Holm 2008
54th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts

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27 – 29 October, 2008

Florida Hotel & Conference Center, Orlando, Florida

The 54th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts will be held 27 – 29 October, 2008 at the Florida Hotel & Conference Center, Orlando, Florida USA.

Prospective authors should submit a brief abstract (200 words maximum) online before January 25, 2008.  Authors will be notified concerning acceptance of abstracts in mid-March 2008.  Please include complete contact information for all correspondence to be sent.

Abstracts are to be submitted through the IEEE Conference eXpress website:

http://www.ieee.org/conferencepublishing

Enter Conference ID – holm08

Authors' final paper submission should not exceed 8 pages

SPECIFIC TECHNICAL AREAS

AUTOMOTIVE CONTACTS AND SENSORS 42V power Net, Lead Free, Hot Plugging, Series Arc Faults, Environmental Effects, Electroplating, Switches and Relays. COMMUNICATIONS High frequency, Telecommunications, High-Speed Data Degradation Effects POWER Crimp Terminals, Lubricants, Busbar, Glowing Contacts CONTACT MATERIALS High Frequency Relays, Ultra Miniature Relays, Reed Relays, Material Development, AgCdO, AgSnO2, Sliding Contacts, Fretting, Thermal Analysis, Air and Vacuum Materials, Carbon Fiber,

DEGRADATION MECHANISMS Switching Performance, Welding, Lubrication, Environmental Effects, Reliability and Diagnostics ARC INTERRUPTION Circuit Breakers, Hybrid Switches, Micro-Arcing, Contactors, Vacuum Interrupters, High Speed Film/Video, Superconducting Limiters MODELING 3D FEA, Arc Motion, Dielectric Breakdown, Dynamic Welding NEW TECHNOLOGY MEM, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Switches & Relays, Nano-technology in connections, RF connectors, Superconductor connections, Arc Fault Safety

IMPORTANT DATES

January 25, 2008	Abstract Deadline
March 7, 2008	Notification of Acceptance
May 16, 2008	Completed Paper Deadline
October 27, 2008	Conference Begins

For additional information go to the Holm Website:

www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/cpmt/tc1/

Updated 1-10-2008