EMC Fest 2015 – May 7, 2015

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New Venue: Embassy Suites in Livonia

Hotel Information: Embassy Suites is offering a limited number of reduced rate rooms for $109. Internet, Pool, Cocktail Reception and breakfast buffet are included. You must mention “EMC Fest” to get this special rate and reserve your room by April 27. After which rooms and rates are subject to availability. The Embassy Suites Hotel is located 18 miles from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. From I-275 take the 7 Mile Road – East. Travel approximately 1/4 of a mile to Victory Parkway. Turn left on proceed approximately 1/4 mile. Embassy Suites will be on the left . Contact (734) 462-6000 to make arrangements. Airport shuttle is not available so plan a taxi or car to travel to the hotel.

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EMC Fest Website: http://www.emcfest.org

Program Outline: Thursday May 7, 2015

6:00		Vendor Table Setup (till 8:30)
7:30		REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS
		CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30		Fundamental concepts (Paths of Current Return, Parasitic Paths, etc.) and Grounds for Grounding (why grounding)
10:00		Break & Exhibits
10:30		Fundamental Grounding Schemes and The “Grounding Tree”
12:00		LUNCH
1:00		Ground loops and their mitigation (Who’s afraid of the big bad (Ground) loops?), Power Distribution vs. Grounding Schemes Interrelationship
2:30		Break 7 Exhibits
3:00		Equipment and System Grounding Schemes,Cable signals and shields’ grounding, Grounding-Related Case Studies, Summary and Wrap Up
4:30		Reception
5:00		Close of EMC Fest

NOTE: breaks will be scheduled at the speaker’s discretion. Table-top displays (exhibits) will be open during registration, lunch, all breaks, and the reception. Access to the table-top displays is available during the technical sessions, but the displays may not be manned during those times.

Speaker: Elya Joffe of K.T.M. Project Engineering

EMC Fest 2015: The Grounds for Grounding:

Topic Breakdown – please see below: Session 1: Fundamental concepts (Paths of Current Return, Parasitics, etc.) and Grounds for Grounding (why grounding) Session 2: Fundamental Grounding Schemes and The “Grounding Tree” Session 3: Ground loops and their mitigation (Who’s afraid of the big bad (Ground) loops?), Power Distribution vs. Grounding Schemes Interrelationship Session 4: Equipment and System Grounding Schemes, Cable signals and shields’ grounding, Grounding-Related Case Studies, Summary and Wrap Up

Biography:

Mr. Joffe is employed by K.T.M. Project Engineering – an engineering consulting company in Israel, since 1987. He currently holds a position of the V.P. of Engineering and works as a Senior EMC engineering Specialist and consultant. Elya holds a B.ScEE in Electrical Engineering from the Ben Gurion University in Israel, is a Registered Professional Engineer. Mr. Joffe is also an iNARTE (International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics Engineers) certified Senior EMC Engineer, ESD Control Engineer and EMC Master Design Engineer. Since the merger of iNARTE with Exemplar Global (RABQSA International), he also serves as member and Chair of the Exemplar Global BoD and as Immediate Past Chairman of the iNARTE Advisory Committee. Elya has 30 years of experience in government and industry, in EMC/E3 (Electromagnetic Compatibility/Electromagnetic Environmental Effects) for electronic systems and platforms (in particular – aircraft and aerospace). He is actively involved, as an EMC/E3 Specialist, in the EMC design of commercial and defense systems, from circuits to full platforms. His work covers various fields in the discipline of EMC, such as NEMP and Lightning Protection design. Mr. Joffe is also well known in Israel and abroad for his activities in EMC training and education, and has authored, developed and presents many courses on Electromagnetic Compatibility and related topics. He has authored and co-authored over 30 papers in EMC and EMC-related topics, both in the IEEE Transactions on EMC and Broadcasting, as well as in the proceedings of International EMC and Product Safety Engineering Symposia. Elya is also the main Author of the Book: “Grounds for Grounding: A Circuit to System Handbook”, published by John E. Wiley & Sons, 2009. Mr. Joffe is Senior Member of IEEE, and has served as a member of the IEEE EMC Society of the Board of Directors since the year 2000 and is the Past President of the IEEE EMC Society. He is the Immediate Past President of the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society. He is also a Past Chairman of the Israel IEEE EMC Chapter. He is also a member of the Board of Governors and VP for Conferences of the Society for Social Implications of Technology (SSIT). Mr. Joffe is a past member of the IEEE Education Activities Board (EAB) and Chaired the IEEE Continuing Education Committee (CEC). Mr. Joffe also served as a “Distinguished Lecturer” of the IEEE EMC Society, for the years 1999 through 2000 and now serves as a “Distinguished Lecturer” for the Consumer Electronics Society (2013 to 2014). Mr. Joffe received several awards from the IEEE and EMC Society for his activities. In particular – he is a recipient of the IEEE EMC Society “Laurence G. Cumming Award for Outstanding Service” for “outstanding Service and leadership as the Israeli IEEE EMC Chapter Chairman, contributing to the EMC standardization of commercial products in Israel, promotion of the IEEE International EMC Symposium as Chairman and Contributing to the overall success of the IEEE EMC Society” (Ca. 2002), the “Honorary Life Member Award” of the IEEE EMC Society for “outstanding service to the EMC Society in globalization, regional and international standardization, and for on-going EMC chapters and membership initiatives” (Ca. 2004), the IEEE EMC Society “Technical; Achievement Award” for “over two decades of significant professional achievements in airborne and avionics EMC and printed circuit design/analysis for fast digital/analog signals and for significant contributions to the understanding of interference coupling to avionics, and RFI emissions from avionics and cost effective EMC measures for increasing systems’ immunity to EMI” (Ca. 2004), the IEEE EMC Society “Symposium Chair Award” “in appreciation for contribution as Chair of the 2003 IEEE Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility in Istanbul” (Ca. 2004) and the IEEE “Third Millennium Medal” “…in recognition and appreciation of valued services and outstanding contributions”. Mr. Joffe is also the recipient of the very prestigious “2006 IEEE RAB Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award” “For outstanding contribution to enhancement of the transnational character of IEEE through promotion of conferences, membership and chapter development on a regional and global basis”. Mr. Joffe is a member of the very prestigious honor societies: IEEE Eta-Kappa-Nu (IEEE-HKN) and the “dB Society”.

Email: eb.joffe@ieee.org

FEE SCHEDULE
IEEE Members Registered Before April 24	$40
Non-Members Registered Before April 24	$50
IEEE Student Members Before April 24	$25
Vendor Extra Staff Before April 24	$50
Retired / Unemployed IEEE Members Before April 24	$25
CEU Certificate*	$25
Extra Copy of Program Slides Booklet*	$25
All Registrations after April 24	$100
NO REFUNDS AFTER April 24.
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