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On behalf of the Steering Committee, I welcome you to the 2002 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC 2002),
which will be held in Kyoto, Japan, on November 19 through 22, this year.
APMC 2002 is the first APMC conference held outside of the Tokyo area, and has been planned and organized since
1999. We believe you will enjoy the conference and have fruitful discussions in ancient Kyoto.
Kyoto is an old and historical city, but it is continuously progressing with new blood of culture and technology, which are found in the city’s Temples, shrines and gardens, and also in the new ceramics and material industries for microwave components. The many blossoms of technical innovations in microwave technology are being called the "Microwave Renaissance". We hope to inspire your deep and earnest discussions both on the new innovative technologies, and on culture in the Renaissance City of Kyoto.
The conference site, Kyoto International Conference Hall is located in the northern area of Kyoto City area and has excellent and comfortable facilities. It also has many beautiful sightseeing places around it. Please enjoy both.
At the neighboring Exhibition Hall, an international microwave exhibition called Microwave Exhibition 2002 will be held for 3 days as a part of APMC 2002. More than 300 firms in the microwave and related industries, mainly from Japan and the United States as well as other countries all over the world will participate in this exhibition. Technical Seminars by the exhibitors will be also held on the new technologies and products. In addition, an exhibition of Japanese microwave history and another exhibition by universities and colleges will be held at the same hall.
As you may know, a financial support program for authors from developing countries was established at APMC '98. We have selected 8 speakers for APMC 2002. I hope they all will be able to participate.
Kyoto is a world-wide famous tourist spot surrounded by the world heritage city of Nara and industrial and gourmet city of Osaka. November is the seasons of colorful autumn leaves, so hotels may be fully booked during the conference period. We request that you register and make hotel reservations early. We have prepared a list of suitable hotels that offten reasonable and low rates.
I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the members of the Steering Committee for the outstanding job they have done in planning APMC 2002.
Finally, I wish that many of you will participate in APMC 2002, and hope to meet you in the beautiful city of Kyoto.
Shozo Komaki
APMC 2002 Steering Committee Chair
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