For Immediate Release
Contact: Michael Morgenthal
Phone: (212) 460-8090 ext 206
Fax: (212) 460-5460
E-mail: press@sid.org

IDRC Returns to U.K. in September
with EuroDisplay 2005 in Historic Edinburgh, Scotland

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 18 - For the first time in almost a decade, the Society for Information Display's (SID) International Display Research Conference (IDRC) is heading back to the U.K. The 25th IDRC, the triennial EuroDisplay 2005, will take place Sept. 19-22, 2005 at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is expected to attract display-industry decision makers and engineers, plus consumers interested in display technology, from Asia, Europe and North America.

Beautiful Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, was named a World Heritage Site in 1995 and is one of the world's top tourist destinations, with its unique blend of Medieval and neoclassical charm. It is also within easy reach of some of the world's most famous and challenging golf courses, as well as many of Scotland's famous whisky distilleries.

"The IDRC's return to the U.K. this autumn affords the European display community an opportunity to interact with the leaders of the world display industry," said Conference Chair John Raines. "We have constructed a compelling event that should appeal to every portion of the display world, from engineers to consumers."

The conference will comprise three distinct segments:

Future Display Developments Workshop, Mon., Sept. 19
This one-day workshop is designed to discuss the future commercial and technical developments in four vital sectors of display technology: displays for mobile phones; large-screen TVs; OLEDs; and organic electronics. A total of 12 invited papers will be presented, and the list of speakers include: Jyrki Kimmel, Nokia Research Center, Tampere, Finland; Ross Young, DisplaySearch, Austin, Texas, USA; Greg Truman, CRLO Displays Ltd., Dalgety Bay, U.K.; Larry Weber, Consultant, New Paltz, NY, USA; Amal Ghosh, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY, USA; and Julie Brown, Universal Display Corp., Ewing, NJ, USA.

Technical Conference, Tues., Sept. 20 to Thurs., Sept. 22
Each day of the Technical Conference will kick off with a Plenary/Keynote session; Prof. Sir Richard Friend of Cambridge University, U.K., one of the pioneers of organic-based displays, will deliver the initial talk on Tues., Sept. 20.

The preliminary program for the Technical Conference is available online at www.sid.org/conf/eurodisplay2005/program.pdf. Among the highlights of the 22 sessions scheduled are: three sessions devoted to organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)-one each day; two sessions covering components, plasma displays, and flexible displays, respectively; and a 50-paper Poster Session on Weds., Sept. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m.

The confirmed invited speakers for EuroDisplay 2005 include:

• Bill MacDonald, DuPont Teijin Films, "Latest Developments in Polyester Film for Flexible Electronics," Paper 4.1, Tues.
• Manabu Ishimoto, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., "Designs of the Plasma Tube Array for High Luminous Efficacy," Paper 6.1, Tues.
• H. Matthieu Visser, Philips Research Laboratories: "Medical Displays," Paper 7.1, Tues.
• Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Merck KgaA, "Recent Liquid Crystal Material Developments for TV Applications," Paper 13.1, Weds.
• Alex Henzen, Philips Components Mobile Display Systems, "The Present and Future of Electronic Paper," Paper 14.1, Weds.
• Yoshitomo Masuda, Bridgestone Corp., "Novel Reflective Display QR-LPD," Paper 14.2, Weds.
• Fran Budzelaar, Philips Research Laboratories, "Video Processing for Active-Matrix Polymer OLED TV," Paper 18.2, Thurs.
• Harry Walton, Sharp Laboratories of Europe Ltd., "The System Integrated LCD," Paper 21.1, Thurs.
• Tapani Levola, Nokia Research Center, "Diffractive Optics for Near-to-Eye Displays" Paper 22.1, Thurs.

Exhibition, Tues., Sept. 20 to Thurs., Sept. 22
The EuroDisplay Exhibition will run concurrently with the Technical Conference. Leading electronic information-display companies from around the world will showcase their latest products to a prestigious international audience. Among the companies that have already contracted to exhibit at EuroDisplay 2005 are: Cambridge Display Technology Ltd., CRLO Displays Ltd., DuPont Teijin Films, Eldim SA, EuropTec Ag, Lumen Technology, Micro Circuit Engineering Ltd., Philips Research Laboratories, Portrait Displays, and Zytronic Displays Ltd.

The 25th SID International Display Research Conference (IDRC), EuroDisplay 2005, will take place Sept. 19-22, 2005 at the Edinburgh International Conference Center in Edinburgh, Scotland. For exhibitor information, contact Kate Dickie, Exhibit Sales Manager, (212) 460-8090 ext. 215, e-mail: Kate@sid.org. For registration information, contact Mark Goldfarb, (212) 460-8090 ext. 202, e-mail: mark@sid.org. For more information, visit www.sid.org/conf/eurodisplay2005/eurodisplay2005.html.

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