IMS 2009 MicroApps. An Exhibitor's Interactive Technical Forum
David Menzer, IMS 2009 MicroApps Committee Chair

As we pass rapidly by Thanksgiving and head to the Christmas break, we’d like to bring the 2009 MicroApps sessions to the attention of all of our marketing and new product introduction friends. While most of the technologists have been busy getting their papers ready for submission to the Technical Committees and hoping for selection at the 2009 IMS Convention in Boston, now is the time for the marketing and new product teams to exercise their creative side and take advantage of the 2009 MicroApps sessions.

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Paper Submission Guidelines

The paper submission and student competition deadline of December 8 has quickly come and gone. Thank you for submitting your technology papers for this symposium. The flood of last minute papers went right up to the last hour of the deadline. Read this month's Technical Program Update for stats on the received papers. The deadline for final manuscript submission will be March 20, 2009.
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Thanks for Submitting your IMS 2009 Technical Papers
Mark Gouker & Larry Kushner, TPC Co-Chairs

The Web site for paper submission has closed, and the Technical Program Committee is busy reviewing the paper summaries. There were almost 900 paper submissions, so the committee has plenty to do over the holiday season. In this month’s IMS Insider we will describe changes to one of our favorite parts of the conference, the interactive forum. We have always found the interactive forum to be an excellent way to get the perfect amount of information from a paper.

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Expert Advice to Experts from Experts, IMS 2009 MicroApps
Barry Alcorn,
Wireless Business Unit-Market Segment Manager,
Agilent Technologies

Connecting experts to experts is what the MicroApps sessions are all about in Boston this year at IMS 2009, a premier technical event for technology leaders in RF and microwave design. Agilent sponsors the MicroApps sessions, which are created as an expert to expert forum where challenging design and measurement issues can be discussed in a very matter-of-fact context. Last year, 23 company participants presented 40 papers on topics covering RF filters to component packaging.

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Springtime Weather in Boston: Anyone's Guess
David Vye,
IMS Insider Editor and Steering Committee Member

We are well into December and the onset of winter here in New England, which means the temperature has dropped below freezing (except for the occasional warm front) and the snow has started to fall. This is a time of year that divides the locals between those who embrace winter weather (skiers and outdoor enthusiasts) and those who hunker down and wait for spring. Fortunately, by the time the IMS rolls around the weather will certainly have warmed up and the snow will be replaced by blossoming flowers and birds. For this month’s IMS Insider, we share some scenes from New England’s past winters and share some thoughts on the local weather come June.

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