Symposium Registration Procedures
We strongly encourage you to pre-register using our online 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 September 24, 2007:

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 2, 2007, 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 September 18, 2007, 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/avss107/xpresstoolkit/Login.asp

Symposium Registration Cancellation Policy
All Symposium cancellation/refund requests must be submitted by Monday, October 8, 2007 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 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.

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 2008. 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 2008 issue of the Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A. The manuscript submission deadline is October 1, 2007. 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, or audio equipment at any AVS International Symposium, Short Course, or Topical Conference is prohibited without prior written approval of AVS. Anyone in violation of these policies will be removed from the premises immediately. AVS reserves the right to reproduce, by any means selected, any or all of these presentations and materials.

Wireless Internet Access
AVS will be sponsoring wireless internet access in the Exhibition Hall at the Washington State Convention Center from Tuesday-Thursday. Attendees will be welcome to use the computers located in the Exhibit Hall E-mail Pavilion, sponsored by JEOL, or log in directly using their own laptops at various wireless spot marked throughout the Exhibit Hall. AVS will also be providing a complimentary wireless internet cafe in the Sheraton and Westin for those attendees staying within the AVS housing block. Those visiting the cafe will be required to present their room key and symposium badge. Location details will be provided at check-in.

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.

Additional Notes
•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 (605) to test the equipment prior to their presentation

•AVS will not publish an Abstract Book so you must refer to 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 on the second level of the Convention Center should you need to reference any abstracts during the week.

2008 Symposium Suggestions
We hope that you will be satisfied by the content of the AVS 54th meeting whether your main interest lies in the technical sessions, short courses, the equipment exhibition, 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:

• Bridget Rogers, Vanderbilt University, VU Station, BB351604, Nashville, TN 37235, bridget_rogers@avs.org

• James Carter, 277 William Street, Stoneham, MA, james_carter@avs.org

AVS 55th International Symposium
HYNES CONVENTION CENTER
BOSTON, MA
OCTOBER 19-24, 2008

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