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are finally close to closing out the 2005 NSS/MIC conference. It
always takes much longer than one expects. The new bylaws are in
effect and we will continue to review them for any further changes
that are needed to keep us “in tune” with the times.
Other administrative tasks attacked over the last couple of months
include the identification of two outstanding candidates to run
for the elected AdCom postion for NMISTC. I am happy to report that
Eric Fry and John Aarsvold have agreed to run even with their many
tasks as MIC chairs for 2006 (John) and 2007 (Eric). We are now
working on a slate of candidates for the other NMISTC positions
for the Fall elections.
Once again I am impressed how much is done by the volunteers who
make NPSS a viable organization within IEEE. We can continue to
expect improvements in the review process for MIC submissions to
the Transactions on Nuclear Science due to the huge effort by Joel
Karp, his associate editors, and the new support staff help at IEEE
headquarters. The NSS/MIC meeting is a huge undertaking with budgets
running well over half a million dollars a year (for 2005 the cost
of the meeting was just over $700,000). The amount of work and the
responsibility to put on such a successful meeting year after year
is incredible – and rewarding. It would not happen without
our hard-working volunteers. I urge anyone associated with the MIC
who enjoys the annual meeting to find ways to contribute to the
volunteer effort to keep it going and improving.
MIC 2005
The 2005 NSS/MIC conference was successfully held from October 23-29,
2005 at the Wyndham El Conquistador resort in Las Croabas, Puerto
Rico. The conference did well with a return of $130,224 (18%) in
spite of many unbudgeted expenses due to the larger number of attendees
then planned. For example, the shuttle bus fees ran close to $50,000.
The good news is that we did follow on the tradition of budgeting
for the meeting and had allocated contingency accounts that covered
much of the more interesting expense items that arose. But, we feel
that the 2005 NSS/MIC meeting was quite a success, particularly
in view of the experiment with holding the meeting in full-scale
(and captive) resort.
MIC 2006
Details on the 2006 conference are covered elsewhere in this newsletter,
but it will once again be a popular and highly successful meeting.
MIC 2007
This meeting will be held at the Hilton Hawaii Village, Honolulu,
Oct 26-Nov 3, 2007. The general chair for the meeting is Ben Tsui
(Johns Hopkins), who is forming the organizing committee. Eric Frey
(Johns Hopkins) is the MIC chair, and Magnus Dahlbom is deputy MIC
chair. The web site is up and the first flyer available for downloading.
Site visits have been made and planning is well underway.
MIC 2008
The general chair for this meeting will be Uwe Bratzler. The meeting
will be held at the conference center in Dresden. The contract with
the conference center is under review and should be ready for submission
to IEEE in the near future.
MIC 2009
The site selection committee is working on the 2009 site and is
looking at properties in Orlando, Atlanta, and Knoxville. Site visits
to Orlando are being done immediately after the AdCom meeting in
July and the other sites in September. Final recommendations should
be presented at the AdCom meeting in October.
Tom K. Lewellen, NMISTC Chair, can be reached at University
of Washington, P.O. Box 356004, Seattle, WA USA 98195-6004; Phone:
+1 206 598 6249; Fax: +1 206 598 4192; E-mail: nss2005@u.washington.edu.
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