TechCon Highlights

Learn and Remember ...
A Vacuum Wizard’s Guide to Understanding Vacuum and Vacuum Coating
Sunday Afternoon, April 23 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Your Vacuum Wizard is Don McClure, 3M Company

Welcome Address, Plenary Session and Awards Ceremony
Sunday, April 23, 7 p.m.
The SVC President and other key SVC members kick off the Conference and introduce the 2006 Nat Sugerman Award recipient, Mentor Award recipients, and the Plenary Speaker. A Welcome Reception for all TechCon registrants and exhibitors follow this event.

Keynote Presentation
Monday Morning, April 24 8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m.

Technology Forum Breakfast Table Topics
Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25 and 26 7:00 a.m.–8:20 a.m.
Join these breakfast-time, facilitator-led roundtable discussions, organized to provide an opportunity for informal
discussion and interaction on specific topics. The topics and facilitators are described on pages 8 and 11.

“Meet the Experts” Corner
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24, 25 and 26
This program provides an informal setting for conference registrants to obtain answers to their problems by interacting with experts willing to answer questions relating to general thin film deposition issues. Bring your questions and problems. Learn from others. TechCon attendees are invited to suggest topics of interest to Don Mattox, SVC Technical Director, at donmattox@svc.org or call 505/856-7188.

Workshop on “Trends and Challenges in Optical Coatings”
Tuesday, April 25 5:10 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Bring Your Questions! This should be a lively experience.

TechCon Exhibit
Monday and Tuesday, April 24 and 25

Heuréka! Post-Deadline Recent Developments Session
Monday and Tuesday, April 24 and 25
Moderators: L. Bárdos and H. Baránková, Uppsala University, Sweden
This exciting SVC session enables authors to present their late-breaking results, developments, disclosures, and stimulating achievements, long after the official abstract submission deadline has passed. It will be run independently of all other TechCon sessions on Monday and Tuesday evening. This is not a “catch-all” session for late papers, and the number of presentations will be limited. If you have questions, contact Lad Bárdos at ladislav.bardos@ angstrom.uu.se or Hana Baránková at hanabarankova@angstrom.uu.se. To be included in the Final Program, submit your 200-word abstract on-line at www.svc.org before March 1, 2006

5K Run. An SVC Foundation Fund-raising Activity at the Zoo
Tuesday, April 25 6:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m.
Wolfgang Decker, the organizer of this special 5K Run in the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, has gathered an enthusiastic group of donors to support this event and the Foundation. The donors will be announced in the upcoming Bulletin and on the SVC Web Site. If you do not mind getting up early before a busy day, this new event will be fun for all runners and walkers, whatever your ability. The $20 registration fee includes a T-shirt (the fee is not tax deductible). Register for the Run when you register for the TechCon using the On-line Registration system on the SVC Web Site at www.svc.org. If you have questions, please contact Wolfgang at w.decker@vastfilm.com

Companions’ Program
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24, 25 and 26
Bring Your Companion to Washington, DC!