Abstract :
After eight successful editions organized in Tetuan, Morocco (2000); Caceres, Spain (2002); Cairo, Egypt (2003); Marseilles, France (2004); Athens, Greece (2005); Genova, Italy (2006); Budapest, Hungary (2007); and Damascus, Syria (2008), the ninth edition of the Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS) was held in the wonderful Gibraltar Strait overlooking Moroccan city of Tangiers, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean, 15–17 November 2009 (Figure 1). All these editions were technically cosponsored by the IEEE MTT-S.
