IMS2009 Attendance Up 11 Percent Over 2008

Business Wire, June 11, 2009

More Than 9,000 Members of the RF & Microwave Community Gathered in Boston for IMS2009

BOSTON -- IMS2009, the annual conference and exhibition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), attracted thousands of designers, researchers, developers, academics and executives in the microwave and RF industry to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston June 7-12. Based on preliminary attendance numbers, more than 9,000 participants attended IMS2009 in Boston. The exhibit floor, where 559 companies were represented, buzzed with activity, the plenary session with Petteri Alinikula of Nokia drew a large crowd and the technical sessions were well attended.

“This past week in Boston has been an enormous success in every respect,” said Fred Schindler, General Chair, IMS2009 and Director, RF Micro Devices Boston Design Center. “Our attendance results would be great any year, but given these difficult economic times they are outstanding.”

Based on initial registration data, technical registration was 2,676, an 11 percent increase over 2008 registration and exhibit-only registration numbers indicate 2,131 participants, an 83 percent increase over 2008. IMS2009 attracted 559 exhibiting companies, also an 11 percent increase over the number of exhibitors in 2008. According to preliminary results, the total number of IMS2009 participants, including exhibitor booth staff and guests, was 9,316 attendees, an 11 percent increase over 2008 participation.

IMS2010 will be held May 23-28, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.

About IMS

The International Microwave Symposium (IMS) is the annual conference and exhibition of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S). IMS features a large trade show with more than 500 exhibitors and a technical program with more than 160 technical sessions, workshops and panel sessions covering wireless communication, radar, RF technologies, high frequency semiconductors and electromagnetics for a variety of commercial and military applications. More information is available at www.ims2009.org.