Under the auspices of the European Microwave Association (EuMA) the 11th annual European Microwave Week was organized in the Amsterdam RAI Congress Centre, The Netherlands, 27-31 October 2008. This major event consisted this year of five conferences, an exhibition, and various side events. The 38th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), the Third European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC), the Fifth European Radar Conference (EuRAD), and the First European Wireless Technology Conference (EuWiT) were complemented by the Military Radar Conference 2008. The latter was organized by Defence IQ in London and collocated with the Microwave Week for the fi rst time by invitation of the EuMA and the local organizers. The Military Radar delegates were invited to participate in EuRAD.