Last month, David Vye bid farewell to our readers in his final “Editor’s Note.” After seven years with Microwave Journal he has returned to industry, to the good fortune of his new employer. David accomplished much during his tenure as editor, providing editorial leadership and driving numerous new initiatives that enhanced our coverage and expanded our brand. In particular, his efforts in launching MWJ China and EDI CON China were critical to the success of those endeavors.
I expect that our readers will miss David’s informative and witty narratives, our clients will miss his collaboration and marketing savvy and we at Microwave Journal will miss his camaraderie and contributions. David will remain associated with MWJ as a consulting editor, so we’ll have the benefit of his continued input. We wish him well.
I’m pleased to announce that Pat Hindle will take over the role of editor of Microwave Journal moving forward. Pat has served as technical editor for more than six years, helping lead the editorial direction of our publication. He has also been instrumental in building the digital and social media components of MWJ that are so important in today’s media environment. Pat’s experience, industry knowledge and editorial vision will carry on the MWJ mission of delivering the most useful, timely and practical technical content for the RF/microwave engineering community. We’re in good hands with Pat at the helm.
I’m also pleased to announce the newest addition to the Microwave Journal editorial team. His name is Gary Lerude, and like his predecessors, Gary brings a wealth of industry experience and contributions to his new role as technical editor. Gary has 36 years of experience as a working design engineer in the RF/microwave industry, numerous accomplishments in product development/management and vast knowledge of strategic marketing and business development in both the commercial and aerospace/defense sectors. As an accomplished technologist and writer, Gary is highly qualified for his new role and I know that he’s excited to get started. You’ll be hearing more about and from Gary in the very near future.
This issue of MWJ is our annual European Microwave Week show issue. International editor Richard Mumford provides his Special Report on “Microwaves in Europe: Vision 2020” along with a preview of what attendees can expect to find at the conference and the exhibition. The conference includes the “Defence, Security and Space Forum”; a one day event addressing the application of RF integrated systems to defence & security infrastructure. The day includes an industry panel session featuring industry experts, the EuRAD opening session, a market analysis perspective from Strategy Analytics and concludes with a networking cocktail reception. If you plan to travel to Rome in early October for EuMW (and I hope that you do), I encourage you to register for the Forum at www.eumweek.com. The exhibition is sold out and features many of the leading companies in the industry. You will find the list of exhibitors and some of the products to be displayed in the back pages of this issue. This month’s cover feature entitled “European RF Defence Sensors Systems Challenges and Innovation” is contributed by Ignacio Montiel-Sanchez. A mouthful for sure, but well worth the read.
Pat, Gary, Richard and I will be attending EuMW along with the rest of our European team. We’ll be learning about the latest technologies and products from the leading innovators and companies in the industry. Some things never change.