The Eastern Regional Conference
on Crystal Growth & Epitaxy
ACCGE/east-98
September 27 to
September 30, 1998
ADVANCE
PROGRAM
ACCGE/east-98
hosted by
The Mid Atlantic Section
The New England Section
The Pittsburgh Chapter
of
The American Association
for Crystal Growth
BALLY'S
park place
CASINO HOTEL & TOWER
Atlantic City, NJ
 
Organizing Committee 
Invited Speakers 
Conference Schedule 
Conference Program 
Vendors 
Vendor Information Center 
Conference Facilities 
Transportation		 Conference Registration 
Accomodations 
Conference Fees 
Student Awards & Financial Assistance 
Sunday Evening Social 
Conference Dinner 
Conference Registration Form

 
Organizing Committee 
    R. Uhrin Crystal Associates 
    S. J. Licht Lucent Technologies 
    W. M. B. Duval NASA LeRC 
    V. Prasad SUNY- Stony Brook 
    E. W. O’Dell Allied-Signal (retired) 
    M. E. Glicksman  RPI 
    V. J. Fratello Lucent Technologies 
    R. Hopkins Northrup-Grumman 
    H. A. Dabkowska McMaster University 
    R. N. Scripa U. Alabama—Birmingham 
    S. McCoy EPITAXX 
    P. Woodhead GSC/DA-TECH 
    J. DeCosta CVD Products 
    E. M. Porbansky Allied-Signal (retired) 
    J. K. Kearns NASA MSFC
 		 Invited speakers 

R. K. Crouch, NASA Headquarters  "Materials Science in Earth Orbit: the MSL-1 Mission" (Banquet) 
R. F. Sekerka, Carnegie Mellon  "Phase Field Models of Crystallization" 
J. J. Derby, U. Minnesota  "Three Dimensional and Time Dependent Convection During The Growth of Bulk Crystals From the Melt and Solution: Theoretical Modelling via High Performance Computing" 
R. E. Riman, Rutgers-SUNJ  "Hydrothermal Preparation of Perovskites" 
M. Kassemi, NASA LeRC  "Thermal Radiation Effects in Crystal Growth" 
J. Talvacchio, Northrup-Grumman "Crystals for Ferroelectric Microwave Devices" 
C.- C. Wang, "Novel Coherent Optical Detectors Using II-VI Compound Semiconductors" 
 

Conference Schedule

Sunday, September 27, 1998

Monday, September 28, 1998 Tuesday, September 29, 1998 Wednesday, September 30, 1998 The conference format is single session.

Participants in the Vendor Information Area
at this publication date are
Vendor Information Center
A section of the convention facilities at Bally's has been reserved for vendors who supply apparatus, materials and services to the crystal growth community to interact with the attendees.  Vendors interested in contracting space should contact:
Conference Facilities
Technical sessions and programs will be held in the second floor meeting and conference facility at Bally's Park Place Hotel & Casino, Park Place and Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ (not to be confused with Bally's Grand, site of previous Eastern Regional Conferences).

Transportation
Atlantic City is easily reached by car via the Garden State Parkway to the Atlantic City Expressway.  Air service to Atlantic City is available via the major east coast hubs or travelers may fly into Philadelphia and take ground transportation.

Conference Registration
All attendees are strongly encouraged to pre-register for this conference using the attached Conference Registration Form.  Advance registration will be accepted until September 4, 1998 and the Registration Fixed Fee will include the Welcome Social as well as lunch Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Lunches will be lavish, and the conference lunch format will provide continuity as well as an opportunity for personal technical exchange.  Beyond September 4, lunches CANNOT be included as part of the registration package.
A registration desk will be maintained on the second floor of Bally's from 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm on Sunday, September 27 and beginning 7:30 am Monday through Wednesday, September 28 to September 30.
Registrants will receive the technical program abstracts, continental breakfasts, lunches (advance registrants only), coffee breaks and conference materials.
Refreshments will be provided daily in the Vendor Information Center, where conferees may interact with suppliers of materials, apparatus and services to the crystal growth community, or just relax after the day's technical sessions.

Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at Bally's Park Place Hotel & Casino at a special conference rate of $95/day in the main hotel and $120/day in the tower, single or double occupancy (plus tax and $2 tourism fee).  There is a $15/day charge for each additional person (adult or child).  Parking is additional.  The Atlantic City tax rate is 12% per night.  The rates are for single or double rooms. Amenities offered by Bally's to registered guests include use of hotel pool and wet spa.
Individuals are responsible for their own hotel reservations.  Accommodations at the conference rate are limited, and early hotel reservations are required to ensure space at the hotel.  DO NOT DELAY!  Reservations can be made by calling Bally's directly at 1-800-225-5977 and identifying yourself with the conference.  The block of rooms will be held until September 4, 1998.  Room availability and the conference rates cannot be guaranteed after this date!

Conference Fees
Registration Fixed Fee(AACG Members) $250
Registration Fixed Fee(Non-Members)    $285
Student Fixed Fee                                  $  75
(Includes:  Copy of collected abstracts, three continen-tal breakfasts, three lunches, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, conference materials and Sunday evening Welcome Social)
Late Registration Fee (AACG Members) $260
Late Registration Fee (Non-Members)     $295
(LUNCHES NOT INCLUDED)
Non-AACG Members may apply $35 of their registra-tion fee toward AACG membership at no extra cost.
LATE REGISTRATION WILL BE IN EFFECT AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 1998

Student Awards & Financial Assistance
Students are encouraged to take an active part in this conference.  A minimum of $1000 in scholarship funds will be awarded to the best student paper(s)—additional awards will be made based on the number of student papers.  Students submitting papers should identify themselves as such and will receive complimentary banquet tickets to enable them to attend the awards ceremony.  Students are invited to take advantage of the reduced Registration Fee and to share rooms at Bally's. A limited number of grants for travel costs ONLY will be available for students presenting papers. Requests for student grants should be submitted with abstracts to the Program Chair, Walter Duval.

Sunday Evening Welcome Social
An informal welcome social for all conferees and their guests will be hosted by the Conference Sunday evening, September 27, 6:30 pm.  This will be a great time to renew old acquaintances and make new ones.

Conference Dinner
A conference dinner will be held on the evening of Tuesday, September 29 starting with a reception at 6:30 pm.  Tickets are $40 per person.  Reservations can be assured only during the early registration period (until September 1) by checking the appropriate space on the conference registration form.  Following dinner, Roger K. Crouch of NASA Headquarters will speak on "Materials Science in Earth Orbit: The First Microgravity Sciences Laboratory Mission."

Conference Registration Form
To register for the Conference this form must be received with accompanying check for the Registration Fee by SEPTEMBER 4, 1998.
Attendees are urged to join the AACG by remitting $35 to the American Association for Crystal Growth, P. O. Box 3233, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359.  Membership in a local section of the AACG is NOT sufficient to obtain the reduced registration fee for this conference.  Non-members may apply $35 of their registration fee toward AACG membership at no additional charge by checking the appropriate box below.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION DOES NOT INCLUDE HOTEL RESERVATIONS.  Hotel reservations must be made BEFORE SEPTEMBER 4, 1998 by calling Bally's Park Place Hotel at 1-800-225-5977.

Name   ______________________________________________________________
Affiliation     __________________________________________________________
Address   _____________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip   ________________________________________________________
Telephone      _______________________Fax   ______________________________
Check one:
    ___ AACG Member $250
    ___ AACG Nonmember $285
    ___ Full-time Student $75
Banquet Tickets, No.: ___ ($40/ticket) $ __________
 (available only by advance registration)
Total Amount Enclosed $ _________
    Check enclosed payable to AACG/east
    VISA     MasterCard     American Express
Credit Card Number   _____________________________________________________
Expiration Date   _________________________________________________________
Cardholder's Signature   ___________________________________________________
    ___  Please apply $35 of my $285 registration fee to AACG membership (current non-members only).
    ___  I/We will attend the Sunday Evening Welcome Social - Number in party __________
Mail with remittance to the Conference Secretariat


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