This Year's Symposium
IMS
Click here to go to
the official MTT-IMS web site.
Every year the Steering Committee puts together a web site both to advertise the symposium and to disseminate information. The web site has pretty much all the official information you need to attend the symposium. There is a link for on-line registration, as well.
New things this year
Holy crap, CANADA! That's, like, another country!
The first time that US citizens will need a passport to attend the IMS.
Actually, this isn't the first time outside the US. In 1978, the IMS (then just called the MTT Symposium) was held in Ottawa. 'Course, back then, you could fit the whole thing into a couple hotel conference rooms. Those days are long gone.
Why go to the IMS this year?
In any case, you should attend for the same reason you'd go in any other year: for microwave geeks, the IMS is far and away the most important technical event of the year. However, there are even more good reasons:
- Hell, it's just a really nice city. What more do you want?
- It's civilized. A refreshing change from most of the US.
- You can practice your French, and get sneered at, without having to suffer a 12-hour airplane trip.
For information about Montreal, here's a good place to start.