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.
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