IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium
Encyclopedia
The IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) is an annual technical professional conference
specializing in RF
/Microwave
theory and applications that is a combination of multiple technical conferences and a commercial exhibition. The IMS is the largest gathering of RF/Microwave professionals in the world (7,300 to 12,000 total attendance in recent years) and is organized and sponsored by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
(MTT-S).
IMS (also called “Microwave Week” or “MTT Show”) has annually occurred since 1957 in various locations in North America (and Hawaii in 2007). The event evolved from the annual meeting of the MTT-S (originally called PGMTT).
In addition to the IMS activities, IMS hosts the IEEE RFIC Symposium and the summer Automated RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) Conference. The combination of these events lead to over 1,000 technical presentations in the form of technical podium sessions, poster sessions, workshops and panels for 2,500 technical program attendees.
IMS has included a commercial exhibition (“trade show”) since 1972. Typically, varying on site and the state of the industry’s economy, the exhibit space runs greater than 150K sq ft, 800+ 10x10 booth equivalents displaying the wares and services of 500+ exhibitors from around the world.
The IMS is organized by a local MTT-S volunteer steering committee with the help of a professional event manager and a professional exhibition manager.
Professional conference
A professional conference is a meeting of professionals in a given subject or profession, dealing with organizational matters, matters concerning the status of the profession, and scientific or technical developments. It differs from an academic conference in having broader goals, and usually a...
specializing in RF
Radio frequency
Radio frequency is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals...
/Microwave
Microwave
Microwaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
theory and applications that is a combination of multiple technical conferences and a commercial exhibition. The IMS is the largest gathering of RF/Microwave professionals in the world (7,300 to 12,000 total attendance in recent years) and is organized and sponsored by the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society is the largest technical profession society for the promotion of the theory and applications of RF, microwave, millimeter-wave, and terahertz technologies. The MTT-S has over 10,000 worldwide professional members in academia, industry and...
(MTT-S).
IMS (also called “Microwave Week” or “MTT Show”) has annually occurred since 1957 in various locations in North America (and Hawaii in 2007). The event evolved from the annual meeting of the MTT-S (originally called PGMTT).
In addition to the IMS activities, IMS hosts the IEEE RFIC Symposium and the summer Automated RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) Conference. The combination of these events lead to over 1,000 technical presentations in the form of technical podium sessions, poster sessions, workshops and panels for 2,500 technical program attendees.
IMS has included a commercial exhibition (“trade show”) since 1972. Typically, varying on site and the state of the industry’s economy, the exhibit space runs greater than 150K sq ft, 800+ 10x10 booth equivalents displaying the wares and services of 500+ exhibitors from around the world.
The IMS is organized by a local MTT-S volunteer steering committee with the help of a professional event manager and a professional exhibition manager.
Future Symposia
| IMS2011 | Baltimore, MD | June 5-11 |
| IMS 2012 | Montreal, Canada | June 17-22 |
| IMS 2013 | Seattle, WA | June 2 -7 |
| IMS 2014 | Tampa, FL | June 1 - 6 |
| IMS 2015 | Phoenix, AZ | May 15 - 22 |
| IMS 2016 | San Francisco, CA | May 22 - 27 |
| IMS 2017 | Honolulu, HI | June 4-9 |
| IMS 2018 | Philadelphia, PA | June 7-15 |
| IMS 2019 | Boston, MA | June 2-7 |
Recent Past Symposia
Past symposia conference proceedings can be found on the IEEE Xplore repository| IMS2010 | Anaheim, CA program book |
| IMS2009 | Boston, MA program book |
| IMS2008 | Atlanta, GA program book |
| IMS2007 | Honolulu, HI program book |
| IMS2006 | San Francisco, CA program book |
| IMS2005 | Long Beach, CA program book |
| IMS2004 | Fort Worth, TX |
| IMS2003 | Philadelphia, PA |
| IMS2002 | Seattle, WA |
| IMS2001 | Phoenix, AZ |
| IMS2000 | Boston, MA |