Q. What can people expect from Display Week 2020?

A. The electronic display industry is entering an exciting era with new technologies such as microLED, augmented reality and flexible solutions emerging rapidly. Display Week is the best place in the world to get a first glance at all these - and other - new concepts before they change our industry forever.

Q. What are the advantages of attending Display Week?

A. Display Week is a window into the future of our industry. Maybe even more importantly, it is the place where all stakeholders of our industry meet to do business. Unlike consumer-oriented trade shows, most of the 8,000+ attendees of Display Week are buyers, sellers or decision-influencing technologists.

Q. Who should attend Display Week?

A. Display Week offers something for everybody in our industry. The world-renowned International Technical Symposium and our Monday Seminars bring the newest technology to researchers and engineers. The business track conferences and networking programs provide a framework for deals across the supply chain. And the exhibition floor brings everybody together to marvel at the future.

Q. What’s on the horizon for SID?

A. SID is at its strongest point ever. We have record membership of 5,700; we’re hosting more conferences than we ever have (with many attracting record attendance); and we have more programs for our members. All this is supported by hardworking volunteers and, importantly, a strong financial foundation. Our Society will leverage these strengths in the coming years to provide more benefits to more stakeholders in our industry across more parts of the world. Our expansion to a headquarters in China and into training schools in multiple countries are just the start of what we have planned to make SID valuable for everybody - everywhere - in our industry.

Yi-Pai Huang

General Chair for Display Week 2020

Q. What kind of planning is under way for Display Week 2020?

A.In addition to the technical program, we’re currently planning the business and marketing tracks, as well as the Job Fair and Exhibitors’ Forum. We’re expanding our keynote sessions beyond displays this year, to include leaders from Tier 1 semiconductor companies who can speak to machine learning and smart display applications. All the Display Week executive committees consist of top-level managers in the industry and academia. We brainstorm the new topics, target the future trends, and learn from the past to develop an exceptional experience for attendees and exhibitors.

Q. What’s the most exciting thing about Display Week 2020?

A. I believe the most exciting thing we’ll see at Display Week 2020 is the evolution - and revolution - of technology. Many new technologies have become more mature for mass production, such as flexible OLED, high quality AR/VR systems and microLED. There’s also a lot of advancement and excitement around the interdisciplinary collaborations that create many new applications, such as smart retail, auto-piloting and smart healthcare.

Q. How can I get involved with SID to lend my expertise to Display Week?

A. There are many ways to be a part of Display Week: You can submit a high quality paper, register for an exhibition booth, or apply for consideration as an
I-Zone exhibitor. Even just participating as an attendee, you’ll gain tremendous benefit from the Symposium, exhibition and business forums, which provide opportunities to interact with experts from all over the world.

Q. What kind of programming can we look forward to at Display Week 2020?

A. We have three special topics that reflect the latest trends in the display industry: AR/VR/MR, Machine Learning for Displays and Printed Displays. Of course, regular tracks diligently put together by our program committee are the foundation of our technical program. Here, I expect we’ll see other leading-edge topics, such as foldable displays, microLEDs and quantum dots – which I’m sure will continue to draw large audiences.

Q. How has programming changed in the past 5 years?

A. In the past 5 years, display technology and applications have gone through rapid changes, not only in the pace of progress, but also in the number of new entries. The program committee is very sensitive to the changes and has been proactive in communicating - in some cases promoting - the changes through the program design. One of the most important changes is the formalization of Special Topics and the creation of the position "Vice Program Chair," who may select papers from different committees to put together strong crossdiscipline special sessions that better serve the display community.

Q. How do you choose topics for the special sessions?

A. For special session topics, we asked the program committee members for their suggestions. Based on the input from this group of highly regarded display experts, and after consulting with the General Chair, Deputy Program Chair and other executive committee members, we decide on the final special topics.

Q. What makes San Francisco a great place to hold Display Week 2020?

A. As the second largest city in the California Bay Area, San Francisco offers the convenience of being right next to Silicon Valley - where you can get a lot of work done! And after the work is done, you can enjoy the many things that San Francisco has to offer: wonderful food, modern architecture, a cosmopolitan flair, steep rolling hills and spectacular natural beauty

It’s never too early to start thinking about submitting an application for the I-Zone at Display Week 2020. Now in its 9th year, the I-Zone is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to demonstrate your prototype – for free – for three days during this global exhibition that draws more than 8,000 attendees eager to see emerging technologies and new products that haven’t hit the marketplace yet. This competitive selection process is open to universities, researchers, government labs and start-ups. In 2018 and 2019, more than 50 exhibitors were awarded booth space on the main exhibition floor

"I-Zone at Display Week has established itself as the primary platform on the exhibit floor to see displays and related innovations from startups and university labs," says Harit Doshi, chair of SID's I-Zone Committee.

Check out last year’s winner, Holst Centre, which walked away with the Best Prototype Award for its transparent fingerprint reader concept. See the live awards announcement.

The deadline for applying to the 2020 I-Zone at Display Week is February 28, 2020. For more information, visit our website or email I-Zone@sid.org.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

In 2019, Display Week held the first People’s Choice Awards (replacing the Best in Show Awards of previous years). For the first time, attendees and exhibitors had the opportunity to vote for their favorite exhibits and products on the show floor, including Best New Display Technology (LG), Best Technology Demonstration (BOE), and best large (AUO), medium (CLEARink) and small (PlayNitride) booths. There were multiple winners in several categories. See the full list of winners.

We’re pleased to announce that the People’s Choice Awards will be back again for Display Week 2020!

Once again, voting will take place through a survey in the Display Week mobile app in the following six categories:

• Best New Display Technology
• Best New Display Component
• Best Technology Demonstration
• Best Small Booth
• Best Medium Booth
• Best Large Booth

For more information, contact Danielle Rocco at drocco@pcm411.com.

Join us at Display Week 2020 and let your voice be heard!