Untold History of Specialty Electronics in Search & Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
IEEE North Jersey Section and IEEE North Jersey Section AP/MTT Chapter co-sponsors
39th Annual Symposium and Mini Show
The North Jersey IEEE MTT/AP Societies invite you to the 39th Annual Symposium and Mini-Show on Wednesday, October 9, at the Hanover Manor in East Hanover, NJ.
The Technical Conference presents a series of 13 lectures describing the state-of-the-art in Digital Radio, Emerging Apps, Propagation Modeling, Digital Twins, Devices, Biomedical RF, Wireless Power Transfer, AI Digital Predistortion, The Inside History on 9/11, Phased Arrays & UAS Detection Systems.
The speakers are leaders in their respective fields, at L3Harris, Mercury Systems, IEEE, Synergy Microwave, Altair, Indian Institute of Technology, CommScope, University of Texas, MathWorks, US ARMY, San Diego State, and the United Nations.
The Mini-Show presents a group of displays and demonstrations representing the state-of-the-art in products from leading companies in these technologies. The Exhibits include components, subsystems, test equipment, and CAD tools. Technical representatives will be on-site to assist you.
Registration can be done online at vTools and also on-site, and there is no charge to attend. IEEE Membership is not required.
Complimentary breakfast, refreshments, and lunch will be provided.
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- Hanover Manor
- 16 Eagle Rock Avenue
- East Hanover , New Jersey
- United States 07936
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- Co-sponsored by IEEE North Jersey Section
- Starts 01 September 2025 04:00 AM UTC
- Ends 10 October 2025 03:55 AM UTC
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Speakers
Dr. John A. Kosinski
Untold History of Specialty Electronics in Search & Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
If you search on “U.S. Army I2WD cellphone and blackbox search at the Word Trade Center in 2001,” you will not find any information. That is because we did not run around telling people about it. We kept a lid on what we had, and what we did with it, to preserve operational security in the event that we would need to respond to further attacks. Conditions are now different and coming up to 25 years on from the horrific attacks of 9/11, it’s time to set the record straight. The I2WD team deployed specialty electronics first to search for potential survivors in the rubble through contact to operating cell phones, and then to search for the “blackbox” flight and data recorders.
In both cases, Industry partners played a central role in providing specialty electronics equipment. And, for the cellphone search, volunteers from Harris Corporation deployed with I2WD to the WTC site to conduct search and contact operations.
I was the technical architect of both efforts and deployed on-site in both operations. The talk will provide a first- hand account covering the lead-up to 9/11, our response(s) to assist in search operations, and the lessons learned that remain useful for other search operations. The talk will be illustrated with photos taken during preparations at I2WD and by team members during operations on-site.
Biography:
Dr. John A. Kosinski holds the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He is a Fellow of the IEEE whose career spans electronic materials, devices, sensors, systems, and informatics with transdisciplinary research across phenomenology and its transformation into guidance for engineering design. He worked full-time as an Army civilian at Fort Monmouth, NJ from 1981 to 2011 and since 2011 has worked steadily on a part-time basis as a defense contractor.
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Agenda
IEEE North Jersey Section & MTT-Society and AP-Society Joint Chapter Present the 39th Annual Symposium and Mini-Show
Focus: Selected Topics in RF and Microwave Technologies for Commercial and Military Applications
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave. East Hanover, NJ 07936 , Phone: 973-992-7425
Technical Sessions: Enjoy 10-12 lectures featuring speakers from leading companies, with an emphasis on military electronics, wireless technologies, and microwave communications.
Exhibits: Explore the latest products with approximately 40-50 exhibitors.
Refresments/Lunch: Complimentary Lunch Served.
Registration: Register online or in person.
For Further Information, Contact:
Chair - General Exhibition: Kirit Dixit, Phone: 201-669-7599, Email: kdixit@ieee.org
Chair – Technical Programs: George Kannell, Phone: 973-284-3682, Email: george.kannell@L3harris.com
Co-Chair- Technical Programs: Ajay Poddar, Phone: 201-560-3806, Email: akpoddar@ieee.org
While IEEE membership isn't required to attend the event, we encourage attendees to join the IEEE, its Antennas and Propagation Society, and Microwave Theory and Technology Society. Visit the IEEE Booth for membership details and student discounts.