Plasma Science and Applications Committee

Report

Brendan Godfrey, PSAC ExCom Chair22 October 2011 NPSS AdCom Meeting

Fall ExCom Election Results

• Many strong candidates– At least two for every position

• New Members (3-yr term)– David Abe, Farhat Beg, Robert Jackson, Michael Mazarakis,

Donald Shiffler, Mary Ann Sweeney• New AdCom rep (4-yr term)

– Christine Coverdale• All changes effective 1 January 2012• Contact information and subcommittee assignments at

– http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/nps/tc-psac.html

Proposed MCM Agreement

• MCM has effectively helped manage last three ICOPS– Thanks to NPSS for covering some introductory costs!

• MCM to help manage ICOPS 2013 and 2014– Not ICOPS 2012 due to distance, but provided advice anyway

• PSAC and MCM negotiating longer term relationship– Selection of MCM as provider of choice– Standard services and pricing structure – Opt-out option for individual ICOPS chairs

• ExCom vote scheduled for 13 Nov 11 meeting– Agreement already has been circulated among members– Remaining issues to be resolved soon

ICOPS/SOFE 2011 Update

• Conference successful technically– 705 attendees

• Conference successful financially– Return comfortably in excess of 15% projected

• Close-out expected within two months– A few minor bills still trickling in

Upcoming ICOPS

• ICOPS 2012 progressing well– Chair: Michael Kong– 8 – 12 July 2012, Edinburgh International Conference Centre– Plasma Medicine and Plasma Healthcare mini-course offered– Genady Mesyats to receive IEEE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award– PSAC Award and Outstanding Student Award to be presented– AdCom meeting to be held in conjunction with ICOPS 2012

Future ICOPS

• ICOPS 2013 (joint with Pulsed Power)– 9 – 14 June 2013, San Francisco, California USA– Chair: Brian Oliver

• ICOPS 2014– 25 – 30 May 2014, Washington, DC USA– Chair: Joseph Schumer

• ICOPS 2015– Spring 2015 – Istanbul or Antalya, Turkey– Chair: Lutfi Oksuz (Advisor: Edl Schamiloglu)

• ICOPS 2016– Spring 2016 – Site under discussion