Radiation Effects CommitteeSummary Report

Dan Fleetwood, Chair REC

3 March 2012

2010 and 2011 NSRECs• 2010 had a delay in close-out, owing to family and

health issues of Finance Chair.– Materials scheduled to be sent to Erin Lyman at IEEE on

Jan. 24, 2012. Projected return is ~ $121k (26%)– So, final audit and close-out should be in progress.

• 2011 has submitted all materials for close-out and audit, with a projected 20% return (~ $121k)

• The 2011 NSREC Finance Chair, John Stone (SWRI), has been added to the RESG to provide a higher level of local financial support to RE conference committees.

NSREC 2012 – Miami, FLInterContinental, Miami: July 16-20

Position Committee Member

General Chairman Ken LaBel, NASA GSFG

Local Arrangements Lew Cohn, NRL

Finance Chair Keith Avery, AFRL

Technical Chair Christian Poivey, ESA

Short Course Chair Ron Schrimpf, Vanderbilt

Industrial Exhibit Penny Meeker, US-SemiChuck Tabbert, Ultra Commun. (acting)

REDW Chair Paul Eaton, MRDC

Awards Philippe Paillet, CEA

Publicity Teresa Farris, Aeroflex

Poster Session Chair Steve Buchner, NRL

3 Meetings and Registration Support: ETC Services

2012 NSREC Status

• 188 Summaries submitted for review• Meld Meeting at NASA GSFC next week• Short Course Dry run following meld meeting• Social events finalized• Strong corporate and government support, and

another “sold out” industrial exhibit• Finances on track – no major issues identified• Will repeat GOLD member breakfast

– 20 attendees in Las Vegas– Again facilitated by Jonny Pellish, NASA GSFC

Upcoming NSRECs• 2013—Hyatt Embarcadero, San Francisco, July 8-12,

Conference Chair, Jeff Black, Sandia National Labs– RE is offering a revised motion on 50th anniversary themed events– Special issue of the TNS, edited by Pascale Gouker, Veronique

Ferlet-Cavrois, and Jonny Pellish: June 2013– DVD for conference attendees of 49 years of Dec. TNS

• Jeff Black (NSREC conference chair) has completed > 30 years of compilation – ahead of schedule, and very interesting!

• 1974 discovered to be a “lost year” of TNS in Explore

• 2014—Conference Chair, Robert Ecoffet, CNES– First NSREC outside North America (a year with no RADECS)– Marriott, Rive Gauche – final contract review (we hope)

• Aggressive deposit schedule required by hotel (next chart)

– France raising VAT rates

• 2015—Conference Chair, Mike Xapsos, NASA GSFC– RESG will meet May 3-4 at Marriott, Copley Place, Boston

Advance Deposits: Marriott Rive Gauche(in advance of usual schedule)

1st deposit :   10%15602.71€

Dueupon

contract signature

2nd deposit :   10% 15 602.71€Due

August 15, 2012

3rd deposit :   10% 15 602.71€Due

August 15, 2013

4th deposit :   55% 85 814.92€Due

April 15, 2014

Balance :   15% 23 404.07€

DueUpon

receipt of invoice

Total 156 027.13€

 

Likely will require an “advance,” and larger than normal IEEE loan

RE TC Election in Progress

• Schedule: March 7 – April 21• Electronic ballot• Marty Shaneyfelt, Sandia, will move up to

Chairman, RESG• Executive Vice-Chair Candidates

– Mark Hopkins, Aerospace Corp.– Allan Johnston, JPL

• Secretary Candidates– Pascale Gouker, MIT Lincoln Lab– Craig Hafer, Aeroflex Corp.