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45th annual IEEE International Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects
Conference (NSREC) will be held July 14-18, 2008, at the fabulous
new J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona.
We will continue the tradition of previous NSRE Conferences by offering
an outstanding Technical Program, a one-day Short Course, a Radiation
Effects Data Workshop, and an Industrial Exhibit. Engineers, scientists,
managers, and other interested people from around the world will
attend. Paul Dodd, Sandia National Laboratories, is the chairman.
A complete technical and social program is being planned to maximize
opportunities for information exchange and networking in the area
of radiation effects on microelectronic and photonic devices, circuits,
and systems. Supporters of the conference include the Defense Threat
Reduction Agency, Sandia National Laboratories, Air Force Research
Laboratory, the NASA Electronic Parts and Packaging Program, and
the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NSREC also has corporate supporters:
BAE Systems, Boeing, Micro-RDC, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, and
Aeroflex Colorado Springs. Additional information on the conference
is available on the Web at http://www.nsrec.com.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
The Technical Program Chairman, Nick Van Vonno, Intersil/Consultant,
and his program committee, have assembled an excellent set of contributed
papers that are arranged into nine sessions of oral and poster papers
and a Radiation Effects Data Workshop. The Workshop consists of
papers emphasizing radiation effects data on electronic devices
and systems and descriptions of new simulation and radiation test
facilities. In addition, there are three outstanding invited talks
of general interest to both conference attendees and their companions.
Jeff Black has organized this year’s Short Course with a theme
of “Soft Errors: From the Ground Up,” which will be
held Monday, July 14. This Short Course is an excellent learning
opportunity for those who are new to the radiation effects community
and need a quick introduction to the field, as well as those who
want to stay abreast of current issues in single-event effects.
The Short Course will start Monday morning with tutorials on “Fundamental
Mechanisms for Single Particle-Induced Soft Errors” and “Ground-Based
Testing and Evaluation of Soft Errors.” Monday afternoon will
include tutorials on “Soft Error Results Analysis and Error
Rate Prediction,” and “Soft Error Case Studies.”
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS
This year’s Industrial Exhibits, organized by John Jewell,
will permit one-on-one discussions between conference attendees
and exhibitors on the latest developments in radiation-hardened
and radiation-tolerant electronics, engineering services, facilities,
and equipment. On Tuesday evening, attendees and their companions
are invited to a reception that showcases the Industrial Exhibit.
With 45 booths, this is the largest exhibit in NSREC history! If
you need more information on the exhibit, please visit www.nsrec.com.
3D Plus - USA
Actel Corporation
Aeroflex Colorado Springs
American Semiconductor
Atmel
BAE Systems
Boeing
Crane Aerospace & Electronics
Custom Test Systems
Cyclotron Institute, Texas A & M University
Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA)
Honeywell
International Rectifier
Intersil Corporation
JD Instruments
J. L. Shepherd & Associates
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Maxwell Technologies
Micropac Industries, Inc.
Micro-RDC
Modular Devices Inc.
NASA - NEPP
National Reconnaissance Office
National Semiconductor
New Mexico Tech /METTOP
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Nu-Trek
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp.
Radiation Assured Devices
Raytheon Missile Systems
Sandia National Laboratories
Silvaco International
Space Micro
Synopsys
Synplicity
Teledyne
Texas Instruments
Ultracomm
Vanderbilt University - Institute for Space and
Defense Electronics
Viasic, Inc.
White Sands
Xilinx
SOCIAL EVENTS
Social events have been planned to give Conference attendees and
their guests many opportunities to informally discuss business and
to become better acquainted. Local Arrangements Chairman, Bill Heidergott
has planned a fun and memorable social program. The main conference
social on Wednesday night will be held at the Pima Air and Space
Museum. Attendees and their guests will be fascinated by numerous
displays of aircraft (including a newly-exhibited SR-71 Blackbird)
and dine under the wings of a WWII B-29 Superfortress while enjoying
dinner music.
Tuscon, Arizona
Our hotel will be the 4-star J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort and
Spa. In the short time that this hotel has been open, it has garnered
multiple awards. Its chef was chosen as Marriott’s Chef of
the Year, and it was selected as one of the top 40 meeting facilities
world-wide within their first year of opening. Although you’ll
never want to leave the easy comfort of our gorgeous hotel, we have
planned three companion events during the week to introduce (or
reintroduce) you to the vibrant city of Tucson and its surroundings.
Over the past three centuries, Tucson has grown from a Native American
farming community, to Spanish outpost, to today’s Southwestern
metropolis of a million people. Due to its heritage, Tucson benefits
from a rich cultural diversity and offers numerous attractions for
any taste. Whether you’re interested in artisan shopping,
outdoor activities, or my favorite, southwestern cuisine, you’ll
find plenty for you and your family to enjoy in Tucson.
INVITED SPEAKERS
James E. Turner, Community Outreach Historian for the Arizona Historical
Society will present “The Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Expedition,” Martin G. Tomasko of the University of Arizona
and Principal Investigator for the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer
(DISR) instrument on the Huygens entry probe will speak on “The
Huygens Mission to Titan,” and Ann Garrison Darrin, member
of the Principal Professional Staff and Group Manager in the Research
Center of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
will be speaking on “Small Stuff in Space: From Micro and
Nano Technologies to Space Debris.”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For the latest NSREC information (technical program, conference
& social registration forms, hotel and travel information, etc.)
please visit our web site at www.nsrec.com.
You may contact the General Chair, Paul Dodd, Sandia National
Laboratories at (505) 844-1447 or Email: pedodd@sandia.gov.
Or you can contact the Publicity Chairwoman, Teresa Farris, Aeroflex,
at (719) 594-8035; E-mail: teresa.farris@aeroflex.com.
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