As most of you will know, the meetings take the form of a technical conference and a commercial exhibition. They run over a two-day period, starting at 12.30pm on a Monday through to mid-afternoon on a Tuesday, with the Society dinner held on the Monday evening.

Submitting a Paper

If you are interested in submitting a paper for presentation at this conference, please contact the program coordinators  Mr. Merv Haynes & Mr. Robert Smith . The deadline for submissions is October 16, 2026. 

Young Engineer Sponsorship: The ARMMS RF & Microwave Society provides sponsorship for young engineers (28 or below) who have had papers accepted for presentation at each meeting. Sponsorship is £200 cash plus free attendance (including conference dinner and overnight accommodation). Potential candidates should identify themselves as eligible at time of submission and state their date of birth. This offer is limited to a maximum of 2 places per meeting. Two sponsored places were awarded at the April 2026 meeting to Alfie Hands (Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult) and Jean-Baptiste Urvoy (Cardiff University)

Best Paper Award: The Steve Evans-Pughe prize is awarded to the best presenter at each meeting. The prize is sponsored by Cadence. The best paper prize at the April 2026 conference was awarded to Konstantinos Mimis of Sony Europe with Maria del Rocio Moure Fernandez of Indra Sistemas taking the second place.

Best Female Presenter Award: The Katharine Franck Huettner prize for best female presenter is sponsored by Microwaves101. Its aim is to encourage and support female engineers. was initiated in November 2024. At the April 2026 conference was awarded to Maria del Rocio Moure Fernandez of Indra Sistemas.

Exhibition

Companies booking two or more delegate places are able to take part in the commercial exhibition that accompanies the conference. Please note: there is a maximum of 20 exhibition tables at each meeting, and these are offered on a first come basis. Booking two delegate places does not guarantee an exhibition space.

For exhibition enquiries please email exhibition@armms.org. For all other enquiries please email enquiries@armms.org.