Forum on “Using EMF to achieve the smartest sustainable city”
25 September 2014
Contact:
greenstandard@itu.int
Overview
Using electromagnetic fields (EMF) wisely makes our connected devices and systems work most efficiently, produces the lowest EMF and delivers vital infrastructure for communities. Without EMF, everyday life as we know it would not exist.
This forum explores how information and communication technologies (ICTs) form the backbone of a smart sustainable city, and how to use EMF in the most efficient manner highlighted by regional showcase
Day 4, 25 September 2014
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08:30 - 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 - 10:00 |
Opening Ceremony
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Ma Xin, Vice General Director, Telecommunications Terminal Labs, CATR [Biography]
- Xinghai Zhang, Director, Global Compliance and Test Center, Huawei
- Cristina Bueti, Adviser, “Environment and Climate Change”, ITU [Biography]
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10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break and Photo Session |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Keynote Speeches
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Emilie van Deventer, Team Leader, Radiation Programme, WHO: "Radiofrequencies and Health: A WHO Perspective" [Biography] [Presentation]
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Cristina Bueti, Adviser, “Environment and Climate Change”, ITU: ¨With ICTs everywhere, how safe is EMF?¨ [Biography] [Presentation]
Questions and Answers |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Session 1: EMF in Smart Sustainable Cities
Information and communications technologies (ICTs) provide the essential connection of our modern day devices and form the heartbeat of smart sustainable cities. This session looks at case studies where radio communications and EMF is playing a vital role in communities delivering efficient smart sustainable systems. Moderator: Li Xiao, Vice Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 5 [ Biography] Speakers: - Maria Feychting, Vice Chairman, International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP): "Epidemiological studies of radiofrequency fields and brain tumors – the IARC evaluation and newer evidence" [Biography] [Presentation]
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Tongning Wu, Senior Engineer, CATR: "Dosimetry of Human Exposure to the Real Telecommunication Network" [Biography] [Presentation]
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| 13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
| 14:30 - 16:00 |
Session 2: EMF Initiatives Carried Out by ICT Sector
This session looks at initiatives with a special focus the Asia Pacific region to ensure that EMF is used transparently, safely and responsibly in smart sustainable cities. It will also provide an overview of ITU’s activities on human exposure to electromagnetic fields.
Moderator:
Flavio Cucchietti, Senior Researcher, Innovation Center, Telecom Italia [ Biography]
Speakers: -
Jack Rowley, Senior Director, Research & Sustainability, GSMA: "Mobile Networks and EMF assessments in the Asia Pacific" [Biography] [Presentation]
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Tan Rumeng, Senior Expert, EMI/EMC/EMF Safety, China Telecom Co., Ltd: "EMF safety and actions in China Telecom" [Biography] [Presentation]
- Dong Jie, Assistant Chairman, LTE Business Group of Fiberhome, China: "ICT Transformation in Urban Rail Transit" [Biography] [Presentation]
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| 16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Session 3: How to Optimize EMF in Smart Sustainable Cities
This session explores how to optimize EMF whilst ensuring the connected devices and systems that make a smart sustainable city work, operate most efficiently.
Moderator:
Wang Huagang, Director, China Telecom Corporation [Biography]
Speakers:
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Mike Wood, Leader, Technical Report on EMF for SSC, Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities: "Using EMF to achieve the smartest sustainable city" [Biography] [Presentation]
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Ma Wenhua, Senior Engineer, EMF, China Mobile Co., Ltd: “The Action for EMF issue in China Mobile” [Biography] [Presentation]
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Niels Kuster, Founder and Director of IT’IS Foundation, Professor, University of ETH Zurich: "Minimization of EMF Exposures and Optimization of Safety Using EMF" [Biography] [Presentation]
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