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SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC), a private/public partnership chartered with developing the electronic display industry supply chain, today announced that Joe Virginia, vice president of sales and marketing for Samsung Electronics' LCD Business, Americas Region, will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming San Francisco Display Technology & Supply Chain Investment Conference on September 22, 2005 at the Omni Hotel. Virginia's presentation, "TFT-LCD-Dynamic Growth Opportunities," will provide insights into Samsung's outlook for TFT-LCD supply/demand dynamics, as well as the market opportunities and development trends for notebook PCs, desktop monitors and LCD-TV applications, from both a business and technology perspective. After joining Samsung in 2002 as vice president of TFT-LCD marketing and business development, Virginia's role expanded to include all TFT-LCD sales operations, leading to his current appointment as vice president of Samsung's LCD Business, Americas Region. Virginia has more than two decades of experience in the FPD industry and was previously vice president of business development for iFire Technology. Conference Agenda Co-sponsored by WR Hambrecht + Co., the conference will feature more than 40 speakers educating participants from prominent investment firms, research houses, brokerages and related financial institutions on the latest business trends, advancements and opportunities afforded by the rapidly growing electronic display industry. Public companies presenting their latest results and trends in applications and markets include: Applied Films Corp. (NASDAQ:AFCO), Thomas T. Edman, CEO & President Brillian Corp. (NASDAQ:BRLC), Vincent Sollitto, CEO & President Cambridge Display Technology, (NASDAQ:OLED), Dr. David Fyfe, CEO Corning, Inc. (NYSE:ILW), Jim Flaws, Vice Chairman eMagin Corp. (AMEX:EMA), Gary Jones, CEO Focus Enhancements (NASDAQ:FCSE), Brett Moyer, CEO Genesis Microchip Inc. (NASDAQ:GNSS), Elie Antoun, CEO and Michael Healy, CFO InFocus Corp. (NASDAQ:INFS), Roger Rowe, CFO Microtune, Inc. (NASDAQ:TUNE), Jim Fontaine, CEO Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:ORBK), Assaf Eyal, Corporate VP, President, Display Division Photon Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PHTN), Jeffrey Hawthorne, President & CEO Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIMG), Steve Tirado, CEO SpatiaLight, Inc. (NASDAQ:HDTV), Ted Banzhaf, Executive Vice President Trident Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRID), Dr. Jung-Herng Chang, President Universal Display Corp. (NASDAQ:PANL), Sidney Rosenblatt, EVP & CFO Zoran Inc. (NASDAQ:ZRAN), David Pederson, VP Corporate Marketing Private companies presenting at the conference are: Aurora Systems, Poking Li, Senior Director Envivio, Ian Locke, President Genoa Color, Ilan Ben-David, CEO Panorama Labs, James Kehoe, COO SBG Labs, Jonathan Waldern, CEO Sipix, Inc., Andrew Ho, President Symmorphix, Inc., Dr. Ernest Demaray, CEO Vitex Systems, Inc., Dr. Malcolm J. Thompson, CEO In order to provide additional perspective and scope on flat panel display markets, the conference will feature five special sessions: -- "Digital TV and the TV Business" Moderator: Gary Reber, Editor, Widescreen Review Panelists: Fox Sports Network, Runco Electronics, & Brillian Corporation -- "OLED Technology and How It Will Change Display Market Dynamics" Panelists: Cambridge Display Technology, eMagin Corp., Universal Display Corp. & Vitex Systems -- "Handsets & Mobile Communications: the Small Giant" Panelists: Microtune, Motorola, and Qualcomm -- "High-Impact New Technologies" Panelists: Add-Vision, Azores, Cambrios, Dimatix and Lightmaster Systems -- "FPD Markets & Investments in Greater China" Speaker: Dr. I-Wei Wu, Prudence Capital Taiwan Paul Semenza, vice president of well-regarded market research firm iSuppli will wrap-up the day with a presentation entitled "TV as the New Killer App: Trends in the Display Business". The Display Technology Investment Conference will be held at the Omni Hotel in San Francisco on September 22, 2005. To register for the conference or to view a detailed conference agenda, please visit http://www.usdc.org/. About the U.S. Display Consortium The USDC is an industry-led public/private partnership providing a common platform for flat panel display manufacturers and developers, FPD users, and the supplier base. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., the consortium's primary mission is to fund supply-chain projects and share the results with USDC member companies. The USDC also provides a communication channel among industry, government and the financial communities for display issues; sponsors workshops to broaden the impact of technological developments; and educates consumers on the importance of displays in providing access to information technology. More information can be found at http://www.usdc.org/. About WR Hambrecht + Co WR Hambrecht + Co (http://www.wrhambrecht.com/) is an investment bank committed to using technology and auction processes to provide open and fair access to financial markets for all its clients. The firm's impartial Internet-based auctions, like OpenIPO(R), allow the market to determine pricing and allocation and have dramatically changed the financial services landscape. WR Hambrecht + Co provides underwriting and advisory services for technology and emerging growth companies, as well as equity research, sales and trading, full-service and online brokerage and private equity offerings for institutions and individuals. WR Hambrecht + Co is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Boston, Chicago, London, New York and Philadelphia. The firm has financial backing from industry leaders including American Century, Crimson Ventures, epartners, Fidelity Ventures, Instinet Corporation, Novell, Park Avenue Equity Capital Partners, LP, Scudder Kemper, Texas Pacific Group, and W Capital Partners. DATASOURCE: U.S. Display Consortium CONTACT: Heidi Hoffman of USDC, +1-408-993-8111, or Web site: http://www.usdc.org/ http://www.wrhambrecht.com/

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