Past Marelec Events
Preparation for the first event began in 1996. DERA’s* original concept was to hold a short seminar on the subject of electromagnetics. Professor Ernie Freeman of Imperial College agreed to host the meeting which developed into a 4 day conference.
As the event has evolved, the conference now attracts delegates with academic, industrial, theoretical, experimental and military backgrounds. However the previous events have all continued to be hosted by European defence organisations and therefore the decision to host Marelec 2011 in the United States at an academic institution is a significant development for this long established conference.
- 1997 – London, UK hosted by Imperial College
- 1999 – ENSIETA, Brest, France hosted by GESMA
- 2001 – Stockholm, Sweden hosted by FOI
- 2004 – alongside Oceanology International at ExCeL, UK
- 2006 – Amsterdam hosted by Netherlands Navy
- 2009 – Stockholm, Sweden hosted by FOI
- 2011 – San Diego, USA hosted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
* The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (normally known as DERA) was a part of the UK Ministry of Defence until July 2, 2001. At the time it was the United Kingdom’s largest science and technology organisation. DERA was split into two organisations: a commerical firm, QinetiQ, and the Defence and Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).