2016 International Microwave Symposium Educational Initiatives for Project Connect: Workshop Support to be held in San Francisco, CA on May 22-27, 2016.

非技术说明拟议的项目将支持学生参加2016年5月22日至5月27日在加利福尼亚州旧金山举行的2016国际微波研讨会(IMS)。将为2014年启动的名为IMS Connect的教育项目提供支持，并将在今年的活动中扩大该项目的规模。拟议的工作将侧重于让代表人数不足的学生接触到IMS社区内与电子和通信等广泛技术领域有关的令人兴奋的机会和潜在的导师。参与的学生还将被介绍在各种新技术领域出现的创新和创业努力。IMS将致力于射频/微波工程的研究领域，是该领域世界上最大的会议。该项目将提供对职业机会和期望的认识，并提供获得榜样和潜在导师的机会。它还将在专业杂志上进行描述，有可能鼓励其他会议采用类似类型的计划。

Nontechnical descriptionThe proposed project will support student participation in the 2016 International Microwave Symposium (IMS) that will be held in San Francisco, California from May 22 to May 27, 2016. Support will be provided for an educational program called IMS Connect which was initiated in 2014 and will be expanded in this year's event. The proposed work will focus on exposing underrepresented students to exciting opportunities and potential mentors within the IMS community related to broad technology areas such as electronics and communications. The participating students will also be introduced to innovation and entrepreneurship efforts emerging in a variety of new technological areas. Technical descriptionIMS will address research areas in RF/microwave engineering and is the largest conference in the world in this field. The project will provide awareness on career opportunities and expectations and access to role models and potential mentors. It will also be described in professional magazines with the potential to encourage other conferences to adopt a similar type of program.