This session will provide an overview of the Workshop.
Welcome address: Malcolm Johnson, ITU-T TSB Director
Workshop overview and objectives: Roberto Pomponi, ITU-T SG 5 Chairman
1000 – 1100
SESSION 1: INFLUENCE OF RF EMFs ON THE HUMAN BODY AND HUMAN
HEALTH
Session Chairman: Emilie van Deventer (WHO)
This session will present the current scientific knowledge on the health effects due to RF
EMFs and the respective exposure guidelines.
Bernard Veyret: Status of scientific evidence
Emilie van Deventer: Role and activities of the WHO EMF Project
Maila Hietanen: EMF Exposure Limits and guidelines: The ICNIRP perspective
Matthias Meier: EMF Exposure Limits and guidelines: The IEEE/ICES perspective
1100 – 1130
COFFEE BREAK
1130 – 1230
SESSION 2: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION FRAMEWORK
Session Chairman: Philip Chadwick (CENELEC TC 106X)
This session will present overviews of the activities of standardisation bodies, how their work
is connected to national and international exposure limits and guidelines, and how standards are
implemented and applied.
Philip Chadwick: CENELEC TC 106X
Matthias Meier: IEC: International EMF standards and conformity assessment
Matthias Meier: IEEE/ICES
1230 – 1400
LUNCH BREAK
1400 – 1500
SESSION 3: EXPOSURE EVALUATION - NUMERICAL MODELING AND MEASUREMENTS:
Session Chairman: Matthias Meier (IEC)
This session will present the latest achievements in numerical modelling used in exposure assessment
and comparison with results of measurements for typical radiocommunication systems and its transmitting
stations.
Joe Wiart: Mobile and base station standards developed by CENELEC
Peter Zollman: IEC “Base Station” standard
Fryderyk Lewicki: ITU activity concerning protection against radiation
Francois Jacquin: Broadcast standards
1500 – 1600
SESSION 4: NETWORK OPERATORS EXPERIENCES ON EMF PROTECTION
Session Chairman: Jack Rowley (GSM Association)
This session presents the problems and/or actions taken by some network operators on population and/or personnel exposure assessment and protection against EMFs.
Valter Squizzato: Monitoring electromagnetic fields in telecommunications installations with an innovative sensor
Fryderyk Lewicki: Telecommunication operator experience regarding
the compliance with the limits for the human exposure to EMF
Jack Rowley: Potential for ITU policy guidance on management
of radiofrequency safety
Klemens Martin: A novel convenient EMF safety concept for
workers near mobile base station antennas
1600 – 1630
COFFEE BREAK
1630 – 1730
SESSION 5: CHALLENGES AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
Session Chairman: Fryderyk Lewicki
This session is devoted to point problems which are still need resolving and plans for the future.
All the Chairmen of the previous Session are involved in this discussion with a short presentation.
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