AVS Symposia Locations and Chairs

The 6th symposium in 1959 was the first designated as the National Symposium; the name has been applied retroactively to the earlier symposia. The term was used through 1997.

Since 1998, it has been the International Symposium but the numbering system is continuous; e.g. it was the 44th National Symposium in 1997 and the 45th International Symposium in 1998.

*Everett Brown was the Symposium Arrangements Chair for the first Symposium but he died in 1954 and was replaced by Lyle Backer

+George Murphy resigned at the end of 1954 and John Durant was Arrangements Chair for the 1955 symposium.

# This was the first Symposium with the title National Symposium.

$ Bill Bottoms was the official program chair in 1977 but "vanished" before the abstract selection meeting and the program was organized by John Yates and Galen Fisher.

(a) Combined with the 2nd International Congress on Vacuum Science & Technology

(b) Combined with the 5th International Vacuum Congress & 1st International Conference on Solid Surfaces. Luther Preuss was the General Chair

(c) Combined with the 10th International Vacuum Congress & 6th International Conference on Solid Surfaces. Len Beavis was the General Chair

(d) Combined with the 15th International Vacuum Congress & 11th International Conference on Solid Surfaces; J.W. Rogers was the General Chair.

# Year Location Program Chair Local Arrangements Chair
1 1954 Asbury Park, NJ Rudolph A. Koehler *Everett M. Brown
Lyle Backer
2 1955 Pittsburgh, PA Rudolph A. Koehler + George Murphy/ John H. Durant
3 1956 Chicago, IL Edmond S. Perry Medard W. Welch
4 1957 Boston, MA Wilfrid Matheson Harry Bliven
5 1958 San Francisco, CA C. Robert Meissner Hugh R. Smith
# 6 1959 Philadelphia, PA C. Robert Meissner Lewis Hull
7 1960 Cleveland, OH C. Robert Meissner Luther Preuss
8(a) 1961 Washington, DC Luther Preuss Richard A. Denton
9 1962 Los Angeles, CA George H. Bancroft David Moore
10 1963 Boston, MA George H. Bancroft Hans A Steinherz
11 1964 Chicago, IL George H. Bancroft R.G. Picard
12 1965 New York, NY R.L. Jepsen H.W. Schleuning
Messina-Exhibits
13 1966 San Francisco, CA Edward E. Donaldson J.M. Khan
14 1967 Kansas City, MO Edward E. Donaldson Paul J. Bryant
15 1968 Pittsburgh, PA William J. Lange Jack H. Singleton
16 1969 Seattle, WA J. Roger Young Rolland R. LaPelle
17 1970 Washington, DC J. Roger Young Joseph T. Scheurich
18(b) 1971 Boston, MA Jack H. Singleton Marsbed H. Hablanian
19 1972 Chicago, IL N. Rey Whetten John S. Moenich
20 1973 New York, NY Robert B. Marcus Jerome J. Cuomo
21 1974 Anaheim, CA Leonard C. Beavis Joseph P. Davis
Fred J. McClung, Jr.
22 1975 Philadelphia, PA Robert Rosenburg Thomas A. Jennings
23 1976 Chicago, IL John L. Vossen Brooke V. Thorley
24 1977 Boston, MA $William R. Bottoms
John Yates & Galen Fisher		 John J. Sullivan
25 1978 San Francisco, CA Edward N. Sickafus Howard G. Patton
26 1979 New York, NY Raymond S. Berg Tony M. Messina
27 1980 Detroit, MI John A. Thornton James M. Burkstrand
28 1981 Anaheim, CA William D. Westwood Joseph P. Davis
29 1982 Baltimore, MD Lawrence L. Kazmerski James S. Murday
30 1983 Boston, MA Leonard J. Brillson David J. Diamond
31 1984 Reno, NV Galen B. Fisher Howard G. Patton
32 1985 Houston, TX Jerry M. Woodall Alex Ignatiev
33(c) 1986 Baltimore, MD Theodore E. Madey James S. Murday
34 1987 Anaheim, CA J. William Rogers, Jr. George E. Aguilu
Joseph P. Davis
35 1988 Atlanta, GA John R. Noonan John F. Wendelken
36 1989 Boston, MA H. Frederick. Dylla David J. Diamond
37 1990 Toronto, Ont. Frank Jansen Frank R. Shepherd
38 1991 Seattle, WA Richard J. Colton Eric M. Stuve
39 1992 Chicago, IL John H. Weaver William D. Sproul
40 1993 Orlando, FL Dennis Manos Art O. Fuente, Jr.
J. Lyn Provo
41 1994 Denver, CO Tom M. Mayer
Ellen B. Stechel		 Pete Sheldon
Larry Kazmerski
42 1995 Minneapolis, MN Patricia Thiel Harry M. Meyer
43 1996 Philadelphia, PA Stephen M. Rossnagel Paul Finestone
Pat Morris
44 1997 San Jose, CA Gregory J. Exarhos Calvin Gabriel
45 1998 Baltimore, MD Paula J. Grunthaner John Russell, Jr.
46 1999 Seattle, WA Luke D. Hinkle Dave Castner
47 2000 Boston, MA Cammy R. Abernathy Robert A. Childs
48 (d) 2001 San Francisco, CA Roger Stockbauer Abe Ghanbari
49 2002 Denver, CO Antoine Kahn Pete Sheldon
Larry Kazmerski
50 2003 Baltimore, MD Christie R.K. Marrian Kathryn J. Wahl
51 2004 Anaheim, CA David G. Castner Linda Ellsworth
52 2005 Boston, MA Steven George Luke D. Hinkle
53 2006 San Francisco, CA Terry Michalske Dick Brundle
54 2007 Seattle, WA John N. Russell, Jr. Lara J. Gamble
55 2008 Boston, MA Bridget R. Rogers James Carter
56 2009 San Jose, CA Daniel Gall Rick Anderson
57 2010 Albuquerque, MN Eray Aydil LAC is eliminated and all functions now managed by AVS Staff
58 2011 Nashville, TN Susan Sinnott LAC is eliminated and all functions now managed by AVS Staff
59 2012 Tamps, FL Chip Eddy, Jr. LAC is eliminated and all functions now managed by AVS Staff
60 2013 Long Beach, CA James Fitz-Gerald LAC is eliminated and all functions now managed by AVS Staff
61 2014 Baltimore, MD Vincent Smentkowski LAC is eliminated and all functions now managed by AVS Staff
62 2015 San Jose, CA Anthony Muscat LAC is eliminated and all functions now managed by AVS Staff

Back