For years I am hearing that the Honolulu IMS is going to be a scaled back or smaller-than-usual event. Do the usual “metric numbers” so far justify this early fear?
No. Paper submission had one of the highest numbers in our IMS history which translated into a very strong and interesting over-all technical program, workshops and tutorials hit record high both in their sheer numbers and also in their variety of subjects to choose from, exhibitor space and their other metric numbers are not significantly smaller than in other years, housing blocks are actually getting close to sold out completely for the most popular dates – all data tends to show that this year’s Microwave Week will not be any smaller or otherwise different from the previous ones. Despite some fear last year about the US and world economy, both are strong; stocks are inching up and our microwave and RF business segment is nicely booming all around. If you were counting on skipping the IMS this year, or cutting it shorter or smaller – don’t get caught at surprise because likely you will just miss it!
