BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260925T161353Z UID:C94136C8-7A7A-48B7-9436-E45F7B47F40E DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260925T140500 DESCRIPTION:IEEE San Diego 2026 Wi-Fi workshop: Wi-Fi 8\, Wi-Fi 9\, and Bey ond\n\nVenue Host - Qualcomm Building AZ Auditorium\, Friday 09/25\n\nThe workshop brings industry leaders from companies including Qualcomm\, Huawe i\, Intel and Nokia to share insights on Wi-Fi 8 and Wi-Fi 9\, including l atest development\, standards\, products\, commercialization and the eco-s ystem. It also projects the future technological directions of Wi-Fi.\n\nO rganizing Committee\n\nExecutive Chair: Zhensheng Zhang\n\nGeneral Co-Chai rs: Liangping Ma\, Upkar Dhaliwal\n\nProgram Chair: Dell Kronewitter\n\nTr easure: Zhensheng Zhang\n\nLocal Arrangement: Somsubhra Barik\n\nRegistrat ion\n\nRegistration is required to attend.\n\nIEEE Communication Society M embers\, Qualcomm Employees\, Invited Guests\, IEEE Students\, San Diego I EEE Excomm Members: free\n\nOther IEEE members. $10\n\nNon-IEEE members. $ 30\n\nCo-sponsored by: Communication Society\, Industry Community Board (I CB)\, also\, part of Comsoc TwCP program\n\nSpeaker(s): Rolf de Vegt\, Alf red Asterjadhi  \, Dr. Dong Wei\, Dr. Klaus Doppler\, Prasanna Desai\, D r. Don Tan\n\nAgenda: \n08:00-08:30am Registration and networking\n\n08:30 -08:45am Welcome and Open Remarks by Organizing Committee\n\n08:45-09:00am Jon Rosdahl (Qualcomm)\, Introduction\n\n09:00-09:30am Alfred Asterjadhi (Qualcomm): IEEE 802.11bn – Ultra High Reliability Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 8)\n\n09 :30-10:00am Dong Wei (Huawei): Integrated Millimeter Wave Wi-Fi for Fiber- to-the-Room\n\n10:00-10:30am Klaus Doppler (Nokia): Wireless connectivity is entering a new phase – Wi-Fi 9.\n\n10:30-11:00am Break\n\n11:00-11:30 am Rolf de Vegt (Qualcomm): Industry context and commercialization of 802. 11 technologies.\n\n11:30-12:00pm Prasanna Desai (Intel): Beyond Connectiv ity: Wi-Fi as a Sensing Platform.\n\n12:00-12:30pm Don Tan (E2+ Systems): Cross-Societies\, cross-disciplines talk: Data Center Challenges: Powering “the AI Factories"\n\n12:30-01:00pm Panel\, Q&A\, networking\, and clos ing remarks\n\nBldg: Building AZ Auditorium\, Qualcomm \, 10155 Pacific He ights Blvd San Diego\, CA 92121\, San Diego\, California\, United States LOCATION:Bldg: Building AZ Auditorium\, Qualcomm \, 10155 Pacific Heights B lvd San Diego\, CA 92121\, San Diego\, California\, United States ORGANIZER:zhenshengz@gmail.com; upkard@gmail.com; dell@ieee.org SEQUENCE:243 SUMMARY:IEEE San Diego 2026 Next Generation Wi-Fi URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/571690 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>IEEE San Diego 2026 Wi-Fi workshop: Wi-Fi 8\, Wi-Fi 9\, and Beyond</p>\n<p>Venue Host - Qualcomm Building AZ Auditor ium\, Friday 09/25</p>\n<p>The workshop brings industry leaders from compa nies including Qualcomm\, Huawei\, Intel and Nokia to share insights on Wi -Fi 8 and Wi-Fi 9\, including latest development\, standards\, products\, commercialization and the eco-system. It also projects the future technolo gical directions of Wi-Fi.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Organizing Commi ttee</p>\n<p>Executive Chair: &nbsp\;Zhensheng Zhang</p>\n<p>General Co-Ch airs: Liangping Ma\, Upkar Dhaliwal&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Program Chair: Dell Kro newitter</p>\n<p>Treasure: Zhensheng Zhang</p>\n<p>Local Arrangement: <spa n data-teams="true"><span id="author-1787235194838" class="fui-StyledText ___s8pl3v0 fz5stix f1a3p1vp f1cmbuwj" dir="auto">Somsubhra Barik</span></s pan></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registration</p>\n<p>Registration is required to attend.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>IEEE Communication Society &nbsp\;Members\, Qua lcomm Employees\, Invited Guests\, IEEE Students\, San Diego IEEE Excomm M embers: &nbsp\;free</p>\n<p>Other IEEE members. &nbsp\; $10</p>\n<p>Non-IE EE members. &nbsp\; &nbsp\; $30&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>&nb sp\;</p>\n<p><strong>08:00-08:30am </strong>Registration<strong> </strong> and networking<strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p><strong>08:30-08:45am </str ong>Welcome and<strong> </strong>Open Remarks by Organizing Committee</p>\ n<p><strong>08:45-09:00am </strong>J<span data-teams="true">on Rosdahl (Qu alcomm)\, Introduction</span></p>\n<p><strong>09:00-09:30am </strong>Alfre d Asterjadhi (Qualcomm): &nbsp\;IEEE 802.11bn &ndash\; Ultra High Reliabil ity Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 8)</p>\n<p><strong>09:30-10:00am</strong> Dong Wei (Huawe i): &nbsp\;Integrated Millimeter Wave Wi-Fi for Fiber-to-the-Room</p>\n<p> <strong>10:00-10:30</strong><strong>am</strong> Klaus Doppler (Nokia): &nb sp\;Wireless connectivity is entering a new phase &ndash\; Wi-Fi 9.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>10:30-11:00am&nbsp\;Break</strong></p>\n<p><strong >11:00-11:30am </strong>Rolf de Vegt (Qualcomm): &nbsp\; Industry context and commercialization of 802.11 technologies.</p>\n<p><strong>11:30-12:00p m</strong> Prasanna Desai (Intel): Beyond Connectivity: Wi-Fi as a Sensing Platform.</p>\n<p><strong>12:00-12:30pm</strong> Don Tan (E2+ Systems): & nbsp\;<strong>Cross-Societies\, &nbsp\;cross-disciplines talk</strong>: &n bsp\;Data Center Challenges: Powering &ldquo\;the AI Factories"</p>\n<p><s trong>12:30-01:00pm</strong> Panel\, Q&amp\;A\, networking\, and closing r emarks</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR