51st IEEE Holm Conference & Intensive Course
on Electrical Contacts

New Look !

Intensive Course: September 23-25, 2005
Conference: September 26-28, 2005
Holiday Inn Chicago City Center
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Combined into one event, the acclaimed Intensive Course on Electrical Contacts will run from Friday September 23^rd through Sunday 25^th with the Holm Conference itself starting on Monday September 26^th and continuing through Wednesday September 28^th. morning. Class participants are encouraged to stay on for the conference to hear the latest industry developments. Limited spaces for the course – sign up quick! (go to web for course details http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/cpmt/tc1)

With three full days of conference, and over 50 papers and presentations, this year’s conference will be a popular event. We expect participation to be significantly higher than previous years to hear papers presented on:

Hot Topics for 2005 Holm Conference:

Safety - Mort Antler Lecturer, Mr. John A. Wafer, Chief Technology Officer, Eaton Electrical will present the lecture on The Evolution of Arc Fault Protection in Residential Systems

Reliability - Ragnar Holm Scientific Achievement Award, Mr. Gerald Witter, Chugai USA, Inc. will present his work on Contact Contamination and Arc Interactions

Nano Technology - Prof. Timothy S. Fisher, School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, will present his latest research on Enhanced Interfacial Transport using Carbon Nanotube Arrays.

Industry Sponsorship – product displays from several key companies within the field will be at the conference all three days. Meet the people at key vendors and customers.

Monday Night Social Event – meet and converse with colleagues informally - and enjoy Chicago!

For more information and to register for the course and/or the conference (early registrants get in for less!) or to sponsor the event, please go to:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/cpmt/tc1/h2005/h2005top.html

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