# GRCon15\> Registration Updates

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grcon15-registration-updates/242891>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [August 5, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grcon15-registration-updates/242891 "2015-08-05T17:04:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grcon15-registration-updates/242891/1 "2015-08-05T17:04:20Z")

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We’re heading into the final weeks before GRCon15, and registration has  
thus far been strong. The new developers day and the main conference are  
about 2/3 sold, which still leaves plenty of tickets. The RFNoC tutorial  
is sold out, and we still have 8 student tickets (+ 8 tickets still  
waiting for proof of enrollment). We are currently on track to sell out  
the whole conference so don’t delay in getting your tickets!

In related and exciting news, we have coordinate with Dr Joe Mitola to  
be our conference keynote speaker. Dr Mitola is globally recognized as  
the ‘Godfather’ of software defined and cognitive radios’ having coined  
both terms, written seminal peer reviewed IEEE papers, and published the  
first graduate text books on both topics in English and Chinese. He is a  
widely sought after consultant, subject matter expert, and expert  
witness currently a Member, US Defense Science Board task force on  
MILSATCOM and Tactical Networking, supporting DARPA, Army and the Office  
of Naval Research on collaboration with the Naval Postgraduate School  
and Naval Research Laboratory. Previously Dr Mitola held positions of  
technology leadership with DoD, ITT, E-Systems, Harris, ADS, MITRE and  
Stevens Institute of Technology. BS EE Northeastern U, MSE Johns Hopkins  
U, Licentiate and Doctorate KTH, Fellow of the IEEE’. His current  
research centers on “hackproof technologies”, of which he will be  
speaking in his keynote at GRCon15 on Tuesday morning.

We’ve got a great conference coming up, with a wide diversity of  
presentations, posters, demos, and vendors; we look forward to seeing  
many of you in Washington, DC in a few weeks! - MLD