Benefits of SVC Membership
General benefits include:
- A discount on the registration fee for the annual Technical Conference
- One copy of the annual Technical Conference Proceedings CD-ROM containing all SVC Proceedings Abstracts from 1957 to present and Proceedings Manuscripts for the years 1991-2012
- Discount on live on-line and recorded Webinar registration (New for 2011)
- Access Free downloads from the Document Shop for manuscripts from the Technical Conference Proceedings (coming soon)
- Annual Technical Conference publications - Call for Papers, Preliminary Program and a copy of the TechCon Exhibit Guide (TEG)
- SVC Bulletin (3 times per year) - Print version and digital version
- E-mail notification of important events
- Ability to participate in the on-line Forum
Access to the Members Only Login section of the Web Site and the ability to:
- Update your contact information
- Search for a specific SVC member by name, location (i.e. State or Country), or business name
- Search for members of the SVC Young Members Group
- Search for SVC Student members
- Access the on-line Library of abstracts (from 1957) and manuscripts (from 1991) to present
- Review the SVC Strategic Plan
- Post a resume in the on-line Career Center
- Search resumes posted by members looking for a position
Aside from these tangible benefits, members enjoy enhanced opportunities to interact with colleagues who are active in different aspects of vacuum coating. Members also stay informed about the latest developments in PVD process technology.









