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Oldham serves as Chairman of the Radiation Effects Steering Group,
which oversees the NSREC Conference.
The IEEE Radiation Effects Committee (REC) held its annual Open
Meeting on July 17, 2008 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort, Tucson,
Arizona during the 2008 Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference
(NSREC). The meeting included reports from the chairmen of the 2007
through 2009 NSRECs.
An election was held during the Open Meeting for Junior Member-at-Large
to the Radiation Effects Steering Group (RESG). The RESG welcomes
Mike Xapsos, NASA-GSFC, as its newly elected Junior Member-at-Large.
Mike joins Marty Shaneyfelt, Sandia, and Philippe Paillet, CEA,
who are serving as Senior-Member-at-Large and Member-at-Large, respectively.
During the Open Meeting, Tim Oldham mentioned the General Chairs
of the upcoming NSRECs. Mark Hopkins of the Aerospace Corporation,
Joe Benedetto of Radiation Assured Devices, Kay Chestnut Jobe of
Boeing are the General Chairs of the 2009-2011 NSRECs, respectively.
Mark Hopkins, 2009 Conference General Chairman, announced that the
Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference will be held on July
20-24, 2009, at the Hilton, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Technical
Program Chairman will be Lew Cohn, DTRA. Ken LaBel from NASA/GSFC
is organizing the tutorial Short Course. Once again, NSREC 2009
is planning a Poster Session (chaired by Steve McClure), a Radiation
Effects Data Workshop (chaired by Sarah Nation) and an Industrial
Exhibit (chaired by Laura Burcin, BAE Systems). Dave Heimstra, MDA,
is handling local arrangements and assembling the social program.
This is the second time NSREC has been held in Canada!
Lloyd Massengill, Vanderbilt University/ ISDE, 2007 Conference General
Chairman, recognized each member of his conference committee with
an award plaque. Lloyd and his team organized an outstanding conference
for NSREC’s first visit to Honolulu, Hawaii.
Minutes from the REC Open Meeting are available at www.nsrec.com.
For the most current information on the Nuclear and Space Radiation
Effects Conference, including information on paper submission, please
visit this web site.
Tim Oldham can be reached at Code 561.4, Bldg. 22 Room 074,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771-0001; Phone:
+1 301 286 5489; Fax: +1 301 286 4699; E-mail: toldham@pop500.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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