MEMBERSHIP
FEE - A single fee of $100 (or $150 to add hard copy
subscription of the Journal of the SID (JSID). Regular membership
includes access to JSID online) is charged to attend any of the
technical programs (Symposium, Business Conference, Investors
Conference, Short Courses, Display Technology Seminars, or
Applications Tutorials). This fee is waived for current SID
members whose membership is paid through June 2009 or later.
Payment of the fee automatically enrolls the registrant as a SID
member for one year. Please be advised that the membership fee
paid at the 2008 Symposium in Los Angeles will have lapsed by the
date of the 2009 Symposium in San Antonio. The Student membership
fees are $5 (or $55 to add hard copy subscription of the Journal
of the SID). Membership fees are non-refundable.
SYMPOSIUM
- Will be held on Tuesday through Friday, June 2-5. It consists of
69 sessions of invited and contributed papers with 265 oral
presentations and 177 poster presentations. Each paper has been
subject to a peer review before being included in its designated
technology session. The fee for the symposium is $395 ($35 for
full-time Students or Life Members). A CD-ROM is included in the
fee. A USB in place of the CD is available for $15. A hard-copy
version of the Digest is available for an additional $95.
Focus on ICDM
-This special session will be held as part of the Symposium on
Wednesday, June 3rd and the cost of attending this special session
is included in the Symposium registration fee. However, a separate
book in connection with this session, Display Measurement Standard
(ver 1), will be available for purchase for $30, SID members, $50,
non members. The book includes a DVD.
BUSINESS
CONFERENCE - Building upon more than a decade of hosting
worldwide display conferences on a global scale, DisplaySearch,
the worldwide leader in display market research, will host the
Society of Information Displays’ (SID) Business Conference
during SID’s DisplayWeek 2009.
The Business Conference, which will
be held on Monday, June 1, 2009,will feature presentations from
executive representatives from today’s leading companies
throughout the display supply chain—focusing on the challenges
and opportunities of commercializing display technologies, while
offering executive insight from a market perspective to the
innovations on display in San Antonio.
A networking reception will be held
on Monday evening following the conference. The fee for the
Business Conference is $595, which includes breakfast, lunch, an
evening networking reception and all conference proceedings.
INVESTORS
CONFERENCE - Will be held on Tuesday, June 2. Sponsored by
Cowen and Company, LLC., a global investment banking firm with a
focus on growth sectors and a dedicated practice in display and
emerging technologies, this Conference will feature company
presentations from leading public and private display companies,
intended to appeal primarily to securities analysts, portfolio
managers, investors, M&A specialists, and display company
executives. The fee for the
Investors Conference is $195 ($125 when combined with the Business
Conference). The fee for the Investors Conference includes a
continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, an evening networking
reception, access to both the Exhibit Hall and the Symposium’s
Keynote Session on Tuesday morning, and a copy of the Investors
Conference Notes.
SUNDAY
SHORT COURSES - These four-hour classes covering the
fundamentals of information displays are held on Sunday morning
and afternoon. S1 and S2 are held in parallel in the morning (9:00
AM - 1:00 PM). S3 and S4 are held in parallel in the afternoon
(3:00 PM - 7:00 PM). You may register for any single course or for
a combination of two (one in the morning and one in the
afternoon). The single course fee is $200 ($25 for full-time
Students or Life Members). The combination fee (S5) is $325 ($40
for full-time Students or Life Members). A copy of course notes is
included in the fee for each course.
DISPLAY
TECHNOLOGY SEMINARS - These twelve 90-minute seminars (M1 -
M12) on diverse topics, related to the information display field,
are held on Monday, June 1. There is no single seminar
registration. Registering for the Display Technology Seminars
entitles you to attend any combination of seminars. The fee for
the Display Technology Seminars is $300 ($25 for full-time
Students or Life Members). A copy of the Display Technology
Seminar Notes, which contains material for all 12 seminars, is
included in the fee.
APPLICATION
TUTORIALS - The Applications Tutorials are practical and
interactive 90-minute tutorials held on Tuesday, June 2. Two
tutorials will be scheduled in parallel over three time periods:
(A1-A2) 11:00 - 12:30, (A3-A4) 1:00 - 2:30, and (A5-A6) 3:00 -
4:30. Registrants may attend any combination of up to three
tutorials. A box lunch will be provided between the first and
second set of tutorials. The fee for the Applications Tutorials is
$250 ($15 for full-time Students or Life Members). A copy of the
Applications Tutorial Notes, which contains material for all six
tutorials, is included in the fee.
EXHIBITION ONLY -
Registering for any of the technical sessions above allows the
attendee admittance to the Exhibition on Tuesday through Thursday,
June 2-4, without any additional fee. However, if you plan to only
attend the Exhibition, without registering for any of the above
technical sessions, there is a charge of $25. This fee covers all
three days of the exhibition. Exhibit-only registration does not
require a current SID membership.
EXHIBITOR FORUM - Here,
exhibitors give 15-minute presentations describing their
technologies and products in a symposium-like setting, offering
attendees a more complete picture of what is being exhibited. The
presentations are organized by subject and will be presented on a
predetermined schedule.
