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Forty years of European microwaves. What about the future?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2010

André Vander Vorst ,
Thomas J. Brazil ,
Peter J.B. Clarricoats ,
Fred E. Gardiol ,
Leo P. Ligthart ,
Roger Marriott ,
Roberto Sorrentino  and
Andrew F. Wilson
André Vander Vorst*
Affiliation:
EuMA – UCL, Chemin du Cyclotron 6, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Thomas J. Brazil
Affiliation:
School of EEM Engineering, Engineering Building, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Peter J.B. Clarricoats
Affiliation:
Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Fred E. Gardiol
Affiliation:
EPFL, Chemin des Graminées 11, CH-1009 Pully, fred.gardiol@hispeed.ch.
Leo P. Ligthart
Affiliation:
IRCTR-Delft University, Mekelweg 4, 2628CD Delft, The Netherlands.
Roger Marriott
Affiliation:
Global Security Asia Pte Ltd, Lonsdale House, 7-9 Lonsdale Gardens, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1NU, UK.
Roberto Sorrentino
Affiliation:
DIEI, University of Perugia, Via Duranti 93, I-06125 Perugia, Italy.
Andrew F. Wilson
Affiliation:
EuMA – The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL, UK.
*
Corresponding author: A. Vander Vorst Email: vandervorst@eumwa.org
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Abstract

This paper describes some key points in the history and development of the European Microwave Conference, the European Microwave Week, and the European Microwave Association, starting from 1969. It captures the way in which the conference since the earliest days has sought to create a successful blend of scientific and industry interests and has adapted itself to and indeed shaped the many existing technical changes that have characterized and continue to be at the core of the field of microwave engineering.

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International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 2 , Special Issue 3-4: European Microwave Week 2009 , August 2010 , pp. 237 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2010

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