Editorial [Change of Editor-in-Cheif]

As of January 1, 2004, Samir M. El-Ghazaly will be retiring as the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters (MWCL). This responsibility will be turned over to Prof. Ruediger Vahldieck. The Administrative Committee (AdCom) of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society voted unanimously to select him for this job during its June 2003 meeting. Prof. Vahldieck brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to MWCL. He has been active in microwave teaching and research for more than 20 years, and is indeed more than qualified for this crucial assignment. The last three years in the life of MWCL have brought several changes. These are briefly reviewed.