Dear colleagues and friends of the microwaves community, it is our great pleasure to welcome you, just after 2024 Paris Olympics, to the 27th European Microwave Week (EuMW). This year, the EuMW stops at Vi-Paris, Porte de Versailles, Paris, 22-27 September 2024.

“Waves Connecting Europe” is our motto to keep in mind how important microwave technologies are fundamental to connect people in this planet. The COVID period and series of lockdowns showed us how important it is to stay connected to each other.

The European Microwave Week was initiated by the European Microwave Association (EuMA) in 1998. EuMW 2024 continues the series of successful microwave events held in Amsterdam, London, Munich, Milan, Manchester, Nuremberg, Paris, Madrid, Utrecht (Virtual) and Berlin, with:

  • The 54th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), from 23 to 24, September 2024
  • The 19th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC): from 24 to 26, September 2024
  • The 21st European Radar Conference (EuRAD): from 25 to 27, September 2024.

The EuMW 2024 received 800 papers and thanks to the excellent work of the 437 reviewers, the 121 members of the TPC were able to prepare 101 technical regular sessions representing 506 papers. The programme contains 25 Workshops and four Short Courses, as well as Special Sessions, covering the most relevant topics ranging from microwave and mmWave circuits, antenna and transceiver systems for 5G and beyond, THz, microwave photonics, high data rate communications and Special Sessions, as joint APMC sessions link with activities in the Asia Pacific Region.

This year’s programme will boost and intensify the interaction between industry and academia thanks to a number of keynotes who will open select sessions. New topics related to sustainability in microwaves have been introduced in the EuMW technical program, with dedicated sessions. Two MTT-S intersociety panels will also cover the sustainability topic and the microelectronics and chip initiatives: Attractivity, Youth and Environment.

Internationally renowned speakers will discuss the latest trends and developments in their keynotes at the conference’s Plenary Sessions. Among these, at the Opening Session of the EuMW, we are very happy to welcome Jean-Pierre Raskin of Louvain School of Engineering, who will present “Information Communication Technology for the Best and the Worst.” The EuMIC opens with Andrei Cathelin of STMicroelectronics, with a talk on “FD-SOI: game-changer in the IoT arena.” The EuRAD opening will welcome Peter Burke from University of California, Irvine, to discuss “Microwaves, from nano to macro,” with focus on nano-radars and drones.

The 2024 DSS will discuss future defense strategies and technological advances, starting with the General Bordelles, Ministry of Defence, France.

The automotive forum will continue to provide an open platform for industrial experts to discuss technical aspects and market issues in the area of microwaves in automotive industry, with oral and poster presentations.

The 6G Forum is a one-day journey to dive into the main important research and development trends of 6G. This forum, with invited speakers from industry, operators, vendors and academia will give a complete vision of the 6G panorama: European initiatives, key enabling technologies and cross-views with operators, OEMs and applications. A “6G-corner” in the exhibit will showcase state-of-the-art industrial and academic live demos of first 6G systems.

The Women in Microwave Engineering (WiM) event, co-sponsored by the IEEE MTT-S, will focus on the topic “Woman in Academia: an European Tour of Boosters and Breaks.” Attendees will have the chance to visit the “Musée d’Art Moderne,” with “La féé électricité de Raouf Dufy.”

Students schools will also be running during the week, this year on design and radar topics, with lectures and hands-on/labs.

Young professionals and students are also welcome to participate in the meet-up (Sunday) for networking and find their future job at the Career Event on Wednesday afternoon (job dating with 16 companies’ talent teams present on-site) and the student career party Wednesday evening.

Another key event of the EuMW is the European Microwave Exhibition. This year is expected to be the largest RF trade show in Europe since the first EuMW, with 5,000+ expected visitors, 1,700 to 2,000 conference delegates and 300+ international exhibitors.

We will also be able to meet together in the traditional EuMIC Get-Together, Welcome Reception sponsored by Keysight Technologies and the EuRAD lunch on Friday.

At the top of these, this year, each delegate will be able to enjoy a seated lunch during the conference days. We are really looking forward to hosting and seeing you in Paris for an exciting in-person EuMW!