History and Past Conferences

GlobalEM is the unified international symposium series dedicated to high-power electromagnetics (HPEM), bringing together researchers, engineers, and practitioners to advance the understanding of HPEM sources, environments, effects, protection, and emerging applications. The series traces its origins to 1978, when the late Carl Baum organized the first Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Meeting (NEM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, supported by the SUMMA Foundation, which he had founded earlier. The inaugural meeting attracted scientists and engineers from the United States and Western Europe and established a strong technical foundation for the community.
As the field matured, the NEM meeting evolved into the High-Power Electromagnetics Meeting (HPEM) and expanded in both scope and participation. In 1994, when the symposium was held in Bordeaux, France, it adopted the name EUROEM. Subsequent meetings held in North America became known as AMEREM, and the symposia have continued to take place every even-numbered year, maintaining a consistent biennial tradition.
In 2015, the growing number of high-quality contributions from Asia led to the establishment of the first ASIAEM Conference in Jeju, Republic of Korea, followed by successful meetings in India and China. In 2022, reflecting the truly global nature of the community, the symposium series was unified under a single name—GlobalEM—after the meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The series continues as GlobalEM 2024 in Austin, Texas, and will remain known as GlobalEM going forward. The next meeting, GlobalEM 2026, will be hosted at Yonsei University in Seoul, Republic of Korea, further strengthening international collaboration and expanding the symposium’s global footprint.