The IEEE EMC Society Distinguished Lecturer Program

The EMC Society's Distinguished Lecturer Program provides speakers on various aspects of electromagnetic compatibility for EMC Society chapter meetings and similar functions. While presentations to groups outside of the EMC Society and the IEEE are encouraged, the program is not intended for national or international EMC symposiums, regional conventions, local colloquiums, trade shows, or commercial seminars. Speaking engagement arrangements are made by the benefiting organization directly with the Distinguished Lecturer. Scheduling and minimum audience size are at the discretion of the Lecturer.

Distinguished Lecturer Engagements are Subsidized

In addition, the EMC Society will reimburse current or former Distinguished Lecturers up to $1000 per engagement for presentations to EMC Chapters overseas (specifically, on a continent other than the speaker's home continent). Since budget constraints permit few of these trips per year, each trip must be approved in advance by the Distinguished Lecturer Program chairman and the Society's Director of Member Services. (Re: EMCS BOD, 5 May 1997)

Sharing of expenses between the benefiting organization and the EMC Society is encouraged. For example, the benefiting organization could provide local transportation for the Lecturer, provide meals, etc. Benefiting organizations will please give credit to the "Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers" in their newsletter or other announcements.

Scheduling a Distinguished Lecturer

1. Review lecturer list below, then contact lecturer directly to arrange for the engagement:
   • Date, time, and location of the engagement.
   • Name and affiliation of benefiting organization
   • Estimated audience size and type (engineers? students?)
   • Topic lecturer will present
   • Discuss what logistical needs can be provided by benefiting organization (e.g., ground transportation, some meals, handout copying, other shared expenses, etc.)
   • Principal benefiting organization contact.
2. Include summary of talk to be presented and lecturer's bio in benefiting organization's newsletter or meeting announcement.
3. Contact lecturer again at least 1 or 2 weeks before engagement to confirm arrangements and to deal with any last minute details.
4. Send a summary of the meeting to the DLP chairman. Please include details on logistical arrangements made.

Selection of Distinguished Lecturers

Distinguished Lecturers

Topics:

1. Spread Spectrum Clock Generation (SSCG)
2. Two Layer PCB Design for EMC
3. Radiated and Conducted Emission Debug Techniques

Topics:

1. Obtaining Benefit from EMC Analysis Tools
2. Signal Integrity Design versus Radiated Emission Control
3. Transmission Lines: Beyond the Basics
4. PCB Layout: Dos and Don’ts

Topics:

1. Introduction to EMI/EMC Modeling for the Real-World
2. The "Ground" Myth
3. Effective Power/Ground plane decoupling for PCBs
4. How to Avoid the main cause of EMI problems on multi-layer PCBs
5. Using standard Signal Integrity tools for EMI emissions reduction

Main Topics:

1. Field-to-Transmission Line and Shielded Cable Coupling. Modeling and Validation
2. Lightning Electromagnetic Effects
3. EMC Problems Related to Power Line Communication (PLC)
4. Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields

1. Transfer Impedance - Definition, measurements, models
2. Protection Concepts and Solutions for Lines, Cables and Circuits in the Presence of Electromagnetic Fields
3. EMC Problems Related to Transient Phenomena in the Power Network Substations
4. Standardization in the Field of HF Phenomena

Topics:

1. Managing Compliance to the New, International EMC Standard for Medical Electronics: Planning, Design and Testing for IEC 60601-1-2: 2001
2. Do We Have Too Many ESD Standards? A Look at the Smorgasbord of Waveforms in National and International Standards
3. How Effective Will the Shielding Be? Predicting Radiated Emissions on High Speed Interface Cables Such As USB, Firewire, 100 BaseT, DUI and SERDES
4. ESD Immunity for Handheld and Peripheral Products. Design and Analysis for Meeting IEC 61000-4-2 and Product Specific Test Variations
5. Can My USB / Firewire / 100 BaseT / DUI / SERDES Interface Withstand 200-2,000 V/m? Designing Commercial High Speed Interfaces to Meet Intense Radiated Field Requirements
6. EMC Design Considerations for Military Systems Utilizing High Speed Commercial Interfaces Such As USB, Firewire, 100 BaseT, DUI and SERDES

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