General Chair´s Welcome IMS2013

On behalf of the 2013 International Microwave Symposium (IMS2013) Steering Committee, it is my privilege to welcome attendees to Seattle and invite you to attend the IMS to be held the week of 2 June 2013. Colocated with IMS as part of Microwave Week are the Radio- Frequency Integrated Circuit Symposium (RFIC) (www.rfic2013.org) and the Automatic Radio-Frequency Techniques Group (ARFTG) Microwave Measurement Conference (www. arftg2013.org). RFIC brings focus to the technical accomplishments in RF circuits, systems, and devices and showcases the latest innovations in RF integrated circuit design. RFIC is held Sunday, 2 June through Tuesday, 4 June. The ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference is a single-day event that will be held on Friday, 7 June. ARFTG is focused on the RF and microwave test and measurement community. We received over 950 papers and a large number of workshop and short course proposals. Following a rigorous review process provided by the 270 members of the Technical Paper Review Committee with 40 subcommittees, the Technical Program Committee has crafted an excellent program. Topics include circuit theory, passive components, active components, systems and applications, and emerging technologies.