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October 2006 
Volume 2, Number 9

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HEADLINES 

1. SID 2007 Issues Final Call for Papers

2. Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2007 Display of the Year Awards

3. Relive SID 2006 with Exclusive Recordings of Symposium Sessions and Display Technology Seminars Complete with Speaker's Handouts

4. L.A. Chapter to Present One-Day Conference on LCD LED Lighting Technology

5. Help SID Boost Membership by Telling a Friend

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SID 2007 Issues Final Call for Papers

The Society has issued its final Call for Papers for the SID 2007 International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, which will take place May 20-25, 2007, in Long Beach, California, USA. Interested authors are encouraged to review the paper topics below and visit http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2007/call.pdf for complete guidelines.

This year's topics for paper submission are as follows:

• Active-Matrix Devices
• Applications
• Applied Vision/Human Factors
• Display Electronics
• Display Manufacturing
• Display Measurement
• Display Systems
• Emissive Displays
• Field-Emission Displays (FEDs)
• Liquid-Crystal and other Non-Emissive Displays
• Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)
• Projection Displays

The 2006 conference saw a record number of paper submissions, and an all-time high of 540 papers were accepted for poster and oral presentation.

Abstract/summary submissions for next year's symposium are due December 1, 2006. Late news abstract/summary submissions are due January 26, 2007. Digest paper submissions are due March 2, 2007. Late-news digest paper submissions are due March 9, 2007. For a full list of deadlines and contact information, please visit www.sid.org/conf/sid2007/call.pdf.

Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2007 Display of the Year Awards

Help us recognize the year's best, most exciting and innovative display products - send in your nominations for the 2007 SID/Information Display Magazine Display of the Year Awards.

Last year, for the first time in the history of the Awards, the nominations process was opened up to the entire display industry - and you responded with more than 100 nominations, making last year's awards the most competitive since their inception 12 years ago.

Both SID members and non-members can submit nominations, so long as the product was introduced into the marketplace between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006.

All nominations will be considered - display companies are encouraged to self-nominate their own products. Gold and Silver awards will be awarded in three categories:

Display of the Year Award
Granted for a display with novel and outstanding features such as new physical or chemical effects, or a new addressing method.

Display Application of the Year Award
Granted for a novel and outstanding application of display, where the display itself is not necessarily a new device.

Display Component of the Year Award
Granted for a novel component that significantly enhances the performance of a display.

To submit a nomination, visit www.sid.org/awards/dya.html, download an application for the appropriate category, and follow the instructions for submission. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2006.

The 2007 Display of the Year Awards will be announced and presented at the 2007 SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, which will take place in Long Beach, California, USA from May 20-25, 2007. For more information on SID 2007, visit www.sid2007.org.

Relive SID 2006 with Exclusive Recordings of Symposium Sessions and Display Technology Seminars Complete with Speaker's Handouts

With 540 papers of the highest quality, SID 2006 was the largest and most noteworthy event in the Society's history. However, with so many presentations of unsurpassed excellence, it was impossible to get to every session.

Whether you were at SID 2006 in San Francisco or did not have the chance to attend, now you have the chance to have the Symposium and Display Technology Seminars at your disposal with exclusive CDs and DVD-ROMs featuring synchronized audio and PowerPoint presentations.

The DVDs allow you to play the sessions back on your computer, download them to your MP3 player, or burn audio CDs to play in your car CD player.

To download the order form for the Symposium Sessions DVD-ROM, visit www.sid.org/publications/publications.html. To purchase the CD-ROM for the Display Technology Seminars, contact SID headquarters at (408) 977-1013, visit www.sid.org, or e-mail to office@sid.org.

*NOTE: Not all sessions are available on the DVDs. See the order form for more information.

L.A. Chapter to Present One-Day Conference on LCD LED Lighting Technology

Following on the heels of an extremely successful, sold-out one-day conference on LED technology in 2006, the L.A. chapter of SID will be sponsoring another one-day technical and business conference in 2007 on "LCD LED Lighting Technology." The conference will take place on January 19, 2007, at the Costa Mesa Country Club in Costa Mesa, California.

The conference will offer insights on the fundamentals and state-of-the-art of high-brightness LEDs and non-imaging optics (NIO), providing the 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.

The final program, which features 10 presentations, has just been published and can be viewed at www.sidchapters.org/la. Registration begins October 15. The cost will be $150 for SID Members, and $200 for non-members. Non-members can sign up for the conference and become members of SID for $225-a $50 savings! The deadline for advance registration is December 16, after which an additional $50 fee will be charged for all registrations.

For more information, visit www.sidchapters.org/la, or contact Erv Ulbrich at eulbrich@earthlink.net.

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.