The VI edition of the Mediteranean Microwave Symposium is held in Genoa, Italy, on September 19-21, 2006. The symposium provides an opportunity to exchange scientific results and current research progress in the area of electromagnetics, antennas and microwave theory and applications. The conference is organized by the Italian Electromagnetics Society (SIEM) and the University of Pavia. Technical sponsors include the European Microwave Association and the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. For the first time, the Mediterranean Microwave Symposium is held in conjunction with the Italian National Meeting on Electromagnetics (XVI RiNEm). The conferences are organized with the patronage of Regione Liguria, Provincia di Genova and Comune di Genova.