Thing of Beauty Tuck...HINDSIGHT of course...
Here is an article which interested me a year ago...
Company Press Release
United States Display Consortium and Needham & Company to Host Flat Panel Display Investors Conference in New York
Investors Conference to Target New Investment Opportunities in the $15 Billion FPD Market
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999-- Technology trends and new investment opportunities in emerging markets for flat panel display (FPD) manufacturing will be among the topics discussed at the USDC Investors Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Display Consortium and investment firm Needham & Company, to be held at the Marriott Marquis in New York, N.Y., on Tuesday, March 2.
During the all-day event, senior executives from 19 publicly traded and private companies will present their business strategies aimed at competing in the global FPD market, which market research firm Stanford Resources Inc. estimates at US$15.6 billion annually.
Also featured at the conference will be a presentation by Michael Ciesinski, president and CEO of the USDC, on emerging FPD market opportunities. His presentation will address a wide array of consumer and industrial markets, including the entertainment, communications, transportation and medical industries. These opportunities were previously outlined in a market research report commissioned late last year by the USDC.
Dr. J. Norman Bardsley, director of technology roadmaps and standards for the USDC, will open the conference with a presentation on FPD technology trends.
``It's a great time to be looking at investments in the display industry,' stated Ciesinski. ``With our economy becoming information driven, the need to access information in a variety of settings is more apparent now than ever before. This will accelerate the need for advanced displays.'
``The USDC Investors Conference is a major opportunity for investors to meet and visit with companies in the emerging high-technology flat panel display markets,' said Theodore O'Neill, principal and research analyst at Needham & Company. ``Needham & Company is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this event, which is the only conference of its kind focused on the advanced FPD industry,' O'Neill added.
Presenting companies at the Investors Conference will include Accudyne Corporation, Advanced Display Systems, Applied Films Corporation (NASDAQ: AFCO - news), Colorado MicroDisplay, Display Research Labs, Elsicon Inc., FAS Technologies, FED Corporation, Photon Dynamics (NASDAQ: PHTN - news), PixTech (NASDAQ: PIXT - news), Planar Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR - news), S-Vision, SI Diamond Technology (OTC BB: SIDT), Siliscape, Stellar Display Corporation, Supertex (NASDAQ: SUPX - news), Three-Five Systems (NYSE: TFS - news), Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: PANL - news) and White Electronic Design Corporation (AMEX: WHT - news).
The USDC Investors Conference will be held at the Marriott Marquis, located at 1535 Broadway, New York, N.Y., on Tuesday, March 2, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Attendance is free. For more information or to register for the Investors Conference, contact Michelle Alt, USDC, by phone: 408/277-2400; fax: 408/277-2490; or e-mail marcom@usdc.org.
The U.S. Display Consortium is an industry-led, public/private partnership providing a common platform for flat panel display manufacturers, developers, users and the manufacturing equipment and supplier base. Headquartered in San Jose, the consortium has more than 100 corporate and affiliate members, as well as support from the U.S. government's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
USDC's mission is to establish and enlarge the U.S. supplier infrastructure required to support a world-class, U.S.-based manufacturing capability for high-definition displays. Governing board member companies include: Candescent Technologies Corporation, Compaq Computer (NYSE: CPQ - news), dpiX (A Xerox Company), FED Corporation, Planar, PlastDisplay, SI Diamond Technology, Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - news), Three-Five Systems, Universal Display Corporation and Versatile Information Products
Where are they today...
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So let's scan those Investor Conferences for cutting edge technology Undervalued Situations...
Jeffrey |
