Radiation Effects Committee Summary Report

1. Radiation Effects CommitteeSummary Report Marty Shaneyfelt, Chair REC 13 July 2013

2. 2012 NSREC FinanceConference Chair, Ken Label, NASA GSFG • Books (including bank account) are closed (3/22/13) • Income (less loan): $563,784 • Expenses (less loan): $498,085 • Return: $65,699 • 11.7% of expenses • The lower than expected return was due to effects of sequestration on planned government support, and on about 10% lower than expected attendance. • IEEE Audit in progress

3. 2013 CONFERENCE Hyatt Embarcadero, San Francisco, July 8-12, Conference Chair, Jeff Black, Sandia National Labs

4. Conference Committee

5. Technical Program Trends • Total papers submitted – 198 (Up) • Total papers accepted – 129 (Level) • Acceptance Rate – 65% (Down)

6. Technical Program Trends • Total papers submitted – 198 (Up) • Total papers accepted – 129 (Level) • Acceptance Rate – 65% (Down) • Submitted Papers • USA – 106 (Down) • France – 28 (Up) • China – 15 (Up) • Russian Federation – 8 (Up) • Papers from China and Russian Federation • Totaled 24 in 2012 and 2013 – no higher than 10 in previous years • Accepted 9 in 2012 and 4 in 2013

7. Comparison – Papers Accepted

8. Budget updated to account for federal budget sequestration issues • Support from US Government agencies reduced from $52.5k to $17.5k • Still have not receive the $17.5K • Number of planned exhibitors has been reduced from 62 to 52 booths • Reduced expected paid technical attendance from 490 to 420 as directed by the RESG • RESG approved a ~14% increase in registration fees to help account for part of the loss in revenue

9. Budget updated to incorporate required changes and still provide the 15% return • Original budget: • Revenue (without loan): $683,695.00 • Expenses (without loan): $594,495.00 • Current budget (as of April 2013): • Revenue (without loan): $587,185.00 • Expenses (without loan): $508,481.00 Conference committee did an exceptional job adjusting the conference budget to account for the $100K loss in revenue

10. Status • Successful Short Course dry run in March • Evolution of Radiation Studies on the Path of Moore’s Law: Past, Present and (Foreseeable) Future • DVD for 50 years of conference TNS publications given at conference (Thanks to Jeff Black!) • Special June 2013 issue of the TNS: edited by Pascale Gouker, Veronique Ferlet-Cavrois, and Jonny Pellish • 12 corporate supporters • 3D Plus (new), Aeroflex, Atmel, BAE Systems, Boeing, Honeywell, International Rectifier, Intersil Corporation, Northrop Grumman, Peregrine Semiconductor (new), Southwest Research Institute, Texas Instruments

11. 2014 NSREC, July 14-18 Conference Chair, Robert Ecoffet, CNES

12. Conference CommitteeR. Ecoffet, CNES • Robert Ecoffet, CNES, General Chair. • VéroniqueFerlet-Cavrois, ESA/ESTEC, Technical Program Chair. • FrédéricSaigné, Univ. Montpellier – IES, Short Course Chair. • Christian Chatry, TRAD and Steven McClure, JPL : Finance co-Chairs. • Philippe Paillet, CEA, Local arrangements • Dominique de Saint-Roman, ATMEL, and OdileRonat, IR : Industrial Exhibit co-Chairs. • Teresa Farris, AEROFLEX, Publicity Chair. • Robert Reed, Vanderbilt Univ., Awards Chair

13. Status • List of session chairs has been approved • Short Course Title: Effects of Radiation environments on devices and test procedures • Speakers are being finalized • Planned invited talks • History of Paris and France • Aerospace activities in Europe, from the Aeropostale to Arianespace • Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria • Short Course CD ROM 1980-2014 will be distributed at conference • Social programs still in planning stages

14. Steven McClure (JPL) has accepted to join as Finance Co-chair Conference Budget was approved by IEEE Conference will have 2 bank accounts : a US account (in the IEEE Concentration Banking System) and an account in France Budget being updated to account for US federal budget sequestration issues Reduce expected revenue from US government supports Increase registration fees to approved 2013 fees converted to euros Reduce expected exhibitors to from 45 to 40 Increase booth registration fee to €3,000 Reducing expected attendance numbers FinanceC. Chatry, TRAD, S. McClure, JPL

15. 2015, 2016, and 2017 NSRECs • 2015 - Conference Chair, Mike Xapsos, NASA GSFC • July 13-17 • Marriott, Copley Place, Boston • Committee finalized • Preliminary budget to be presented at July RESG meeting • 2016 - Conference Chair, Robert Reed, Vanderbilt • DoubleTree (and Portland Convention Center) in Portland, OR was approved as official site • Finalizing contracts with hotel and convention center • 2017 –VéroniqueFerlet-Cavrois, ESA/ESTEC, has been selected as Conference Chair