Symposium
Registration Procedures
We strongly
encourage you to pre-register using our
on-line registration program
which will ensure faster confirmation. Those of you wishing to
register via
mail or fax may complete the form and send it to the following
address to be received no later than October 23, 2006:
AVS
c/o CDS
107 Waterhouse Road
Bourne, MA 02532
Fax: 508-759-4552
Please note that all domestic pre-registrants who register by October 31,
2006, will receive their badges and event tickets by mail in advance of the
meeting. You must report to the Badge Holder Pick-up counter on-site to
collect your holder and materials.
International registrants who pre-register by October 13, 2006, will receive
their badges and events tickets by mail in advance of the meeting but those
registering later will be required to report to the Pre-Registration counter
in the registration area to collect their badges and materials. All
registrants must have their badge and badgeholder to gain admission to the
technical sessions and exhibition.
Symposium Registration
After
completing the registration process, you may use Xpress Reg Update to review
your registration status, print another receipt, check on the status of your
badge mailing, change your address, etc.
http://www.xpressreg.net/Register/AVSS115/xpuLogin.asp
Special Rate for AIChE Attendees!
The Plasma
Science and Technology Division is holding a joint session with the AIChE
Meeting, which is being held in San Francisco during the same week as
AVS-53. Any AIChE attendees are welcome to attend this session and the AVS
Exhibition as our guests. In addition, any AIChE attendees wishing to attend
other Symposium sessions may take advantage of our special AIChE One Day
Rate for $100. AIChE attendees may pre-register but must present their AIChE
badge and/or receipt in order to collect their badge at AVS Registration.
AVS Post-Doc Rate
AVS is again
pleased to offer a reduced rate for our post-doc attendees. We hope this
will encourage your participation in the AVS Symposium. See
registration
form for details.
Symposium Registration Cancellation Policy
All
Symposium cancellation/refund requests must be submitted by Monday,
November, 6, 2006 in writing to:
Yvonne Towse, Registration Coordinator
AVS
120 Wall Street, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Fax: 212-248-0245
Email: yvonne@avs.org
Please note that all refunds will be issued via check within 30 days after
the meeting. All refunds are subject to a $25 cancellation fee.
Other
Conditions
You will be
charged for all registrations received. A $20 fee will be charged for all
returned checks.
No Purchase Orders will be accepted. All registration fees are
NON-TRANSFERABLE.
No one under the age of 12 (including infants and toddlers) will be
permitted on the exhibit floor.
Symposium Lost Badge Policy
Please note
that we will be imposing a $20 fee for replacement badges so please remember
to bring your badge and keep it in a safe place throughout the week.
AVS
Message Center
Be sure to
take advantage of the AVS Message Center which is a service allowing you to
communicate with your colleagues while attending the AVS 53rd International
Symposium. This feature allows you to search the Registration Directory to
find the person you wish to communicate with and once you find them in the
list you may send them a private message. The Message Center also allows you
to read messages that people send you, with the opportunity to reply.
Check out the message center kiosk on the second level of the convention
center for additional information.
Complimentary AVS Membership Offer
If you have paid the full, student, or postdoc non-member registration fee,
you will receive a complimentary AVS electronic membership for 2007. If you
wish to receive a JVST print subscription you must pay any additional fees.
For more information, stop by the AVS Membership/Education Booth in the
Exhibit Hall during the week of the Symposium or contact:
Angela Klink
AVS
120 Wall Street, 32nd fl
New York, NY 10005
212-248-0200 X221 Fax: 212-248-0245
Email: membership@avs.org
JVST Manuscript Publication Information
The papers from this Symposium will be published in the July/August 2007
issue of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A. The manuscript
submission deadline is October 2, 2006. Accepted authors interested in
publishing, please contact:
Becky York
JVST Editorial Office
Caller Box 13994
100 Park Drive, Suite 105
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919-361-2787 Fax: 919-361-1378
Email: becky_york@avs.org
Recording Equipment Policy
The use of video recording equipment, cameras, audio equipment, or any other
recording or reproduction mechanism at any AVS International Symposium,
Short Course, or Topical Conference is prohibited without prior written
approval of AVS.
We reserve the right to confiscate any suspected recorded material,
terminate admission, and remove such person(s) from the facility immediately
should we believe this policy has been violated. AVS does reserve the right
to reproduce, by any means selected, any or all of these presentations and
materials.
E-mail
Opportunities
Attendees will be welcome to use the computers located in the e-mail
pavilion in the Exhibit Hall (First Floor) during the exhibit show hours.
Complimentary wireless access will be available throughout the week in the
Moscone West Convention Center.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Please note that AVS will not publish an Abstract Book so you must refer to
the website (www.avs.org) to review and print abstracts of interest. All
abstracts, as well as a personal scheduler have been available on our
website since early July.
Computer terminals with a program link will be available at the Symposium on
the second level of the Convention Center should you need to reference any
abstracts during the week.
Please note that AVS will be providing PC’s in all session rooms in addition
to switchboxes which should allow for a quick and easy transition between
presentations. All authors are encouraged to visit the Presenters Preview
Room (2010) to test the equipment prior to their presentation.
Securing Visas
International Attendees: Due to increasing delays in securing visas to the
U.S. it is strongly encouraged that prospective international attendees
begin this process as early as possible to ensure approval. Please refer to
the following website for additional information and assistance:
www.national-academies.org/visas
You may also contact Yvonne Towse (yvonne@avs.org) for additional
assistance.
New This
Year at AVS
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Welcome Mixer
On Monday evening following the technical sessions exhibitors can
interface with symposium attendees in a relaxed atmosphere. There will
be music, food, drinks and a few surprises.
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Technical
Session Breaks
40-minute morning breaks followed by generous lunch breaks will allow
attendees additional time to visit the exhibit hall.
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Free Technical
Session Passes for Exhibitors
Two technical session badges for each 10x10 booth.
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Coffee Breaks
Free coffee will be provided in the exhibit hall during the morning
technical session breaks.
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Art Zone
Featuring Special Artist Kim Dylla showing paintings of vacuum and
surface analysis equipment.
Monday Kick Off Mixer and
Tuesday-Thursday Exhibit Hall
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Art Contest
Attendees will be able to enter their best science based graphic image
in an art contest.
1st Place takes home $500!
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $100
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Public Lecture
Sunday from 6:00-7:30 p.m.—
Paul Roberts, The End of Oil: Dependence, Depletion, and Denial
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Special
Sessions
•Industrial Physics Forum (IPF)
•The Fifth International Conference on Nanoimprint and Nanoprint
Technology
•Joint PSTD/AIChE Session
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New This
Year at AVS (Cont'd)
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Exhibit
Reception
Tuesday evening (5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.) in the exhibit hall. Snacks and
drinks will be served.
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Exhibit Finale
(Thursday, Nov. 16)
During the final hours of the exhibit there will be food, prizes,
raffles, 5K Run Awards, and other contest winner announcement.
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Show Days
Are back to Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Housing
Reservations Incentives
AVS is pleased to offer special rates at two San Francisco hotels—the San
Francisco Marriott and the Renaissance Parc 55. Keep in mind that reserving
a room in this convention block helps AVS meet its
financial commitments* to
the host city and retain lower registration fees as well as a high quality
conference with the features and services you are accustomed to. To make
these properties more attractive, AVS will be offering the following
incentives for you to book your stay:
Drawings and Giveaways
1. All attendees who make a hotel reservation in the AVS block will be
entered in drawings (2) for a free full week (6 nights) stay ($1,500 value;
one winner at each hotel)**.
2. All attendees who make a hotel reservation in the AVS block will be
entered in drawings (2) for a free full week symposium registration ($550
value)**.
3. All attendees who make a hotel reservation in the AVS block will be
entered in drawings (8) for a gift $25 certificate good for room service or
restaurant/lounges within the hotel (four winners at each hotel).
4. The first 25 attendees to make hotel reservations in the AVS block will
receive a free AVS electronic membership for 2007 ($95 value).
Notes
* Most cities (like San Francisco) require a minimum number of sleeping room
nights to be booked in order to gain access to use both the hotel and
convention center meeting facilities—when AVS does not fulfill these room
nights (known as attrition) the hotel assesses a per person, per night
penalty to fulfill what is missing from the block and/or charges increased
meeting space rental.
**Drawings will be held following the October 20, 2006, housing deadline.
Hotel Reservations
Housing opened on July 10, 2006 and closes October 20, 2006. Housing will be
managed by Conferon using Passkey. The hotels in the AVS block is:
1. San Francisco Marriott (Head quarter)–located at 55 Fourth Street, San
Francisco, CA 94103-3199
2. Renaissance Parc 55–located at 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA
94102
Reservations may be made on online using the official
housing form. Questions? E-mail
housing@avs.org.
Ground
Transportation
From San
Francisco International Airport
Airport Shuttle
SuperShuttle will provide a discount to AVS attendees ($2 off from SFO and
$3 off from OAK). Online reservations may be made in advance at
www.supershuttle.com
using the AVS code: TMJ6W. If you are arriving at SFO, advance reservations
are not necessary.
See coupon.
Rental Car
San Francisco International (SFO) offers rental car services from Alamo,
Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. Shuttle
buses to the Rental Center depart from upper level outside curb every 5
minutes.
Taxi
Taxis depart from the taxi zones located at the roadway center islands, on
the arrivals/baggage claim level of all terminals. Uniformed taxi
coordinators are stationed at the taxi zones from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. to
assist passengers. Taxi service to/from either hotel is approximately $50
each.
BART (Bay Area Rapid
Transit)
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system now connects with SFO.
The SFO BART Station is located in the International Terminal with direct
links (one level above) to all terminals via thAirTrain. Travelers can take
the BART line from downtown San Francisco to the SFO International Terminal
in just 29 minutes for under $5.00.
Public
Transportation
BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
BART provides service to 43 stations including Millbrae, SFO, San Francisco,
Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Walnut Creek, and other locations in the East
Bay. Hours of operation are weekdays 4:00 a.m.-midnight, Saturday 6:00
a.m.-midnight, and Sunday 8:00 a.m.-midnight. Trains run typically every 15
minutes on weekdays and 20 minutes on evenings and weekends. Fares are based
on distance traveled; tickets may be purchased at stations. Website:
www.bart.gov
Cable Cars
Cable cars operate along three routes: the Powell-Hyde line which begins at
Powell and Market Streets and terminates at Victorian Park near the Maritime
Museum and Aquatic Park; the Powell-Mason line which also begins at Powell
and Market but terminates at Bay Street just three blocks from Fisherman’s
Wharf; and the California Street line which runs from the foot of Market
Street to Van Ness Avenue.
Website:
https://www.sfvisitor.org
Caltrain
Trains operate daily and holidays from San Francisco to San Jose, with
weekday commute hour service to Gilroy. The terminal is at Fourth and King
Streets just one block from SBC Park. Website:
http://www.caltrain.com
Ferries
Water taxis depart from several points around San Francisco and go to the
following destinations: Alameda, Larkspur, Oakland (Jack London Square),
Sausalito, Tiburon, and Vallejo. Excursion service also operates between San
Francisco and Alcatraz and Angel Islands. During home games, ferry service
is available from Pacific Bell Park.
Website:
http://transit.511.org
Muni (San
Francisco Municipal Railway)
Muni operates underground downtown and on the streets in the outer
neighborhoods. Five lines are involved: J (Church), K (Ingleside), L (Taraval),
M (Ocean), N (Judah). Historic streetcars (F-line) operate along Market
Street beginning in the Castro District and terminating at Fisherman’s
Wharf. Route information is published in the Yellow Pages or may be obtained
by calling 415-673-MUNI (6864), 511, or at
www.sfmuni.com.
An official map of San Francisco Streets and Muni routes is $3.
Receive a $5 Concession Coupon for Using Public Transportation
Registered attendees who take either Caltrain or BART to attend the meeting
may show their ticket at the Registration Manager’s desk for a special
coupon good for $5.00 at the Exhibit Hall concession stands.
Parking
Parking at the hotels
1. San Francisco Marriott, 55 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103-3199
($46; valet only)
2. Renaissance Parc 55, 55 Cyril Magnin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
($43; valet only)
Discount Parking Nearby Moscone West for Bay Area Attendees
A special parking discount of $5.00 has been arranged for attendees living
in the Bay Area who park in the Fifth & Mission Parking Garage, 833 Mission
Street (between Fourth & Fifth Streets), adjacent to Moscone West; located
at P1 on
http://www.moscone.com/pdf/MosconeParkingMap.pdf
1. Moscone Center Garage, 255 Third Street (Folsom & Howard, across the
street from Moscone South’s Esplanade Ballroom), 415-777-2782 ($22)
2. Hearst Parking Center, 45 Third Street (45 Third Street (entrance on
Stevenson, 2 blocks from Moscone South/North), 415-989-4000 ($19)
3. Museum Parc Garage, 300 Third Street (entrance on Third and on Folsom
Streets), 415- 348-0304 ($10)
2007
Symposium Suggestions
We hope that you will be satisfied by the content of the AVS 53rd meeting
whether your main interest lies in the technical sessions, short courses,
the equipment exhibition, the companion program, or the special events and
functions which are scheduled throughout the week. The AVS Program and Local
Arrangements Committees strive to ensure that the International Symposium
meets the needs of the community which utilizes all aspects of vacuum
science and technology. To assist them in meeting this objective for next
year’s symposium, suggestions for improvement in any aspect should be
directed respectively to the Program and Local Arrangement Committee Chairs:
John N. Russell, Jr., Naval Research Lab, Chemistry Division Code 6125, 4555
Overlook Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20375-5342, john_russell@avs.org
Lara Gamble, University of Washington, Dept. of Bioengineering, Box 351750,
Seattle, WA 98195-1750, lara_gamble@avs.org
AVS 54th International Symposium
SEATTLE CONVENTION CENTER
SEATTLE, WA
OCTOBER 14-19, 2007
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