Proceedings of the 10th Intl. Conference on Microwave and HF Heating

The 10th International Conference on Microwave and Radiofrequency heating will be heldin the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia from Sept. 12to 15, 2005. This biannual event has proved once more to be effectively internationalhosting more than 150 participants coming from 40 countries all over the world.It has been an honour for me and the whole Local Organizing Committee to organize forthe second time in its history this AMPERE meeting in Italy. AMPERE Europe sees in thistenth edition a memorable event not only from the scientific (more than 140 contributions)and technical (more than 10 sponsors and exhibitors) point of views, but also for the bigsuccess of gathering scientists from around the world in this pleasant region, EmiliaRomagna, where Modena stands out for its strong industrial environment.