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Chair’s Report: Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee

Chair’s Report: Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee. Jane Lehr AdCom Report July 2012. Conference Synopsis. PPC09: Not yet closed! Snafu with conc. banking, working on getting audit to close; Projected return ~ $10k

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Chair’s Report: Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee

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  1. Chair’s Report:Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee Jane Lehr AdCom Report July 2012

  2. Conference Synopsis • PPC09: Not yet closed! Snafu with conc. banking, working on getting audit to close; Projected return ~ $10k • PPC11: nearly closed, working with Treasurer(s) to close, Projected loss $25k. • TPS Special Issue on PPST on track for October, 2012 • PPPS 2013: On track • PPC15 : Austin TX, Chair Mark Crawford • Outgoing years: United Kingdom (London), Boston or Orlando

  3. GeneralChair: Bryan Oliver, • Technical Chairs: Mark Crawford and John Verboncoeur • Treasurer: Jane Lehr (first hand look at finances!) • Venue:Hyatt RegencyEmbarcadero San Francisco • Attendance ~ 1150 • Conservative room requirements ( 540 guest rooms) • 5 technical days + 1.5 day Mini-course • Night out and Banquet, possible tour of NIF Pulsed Power Plasma Science 2013(Combined PPC & ICOPS) • Status: • PPST met at Conference Hotel for Site visit (all is well); • Budget submitted via NPSS site; • website set to launch next week

  4. 2015 Pulsed Power Conference June 1-5, 2015Austin, TX • General Chair: Mark Crawford • Technical Chair: TBD • Venue • Hilton Austin, contract signed 31 August, 2011 • 1860 total room-nights with 100% occupancy mid-week (425 rooms) • 1347 room-nights run-of-house at $199/night • 418 room-nights at prevailing government per diem (currently $108) • Co-Located with SOFE (Chair: JP Allain) • Common breaks, posters, vendors, night-out and plenaries. • Independent oral sessions and banquets • MOU with SoFE not yet negotiated but will include separate budgets • No agreement yet signed with IEEE MCM for support services

  5. Megagauss 14 (aka Megagauss 2012) • Fully sponsored NPSS Conference • General chair: Jim Degnan • Technical Program Chair: Ken Struve • Maui, Hawaii • Anticipated Attendance ~ 125 • Budget estimate includes venue sited administrative support - MEDB = Maui Economic Development Board, also approved by IEEE; MEDB is now on board • Budget and fincancial tools in place (Conc. Barking/Loan/ etc) • We have verbal agreements for 25 to 30 K$ of contributions so far, out of 22 K$ estimated from those contributors • conference website is up www.megaggauss.org

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