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PROGRAM

DISPLAY APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE
and
SUPPLIERS' SHOWCASE

Everything you need to know to specify and design a display for your product

The conference will be 3 days, consisting of 6 tracks (2 each day). All of the presentations will be by invited speakers selected for their expertise and extensive knowledge of their subject matter. The emphasis throughout will be on conveying practical knowledge that can be put to immediate use in the selection of technologies, products, and vendors that best meet specific display applications.

This conference is directed to those engineers and managers actively involved in the design and selection of displays for a wide range of product applications.

Session 1: Display Characterization and Applied Vision Issues
Tuesday Morning, October 23 / 8:45 am - 12:30 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sectors G-J
Organizer/Chair: Peter Baron, ADCD Technology
Introduction (8:45 - 9:00)
Peter Baron, ABCD Technology
1.1: Applied Vision Basics (9:00 - 10:00)
James Larimer, ImageMetrics
1.2: Legibility: A Key Display Metric (10:00 - 10:30)
Jennifer Gille, Qualcomm
REFRESHMENT BREAK (10:30 - 11:00)
1.3: Understanding Color (11:00 - 12:00)
Gabriel Marcu, Apple Computer
1.4: Display Temporal Characteristics (12:00 - 12:30)
Joe Miseli, Sun Microsystems
LUNCH BREAK (12:30 - 2:00)
Session 2: Emissive Displays
Tuesday Morning, October 23 / 9:00 - 12:30 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sector F
Organizer/Moderator: Aris Silzars, Northlight Displays
2.1: Introduction to Plasma Displays (9:00 - 10:30)
Bill Schindler, Panasonic Professional Display Co.
REFRESHMENT BREAK (10:30 - 11:00)
2.2: Organic Light-Emitting Diodes for Displays and (Back) Lighting; The US Contribution (11:00 - 12:30)
Robert Jan Visser, CTO Vitex Systems
LUNCH BREAK (12:30 - 2:00)
Session 3: The How and Why of Liquid-Crystal Displays
Tuesday Afternoon, October 23 / 2:00 - 5:00 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sectors G-J
Organizer/Moderator: Dave Eccles, Display Systems, Inc.
3.1:  LCD Systems (2:00 - 2:30)
Dave Eccles, Display Systems, Inc.
3.2:  Liquid-Crystal Technology (2:30 - 4:30)
Jean-Pierre Guillou, Sony Electronics, Inc.
REFRESHMENT BREAK (3:30-3:45)
Further Discussion and Q&A (4:30-5:00)
Dave Eccles, Jean-Pierre Guillou
Session 4: Reflective Displays
Tuesday Afternoon, October 23 / 2:00 - 5:15 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sector F
Organizer/Chair: Roger Stewart, Sourland Mountain Associates
4.1: Introduction to Reflective Displays (2:00 - 2:30)
Roger Stewart, Sourland Mountain Associates
4.2: Electrophoretic Displays (2:30 - 3:00)
TBA, E-Ink
4.3: Guest-Host Displays (3:00 - 3:30)
William Ostrander, VP & General Manager, Citala US, Inc.
REFRESHMENT BREAK (3:30 - 3:45)
4.4 Advances in Microcup Electrophoectic Displays (3:45 - 4:15)
Dr. Roger Sprague, SiPix Imaging, Inc.
4.5 Diffraction MEMs Displays (4:15-4:45)
James Cathey, VP, Business Development, Qualcomm
4.6 Panel Discussion (4:45 -- 5:15)
Session 5: Display Enhancements (AMLCDs)
Wednesday Morning, October 24 / 9:00 - 12:30 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sectors G-J
Organizer/Chair: Adi Abileah, Planar Systems
5.1: Optical Enhancements of AMLCDs (9:00 - 10:30)
Adi Abileah, Planar Systems
REFRESHMENT BREAK (10:30 - 10:45)
5.2: High-Ambient-Light-Enhancement Materials and Processes (10:45 - 11:30)
Randy Pyles, Dontech, Inc.
5.3: Optical Considerations for Outdoor Signage Displays (11:30 - 12:00)
Allen Gard, Planar Systems
5.4: Resized LCDs: A Proven Alternative (12:00 - 12:30)
Lawrence E. Tannas, Tannas Electronic Displays
LUNCH BREAK (12:30 - 2:00)
Session 6: Large-Area Displays
Wednesday Morning, October 24 / 9:00 - 12:30 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sector F
Organizer/Chair: Aris Silzars, Northlight Displays
6.1: Professional Plasma Display Applications (9:00 - 10:30)
Jim Noecker, Panasonic Professional Display Company
REFRESHMENT BREAK (10:30 - 11:00)
6.2: Application-Agile Large-Area Displays  (11:00 - 12:30)
David Trzcinski, Pecision Consulting
LUNCH BREAK (12:30 - 2:00)
Session 7: Sourcing Considerations for LCDs
Wednesday Afternoon, October 24 / 2:00 - 5:00 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sectors G-J
Organizer/Chair: Gary Johnson, Tektronix
7.1: Understanding Specsmanship (2:00 - 2:45)
Ed Kelley, NIST
7.2: Pixel Defects and Backlight Life (2:45 - 3:30)
Robert Dunhouse, NEC
REFRESHMENT BREAK (3:30 - 3:45)
7.3: Supplier-Centric Overview of the Market (3:45 - 4:30)
John Jacobs, DisplaySearch
7.4: The Other Questions to Ask Suppliers (4:30 - 5:00)
Gary Johnson, Tektronix
Session 8: Projection and 3-D Displays
Wednesday Afternoon, October 24 / 2:00 - 5:00 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sector F
Organizer/Chair: Shaoher Pan, Spatial Photonics
8.1: The Future of Projection Displays (1:45 - 2:00)
Fred Kahn, Kahn International
8.2: Projection Markets and Device Technology Developments and Trends (2:00 - 2:45)
Sanju Khatry, ISuppli
8.3: Developments in Illumination Optics (2:45 - 3:15)
Kenneth Li, Wavien
8.4 Breakthrough Technology to Improve Performance and Reduce Cost of Projectors
Gopal Ramachandran, Silicon Optix (3:15 - 3:45)
REFRESHMENT BREAK (3:30 - 4:00)
8.5 3-D Displays and Applications (4:00 - 5:00) 
Pat Green, Planar Systems
Session 9: Display Systems & Components
Thursday Morning, October 25 / 8:45 am - 12:00 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sectors G-J
Organizer/Chair: Stephen Atwood, Azonix Corp.
9.1: Display Systems Overview (8:45 - 10:00)
Dave Eccles, Display Systems, Inc.
REFRESHMENT BREAK (10:00 - 10:30)
9.2: CCFL Backlights (10:30 - 11:15)
Richard Webster, LCD Lighting
Dave Eccles, Display Systems, Inc.
9.3: LED Backlights & Electronics (11:15-12:00)
Robert Smith-Gillespie, E3 Displays
LUNCH BREAK (12:00 - 2:00)
Session 10: Touch Screens
Thursday Morning, October 25 / 8:15 am - 12:00 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sector F
Organizer/Chair: Geoff Walker, Walker Mobile
10.1: Introduction to the Entire Touch Landscape (8:15 - 8:45)
Geoff Walker, Walker Mobile
10.2: How to Select the Best Technology (8:45 - 9:45)
Frank Lung and James Roney, Elo TouchSystems
Questions & Answers #1 (9:45 - 10:00)
REFRESHMENT BREAK (10:00 - 10:15)
10.3: Custom vs. Standard - When to Use and How to Specify (10:15 - 10:30)
Garry Barrett , Touch International
10.4: Integration (10:30 - 11:00)
Ken Miller, 3M
10.5: Testing Plan and Method (11:00 - 11:15)
Bruce DeVisser, Fujitsu
10.6: How to Buy (11:15-11:30)
Bruce De Visser, Fujitsu
10.7: Gotchas (11:30-11:45)
Bruce DeVisser, Fujitsu
Questions & Answers #2 (11:45 - 12:00)
LUNCH BREAK (12:00 - 2:00)
Session 11: Display Systems & Interfaces
Thursday Afternoon, October 25 / 2:00 - 5:00 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sectors G-J
Organizer/Chair: Stephen Atwood, Crane / Azonix Corp.
11.1: How to Specify a Display System for Your Application (2:00 - 2:45)
Stephen Atwood, Crane / Azonix Corp.
11.2: Ruggedization Techniques (2:45 - 3:30)
Chris Ring, Azonix Corp.
REFRESHMENT BREAK (3:30 - 4:00)
11.3: Display Systems Interfaces (4:00 - 5:00)
Richard McCartney, National Semiconductor Corp.
Session 12: Emerging Technologies and Future Directions
Thursday Afternoon, October 25 / 2:00 - 5:00 pm / Grand Ballroom, Sector F
Organizer/Chair: Paul Drzaic, Unidym Corp.
12.1: Emerging Display Technologies and Markets
Jennifer Colegrove, iSuppli Corp. (2:00 - 3:00)
REFRESHMENT BREAK (3:00 - 3:30)
12.2: Emerging Display Technologies (3:30 - 5:00)
Paul Drzaic, UnidymCorp.