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Joint Meeting of 25th
International Conference & 56th IEEE Holm Conference
on Electrical Contacts
Introduction
Purpose
To provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of the latest
developments in the field of electric contacts and the application of
recent advances in materials and processes in electric, electronic and
telecommunication equipment. The International Conference is a bi-annual
event that is hosted by countries in Europe, Asia and North
America in rotation. 2010 will be an exciting joint conference
with the North America IEEE Holm Conference event. Typically, up to 60+
technical papers will be presented over four days in the conference with
extra opportunities for international networking.
For Whom
Practicing designers, engineers, physicists and research scientists - those
new to the field and those experienced. The 2010 Joint Conference will include
excellent papers authored by some of the outstanding technical people in
this field. The international contributors come from universities and
industries in USA, Austria, Canada,
Japan, China, France,
Switzerland, Russia, Germany,
United Kingdom
and other countries. These papers will provide the attendees with
up-to-date information on a wide range of subjects that makes this
conference so attractive to the practicing engineer. Additionally, the
joint conference will make it possible for any attendee to discuss with
other international authors, on work presented by the author at the
conference or any subject related to the author’s field of expertise.
Background
The Holm Conference began in 1953 as a forum for the discussion of
electrical contact phenomena and related fields. In 1968, the conference
was named the Holm Conference in honor of Dr. Ragnar
Holm. Dr. Holm, whose contributions to the field of electrical contacts
spanned 50 years and form the foundation of the
electrical contacts field, was the inspiration and guide of the Conference
from its inception until his death in 1970.
In 1985, IEEE society started sponsoring the conference as a recognition of its importance in the field of
electrical engineering. In addition
to the Annual Conference, the Conference Organization regularly conducts an
intensive one-week course on contacts and participates in the biannual
International Conference on Electrical Contacts.
The International Conference on Electrical Contact started in 1961 with
an International Advisory Group from the industrial nations. This was in
recognition of the international scientific activities in the field of
electrical contacts. The last 3 International Conference were held in Seattle USA
(2004), Sendai Japan
(2006) and St. Malo France (2008)
Four days of presentations normally includes over 60
Technical Papers, the Ragnar Holm Scientific
Achievement Award, the Dr. Morton Antler Lecture and hot topic panel
workshops. They highlight the most recent electrical contact work all over
the world.
Contacts Properties and Performance, Connector Contacts, Sliding
Contacts, Aluminum Contacts, Arcing Contacts, Silver Metal Oxide Contacts,
MEM Systems, Automotive Switches and Relays, Superconductor Contacts, and
Real world Design and Applications Problems are familiar themes in the
presentation. Recent activities on
Arc Fault Detection, AFCI, Smart Grid, ROHS and renewable power generation
are adding new themes to the technical program.
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Sponsorship
The conference is sponsored by the Components, Packaging and Manufacturing
Technology (CPMT) Society of the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). For 2009, the Holm Conference also received
financial assistance from the following sponsors: AMI Doduco, Brainin, Checon Corporation,
Chugai USA, Deringer Ney Inc., Eaton Corporation,
Heraeus, Research and Engineering Society for
Electromechanical Components and Contact Technology in Japan (Mie University),
Rockwell Automation, Tyco Electronics and Umicore
Technical Materials.
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