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PIERS2014GuangzhouCHINA–28,2014Guangzhou,CHINA(PIERS)2014andsharethelatestfindingsintheelectromagneticwavespectrum(includingmicrowaveandlightwave,andbeyond).Thisyearisaspecialyearbecauseitmarksthe150yearsofMaxwell’sEquations.JamesClerkMaxwellpresentedhisimportantfindingtotheBritishRoyalSocietyin1864.BothmicrowaveandlightwavearegovernedbythesameMaxwell’sequations.However,manypeopleinmicrowaverarelyreadpapersinopticsjournalsand“reinventedthewheel”fromtimetotime,whilemanyotherpeopleinopticsrarelyreadpapersinmicrowavejournalsandkeep“reinventingthewheel”.Itisthereforeveryworthwhiletoencouragethemicrowavecommunityandthelightwavecommunitytomeetandtalk(orlisten)toeachotherinaconference.PIERS2014isagreateventasaFamilyReunionofElectromagneticWaves,wheremicrowaveandlightwavecommunitiesmeet.PIERS2013Stockholmwasagreatsuccesswith1,650papersubmissionsand1,135registered/paidparticipantsfrom67countriesandmanytop-notchkeynote/invitedspeakersoftheareas.PIERS2014Guangzhouissettinganewrecordwithover2,000papersubmissions.LikePIERS2013Stockholm,thisyear’sconferencewillfeaturethefollowingfivetracks:SC1.ComputationalElectromagnetics,ElectromagneticCompatibility,ScatteringandElectromagneticTheory;SC2.Metamaterials,PlasmonicsandComplexMedia;SC3.OpticsandPhotonics;SC4.AntennasandMicrowaveTechnologies;SC5.RemoteSensing,InverseProblems,Imaging,RadarandSensing.PIERS2014Guangzhoufeaturesafullsuiteofplenary,keynote,invited,andcontributedtalksgivenbyinternationalacademicandindustrialresearcherswhoareleadersintheirrespectivefields.TheplenarySessionisscheduledonthemorningofMonday,August24,withfiveoutstandingspeakers.Prof.SirJohnPendry(ImperialCollegeLondon,UK)willgiveaplenarytalkonmetamaterials.Prof.DavidMillerofStanfordUniversitywilldiscusslow-energyintegratedphotonicsforinformationprocessing.Prof.AkiraIshimaru(UniversityofWashington,Seattle,USA)willtalkabout“StatisticalElectromagneticTheoriesAppliedtoImaginginGeophysicalandBiologicalRandomMedia”.Prof.FedericoCapassoofHarvardUniversitywillgiveaplenarytalk“FlatOpticsBasedonMetasurfaces:MoldingWavefrontsandSurfaceWaves”.Prof.LihongWang(WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,USA)willgiveapresentationentitled“PhotoacousticTomography:UltrasonicallyBeatingOpticalDiffusionandDiffraction”.Asesquicentennialanniversarysessiontocommemorate150yearsofMaxwell’sequationsisorganizedatPIERS2014,withthefollowingninedistinguishedseniorspeakersoftheelectromagneticscommunity:Jean-CharlesBolomey,FedericoCapasso,WengChoChew,RaymondW.Chiao,GiorgioFranceschetti,PrabhakarH.Pathak,JohnB.Pendry,DonaldR.Wilton,andArthurD.Yaghjian.Twomini-symposiahavebeenorganizedinPIERS2014,withmanyexcellentkeynote/invitedspeakers.Oneison“Photovoltaics,LEDsandOtherOptoelectronicsinEnergy”organizedbyWallaceC.H.ChoyandMarioDagenais.Itconsistsof6sessionswithdifferentorganizers.Theothermini-symposiumison“MicrowavePhotonics”(organizedbyChristinaLimandChaoWang)with3sessionsonvariousrelatedtopics.ThefeatureofFocussessionsintroducedinPIERS2013Stockholmcontinuesthisyear.PIERS2014hasabout20focussessionsonvarioushottopics,suchasCasimirEffectandHeatTransfer,PhotoacousticTomographyandSensing,DisorderedPhotonics,TunableandReconfigurableMetamaterialsandPlasmonics,etc..3ProgressInElectromagneticsResearchSymposiumInadditiontotheregulartechnicalsessions,severalpre-conferenceshortcourseshavebeenplannedforPIERS2014.BestStudentPaperAwardswillbegiventostudentswhoarefirstauthorsandpresentersofexcellentcontributedtalks.AwardswillbepresentedduringtheBanquetonAugust27.Toencourageparticipantstomeetwiththeauthorsanddiscusstechnicalissuesin-depth,freebeerwillbeprovidedatthepostersessionareaaroundthecoffeebreaktimeofthefirstthreedays.AWelcomeReceptionwillbeheldintheeveningofAugust24onthe3rdflooroftheconferencehotel(theLanghamPlaceGuangzhou).IfyouwanttovisitanylocalGuangzhouinstitutions,organizationsandcompanies,youmaycontactourlocalorganizer,SouthChinaNormalUniversity.Theywillbegladtoassistyouforanyrequestyoumayhave.Itisanenormoustasktoorganizethisbigconferenceanditisimpossibletosucceedwithoutthededicatedeffortsofmanysupportersandvolunteers.WeareindebtedtotheentireTechnicalProgramCommittee,particularly,theTechnicalProgramCommitteeChairs,theSubcommitteeChairs,andtheSessionorganizerswhohaveworkedpersistentlythroughouttheyeartoinvitespeakersandorganizethetechnicalsessionswhichresultsinthepresentexcellenttechnicalprogram.WethankallthecontributorsandauthorsformakingPIERS2014atrulyunique,outstandingglobalevent.Sincerely,Prof.SailingHe,TheRoyalInst.ofTechnology,SwedenandJORCEP(Sino-SwedishJointResearchCenterofPhotonics),