Abstract :
Fifty years ago, the precursor to the 2009 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) was organized in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The technical session of the 1959 National Symposium had been scheduled at Harvard University; the registration fee was US$3.00 for members and US$5.00 for nonmembers. In addition, early registrants could exchange the cover of the preliminary program book for a free parking sticker (Figure 1)--a very good deal considering how tough parking is around Harvard!
