Radiation Effects Committee Summary Report Marty Shaneyfelt, Chair REC 15 November 2014

Short Course and Technical Sessions Social Exhibit Specials Guests Total 2014 NSREC, July Conference Chair, Robert Ecoffet, CNES Attendance at a glance

Finance Status C. Chatry, TRAD, S. McClure, JPL 3 Includes VAT paid to France ($121,380) and the expected VAT return ($69,174) Estimated return at beginning of conference was 15-16% Slightly higher return due to: –Favorable exchange rates during final invoice payouts after conference and increased number of walk-in registrations

Finance Status C. Chatry, TRAD, S. McClure, JPL Outstanding budget items –Send receipts to NPSS Adcom meeting, Phelps awards, WIE Lunch (~$12,061.63) –Recovery of deposits ($125,811.40) made to wrong account – IEEE working issue –Pay final Wrap-up dinner bill Many bills came in unusually late, some needed revision for VAT compliance –Repay $193k NPSS loan

2015 NSREC Conference Chair, Mike Xapsos, NASA GSFC July Marriott Copley Place, Boston MA IEEE NPSS approved the conference budget –Budgeting for 420 attendees for technical session and 328 for short course –Converted financial tracking over to the IEEE-mandated NETSUITE website Should make closeout and auditing very easy The downside is that accounting codes are not the same as the NPSS accounting codes Planning to increase July room numbers in early 2015 to account for AdCom meeting on Saturday Conference committee and session chairs have been finalized

2015 NSREC Conference Chair, Mike Xapsos, NASA GSFC “Practical Problems in Spacecraft Design” is the theme of this year’s short course –Patrick O’Neill, JSC, will talk about the radiation environment inside spacecraft –Leif Scheick, JPL, will talk about power sources and power distribution –Mark Robbins, Surrey Electronics, will talk about radiation effects in optical imaging systems –Joe Mazur, Aerospace Corp., will talk about charging phenomena and associated hazards Social program is being finalized –New England clambake on Thompson Island –Day trip to Lowell (first Urban National Park) –JFK Presidential Library/Museum and Faneuil Hall

Corporate Supporters 3D Plus - $6000 Aeroflex - $6000 Atmel - $6000 (was $10K in 2014) BAE Systems – maybe Boeing - $6000 Honeywell - $6000 Intersil - $7500 International Rectifier - $6000 JPL – said maybe Microsemi – probably not Northrop Grumman - $2500 Peregrine - being sold so can’t advise till January Sandia - $7500 SWRI - $6000 Texas Instruments – not for 2015

2016, 2017, and 2018 NSRECs Conference Chair, Robert Reed, Vanderbilt –DoubleTree / Portland Convention Center in Portland, OR –The conference committee has been finalized, except the Exhibits Chair –Preliminary conference budget expected to be submitted for NPSS approval by Feb Conference Chair, Véronique Ferlet-Cavrois, ESA/ESTEC –Will be held at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans, LA –Conference committee currently being selected Conference Chair, Ron Lacoe, Aerospace Corp. –Site visits are presently planned for Waikoloa, HI, and Monterey, CA in Nov./Dec. 2014