Letter from the Editor

Janet O'Neil, Editor, with Bill Duff, Chairman of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on EMC in Washington, DC.

If you attended the 2000 IEEE Inter-national Symposium on EMC in Washington, DC, then we most likely share having the same highlight of the summer. It was a great event which drew record crowds; there were over 3500 attendees from various parts of the world. Even the weather cooperated. Washington, DC can be quite humid and hot in August, but this summer during the symposium week the weather was mild and very pleasant. I noticed too that many engineers and exhibitors who attended the symposium brought along their families this year. Washington, DC is a great city to tour during the symposium week. There is so much to learn.

Symposium Chairman Bill Duff commented, "The objective for this event was to spread knowledge to help engineers combat the EMI difficulties inherent in sophisticated electronics. This symposium brings together some of the best minds in the EMC community from all over the world. It is an opportunity for everyone to sharpen their technical skills and to find out about the latest information in this industry." Judging from the comments I overheard in the hallways near the technical sessions, while viewing the demonstrations and walking the exhibits, I can safely say that Mr. Duff and his committee certainly met their objective!

One interesting thing happened on the exhibit floor during the symposium. I happened to run into Ken Wyatt who is an EMC engineer with Hewlett-Packard in Colorado. Ken is also a professional photographer who specializes in nature photography. You may recall that he took some great photos of the experiment demonstrations for the Newsletter during the Denver EMC Symposium so I seized the moment and asked Ken if he would take some photos of this year's experiment demonstrations. Afterall, he did have his camera hanging from his neck and certainly looked ready to shoot! You'll find the results of Ken's efforts on pages 40 - 42 of this Newsletter. Ken wonderfully captured the dedication to and enthusiasm for their work shown by those performing the experiment demonstrations as well as the intentness of those watching. Many thanks to Ken for providing these photos. If you'd like to see more of Ken's work, visit his website at www.wyattphoto.com

Editors have fun too! Joining yours truly at festivities held during the symposium week are the Lexmark group of engineers and my colleague from ETS-Lindgren. (L-R) That's John Fessler and Keith Hardin of Lexmark; Mark Mawdsley and Janet O'Neil of ETS-Lindgren; and lastly Rob Oglesbee and Bob Menke of Lexmark.

I'd also like to acknowledge the efforts of our Society photographer, Dick Ford. Dick was Treasurer of the Washington, DC Symposium steeringcommittee and as such wore many hats during the week. Talk about being pulled in different directions: from finance to photos! Dick managed to capture the essence of the symposium in his photos which you'll find throughout this issue of the Newsletter. Many thanks to Dick, too!

Thanks to the many readers who have responded positively about the new look of the Newsletter, the use of color photos, and the addition of more practical papers. It's great to hear from you. EMC

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