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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999--
Investors Conference to Target New Investment Opportunities in
the $15 Billion FPD Market
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), Colorado MicroDisplay, Display Research
Labs, Elsicon Inc., FAS Technologies, FED Corporation, Photon Dynamics
(NASDAQ:PHTN), PixTech (NASDAQ:PIXT), Planar Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR),
S-Vision, SI Diamond Technology (OTC BB:SIDT), Siliscape,
Stellar Display Corporation, Supertex (NASDAQ:SUPX), Three-Five
Systems (NYSE:TFS), Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL) and
White Electronic Design Corporation (AMEX:WHT).
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.
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