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The organization of Microwave Engineering by professional institutions in Europe, in the second half of the 20th century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2015

André Vander Vorst
André Vander Vorst*
Affiliation:
European Microwave Association, Centre d'Entreprise et d'Innovation, Rue Louis de Geer 6, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Corresponding author: A. Vander Vorst Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is twofold. It first describes how Microwaves were progressively organized by Professional Engineering Institutions in Europe in the years 1960–2000, essentially through individual efforts over many years. The first formal Microwave event organized in Europe was the European Microwave Conference in London, 1969, opening a series that continues as the European Microwave Week. It then shows that, over the same period of time, the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE), USA, which merged in 1963 with the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, USA, to form the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), also became stronger in Europe. European IRE members developed the structure of the IRE in Western Europe, with a first Regional meeting in Geneva, 1962. The paper illustrates the development of both Microwave Engineering and IRE-IEEE in Europe in the period of time considered, thanks to the commitment of European individuals, some of whom have been active on both counts.

Keywords

Active Array Antennas and ComponentsAntenna DesignModelling and Measurements
Type
Tutorial and Review Paper
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 8 , Special Issue 6: Signal Processing Symposium 2015 , September 2016 , pp. 973 - 979
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2015 

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