by Italian Moshe Safdie. Mr Pei with many famous designs all over world is best known for his work of the iconic glass pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The inaugural Mar-For on EMetamaterials 2021 was successfully held online in Singapore. More than 400 attendees participated in the forum over two days. The delegates came from universities, research institutes, and companies. From the excellent speeches, our audiences had active interactions with our esteemed speakers. As a new international platform, Mar-For 2021 had nurtured fresh creation and innovation in the fields of electromagnetic theory and applications.
Encouraged by Mar-For 2021’s success, we will be organizing the 2nd Mar-For 2022 to demonstrate the latest progress in Metantennas - one of the most important applications of EM metamaterials. We have invited ten renowned and active researchers from Asia, Europe, and North America to share their new findings, innovative technologies, and successful applications in antenna engineering. Also, a senior antenna technology leader from industry will share with us the state-of-the-art antennas for mobile base stations and technical challenges in the market with the aim to explore the opportunities of collaboration. In particular, student sessions including the Student Paper Contest and Student Interactive Forum are organized for students to offer great opportunity for demonstrating their innovative works and interaction with the renowned speakers/attendees.
Mar-For 2022 will be held in a hybrid mode from 20-22 March 2022 in Singapore at the Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, a luxurious hotel with a scenic ocean view. It will be free for all online participants and at an affordable rate for physical participants.
The Mar-For 2022 is organized by IEEE RFID Singapore Chapter and technically sponsored by IEEE, IEEE MTT/AP and EMC Singapore Chapters, Advanced Research and Technology Innovation Center of the National University of Singapore, AIM Asia, World Scientific, Laxcen, SinoLink, and Opto-Electronics Advances. In particular, we cordially thank our event financial sponsors - Huawei Technologies, Spring Technologies, InnoWave, Interhorizon Corporation, and Advanced Research and Technology Innovation Center of National University of Singapore for their strong financial support!
We are looking forward to meeting you physically and virtually soon!
Zhi Ning Chen, General Chair
Xianming Qing, General Co-Chair
