SUMMARY DEADLINE
NOW NOON EST
FEBRUARY 7, 2009

SUBMIT SUMMARY HERE

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IEEE/NPSS Radiation Effects
Committee

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Air Force Research Laboratory
Sandia National Laboratories
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA Electronic Parts and
  Packaging Program
BAE Systems
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Honeywell
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

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Mark Hopkins
The Aerospace Corporation
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Lew Cohn
NRO/ATG
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David Hiemstra
MDA Space Missions
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Kenneth LaBel
NASA/GSFC
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AFRL
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Papers describing nuclear and space radiation effects on electronic and photonic materials, devices, circuits, sensors, and systems, as well as semiconductor processing technology and design techniques for producing radiation-tolerant (hardened) devices and integrated circuits, will be presented at this meeting of engineers, scientists, and managers. International participation is strongly encouraged.  

We are soliciting papers describing significant new findings in the following or related areas:  

Basic Mechanisms of Radiation Effects in Electronic Materials and Devices 

• Ionizing Radiation Effects 
• Materials and Device Effects 
• Displacement Damage 
• Single-Event Charge Collection Phenomena and Mechanisms
• Radiation Transport, Energy Deposition and Dosimetry
• Processing-Induced Radiation Effects

• MOS, Bipolar, and Advanced Technologies 
• Isolation Technologies, such as SOI and SOS 
• Optoelectronic and Optical Devices and Systems 
• Methods for Hardened Design and Manufacturing 
• Modeling of Devices, Circuits and Systems 
• Particle Detectors and Associated Electronics for High-Energy Accelerators
• Cryogenic or High Temperature Effects 
• Single-Event Effects 
• Novel Device Structures, such as MEMs and Nanotechnologies

• Characterization and Modeling of Radiation Environments 
• Space Weather Events and Effects 
• Spacecraft Charging 
• Soft Error Rates (SER)

• Testing Techniques, Guidelines and Hardness Assurance Methodology
• Radiation Exposure Facilities
• Dosimetry

New Developments of Interest the Radiation Effects Community 

SUMMARY DEADLINE:
NOON EST FEBRUARY 7, 2009

PROCEDURE   
FOR SUBMITTING   
SUMMARIES   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PAPER SUMMARIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON EST FEBRUARY 7, 2009   SUBMIT SUMMARY HERE

 
  

Authors must conform to the following requirements: 

1.  Prepare a single Adobe Acrobat file (maximum 5 pages) consisting of (a) an abstract no longer than 35 words on the first page, followed by (b) an informative two to four page summary describing results appropriate for 12-minute oral or a poster presentation.   On the first page, please include title, name and company affiliation of the authors, and company address (city, state, country).  Identify the author presenting the paper and provide telephone, fax, and email address.

2.  The summary must include sufficient detail about the work to permit a meaningful technical review.  In the summary, clearly indicate (a) the purpose of your work, (b) significant new results with supporting technical material, and (c) how your work advances the state of the art.  Show key references to other related work.  The summary must be no less than two and no more than four pages in length, including figures and tables (one additional page is allowed for the 35-word abstract).  All figures and tables must be large enough to be clearly read.  Note that this is more than an abstract, but do not exceed four pages.

3.  Prepare your summary in single-column format, using 11 point or greater font size, formatted for either U.S. Standard (8.5 x 11 inch) or A4 (21 cm x 29.7 cm) page layout, with 1 inch (2.5 cm) margins on all four sides.

4.  Obtain all corporate, sponsor, and government approvals and releases necessary for presenting your paper at an open-attendance international meeting.

5.  Summary submission consists of an Author Information Form and a PDF-format copy of the four-page summary. Submission is electronic only, through www.nsrec.com. Details on the submission process may be found at www.nsrec.com. Authors are requested to state their preference for presentation (oral, poster, or data workshop poster) and for session. However, the final category of all papers will be determined by the Technical Program Committee, which is responsible for selecting final papers from initial submissions.

Papers accepted for oral or poster presentation at the technical program will be eligible for publication in the Conference issue of the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (December 2009), based on a separate submission of a complete paper, and subject to an independent review after the Conference.   Further information will be sent to prospective authors upon acceptance of their NSREC summary.  It is not necessary to be an IEEE member to present a paper or attend the NSREC.  However, we encourage IEEE membership of all NSREC participants.  

RADIATION EFFECTS    
DATA WORKSHOP    

The Radiation Effects Data Workshop is a forum for papers on radiation effects data on electronic devices and systems.  Workshop papers are intended to provide radiation response data to scientists and engineers who use electronic devices in a radiation environment, and for designers of radiation-hardened systems.   Papers describing new simulation or radiation facilities are also welcomed.  The procedure for submitting a summary to the Workshop is identical to the procedure for submitting NSREC summaries.  Radiation Effects Data Workshop papers will be published in a Workshop Record and are not candidates for publication in the Conference issue of the IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.

Québec City, Québec, Canada    

NSREC 2009 will be held at the Québec City Convention Centre in Québec City, Québec, Canada. The conference hotel will be the Hilton Québec which is connected by indoor walkways to the convention centre and a concourse of shops. All rooms feature a spectacular view of the city. 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, Winter Carnival and the Château Frontenac, a 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. For more information on Québec City, visit www.quebecregion.com; for additional information on the Hilton Québec City, visit www.hiltonquebec.com.

Photo: Courtesy of Hilton Québec