Bay-Area SID Announces First One-Day Technical Conference

8:20-9:00 am

Registration and networking

9:00-9:02 am

Welcome and Logistic messages: Conference co-Chairs Dr. Jennifer Colegrove and Ms. Rashmi Rao ScD

9:04-9:07 am

Welcome Message from SID President Elect, Dr. Amal Ghosh.

9:10-9:40 am

Morning Keynote, Microsoft, Jeff Han, General Manager- MS Office Div. (Formerly Founder Perceptive Pixel)

9:40-10:40 am

Session 1. LCD display new trends

LCD Display Technology dominates the flat panel display market with over $100 billion revenue per year. It has been widely adopted for many applications, from mobile phone, tablet PC, notebook PC, monitors and TV to digital signage. In this session hear from LCD experts as they elucidate on recent advances and map new technology trends in LCD technology.

10:40-10:50 am

LCD Display Session Panel Discussion

10:50-11:10 am

Morning coffee break

11:10-12:10 pm

Session 2: OLED display and lighting

OLED displays have shown dramatic growth in recent years, however, most OLED display applications are less than 5-inches diagonal size. In this session, we ask OLED experts to discuss pertinent issues facing OLED Displays such as the obstacles for OLED to enter large applications like AMOLED TV. What will make AMOLED TV a success? How big will the OLED lighting market be in 5 years?

12:10-12:20 pm

OLED Session Panel Discussion

12:20-1:30 pm

Lunch break: served lunch in Sheraton

1:30-2:00 pm

Afternoon Keynote: Intel, Dr. Achin Bhowmik, Director, Perceptual Computing Technology and Solutions

2:00-3:00 pm

Session 3: Touch and gesture control

Touch screens have been widely adopted in our everyday life, from mobile phones to airport self check-in. How will Windows 8 impact touch adoption for PCs? Will projected capacitive touch screens continue to dominate the touch industry? What would enable gesture control to be more widely adopted? Speakers in this session will address these questions.

3:00-3:10 pm

Touch and Gesture Control Session Panel Discussion

3:10-3:40 pm

Afternoon coffee break

3:40-4:40 pm

Session 4: Other Emerging displays

In addition to the mainstream LCD and OLED display technologies, there are several developing technologies which offer unique benefits. In this session we will discuss such emerging display technologies – very low power displays, flexible displays, transparent displays, and other types.

4:40-4:50 pm

Emerging Display Session Panel Discussion

4:50-5:00 pm

Closing Remarks: BA-SID Chair, Geoff Walker

5:00-7:00 pm

Cocktail Networking Reception (no charge for paid attendees)