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November 2005 
Volume 1, Number 9

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HEADLINES 

1. SID Inaugurates New Chapter in Latin America

2. ADEAC 2005 Shows Strong Growth in Second Year

3. Reminder: SID 2006 Abstracts Deadline Set for This Week

4. SID 2006 Business, Investors Conferences Seeking Presenters

5. Reminder: Nominations Being Accepted for 2005 Display of the Year Awards

6. SID 2005 Display Technology Seminars Now Available on Interactive CD

7. IDRC 2006 Seeks Paper Submissions

8. Upcoming SID Events

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SID Inaugurates New Chapter in Latin America

SID has proudly extended its reach into Latin America with the launch of the Latin America chapter of the Society. In September, the Latin America chapter, which covers all Latin American countries, got off the ground with a four-day kickoff conference in Brazil, drawing 183 attendees from the chapter's 21 member nations.

The Latin America chapter, SID's 27th worldwide, was formed with the hope that collaboration with other SID chapters around the world would help industry professionals in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries connect to researchers, seminars and technical papers available through SID, according to SID Secretary Dr. Munisamy Anandan and SID San Diego Director David Eccles, who were both on hand at the inaugural meeting in Brazil.

"Advances in technology are important to the future economic success for the Latin American countries, and collaboration with SID members worldwide will help them to make rapid progress beyond what they could do all by themselves in research fields as well as manufacturing," Eccles explained.

The Latin America chapter's officers are located in Campinas, Brazil, he added, which will serve as its quasi-headquarters and will most likely be the initial location for upcoming conferences. The chapter's first conference, held from Sept. 26-30, included lectures on LED and OLED backlights for LCDs and LCD monitor system design. The conference also featured interactive workshops in which attendees were able to help make their own LC panels.

In addition, SID is also in the process of inaugurating its 28th worldwide chapter in Israel. No further details are available about the Israel chapter at this time.

For more information on SID chapters, visit www.sid.org/chapters/chapters.html.

ADEAC 2005 Shows Strong Growth in Second Year

The second annual Americas Display Engineering & Applications Conference (ADEAC), held last month in Portland, Ore., saw its attendance jump nearly 50 percent when compared to the inaugural event in 2004. ADEAC '05 had 524 attendees come to Portland to hear presentations and check out the exhibits that covered all segments of the display applications industry; the first ADEAC in 2004, which took place in Fort Worth, Texas, attracted 367 attendees.

"The quality and timeliness of the seminars and technical programs was better than you can get at any other North American conference," said Conference Chair Steve Atwood. "The growth in overall attendance to over 500 people shows that the display community recognizes the importance of ADEAC, and I look forward to leading the ADEAC '06 organizing committee."

More than 250 display professionals attended the 23 technical sessions, which covered areas such as measurements and standards, systems, backlights, projection, emerging technologies, portable displays and human factors. Nearly 100 people also attended the tutorials, which offered a comprehensive overview of current display technologies.
The exhibit hall featured 48 display companies, representing a 55 percent increase from 2004. Exhibitors were happy with the turnout and with the business they were able to conduct.

"We absolutely found the SID ADEAC conference worthwhile this year," said Richard Webster, Director of Business Development for LCD Lighting, which also exhibited at ADEAC '04. "In addition to potential new contacts and/or business opportunities, it is equally beneficial to see numerous current customers in the same place, thereby saving both travel expenses and the time it takes to visit each one. Furthermore, we had the opportunity to connect with our fellow display-industry associates on a much smaller scale … to both monitor the technology as well as exchange ideas on current and future trends."

Planning for ADEAC 2006 is already under way. The dates and location, which will most likely be somewhere on the East Coast, are expected to be announced by mid-December.

Reminder: SID 2006 Abstracts Deadline Set for This Week

The deadline for abstract submissions for the SID 2006 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition is coming up this week. Those wishing to offer an abstract for SID 2006 must do so by December 1, 2005.

SID 2005 saw the technical symposium extended from three days to four after a record-high 450 papers were accepted for oral and poster presentations. SID 2006 organizers are expecting to receive 700 papers for consideration, and that about 450 will be accepted for presentation.

The Society will consider papers addressing any of the Symposium's 12 topics: Active-Matrix Devices; Applications; Applied Vision/Human Factors; Display Electronics; Display Manufacturing; Display Measurement; Display Systems; Emissive Displays; FEDs and CRTs; Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs); Projection Displays; and Liquid-Crystal and Other Non-Emissive Displays.

To download the Final Call for Papers, which contains more specifics on these categories as well as instructions for submission, visit www.sid.org/conf/sid2006/call.pdf.

The SID 2006 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition will take place June 4-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, USA. For more information, visit www.sid2006.org.

SID 2006 Business, Investors Conferences Seeking Presenters

The SID 2006 Business Conference, which will be part of the 2006 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition in San Francisco, is seeking presenters to be part of its day-and-a-half long program.

Now in its fourth year, the Business Conference has grown rapidly since its inception in 2003, attracting 644 attendees at SID 2005 in Boston. The Business Conference is designed to provide executives, entrepreneurs, program managers, marketers, investment analysts and other professionals in all sectors of the electronic information-display industry with an unparalleled comprehensive view of every aspect of the business, from technology tradeoffs, to market and business dynamics.

The 2006 Business Conference will take place June 5-6, 2006, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. If you are interested in presenting at the 2006 SID Business Conference, please contact Conference Chair Aris Silzars via e-mail at silzars@attglobal.net.

In addition, the SID 2006 will also feature the SID 2006 Investors Conference, after a successful debut at SID 2005 in Boston. The Investors Conference, co-sponsored by investment firm SG Cowen & Co., allows public and private display companies to present themselves to a broad audience of financial professionals, including securities analysts, portfolio managers, individual investors, mergers-and-acquisitions specialists, venture capitalists and display-company executives.

The 2006 Investors Conference is also seeking presenters. If you are interested, contact Conference Chair Elliott Schlam via e-mail at eschlam@aol.com.

Reminder: Nominations Being Accepted for 2005 Display of the Year Awards

Don't forget to send in your nominations for the 11th SID/Information Display Magazine 2005 Display of the Year Awards (DYAs), the industry's most prestigious awards. To be eligible, a product must have been introduced and been commercially available at some time between November 1, 2004 and December 31, 2005.

The awards categories have been tweaked for the 2005 DYAs. Gold and Silver awards will be handed out in each of the following three 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 images.

Display Application of the Year Award
This award is granted for a novel and outstanding application of a 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 viewfinder; a display used as an electronic book; a mobile phone with a display or displays used for still or moving images; 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.

The 2005 DYAs will be announced and presented at the 2006 SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, which will take place June 4-9, 2006 in San Francisco. For more information on the conference, visit www.sid2006.org.

SID 2005 Display Technology Seminars Now Available on Interactive CD

For the first time, the SID 2005 Display Technology Seminars, which took place on Monday, May 23, 2005, are now available for purchase on CD. The CD features synchronized audio and PowerPoint presentations from all* of the 2005 conference seminars, which explore the technical foundations, recent technical advances, current state-of-the-art and future trends in critical sectors of the display industry.

The 2005 seminar topics were: Small-Molecule OLEDs; AMLCDs for Television; Flexible Displays; Light-Emitting Polymer Technology; LCD-TV Electronics; Organic TFTs for FPDs*; Advances in OLED Materials; Paper-Like Displays; LED and OLED Backlights; OLED Manufacturing; Digital Cinema; and FEDs and CNTs.

The CDs cost $400 for SID members, $450 for non-members, $50 for seminar attendees. To order, contact SID headquarters at (408) 977-1013, visit www.sid.org, or e-mail to office@sid.org.

*The Organic TFTs for Flat-Panel Displays seminar is not included on the CD.

IDRC 2006 Seeks Paper Submissions

The 26th International Display Research Conference (IDRC), which will take place Sept. 18-21, 2006, at the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, has published its first Call for Papers. Papers in all areas of display research will be considered for presentation at IDRC 2006. The deadline for paper submission is May 10, 2006.

The conference will feature a technical conference, workshops on flexible displays and an introduction to display technology, and evening programs that will include a look at the pioneers of display research at the RCA labs.

In addition, conference attendees will have the opportunity for lab-based author interviews and technology discussions, and an open-house tour of the Liquid Crystal Institute.
To view the call for papers, which includes instructions on abstract submissions, please visit www.sid.org/conf/idrc2006/call.pdf.

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UPCOMING SID EVENTS

12th International Display Workshops/Asia Display 2005
December 6-9, 2005
Sunport Takamatsu, Takamatsu, Japan

The 12th International Display Workshops/Asia Display 2005 (IDW/AD '05) will take place December 6-9, 2005 in Sunport Takamatsu, Takamatsu, Japan. IDW/AD '05 will integrate 12 workshops and three topical sessions in specialized fields playing important roles in information display, with a total of 478 papers being presented. An exhibition featuring display and related industries will run concurrent with the technical sessions.

IDW's designation as the official AsiaDisplay 2005 conference indicates that the conference program is worthy of special attention. In 2004, the International Meeting on Information Display (IMID) received the AsiaDisplay conference designation. Prior to that, AsiaDisplay was part of the rotation for the International Display Research Conference (IDRC), which would alternate annually between Asia, North America and Europe. The next IDRC will take place Sept. 18-21, 2006, at the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

Advance registration for IDW/AD '05 has been closed, but registration will be available onsite, beginning at 5 p.m. on December 6, 2005. For more information, visit http://idw.ee.uec.ac.jp/.

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 with: micro 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).

To view the Advanced Program and for information on how to register, visit http://www.sidchapters.org/la.