Some important 2010 events in the electronic thermal management community. Visit us online at www.electronics-cooling.com for the latest listings.
International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC-14)
WHEN: Aug. 8-13
WHERE: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
WHAT: This year marks the first time IHTC will be held in the United States since 1986. The IHTC aims to provide a technical forum that includes keynote lectures, poster sessions, professional development courses, and a live exhibit of heat transfer equipment, services, and publications. In addition to the fundamentals of thermal phenomena and traditional thermal applications, the IHTC is expected to address the emerging domains of thermal transport in nano-materials, bio-systems, Power Generation, MEMS, Microsystems, information systems, energy conversion devices, aerospace and hostile environment systems.
INFORMATION: www.asmeconferences.org/IHTC14/
2010 Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop
WHEN: Aug. 16-20
WHERE: NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
WHAT: Sponsored by the National Engineering Safety Center, this year’s Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) will focus on the innovation of new technologies in the disciplines of Thermal and Fluids Analysis through cooperative efforts. The three technical areas of focus are Aerothermal, Passive Thermal Control, and Fluids/Active Thermal/Life Support. Members of government, industry, and academia will come together and participate in papers sessions, panels/short courses, software training, and vendor displays. Participants are encouraged to contribute their discipline expertise while integrating current or new technology ideas.
INFORMATION: http://tfaws.jsc.nasa.gov/
10th International Business & Technology Summit
WHEN: Aug. 18-19
WHERE: Natick, Mass.
WHAT: The International Business & Technology Summit will be followed by a one-day course titled “Cooling Electronics without All that Hot Air,” delivered by Tony Kordyban. This year’s summit will cover a wide range of critical thermal management issues using hour-long lectures given by well-known and knowledgeable speakers. There will also be technical short presentations by suppliers of thermal management solutions. The topics covered in this year’s summit include: advanced cooling technologies, liquid cooling, cooling power electronics, thermal management of RF and microwave devices, thermal challenges in 3D packages, military and avionic thermal management, cooling of compact and consumer electronic systems and thermal issues and the component level.
INFORMATION: www.coolingzone.com/summit2010/
25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (25th EU PVSEC) / 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-5)
WHEN: Sept. 6-10
WHERE: Feria Valencia, Valencia, Spain
WHAT: This World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion will bring together the three most important global scientific and strategic PV Conferences: the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, the 36th US IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference and the 20th Asia/Pacific PV Science and Engineering Conference. This PV solar gathering will constitute the world’s leading science-to-science, business-to-business and science-to-industry forum for the global PV Solar sector.
INFORMATION: www.photovoltaic-conference.com/
16th International Workshop on Thermal Investigations of ICs and Systems (THERMINIC)
WHEN: Oct. 6-8
WHERE: Novotel Barcelona City, Barcelona, Spain
WHAT: THERMINIC Workshops are a series of events to discuss the essential thermal questions of microelectronic microstructures and electronic parts in general. This year the workshop will address in addition to the “traditional” thermal management problems, also stress and thermal-stress-related-reliability issues, both in micro- and opto-electronics fields. These issues, including various nanotechnology applications, are of significant importance and of high interest to the engineering community engaged in the field of thermal phenomena in “high-tech” systems.
INFORMATION: http://cmp.imag.fr/conferences/therminic/therminic2010/
Thermal Management and Technology Symposium
WHEN: Oct. 19-20
WHERE: Gaylord Texan, Dallas, Texas
WHAT: Thermal Management and Technology Symposium highlights the latest advancements in thermal technology for product design, system development and process management. This event will feature presentations on the latest advancements in thermal management and thermal technology for electronics packaging and cooling, thermal process control, temperature sensing and control, thermal materials, systems design and management for optimizing thermal properties.
INFORMATION: www.thermalnews.com/conf_10/TN10_index.php
11th Annual LEDs 2010
WHEN: Oct. 25-27
WHERE: San Diego Convention Center & Hotel Solamar
WHAT: For a decade, IntertechPira’s LEDs conference has been a meeting place for industry veterans and newcomers interested in getting into the industry. The 11th annual LEDs 2010 will include afternoon tracks focusing in depth on technology topics, speakers and panels representing the whole supply chain; timely technical content from nuts-and-bolts, of the LEDs themselves to application level talks, industrial trends and new product updates.
INFORMATION: http://www.ledsconference.com/Home.aspx
2010 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting
MRS Symposium: Magneto Calorics and Magnetic Cooling
WHEN: Nov. 29–Dec. 3
WHERE: Boston, Mass.
WHAT: Consisting of topical symposia, the MRS meeting offers materials researchers the opportunity to present their work, get information on up-to-the minute developments in their field, and network. In addition, the Materials Research Society has established the MRS Workshop Series, which offers highly focused and compelling subjects, designed to allow full attention to one topic over a two to three day period. Workshops generally allow for greater interaction between speakers and audience than is typical in a meeting symposium.
INFORMATION: www.mrs.org/meetings
PowerMEMS 2010
The 10th International Workshop on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy
Conversion Applications
WHEN: Nov. 30–Dec. 3
WHERE: Leuven, Belgium
WHAT: Technical topics of interest include, energy harvesting for remote sensors and Microsystems; thermoelectric and photovoltaic materials and systems; piezoelectric, electrostatic and electromagnetic conversion; energy management and microsystem integration; nanostructured materials for energy and thermal management; micro fuel cells and micro reactors for fuel processing; micro/nano catalysis, combustion, heat and mass transfer; micro thrusters and miniature propulsion Microsystems; biologically inspired energy conversion and cooling; micro heat engines for power generation and propulsion; and micro and nanofabrication for energy applications.
INFORMATION: www.powermems.org/
Third International Conference on Thermal Issues in Emerging Technologies
Theory and Application – ThETA 3
WHEN: Dec. 19-22
WHERE: Sofitel El Gazirah, Cairo, Egypt
WHAT: Emerging technologies in various domains, including Microelectronics, Nanotechnology, Smart Materials, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems, Biomedical Engineering, and New Energies, all raise issues related to thermal effects and interactions. Their importance is continuously increasing, tending to be a dominant factor in new technologies. Topics will include micro and nano-scale heat transfer, microfluidics, thermal modeling of electronic systems, temperature aware computer systems design, cooling of electronic systems and data centers, compact thermal models, thermo-mechanical effects, new and renewable energies, and more.
INFORMATION: www.thetaconf.org/index.htm
