Only conferences open to all researchers worldwide are listed here. In particular, DARPA conferences and other military symposia with classified sessions, or sessions open only to citizens of certain countries, are not listed. Conversely, we may list any other symposia of interest to RF and microwave engineers, even if they are not blessed by the IEEE or are commercially motivated. However, we'll warn you about such meetings when we think it's appropriate.
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Meta '10: 2nd International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals, and Plasmonics
February 22-25, 2010; Cairo Egypt
March 9-10, 2010; Lund, Sweden
A small, high-quality Swedish conference on high-frequency technology, broad in scope. Held every two years.
March 15-17, 2010; Berlin, Germany
A relatively new symposium. The organizers seem to be working hard to make it a (maybe the) major microwave event in Germany. It has a very good pedigree, so I think it would be worth attending. Conference language is English.
ULIS 2010: 11th International Conference on Ultimate Integration on Silicon
March 17-19, 2020; Glasgow, Scotland
April 12-13 2010; Melbourne Beach , Florida, USA
April 12-16, 2010; Beijing, China
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and mmW Circuits Conference INMMIC
April 26-27, 2010; Goteborg, Sweden
This is a small, high-quality workshop covering all aspects of nonlinear circuit analysis and modeling. It's held approximately every two years.
IEEE MTT International Microwave Symposium and RFIC Symposium
May 23-28, 2010; Anaheim, California, USA
Future Symposia:
This is the big tamale. Check out the official web site for the party line, then click here for the unofficial one, to find out how it all really works. Boston is traditionally a good location for this conference, especially for the vendors, since the area has quite a bit of MW industry. I think Boston has a couple universities, too.
Virginia Tech Wireless Symposium and Summer School
June 2-4, 2010; Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
MEMSWave 2010: 11th International Symposium on RF MEMS and RF Microsystems
June 14-16, 2010; Otrano, Italy
The http link doesn't appear to work at present. For information, try memswave2010@unisalento.it
40th European Solid-State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC 2010) and 36th European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC 2010)
September 13-17, 2010; Sevilla, Spain
These two conferences are held jointly. Like most such conferences, they tend to be heavy with "widget" papers. You either love this or hate it.
36th Micro and Nano Engineering MNE 2010 Conference
September 19-22 2010; Genoa, Italy
September 26-October 1, 2010; Paris, France
Yeah, back to CNIT in La Defense. It's in Paris again, so watch out for the cars and dog turds! The best thing about having the EuMC in France is that, no matter how disorganized it is, it seems like a huge improvement after last year's debacle in Rome. If it were up to me, I'd have it in Munich every year. The beer's much better.
IEEE Compound Semiconductor IC Symposium
October 3-6, 2010; Monterey, California, USA
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Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting
October 4-7, 2010; Austin, Texas, USA
21st European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis
October 11-15, 2010; Monte Cassino Abbey and Gaeta, Italy
I don't know much about the conference, but it looks like a wonderful location.
2010 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology
October 12-15, 2010; Boston, Massachusetts
Not downtown, thank heavens, so maybe you won't have to sell your Ferrari to finance a room for the week.
2010 International symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology
October 12-15, 2010; Boston, Massachusetts, USA
APMC2010: Asia Pacific Microwave Conference
December 7-10, 2010; Yokohama, Japan
This conference is at its best when located in a country with a lot of microwave technology. In view of this, Japan is perfect. The conference center in Yokohama is a great location, as well.
January 16-20, 2011; Phoenix, Arizona, USA
This could be viewed as the winter MTT IMS. It was created to take some of the pressure off the IMS, but since there is considerable overlap in topics, that didn't happen. Originally cobbled together from a collection of small workshops, it now has developed its own identity. In any case, it's a good show. Phoenix is a good venue, especially for Europeans and Easterners who are ready for a respite from their depressing winter weather.