IEEE WAMICON, the IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, grew out of a series of very successful 1-day forums organized by the University of South Florida Center for Wireless and Microwave Information Systems faculty, the WAMI Advisory Committee, and the Florida West Coast IEEE MTT/AP/ED chapter. The goal of these conferences and forums has been to create a stimulating environment for the exchange of information about the status and directions of wireless technology, the educational and research challenges, and actions being taken by educators, industrial practitioners, and governmental research agencies to address these challenges. WAMICON is an excellent opportunity for researchers, engineers, students and faculty to meet each other and share new developments and opportunities. Although WAMICON has its origins with the USF WAMI Center, it is now an international event, sponsored and endorsed by the IEEE MTT Society hosted annually in Florida with growing participation from many other universities and organizations world-wide.