BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260204T192319Z UID:A0DA9097-3A2F-40C2-99C9-F7031B96AA34 DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260128T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260128T133000 DESCRIPTION:[Researchers in large anechoic chamber with NIST logo on wall l ooking at robotic arms and equipment.]​\n\nEvent overview\n\nJoin NIST r esearchers for an in-person tour of the CROMMA system\, a pioneering robot ic millimeter-wave antenna facility designed for high-precision measuremen ts up to approximately 500 GHz.​\n\nLearn how REALM uses multiple six-ax is industrial robot arms and advanced positioning systems to perform state -of-the-art free-space antenna and electromagnetic measurements.​\n\nWha t you’ll see\n\nThe Configurable Robotic MilliMeter-wave Antenna (CROMMA )\, a laser-guided hybrid robotic system tailored for millimeter-wave ante nnas operating roughly from 50 GHz to 500 GHz.​\n\nA look at the broader REALM facility\, including how robotic platforms enable dynamic measureme nts\, flexible scan geometries\, and high-speed characterization for 5G\, 6G\, and advanced remote sensing systems.​​\n\nWho should attend\n\nGr aduate students\, researchers\, and professionals working in RF\, microwav e\, millimeter-wave\, or wireless communications.​\n\nEngineers and tech nologists interested in metrology\, 5G/6G\, remote sensing\, and robotic m easurement systems who want to see cutting-edge national metrology infrast ructure in action.\n\n---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------\n\nVisitor parking for an antenna calib ration tour at NIST Boulder follows the general NIST Boulder visitor parki ng rules\, since the REALM antenna facility is inside the secure campus. ​\n\nWhere to enter and park\n\nEnter the NIST Boulder site at the main gate at 325 Broadway\, Boulder\, CO 80305\, during normal visitor hours (t ypically 6:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.).​\n\nAfter the security checkpoint\, vis itors who drive onto the site are directed to park near the Visitors Cente r and then proceed to their approved destination on campus.​​\n\n325 B roadway\, Boulder\,\, Colorado\, United States\, 80305 LOCATION:325 Broadway\, Boulder\,\, Colorado\, United States\, 80305 ORGANIZER:lucytalley@ieee.org SEQUENCE:89 SUMMARY:Tour of Robotically Enhanced Antenna Laboratory for Metrology (REAL M) URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/524014 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files /styles/480_x_480_limit/public/images/2020/03/18/NIST_antenna_facility_com posite.png?itok=6FOm-CM3" alt="Researchers in large anechoic chamber with NIST logo on wall looking at robotic arms and equipment."><span class="inl ine-flex" data-state="closed">​</span></p>\n<h2 id="event-overview" clas s="mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp\;]:mt-4" style="text-align: center\;">Event overview</h2>\n<p cla ss="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_str ong:has(+br)]:pb-2">Join NIST researchers for an in-person tour of the&nbs p\;<strong>CROMMA</strong>&nbsp\;system\, a pioneering robotic millimeter- wave antenna facility designed for high-precision measurements up to appro ximately 500 GHz.<span class="inline-flex" data-state="closed">​</span>< /p>\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">Learn how REALM uses multiple six-axis indu strial robot arms and advanced positioning systems to perform state-of-the -art free-space antenna and electromagnetic measurements.<span class="inli ne-flex" data-state="closed">​</span></p>\n<h2 id="what-youll-see" class ="mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [ hr+&amp\;]:mt-4" style="text-align: center\;">What you&rsquo\;ll see</h2>\ n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&am p\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">The Configurable Robotic MilliMeter-wave Antenn a (CROMMA)\, a laser-guided hybrid robotic system tailored for millimeter- wave antennas operating roughly from 50 GHz to 500 GHz.<span class="inline -flex" data-state="closed">​</span></p>\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">A loo k at the broader REALM facility\, including how robotic platforms enable d ynamic measurements\, flexible scan geometries\, and high-speed characteri zation for 5G\, 6G\, and advanced remote sensing systems.<span class="inli ne-flex" data-state="closed">​</span><span class="inline-flex" data-stat e="closed">​</span></p>\n<h2 id="who-should-attend" class="mb-2 mt-4 fon t-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp\;]:mt-4 " style="text-align: center\;">Who should attend</h2>\n<p class="my-2 [&am p\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)] :pb-2">Graduate students\, researchers\, and professionals working in RF\, microwave\, millimeter-wave\, or wireless communications.<span aria-label ="Antenna Metrology Project | NIST" data-state="closed">​</span></p>\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\; _strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">Engineers and technologists interested in metrolog y\, 5G/6G\, remote sensing\, and robotic measurement systems who want to s ee cutting-edge national metrology infrastructure in action.</p>\n<p class ="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_stron g:has(+br)]:pb-2"><span class="inline-flex" data-state="closed">---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --</span></p>\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inl ine-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">Visitor parking for an antenna ca libration tour at NIST Boulder follows the general NIST Boulder visitor pa rking rules\, since the REALM antenna facility is inside the secure campus .<span class="inline-flex" data-state="closed">​</span></p>\n<h2 id="whe re-to-enter-and-park" class="mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-b ase first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp\;]:mt-4">Where to enter and park</h2>\n <p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp \;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">Enter the NIST Boulder site at the main gate at& nbsp\;<strong>325 Broadway\, Boulder\, CO 80305</strong>\, during normal v isitor hours (typically 6:00 a.m.&ndash\;5:00 p.m.).<span class="inline-fl ex" data-state="closed">​</span></p>\n<p class="my-2 [&amp\;+p]:mt-4 [&a mp\;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp\;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2">After th e security checkpoint\, visitors who drive onto the site are directed to p ark near the&nbsp\;<strong>Visitors Center</strong>&nbsp\;and then proceed to their approved destination on campus.<span class="inline-flex" data-st ate="closed">​</span><span aria-label="Robotically Enhanced Antenna Labo ratory for Metrology ..." data-state="closed">​</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR