IEEE Globecom conference set new records for participation in its return to Miami after 28 years. More than 2600 registrants from worldwide participation set also a new record for this IEEE communication society major conference. This registration number does not include the complementary registrations. The conference also set a record with nearly 4700 paper and workshop submissions with only about 32% of these accepted in its program. The conference was held at both the Hyatt Regency and the Intercontinental hotels in downtown Miami. Many volunteers and students from the section helped with the registration operations, session monitoring, interfacing with presenters and session chairs as well as and guiding participants to their locations. Dr Kia Makki who is the Miami Section IEEE Communication Society Chair was also the IEEE 2010 Globecom Executive Chair. The section Chair served the local arrangement chair.

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