AVS 59th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition Schedule

Program Schedule

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The Time Periods tab is a graphical overview of the technical program. Time periods are shown on a calendar display, with each time period showing the start and end times, number of sessions and number of papers.
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Click a Heading link to see the Time Period's Sessions or a Timeline link for the papers.

Time	Sun Oct 28	Mon Oct 29	Tue Oct 30	Wed Oct 31	Thu Nov 1		Fri Nov 2
8:00 AM			TuM 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 18 sessions 119 papers Timeline	WeM 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 18 sessions 123 papers Timeline	ThM 8:00 AM - 12:20 PM 17 sessions 127 papers Timeline
		MoM 8:20 AM - 12:00 PM 17 sessions 119 papers Timeline					FrM 8:20 AM - 12:00 PM 5 sessions 36 papers Timeline

9:00 AM


10:00 AM


11:00 AM


12:00 PM			TuL 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1 session 5 papers Timeline	WeL 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1 session 6 papers Timeline		ThL 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 1 session 1 paper Timeline


1:00 PM


2:00 PM		MoA 2:00 PM - 5:40 PM 17 sessions 127 papers Timeline	TuA 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM 18 sessions 127 papers Timeline	WeA 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM 18 sessions 124 papers Timeline	ThA 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM 13 sessions 96 papers Timeline


3:00 PM


4:00 PM	SuA 4:00 PM - 6:40 PM 1 session 3 papers Timeline


5:00 PM


6:00 PM			TuP 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 12 sessions 121 papers		ThP 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 10 sessions 116 papers


7:00 PM

Click a topic code to see that topic's Sessions.

Topic Code	Topic Title
AC	Actinides and Rare Earths Focus Topic
AS	Applied Surface Science
BI	Biomaterial Interfaces
BN	Biointerphases Focus Topic: Bioimaging
BP	Biomaterials Plenary Session
EL	Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Focus Topic
EM	Electronic Materials and Processing
EN	Energy Frontiers Focus Topic
ET	Electron Transport at the Nanoscale Focus Topic
EW	Exhibitor Technology Spotlight
GR	Graphene and Related Materials Focus Topic
HI	Helium Ion Microscopy Focus Topic
IS	In Situ Microscopy and Spectroscopy Focus Topic
LB	Late Breaking Session
MB	Biofilms and Biofouling: Marine Medical Energy Focus Topic
MI	Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures
MN	MEMS and NEMS
NM	Nanomanufacturing Science and Technology Focus Topic
NS	Nanometer-scale Science and Technology
OX	Oxide Heterostructures-Interface Form & Function Focus Topic
PS	Plasma Science and Technology
SE	Advanced Surface Engineering
SP	Scanning Probe Microscopy Focus Topic
SS	Surface Science
TC	Transparent Conductors and Printable Electronics Focus Topic
TF	Thin Film
TR	Tribology Focus Topic
VT	Vacuum Technology

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AVS2012 Schedule

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Special Events Calendar
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Time	Sat Oct 27	Sun Oct 28					Mon Oct 29				Tue Oct 30												Wed Oct 31		Thu Nov 1
6:15 AM																							AVS 32nd Annual 5 km Run--Along Bayshore Sidewalk 6:15 AM - 9:00 AM Room Offsite

											History Committee Meeting 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Meeting Room 2 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)
7:15 AM		Fourteenth Topical Conference on Quantitative Surface Analysis (QSA-14) 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Room 20

																									ASED Business Meeting 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)	Professional Leadership Committee Meeting and Breakfast 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room Café Waterside Restaurant (Marriott) (Invitation Only)
8:15 AM												Awards Committee Meeting and Lunch 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM Meeting Room 3 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)													ASED Executive Committee Meeting 8:15 AM - 12:00 PM Meeting Room 1 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)
			AVS Board of Directors' Meeting 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)

9:15 AM
											Vacuum Technology Business Meeting 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM Room 14

10:15 AM


11:15 AM

							Plenary Lecture: Joel E. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology, "The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Are Microbes Helping to Clean up the Mess?" 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Ballroom B (Convention Center)				Chapters, Divisions, and Groups Meeting and Lunch 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting Room 5 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)		Job Information Forum and Lunch 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Room Salon E (Marriott)										NSTD Public Student Award Competition 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Room 12	PACSURF 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting Room 1 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	2013 Program Committee Chairs' Lunch 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Meeting Room 4 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	PSTD Coburn and Winters Award Ceremony 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Room 24	SSD Mort Traum Awards Ceremony 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Room 21
12:15 PM																												AVS Business Meeting 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Room 25

				Tutorial--Nanomanufacturing: Current Status & Future Prospects 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 16			2013 AVS Program Committee Meeting and Lunch 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Florida Ballroom VI (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	Professional Development Seminar: JVST Writers Workshop 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Florida Ballroom V (Marriott)
1:15 PM

	Education Committee Meeting 2:00 PM - 6:30 PM Greco Ballroom (Marriott) (Invitation Only)				JVST Associate Editors Meeting 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Meeting Room 3 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)
2:15 PM

											Marketing and Communications Committee Meeting 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Greco Ballroom (Marriott) (Invitation Only)
3:15 PM

		International Interactions Committee Meeting 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Meeting Room 2 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)
4:15 PM																							E&M Reception 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Room West Hall (Invitation Only)


5:15 PM							BID Business Meeting 5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Room 23	EMPD Forum: Careers at LAM Research Reception 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Room 009	Welcome Mixer 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Room Riverwalk (Convention Center)
											MIND Business Meeting 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM Room 16
			Professional Development Workshop: Skills for Industrial Scientists & Engineers 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Room 16	Vacuum Technology Division Executive Committee Meeting & Dinner 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 4 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)							EMPD Business Meeting 6:05 PM - 6:15 PM Room 009	NSTD Business Meeting 6:05 PM - 6:15 PM Room 12	PSTD Business Meeting 6:05 PM - 6:15 PM Room 24	SSD Business Meeting 6:05 PM - 6:15 PM Room 22	TFD Business Meeting 6:05 PM - 6:15 PM Room 11
6:15 PM	Education Committee Dinner 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Room Il Terrazo Restaurant (Marriott) (Invitation Only)										EMPD Forum: Moore's Law and Careers at Intel 6:20 PM - 7:30 PM Room 009	Chapters, Divisions, and Groups Committee Meeting and Dinner 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Room Il Terrazo Restaurant (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	MEMS and NEMS Technical Group Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 1 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	MSTG Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 7 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	NSTD Division Meeting and Dinner 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 5 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)								AVS Awards Ceremony 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM Ballroom B (Convention Center)		2012/2013 Program Committee Reception and Dinner 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 4 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)

		ASTM E-42 Business Meeting 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Room 20 (Invitation Only)			International Dignitaries & Chapter Chairs Reception 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Room Presidential Suite (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	Short Course Committee Meeting 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Bayshore Boardroom (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	Professional Development Seminar: Federal Funding & Research Opportunities Town Hall 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Florida Ballroom V (Marriott)									ASSD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Florida Ballroom I-III (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	BID Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner & Biointerphases Editorial Board Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Room Offsite (Invitation Only)	EMPD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 2 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	MIND Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 3 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	PSTD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 6 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	SSD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 8 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)	TFD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Meeting Room 4 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)				SSS Editorial Board Dinner 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Meeting Room 3 (Marriott) (Invitation Only)
7:15 PM								Publications Committee Meeting & Dinner 7:15 PM - 10:00 PM Room Offsite (Invitation Only)	ASSD Business Meeting 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Florida Ballroom I (Marriott)	Thin Film Division Award Presentation 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)													AVS Awards Reception 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Florida Ballroom I-III (Marriott)

											ASTM E-42/ASSD Workshop, "XPS and Beyond: ISS, UPS, HIM, APT, and Other TLAs" 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Florida Ballroom V (Marriott)
8:15 PM


9:15 PM

Start	Event	End	Room
Saturday, October 27, 2012 2:00 PM	Education Committee Meeting	6:30 PM	Greco Ballroom (Marriott)
Saturday, October 27, 2012 6:30 PM	Education Committee Dinner	9:30 PM	Il Terrazo Restaurant (Marriott)
Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:30 AM	Fourteenth Topical Conference on Quantitative Surface Analysis (QSA-14)	4:00 PM	20
Sunday, October 28, 2012 8:45 AM	AVS Board of Directors' Meeting	5:00 PM	Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)
Sunday, October 28, 2012 1:00 PM	Tutorial--Nanomanufacturing: Current Status & Future Prospects	5:00 PM	16
Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:00 PM	JVST Associate Editors Meeting	6:00 PM	Meeting Room 3 (Marriott)
Sunday, October 28, 2012 4:00 PM	International Interactions Committee Meeting	7:00 PM	Meeting Room 2 (Marriott)
Sunday, October 28, 2012 6:00 PM	Professional Development Workshop: Skills for Industrial Scientists & Engineers	9:00 PM	16
Sunday, October 28, 2012 6:00 PM	Vacuum Technology Division Executive Committee Meeting & Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 4 (Marriott)
Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:00 PM	ASTM E-42 Business Meeting	9:00 PM	20
Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:00 PM	International Dignitaries & Chapter Chairs Reception	9:00 PM	Presidential Suite (Marriott)
Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:00 PM	Short Course Committee Meeting	10:00 PM	Bayshore Boardroom (Marriott)
Monday, October 29, 2012 12:00 PM	Plenary Lecture: Joel E. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology, "The BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Are Microbes Helping to Clean up the Mess?"	1:00 PM	Ballroom B (Convention Center)
Monday, October 29, 2012 1:00 PM	2013 AVS Program Committee Meeting and Lunch	2:30 PM	Florida Ballroom VI (Marriott)
Monday, October 29, 2012 1:00 PM	Professional Development Seminar: JVST Writers Workshop	2:30 PM	Florida Ballroom V (Marriott)
Monday, October 29, 2012 5:20 PM	BID Business Meeting	5:30 PM	23
Monday, October 29, 2012 5:30 PM	EMPD Forum: Careers at LAM Research Reception	6:30 PM	009
Monday, October 29, 2012 5:30 PM	Welcome Mixer	7:30 PM	Riverwalk (Convention Center)
Monday, October 29, 2012 7:00 PM	Professional Development Seminar: Federal Funding & Research Opportunities Town Hall	9:00 PM	Florida Ballroom V (Marriott)
Monday, October 29, 2012 7:15 PM	Publications Committee Meeting & Dinner	10:00 PM	Offsite
Monday, October 29, 2012 7:30 PM	ASSD Business Meeting	9:00 PM	Florida Ballroom I (Marriott)
Monday, October 29, 2012 7:30 PM	Thin Film Division Award Presentation	8:30 PM	Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 AM	History Committee Meeting	9:00 AM	Meeting Room 2 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 8:30 AM	Awards Committee Meeting and Lunch	1:00 PM	Meeting Room 3 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:40 AM	Vacuum Technology Business Meeting	10:00 AM	14
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:00 PM	Chapters, Divisions, and Groups Meeting and Lunch	2:00 PM	Meeting Room 5 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:00 PM	Job Information Forum and Lunch	2:00 PM	Salon E (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 3:00 PM	Marketing and Communications Committee Meeting	5:00 PM	Greco Ballroom (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 5:45 PM	MIND Business Meeting	6:00 PM	16
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:05 PM	EMPD Business Meeting	6:15 PM	009
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:05 PM	NSTD Business Meeting	6:15 PM	12
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:05 PM	PSTD Business Meeting	6:15 PM	24
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:05 PM	SSD Business Meeting	6:15 PM	22
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:05 PM	TFD Business Meeting	6:15 PM	11
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:20 PM	EMPD Forum: Moore's Law and Careers at Intel	7:30 PM	009
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:30 PM	Chapters, Divisions, and Groups Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Il Terrazo Restaurant (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:30 PM	MEMS and NEMS Technical Group Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:30 PM	MSTG Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 7 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:30 PM	NSTD Division Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 5 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 PM	ASSD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Florida Ballroom I-III (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 PM	BID Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner & Biointerphases Editorial Board Dinner	9:00 PM	Offsite
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 PM	EMPD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 2 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 PM	MIND Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 3 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 PM	PSTD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 6 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 PM	SSD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 8 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:00 PM	TFD Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 4 (Marriott)
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 8:00 PM	ASTM E-42/ASSD Workshop, "XPS and Beyond: ISS, UPS, HIM, APT, and Other TLAs"	10:00 PM	Florida Ballroom V (Marriott)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:15 AM	AVS 32nd Annual 5 km Run--Along Bayshore Sidewalk	9:00 AM	Offsite
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:00 PM	NSTD Public Student Award Competition	2:00 PM	12
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:00 PM	PACSURF	2:00 PM	Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 4:30 PM	E&M Reception	5:30 PM	West Hall
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:15 PM	AVS Awards Ceremony	7:30 PM	Ballroom B (Convention Center)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 7:30 PM	AVS Awards Reception	9:30 PM	Florida Ballroom I-III (Marriott)
Thursday, November 1, 2012 8:00 AM	ASED Business Meeting	8:15 AM	Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)
Thursday, November 1, 2012 8:00 AM	Professional Leadership Committee Meeting and Breakfast	10:00 AM	Café Waterside Restaurant (Marriott)
Thursday, November 1, 2012 8:15 AM	ASED Executive Committee Meeting	12:00 PM	Meeting Room 1 (Marriott)
Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:00 PM	2013 Program Committee Chairs' Lunch	2:00 PM	Meeting Room 4 (Marriott)
Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:00 PM	PSTD Coburn and Winters Award Ceremony	2:00 PM	24
Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:00 PM	SSD Mort Traum Awards Ceremony	2:00 PM	21
Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:15 PM	AVS Business Meeting	12:30 PM	25
Thursday, November 1, 2012 6:30 PM	2012/2013 Program Committee Reception and Dinner	9:00 PM	Meeting Room 4 (Marriott)
Thursday, November 1, 2012 7:00 PM	SSS Editorial Board Dinner	10:00 PM	Meeting Room 3 (Marriott)