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Northern California - Symposia & Exhibitions


NCCAVS 44th Annual Equipment Exhibition, NCCAVS Technical Symposium and 12th Annual Student Poster Session


Date: February 27, 2025
Location: Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley, 46100 Landing Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94538
Time: 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (PST)
Contact: Chris Malocsay

The NCCAVS sponsors an Annual Equipment Exhibition to showcase products and services of companies supporting vacuum-related industries.

Largest Attendance of any AVS Chapters or Divisions. * Speaker events at capacity. * Extended hours provide ample time to engage all attendees. * Lunch, Evening Reception and Cocktails at no cost to attendees.

Held In Conjunction with:

  • NCCAVS Technical Symposium - Call for Abstracts Deadline: November 1, 2024
  • 12th Annual Student Poster Session




We are excited to announce this year's Symposium on "Fusion Frontiers in Vacuum Science," and we would be thrilled to have you participate. This event is a unique opportunity to share your expertise, engage with leading professionals, and explore the latest advancements in vacuum science.

This event will be held in person at the Fremont Marriott Silicon Valley. It will feature a student poster session, over 60 vendors, plus representation from top companies, universities, and government organizations.

We encourage all scientific and engineering professionals and students from academia, government labs, OEMs, end-users, and materials suppliers to provide contributed talks to the Symposium. Your insights would be a valuable addition to the discussions.

This Symposium provides an international forum for academic researchers, industrial practitioners, and engineers from around the world to exchange information on state-of-the-art research. The NCCAVS promotes this mutual exchange of opportunities, ideas, friendly relationships, and research collaboration.

We encourage you to submit an abstract for consideration. Thank you for considering this opportunity. We look forward to your potential contribution.

Abstract/Presentation Submission Details:

  • Please submit an abstract (less than 200 words) of your presentation to the Technical Symposium and Exhibition Chair, Chris Malocsay at chris_malocsay@avs.org
  • Abstract Submission Deadline: November 1, 2024

Selected participants will be notified by e-mail.

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