EMC Fest 2025

EMC Fest '2025
May 8, 2025
Topics: See Agenda Below
(https://www.emcsociety.org/?page_id=2190)
(https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/464568)
Location: Embassy Suites 19525 Victor Parkway, Livonia, Michigan, 48152, USA
FEE SCHEDULE. NO REFUNDS AFTER April 15
IEEE Members Registered Before April 15 $75
Non-Members Registered Before April 15 $100
Member and Non-Members After April 15 $100
Retired / Unemployed / Life / Student IEEE Members $50
*CEU Units $25
Vendor Table $500
Vendor Table Lunch Sponsor $600
Vendor Table Reception Sponsor $700
Extra Vendor Staff $100
All At the Door $150
* Requires additional use of registration system.
This year’s EMC Fest is focused on the theory and real-world EMC aspects of cabling and enclosures. Throughout the day, speakers Ms. Karen Burnham and Dr. Robert Scully will lead interactive sessions (along with practical demonstrations) that illustrate key principles and challenges in EMC with regards to these often-overlooked aspects.
Agenda:
Hour 1 – Dr. Robert (Bob) Scully: Electromagnetic Fields and Shielding Requirements
 Bob will kick off the conference with an in-depth discussion of electromagnetic fields, covering the differences between near field and far field, and the implications for designing effective magnetic and electric field shielding. Attendees will gain insights into the importance of selecting the appropriate shielding techniques based on field characteristics. This session will also include a comparison of CISPR 36 and CISPR 12, explaining why both standards are important despite their differences. A live demonstration will showcase these concepts in action.
Hour 2 – Ms. Karen Burnham: When Shielding and Cabling Act As Antennas
 Karen will explore how shielding in both cabling and enclosures can inadvertently act as antennas, influencing EMC performance. She will guide the audience through practical examples and provide a demonstration that visually illustrates how these shielding components can interact with electromagnetic fields and radiated emissions.
Hour 3 – Bob: Electrical Grounding and Bonding
 In this session, Bob will delve into the crucial topics of electrical grounding and bonding, which play a foundational role in mitigating electromagnetic interference. Through an accompanying demonstration, Bob will demonstrate best practices for establishing proper grounding systems and explain how bonding techniques can reduce noise and improve overall system stability.
Hour 4 – Karen: Transfer Impedance, Skin Depth, and Cable Terminations
 The final session of the day will focus on transfer impedance and skin depth, with Karen discussing their roles in EMC performance. She will conclude the day with a demonstration that compares different cable terminations and examines how these terminations affect common-mode currents in cabling and the radiated fields picked up in the near field by antennas. This hands-on demonstration will solidify key concepts and their practical applications in real-world EMC challenges.
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Speaker(s): Karen Burnham, Bob Scully
Agenda:
Program Outline: Thursday May 8, 2025
6:00 Vendor Table Setup (till 8:30)
8:00 REGISTRATION & EXHIBITS
8:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00
Session 1 – Bob: EM fields, near field vs. far field, the implications for needed magnetic vs. electric field shielding, possibly a discussion of CISPR 36 vs. 12 and why they're different but both important; with accompanying demonstration
10:00 Break & Exhibits
11:00
Session 2 – Karen: Ways that shield, both cabling and enclosures, can act as antennas–
12:00
LUNCH
Vendors eat from 11:00 to 11:30
1:00
Session 3 – Bob: Electrical grounding and bonding, with accompanying demonstration
2:00 Break & Exhibits
3:00
Session 4 –
Karen: Transfer impedance and skin depth, which would lead nicely to finishing up with the demonstration I showed you of different cable terminations and the effect on CM currents on the cabling vs. radiated fields picked up (in the near field) by an antenna
4:00 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.
Tentative Lunch Menu:
Roma Buffet
Vegetable Minestrone Soup
Caesar Salad
Warm Garlic Bread Sticks
Penne Pasta
Creamy Alfredo & Tangy Marinara Sauce
Roasted Vegetables with Italian Seasoning
Meatballs
Grilled Chicken
Coffee, Soft Drinks & Iced Tea
If you have special dietary requirements, please add then in the "comments" field and we will try to accommodate!
Hotel Information: Embassy Suites is offering a limited number of reduced rate King rooms using this EMC Fest 2025 hotel link (TBD) for $??? which includes Internet, Pool, Cocktail Reception and breakfast buffet may included if COVID restrictions are lifted . You can get this special rate if you reserve your room by April 1, 2022. After which rooms and rates are subject to availability. The Embassy Suites Hotel is located 22 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 , Uber or car to travel to the hotel.
Embassy Suites, 19525 Victor Parkway, Livonia, Michigan, United States, 48152