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March 2006 
Volume 2, Number 2

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HEADLINES 

1. SID 2006 Exhibition to be Biggest in Event's History

2. 61 Invited Papers Highlight SID 2006 Symposium Program

3. Make Your Reservations and Register Now for SID 2006

4. Help SID Boost Membership by Telling a Friend

5. IDRC 2006 Seeks Paper Submissions

6. Vehicle Display 2006 Symposium Issues Call for Papers

7. ADEAC 2006 Publishes First Call For PapersSID 2006 Keynote Session to Feature Executives from LG.Philips LCD, Matsushita, Qualcomm

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SID 2006 Exhibition to be Biggest in Event's History

Nearly 40 first-time exhibitors have signed up to participate at the 2006 SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, which will help make the exhibits at SID 2006 the largest in the event's 44-year history. These companies join 200-plus returning companies to comprise the most important annual exhibition for the information-display industry in North America.

The exhibition will take place from Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, June 8 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, USA, as part of SID 2006, which will run from June 4-9. At the exhibition, attendees will see companies that represent the full spectrum of the display industry, from the largest Fortune 500 corporations to small startup firms. Exhibitors at the show will represent 10 different countries and will showcase numerous technologies including liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), plasma displays, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), flexible displays and electronic paper, 3-D displays, microdisplays, projection TVs, display manufacturing and measurement equipment, and much more.

As of March 21, 269 companies have contracted to exhibit at SID 2006, compared to the record 254 companies that were at SID 2005 in Boston. According to Danielle Rocco, exhibit sales director for Palisades Convention Management, the show's manager, there is still space available for exhibitors, but it is filling up quickly.

To date, 39 companies have signed up to make their SID debuts in San Francisco. These are:

Along with the 39 new exhibitors at SID 2006 will be the 230 display companies that return to North America's most prestigious display event. Included among them once again is the German Pavilion, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economy, which will feature 11 exhibitors from the German display industry. This is the third consecutive year for the German Pavilion at SID.

To see the full list of exhibitors and view the exhibit hall floor plan, visit the "Exhibition" section of the Conference Web site at www.sid2006.org.

61 Invited Papers Highlight SID 2006 Symposium Program

With a record 540 papers being presented at SID 2006, it can be hard to prioritize which presentations are the most important. While all the oral and poster papers being presented during the four-day Technical Symposium are significant, the SID 2006 Program Committee has designated 61 papers as Invited Papers, meaning that the committee sought out these display experts to present these topics at SID 2006. Accordingly, these represent some of the top, most innovative papers to be presented during the Technical Symposium.

This year's 61 invited papers, the most in the history of the SID Technical Symposium, which will take place June 6-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, USA, will cover the gamut of the display field, ranging from liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), to plasma displays and field-emission displays (FEDs).

Below is a listing the most highly anticipated Invited Papers at SID 2006, listed by day:

Tuesday, June 6

• "Novel Diffractive Optical Components for Near-to-Eye Virtual Displays" by Tapani Levola, Nokia Research Center (Paper 7.1, 10:50 am)

• "Achieving Near-Correct Focus Cues in a 3-D Display Using Multiple Image Planes" by Martin Banks, University of California at Berkeley (Paper 8.1, 10:50 am)

• "Chemical and Electrical Stabilities of Organic TFTs for Display Application" by Jin Jang, Kyung Hee University (Paper 10.1, 2:00 pm)

• "Performance- and Cost-Oriented Full-HD PDPs with High Picture Quality for 42-in. or Smaller Sizes" by Minsun Yoo, Samsung SDI (Paper 12.1, 2:00 pm)

Wednesday, June 7

• "Advanced IPS Technology for Mobile Application" by Norio Aoki, Hitachi Displays Ltd. (Paper 16.3, 9:00 am)

• "Value-Added Circuit and Function Integration for System-on-Glass Based on LTPS Technology" by Tohru Nishibe, Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co. Ltd. Research and Development Center (Paper 16.4, 9:00 am)

• "Ultra Low-Power LTPS TFT-LCD Technology Using a Multi-Bit Pixel Memory Circuit," by Yoshiharu Nakajima, Sony Corp. (Paper 22.4, 10:40 am)

• "The Spatial Standard Observer: A Human-Vision Model for Display Inspection" by Andrew Watson, NASA Ames Research Center (Paper 31.1, 3:30 pm)

Thursday, June 8

• "Challenge of High-Resolution to Active-Matrix OLEDs" by Jiin-Joo Lih, AU Optronics Corp. (Paper 40.4, 9:00 am)

• "a-Si for AMOLEDs Meeting the Performance and Cost Demands of Display Applications (Cell Phone to HDTV)" by Stefan Alexander, Ignis Innovation Inc. (Paper 46.1, 10:40 am)

• "Rear-Projection Screen with Improved Wider Vertical Viewing Angle" by Tsuyoshi Kashiwagi, Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Paper 50.4, 10:40 am)

• "Application of Digital Projection Technology in a Commercial Theater Environment" by Michael Sterling, Thompson/Technicolor (Paper 55.1, 2:00 pm)

• "Photonic Lattice LEDs for RPTV Light Engines" by Christian Hoepfner, LDI (Paper 61.1, 3:40 pm)

Friday, June 9

• "Low-Cost Lasers for Projection Displays" by Gregory Niven, Novalux (Paper 67.1, 9:00 am)

• "Advancements for Highest-Performance LCD-TV" by Sang-Soo Kim, Samsung Electronics Co. (Paper 69.1, 10:40 am)

• "Progress of IPS-Pro Technology for LCD-TVs" by Kikuo Ono, Hitachi Displays Ltd. (Paper 69.5, 10:40 am)

• "Performance of High-Power LEDs in Projection Applications" by Gerard Harbers, Philips Lumiled Lighting (Paper 73.1, 10:40 am)

For more information on any aspect of the Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, visit www.sid2006.org.

Make Your Reservations and Register Now for SID 2006

Save money and avoid long lines at SID 2006 by registering in advance for the world's preeminent display-technology event. Registering in advance is easy: Visit www.sid2006.org and click on "Registration," where you can register online, or download forms to fax or mail in your registration. The advance registration deadline is May 19.

While you're on the registration site, be sure to make your hotel reservations at the San Francisco Marriott, the official hotel of SID 2006. Space is filling up quickly, as 80 percent of the allotted rooms have already been reserved, so make your reservations soon! Once the Marriott fills up, all reservations will flow to the other conference hotel, the Hyatt, which currently has good room availability. To make a reservation, visit www.sid2006.org and click on "Housing."

Help SID Boost Membership by Telling a Friend

Do you have friends or colleagues who should be a part of the Society for Information Display, but aren't? Now is the perfect time to get them to join. No one knows the many professional and technical benefits of SID better than our members, so the Society is inviting everyone to spread the word and recruit peers and coworkers through the Member-Get-A-Member (MGM) program. With your help, SID's membership and professional network will continue to grow for years to come.

As a token of the Society's appreciation for your participation in this year's MGM program, you'll receive an SID credit certificate good for $10. This can be used toward 2006 dues or SID products or services.

For more information on the Member-Get-A-Member program, visit www.sid.org/members/membergetmember.html.

IDRC 2006 Seeks Paper Submissions

The 26^th International Display Research Conference (IDRC), which will take place September 18-21, 2006, at the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, has published its final 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 symposium where attendees can learn about the latest display research results from around the world, and evening programs that will include a look at the pioneers of display research at the RCA Labs. IDRC will also feature workshops on flexible displays as well as "An Introduction to Display Technologies," which will include a unique hands-on opportunity for attendees to build LCDs at Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute laboratories.

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.

Vehicle Display 2006 Symposium Issues Call for Papers

The 13^th annual Symposium on Vehicle Displays, organized by SID's Detroit Chapter, has published its first Call for Papers for the event, which will take place October 12-13, 2006, at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in Dearborn, Michigan.

The symposium, entitled Vehicles and Photons 2006, will focus on the intersection of vehicular display technology and photonic devices and systems.

Submission of abstracts in any of the following symposium topics is encouraged:

• Display technologies applied to vehicular applications

• New developments in display technologies and FPD Components (includes, but not limited to OLED, LCD, VFD, ELD, MEMs, HUD/transparent/flexible displays, etc.)

• Modifications of commercial FPD technologies to achieve automotive compliance

• Optical components and issues (optical coating, haze, high ambient contrast, luminance & color uniformity, optical modeling)

• Human factors and metrology issues (display legibility, visual information issues, driver distraction)

• NEW THIS YEAR! Lighting technologies applicable to vehicular implementations

• NEW THIS YEAR! Organic- and flexible-electronics opportunities and developments, including both display and non-display technology

• NEW THIS YEAR! Nano-materials including nanotechnology for device development and potential applications of nano-materials to display- and vehicle-related applications

• System solutions for in-car visual information interface (includes but not limited to Heads Up Display, Night Vision, Telematics, Multi-Media, Video communication and interface).

All interested authors are invited to submit extended one-page abstracts for presentations, particularly in the areas noted above. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is June 30, 2006. To download the Call for Papers, visit www.sid.org/conf/13thvd/call.pdf.

ADEAC 2006 Publishes First Call For Papers

The third-annual Americas Display Engineering and Applications Conference (ADEAC), which will take place October 23-26, 2006, in Atlanta, Georgia, has published its first Call for Papers. Co-sponsored by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), ADEAC provides a venue to keep industry professionals up-to-date with the ever-changing world of display electronics and components. The conference will also serve as a forum for papers on any topic focusing on display engineering and its applications.

Suggested topics include: Display Markets and End-User Product Needs; Putting Visual Science to Work; Managing Color Performance in LCDs; Flat-Panel Measurements and Standards; Display Interface Standards; Analog Interface Electronics and Graphics Conversions; Backlights and Related Hardware; Digital Interfaces and Digital TV Systems Including HDTV; Power and Signal Management; Display Enhancement and Optics for High-Ambient and Night-Vision Applications; Input/Output Devices Interfacing with Display Modules and Products; Flat Panels and Systems for Electronic Signage; Displays and Requirements for Portable Display Systems Employed in Cellular Phones, Digital Cameras, and PDAs; Design of Medical Display Systems; Military and Avionics Displays and Systems; Environmental Performance of Display Systems; Touch-screen Integrated Display Systems; Projection-display Systems; Innovative Display Systems and System Architectures; Components for Projection Systems; and Emerging Display Applications and Systems.

Papers will be accepted for both oral and poster presentation. The deadline for submission is July 7. To download the Call for Papers, visit www.sid.org/conf/adeac2006/call.pdf.