CONFERENCES

NUCLEAR AND SPACE RADIATION EFFECTS
CONFERENCE NSREC 2009
Québec City, Québec, Canada
July 20-24, 2009
The 46th annual IEEE International Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC) will be held July 20–24, 2009 in Québec City, Canada, at the Québec Hilton and Québec City ConventionCentre. We will continue the tradition of previous NSRE Conferences by offering an outstandingTechnical Program, a one-day Short Course, a Radiation Effects Data Workshop, and a sold-out Industrial Exhibit. Engineers, scientists and managers from around the world who are interested in radiation effects will attend. Mark Hopkins, The Aerospace Corporation, 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, 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, Lew Cohn from NRL, and his committee, have assembled an outstanding 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 techniques and radiation test facilities. In addition, there are three invited talks of general interest to both conference attendees and their companions.
Ken LaBel has organized this year’s Short Course with a theme of “Selection of Integrated Circuits for Space Systems” which will be held Monday, July 20. 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. The Short Course is organized into six sessions starting with a systems engineering and management perspective for part selection. The second through fourth sessions detail technical considerations: radiation, reliability, and design performance. Finally, two examples will be provided focusing on advanced digital and mixed signal applications, respectively.

INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS
This year’s Industrial Exhibits, organized by Laura Burcin from BAE Systems, 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. If you need more information on the exhibit, please visit http://www.nsrec.com. The exhibitors are as follows.

3D Plus – USA
Actel Corporation
Aeroflex Colorado Springs
AFRL/VSSE
Atmel
BAE Systems
Boeing
C-MAC MicroTechnology
CORWIL Technology Corporation
Crane Aerospace & Electronics
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 		Micro-RDC
Microsemi Corp.
Modular Devices Inc.
M.S. Kennedy Corporation
National Semiconductor
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp.
Prairie View A&M – NASA
Radiation Assured Devices
Robust Chip
Sandia National Laboratories
Silvaco International
Space Micro
Teledyne
U.S. Semiconductor
Ultracomm
Vanderbilt University ISDE
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, Dave Hiemstra from MDA Space Missions, has planned a fun and memorable social program. The main conference social on Wednesday night will be a dinner cruise aboard the Louis Jolliet on the St. Lawrence River. The cruise provides a unique perspective of the city, the river and many of the surrounding landmarks. Additional excursions during the week include tours of the city’s historic district, Montmorency Falls and the Île d’Orléans.

QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC
Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Québec. Québec City’s Old Town is the only North American fortified city north of Mexico whose walls still exist and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the “Historic District of Old Québec.” It is also one of the oldest cities in North America. Québec City is internationally known for its Summer Festival and the Château Frontenac, an historic hotel which dominates the city skyline. The chief of Parliament, the National Assembly of Québec, the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Civilization are found within or near Québec City’s Old Town. Among the tourist attractions near the city are Montmorency Falls, the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in the town of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, and the Île d’Orléans. Conference attendees and companions will enjoy this historic city’s European nature, culture, and fine food.

INVITED SPEAKERS
NSREC has three exciting guest speakers. First on Wednesday is Québec: World Heritage City, Barry Lane, Canadian Cultural Landscapes. On Thursday is Combating Cyber Crime: A New Canadian Cyber Forensic Organization Created to Fight Cyber Crime, Mourad Debbabi, Concordia University and the final speaker on Friday is The Road that Walks, A History of Travel on the St. Lawrence River, David Mendel, Canadian Cultural Landscapes.
For the latest NSREC information (technical program, conference and social registration forms, hotel and travel information, etc.) please visit our web site at http://www.nsrec.com.
The General Chair, Mark Hopkins, can be reached at The Aerospace Corporation, at (505) 872-6201 or E-mail: mark.a.hopkins@aero.org.
Or you can contact the Publicity Chairwoman, Teresa Farris, Aeroflex, at (719) 594-8035; E-mail: teresa.farris@aeroflex.com


Mark Hopkins
General Chairman


Lew Cohn
Technical Program Chair


Ken LaBel
Short Course Organizer


David Hiemstra
Local Arrangements Organizer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Teresa Farris
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