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September 2005
Volume 1, Number 7
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HEADLINES
1. Mayor Tom Potter
to Welcome Attendees to ADEAC 2005
2. Nomination Process, Categories Revamped for
2005 Display of the Year Awards
3. Only One Week Left for SID Awards Nominations
4. Vehicle Display 2005
5. IS&T/SID's 13th Color Imaging Conference
6. LEDs In Displays, SID LA Chapter One Day Technical and
Business Conference
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Mayor Tom Potter to Welcome Attendees to
ADEAC 2005
Portland, Oregon, Mayor Tom Potter will officially welcome
attendees to SID's second Americas Display Engineering and
Applications Conference (ADEAC) prior to the event's keynote
session on Tuesday, October 25. Potter's appearance is just
the latest indication of the prestige that ADEAC, which will
take place October 24-27, 2005 at the Doubletree Hotel &
Executive Meeting Center in Portland, has achieved in just its
second year.
Local and state government played a large role in bringing
ADEAC to Portland, and Mayor Potter's appearance only
strengthens the connection between the display community and
the Greater Portland area. The partnership is most evident in
the existence of the Oregon Display Systems Consortium, which
includes 27 display-related companies located in Washington
state and Oregon.
"With less than a month until the conference, the
momentum is really starting to build," said conference
chair Stephen P. Atwood. "Adding Mayor Potter to the
already strong keynote lineup, which includes Brian Berkeley
from Samsung and Bert Keely from Microsoft, shows how
committed we are to ensuring that ADEAC becomes the premier
display applications conference in the world."
ADEAC attendees will also see a diverse, interesting
technical program that has been expanded from two to three
days, a move made in order to accommodate the growing demand
for knowledge focusing on real-world information-display
applications and the engineering concepts behind them. The 23
technical sessions (up from 16 in 2004) will offer attendees
practical perspectives into current display practices in
fields such as avionics, communications, digital TV, dynamic
signage, instrumentation, medical, point-of-sale, and
projection displays.
As a complement to the technical program, the special
evening panel discussion, scheduled for Tuesday, October 25 at
7 p.m., promises an entertaining, lively debate on
"Testing and Rating the Latest Televisions."
Panelists Craig Verbeck, Director of Systems Engineering for
Pixelworks, Greg Rogers, writer for Widescreen Review
magazine, and Edward Kelley, physicist with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will explore the
quality and performance of today's big screen TV models, as
well as the most critical metrics for measuring this
performance. Audience questions and participation will be
encouraged during the discussion, said moderator Chuck
McLaughlin, president of McLaughlin Consulting Group.
"This is more controversial and broad-scale in appeal
than the rest of the conference," McLaughlin explained.
"The people that come to this conference are going to
have two days of in-depth discussions of their work. The
evening panel is more fun - it is meant to have a little
broader appeal and say, 'Let's take all this information that
we've spent all these days grappling with and apply it to
something we're interested in in real life.'"
Further evidence of the growing importance of ADEAC will be
seen in the Exhibit Hall, where the number of exhibiting
companies (through October 27) stands at 49, a 58 percent
increase compared to the 31 companies that exhibited at the
initial ADEAC in 2004. The ADEAC exhibition will run
concurrent with the technical program, from October 25-27. For
an up-to-date list of exhibitors at ADEAC 2005, visit www.sid.org/conf/adeac2005/exhibitor_list.html.
For more information on ADEAC, including information on how
to register, visit www.sid.org/conf/adeac2005/adeac2005.html.
Nomination Process, Categories Revamped
for 2005 Display of the Year Awards
Entering its 11th year, the SID/Information Display
Magazine 2005 Display of the Year Awards (DYAs) promise to
be better than ever when they are awarded at the SID
International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition in San
Francisco on June 6, 2006. Why? Because the nomination process
for the DYAs, the most prestigious awards in the display
industry, has undergone a facelift with the hope of opening up
the competition to as many segments of the display industry as
possible and, therefore, selecting winners from the widest
possible pool of nominees.
Chaired by Aris Silzars, the DYA Committee undertook an
intensive review of the nomination process following the
announcement of the 2004 awards. The Committee decided that
from now on, companies will be allowed to self-nominate their
own display-related products for award consideration. In
essence, anyone can now make a nomination for the 2005 awards,
regardless of company affiliation. Silzars stressed that the
source of the nomination will in no way influence the
committee's final selections of award winners. Strong efforts
will be made to publicize the new nominations to ensure that
the entire display industry will participate.
"In the past, the nomination procedure for the (DYAs)
has been closed and perceived as too secretive," Silzars
added. "With these new guidelines, we hope that everyone
in the display industry will consider submitting a product for
nomination. These are the most prestigious awards in the
industry - we recognized the need to cull nominees from the
widest possible pool. That is why we made these changes."
Another change made by the Committee was extending the
deadline for nominations to December 31, 2005. This was done
so the awards now will reward the best products from the
entire calendar year. To be eligible for a 2005 award, the
product, application or component must have been introduced
and been commercially available at some time between November
1, 2004 and December 31, 2005. In future years, the awards
will be restricted to one calendar year.
The final major change made by the committee was to clarify
the three DYA categories. Two awards - Gold and Silver - will
still be presented in each of the three categories, but two of
the categories have been renamed. The Display Product of the
Year Award will now be known as the Display Application of the
Year Award, while the Display Material or Component of the
Year Award has been rechristened the Display Component of the
Year Award. Silzars explained that these changes were made to
avoid confusion on the part of nominators regarding which
products are appropriate for which categories. Here is a
further breakdown of the categories:
Display of the Year Award
This award is granted for a display with novel and outstanding
features such as new physical or chemical effects, or a new
addressing method. Examples of appropriate nominations are:
LC, plasma or OLED displays, bistable displays, or HDTV
displays with novel means of rendering fast-moving pictures.
Display Application of the Year Award
This award is granted for a novel and outstanding application
of display, where the display itself is not necessarily a new
device. Examples of appropriate nominations for this category
are: a camera with a display used as a view finder, a display
used as an electronic book, a mobile phone with a display or
displays used for still or moving pictures, or a novel
projection system with known display components.
Display Component of the Year Award
This award is granted for a novel component that has
significantly enhanced the performance of a display. A
component is sold as a separate part destined to be
incorporated into a display. A component may also include
display-enhancing materials and/or parts fabricated with new
processes. Examples of appropriate nominations in this
category are: a polarizer, an electrophoretic laminate, or an
LED used as a backlight.
To nominate a product, component or application for a 2005
Display of the Year Award, visit www.sid.org/awards/dya.html
and download the nomination form. The forms must be completed
entirely (including supporting documentation) and submitted by
December 31, 2005. Complete instructions for submitting
nominations are provided on the Web site.
Only One Week Left for SID Awards
Nominations
Time is running out to submit your nominations for SID's
2006 Annual Awards. The deadline for nominations is Friday,
October 7.
In 2006, SID is introducing a new award, the Otto Schade
Prize in Display Performance and Image Quality. Named in
honor of the pioneering RCA engineer and inventor of the
Modulation Transfer Function (MTF), the Otto Schade Prize
recognizes outstanding scientific or technical achievement in,
or contribution to, the advancement of functional performance
and/or image quality of information displays. This award
carries a $2,000 stipend.
Among the other awards bestowed by SID are:
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The Lewis and Beatrice Winner Award is given to
one SID member a year for demonstrating long-term
service to SID.
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The Jan Rajchman Prize recognizes outstanding
scientific achievement or contribution to research on
flat-panel displays. The winner receives a $2,000
stipend.
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The Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize is awarded for
technical achievement in, or contribution to, display
technology. This award carries a $2,000 stipend.
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The Johann Gutenberg Prize rewards outstanding
technical contribution to printer technology and comes
with a $2,000 stipend.
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Special Recognition Awards are awarded to
members of the information-display community for
exceptional contributions to the field, regardless of
their involvement with SID.
For complete information on the SID Awards and Honors,
including downloadable nomination forms and a list of past
winners, visit www.sid.org/awards/indawards.html.
The SID Honors and Awards are announced and presented
during a special dinner during the SID 2006 International
Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition. For more information on SID
2006, visit www.sid2006.org.
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UPCOMING SID EVENTS
Vehicle Display 2005
October 6-7, 2005
Dearborn, Michigan
The 12th Annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays, organized by
the Detroit chapter of SID, will take place Oct. 6-7, 2005, at
the Fairlane Center at the University of Michigan at Dearborn
in Dearborn, Michigan. The technical symposium, focusing on
the progress of FPD technologies toward automotive compliance,
comprises six distinct sessions:
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Session 1: VFPD Market Analysis (Thursday, 9:45 - 10:45
a.m.)
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Session 2: Human Factors (Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:10
p.m.)
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Session 3: Automotive Display Solutions (Thursday, 2:30 -
3:30 p.m.)
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Session 4: Modeling and Simulation (Friday, 10:00 - 11:30
a.m.)
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Session 5: New Developments in VFPDs (Friday, 12:30 - 1:30
p.m.)
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Session 6: Beyond The Glass Panel (Friday, 1:45 - 2:45
p.m.)
The technical program will kick off with a keynote address
by Jim Buczkowski, director of Electrical and System
Engineering for the Ford Motor Co. His talk begins at 9:15
a.m. on Thursday, immediately following opening remarks by
Symposium Chair Silviu Pala of Denso International America.
On Thursday afternoon from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m., a panel discussion
will examine "Vehicle Display Performance After 10
Years," moderated by Bob Donofrio, President of Display
Device Consultants LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan. On Friday,
another panel discussion will take place from 11:00 - 11:30
a.m. involving General Motors, Optis, and a human factors
specialist.
An exhibition featuring tabletop presentations from leading
display industry companies will be open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on
Thursday and 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Friday. As of August 22, 11
companies have contracted to exhibit at Vehicle Display 2005.
For more information, including the preliminary program, a
list of exhibitors and how to register, visit www.sid.org/conf/12thvd/12thvd.html.
IS&T/SID's 13th Color Imaging Conference
Scottsdale, Arizona
November 7-11, 2005
The 13th Color Imaging Conference (CIC13), co-organized by
SID and The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
(IS&T), will take place November 7-11, 2005 at The Caleo
Resort and Spa (formerly known as The SunBurst Resort) in
Scottsdale, Arizona. Color scientists, engineers,
technologists and others interested in color imaging will
gather to discuss its theoretical concerns and industrial
applications.
As in past years, the conference will kick off with a
special two-day, in-depth tutorial, "Basic Color Science
and Imaging," by Robert W. G. Hunt. The second day of the
conference features 13 two- and four-hour tutorials on topics
ranging from "Device Simulation for Image Quality
Evaluation" to "Color Science for HDTV and Digital
Cinema."
The technical sessions begin on Wednesday, November 9, and
continue in a single-track format through Friday at noon. This
year also promises an Interactive Paper Session. These
presentations will be previewed during "Spotlight
Sessions" held throughout the week.
Three keynotes highlight the technical program. The first,
on Wednesday morning, will be given by Hiroaki Kotera,
professor in the department of Information and Image Sciences
at Chiba University in Japan, and will explore intelligent
image processing. Thursday kicks off with a plenary by Louis
D. Silverstein, president, VCD Sciences Inc., who will deliver
"Color Display Technology: From Pixels To
Perception." Silverstein's talk will be followed by the
presentation of the IS&T Awards. On Friday, Paul M. Hubel
of Foveon Inc. will examine the changing landscape of digital
camera technology. In addition, a special evening lecture on
Thursday night features C. David Tobie, product manager at
ColorVision Inc., who will discuss how photographers actually
manage color.
Pre- and post-conference programs will add to the attendee
experience. On Monday, November 7, the International Color
Consortium (ICC) is sponsoring DevCon '05, a one-day seminar
designed for users and product developers working with ICC-based
color-management systems. For more information, visit
www.color.org; however, registration for this conference can
be done when you register for CIC13. At that time, you can
also register for the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC)/IS&T
Special Topics Conference, "Precision & Accuracy in
the Determination of Color in Images," which runs from 2
p.m. on Friday through Saturday afternoon.
For more information on CIC13, including the preliminary
program and instructions on how to register, visit www.imaging.org/conferences/cic13.
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LEDs In Displays
One Day Technical and Business Conference
Organized by SID LA Chapter
January 13, 2006
Costa Mesa, California
SID's Los Angeles chapter will host a one-day focused
technical and business conference on the use of LEDs in
displays. The conference will take place on January 13, 2006,
at the Costa Mesa Country Club in Costa Mesa, California.
The conference will examine the state of the art and
fundamentals of high-brightness LEDs and non-imaging optics (NIO);
provide background for further technical papers that will
cover the latest information in the use of LEDs (White &
RGB) in applications ranging from microdisplays to large-scale
non-emissive displays. Display applications that will be
covered include microdisplays (goggles to RPHDTVs/LCoS to MEMS),
LCDs (from small-diagonal color STN to large-screen AMLCD
panels with expanded color gamut); and direct view and
projection, including color field-sequential imaging (CSFI).
Nine presentations will be offered, including:
- "Fundamentals of High-Brightness LEDs," by
Dr. Eric Bretschneider, Ph.D.
- "The Importance of Non-Imaging Optics and Optical
Microstructures for LEDs and Non-Emissive
Displays," by Dr. David Pelka, Ph.D.
- "LED Lighting of LCDs and Microdisplays," by
Dr. Munisamy Anandan, Ph.D, President and CEO, Organic
Lighting Technologies LLC
- "Lighting Full-Color LCDs with LEDs for Small
Portable Appliances," by Steve Yeung
- "LCoS Microdisplays with LED Lighting for Virtual
and Projection Display Applications," by Miller
Schuck, Brillian Corp.
- "Large-Format Color LCDs with LED Lighting for
Fixed Use Applications," by Robert Smith-Gillespie,
President, Flat Panel Display & Design
- "DMD MEM Microdisplays, DLP Projection Systems,
and the Advent of LED Lighting," by Steve Penn,
Texas Instruments
- "LED Illuminated Microdisplay-Based Head-Mounted
Displays and LEDs in Microdisplay RPTVs," by
Stephen Marsland, Senior Partner, McLaughlin Consulting
Group
- "LEDs in TVs and Desk-Top Monitors: Market
Perspectives and Directions," by Chris Connery,
DisplaySearch
To view the Advanced Program and for information on how to
register, visit http://www.sidchapters.org/la.
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