SVC Adds Six New Tutorials to 2012 Education Program

Designed to complement the TechCon Technical Program Sessions and Exhibit, the six-day Education Program includes six new full and half-day tutorials. Twenty-six tutorials will be offered in Santa Clara, with the new tutorials highlighting hot topics within the industry.  New tutorial courses include:

C-332 - Zinc Oxide-Based and Other TCO Alternatives to ITO: Materials, Deposition, Properties and Applications
C-335 - Understandng Solar Cells (Half-day AM)
C-333 - Practice and Applications of High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) (Half-day AM)
M-102 - Introduction to Ellipsometry (Half-day AM)
C-331 - Industrial Ion Sources (Zhurin)
C-316 - Introduction to Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Processes, Chemistries and Applications (Willis)

You do not have to register for the TechCon or be a member of SVC to attend tutorials.
Anyone can take advantage of the practical problem-solving tutorials developed by the SVC. Taught by some of the most respected professionals in the vacuum coating industry, these tutorials cover every aspect of vacuum coating and complement the technical conference sessions and Exhibit. Twenty-six tutorials will be offered, including six new tutorials. Discounted fees are available for full time students. Click here for a list of the tutorials offered at the TechCon.  Visit the web site for course descriptions and instructor biographies or you can download a digital copy of the Preliminary Program.

Here’s what some of our students have said about SVC’s Tutorials:

“Fantastic session. The instructor was very engaging and he explained the topics very well. He took great care to answer clearly and thoroughly. I took four classes this week and this was by far the most informative and helpful.” – A. Larnece C-208

“Excellent tutorial. Good balance of technical and practical information.” – C. Dixon C-208

“The instructor made the course material easy to understand and related it to practical applications by giving real world examples.”  – E. Urbanski C-212

“The instructor made the course both educational and entertaining.” – A. Morrish C-322

“I thoroughly enjoyed the class and look forward to putting the knowledge into practice.”  – J. Nall C-328

“Very good teacher with loads of knowledge in both theoretical and practical issues.” – H. Frederiksen C-326

Registration for Tutorial Courses is available when registering for the TechCon.  You do not need to register for the TechCon or be a member of SVC to attend tutorials.  Simply choose the path on registration labeled: attending as a Tutorial Course Registrant Only.  Register Now

For details on all tutorials in the SVC portfolio, including the description, topical outline, tutorial syllabus and biographical sketches of the instructors, get started here, send an E-mail to svcinfo@svc.org or call 505/856-7188.