The Conference C The Venue S Join us in Austin, Texas for the 26th International A Austin, Texas Conference on Digital Printing Technologies and R L E Digital Fabrication 2010! L Join us in Austin, the capitol of Texas and P the “Live Music Capitol of the World!” For 26 years, NIP has been the leading forum for discussion of F A advances and new directions in non-impact and digital printing O NIP26/Digital Fabrication 2010 will be held at the Hilton technologies. This comprehensive, industry-wide conference P Austin, located in the heart of downtown and within easy walk - R includes all aspects of the hardware, materials, software, images, ing distance of many restaurants and live music venues—nearly and applications associated with digital printing systems, includ - R 200 in all—that pervade the city center. With its wealth of P ing drop-on-demand ink jet, wide format ink jet, desktop and entertainment, lovely river parks, interesting history, and focus on O A continuous ink jet, toner-based electrophotographic printers, pro - cutting edge technology, it’s not surprising that the Austin area F duction digital printing systems, and thermal printing systems, as Digital P was selected as the third “Best Place to Live in the US” in 2009. L well as the engineering capability, optimization, and science E L involved in these fields. R Austin is home to a wonderful mix of hospitable locals, scientists, technologists, artists, musicians, and even cowboys, who wel - A Fabrication NIP26 S Since 2005, the Digital Fabrication conference has been explor - come visitors with warmth and just a touch of eccentricity. Locals C 26th International Conference on ing the potential of digital printing technologies with sessions on have adopted the slogan “Keep Austin Weird”—a motto that new applications and materials that go well beyond traditional Digital Printing Technologies plays to the strong individuality on which its citizens pride them - printing. Digital Fabrication techniques have been used for bio - 2010 selves. medical applications as well as to produce MEMS and new electronic devices. Collocation of these two preeminent meetings As the state capitol, Austin has a rich history that can be discov - gains attendees access to more than 250 papers spanning the ered via its cultural institutions and historic buildings. The Harry topics described in this pamphlet, from commercial/industrial September 19-23, 2010 September 19-23, 2010 Ransom Center houses the world’s first photograph, a rare printing and image permanence to 3D printing, printing of bio - Gutenberg bible, the Watergate papers, and 30 million literary logical materials, and printed electronics. N N manuscripts, while the University of Austin campus houses the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. Johnson—or LBJ as The synergy created by collocation affords leading scientists and Austin, Texas Austin, Texas he was affectionately known—served as the 36th US president. engineers the opportunity to discuss overlaps and intersections The Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at between the technical areas of imaging, medical research, Austin ranks among the best undergraduate engineering pro - electronics, and advanced manufacturing technologies. grams in the country and the university receives $400 million in research funding, making it one of the US’s leading public research universities. Short Courses Abstract Deadline: Abstract Deadline: Samsung Austin Semiconductor and Dell are headquartered NIP26 and Digital Fabrication 2010 will offer an extensive array February 21, 2010 February 21, 2010 here, and many of the nation’s top technology companies—such of short courses taught by world- renowned experts on a wide as AT&T, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel, IBM range of subjects related to digital printing technologies. Past Corporation, and Apple—have a strong corporate presence in classes include Introduction to Digital Fabrication, Printed the city. They are also some of the region’s largest employers.* Electronics, Printing Biomaterials, Digital Fabrication Machinery, Industrial Ink Jet Technology for Printing and Fabrication, and General Chair: General Chair: For information on the city, visit www.austintexas.org/visitors/. Desktop Ink Jet Products Performance. Reinhard Baumann Gerhard Bartscher Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is serviced by nine major Attendees are certain to find short courses that introduce them to Fraunhofer Einrichtung for Electronic Felix Boettcher GmbH & Co. KG airline carriers and is a 15–minute drive from downtown. There are new fields and keep them up to speed on the latest develop - direct flights to Austin from a number of cities, including Atlanta, ments! Short courses will be published in the Preliminary Nano Systems ENAS Baltimore, Chicago, Los Angeles, Newark, New York, and Program. Washington. Visit www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/airlines.htm for more information. Those interested in teaching a short course should contact Short Sponsored by the Sponsored by the Course Chairs Susan Farnand or James Stasiak (see committee Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) * Source: Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce. listings for contact information). and the Imaging Society of Japan (ISJ) and the Imaging Society of Japan (ISJ) NIP26 TECHNICAL PAPER SUBMISSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED: Digital Fabrication 2010 Conference Committee Conference Committee General Chair Publicity Co-chairs NIP TOPICS DIGITAL FABRICATION TOPICS General Chair Publicity Chair (The Americas) Gerhard Bartscher (Europe/Middle East) • Advanced and novel imaging systems • Printed electronics and devices Reinhard Baumann Jan Sumerel Felix Boettcher GmbH & Co. KG Rüdiger Baur • Color science/image processing • Sensors, photovoltaic cells and lighting Fraunhofer Einrichtung for FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. [email protected] Clariant Produkte GmbH • Commercial and industrial printing • Biomaterials and Pharmaceuticals Electronic Nano Systems ENAS [email protected] +49 221 4907 509 [email protected] • Design for environmental sustainability • Digital biofabrication reinhard.baumann@ 408/565-7446 +49 69 305 80909 • Digital packaging • 2- & 3-D functional printing mb.tu-chemnitz.de Publications Chair +49 371 531 23620 Publicity Chair (Asia & Oceania) Xavier Bruch Hans-Tobias Macholdt • Digital printing/quality control instrumentation • Packaging applications Shinichi Nishi Hewlett-Packard Española Clariant Produkte GmbH • Electronic paper and paper-like displays • Instrumentation Publications Chair Konica Minolta. [email protected] hanstobias.macholdt@ • Fusing, curing, and drying • Laser patterning processes Shinri Sakai [email protected] +34 93 582 2817 clariant.com • Image permanence • Combined DF technologies Seiko Epson Corporation +81 42 589 8455 +49 69 305 2079 • Ink jet printing: Materials • Pre- and post-processes for material deposition [email protected] Program Chair (The Americas) +81 266 61 1211 Publicity Chair Scott Silence Interactive Session Chair • Ink jet printing: Processes • Process materials and substrates (Europe/Middle East) Xerox Corporation Stephan Jahn • Media for digital printing • Toner-based printed functionalities Program Chair (The Americas) Patrick Smith [email protected] Chemnitz University of Technology • Photoelectronic imaging materials and devices • Nano patterning and imprinting Paul Benning Imtek, University of Freiburg 585/422-5182 [email protected] • Print and image quality • Dip pen lithography Hewlett-Packard Company [email protected] +49 371 531 351 90 • Printing systems engineering/optimization • Analysis of digitally fabricated patterns and structures [email protected] +49 761 203 7419 Program Chair (Asia & Oceania) 541/715-5684 • Production digital printing • Industrial and commercial digital fabrication Hiroshi Yamazaki Short Course Chair Interactive Session Chair Konica Minolta Business Susan Farnand • Security and forensic printing • Phenomenological studies on DF processes Program Chair (Asia & Oceania) Alexander Knobloch Technologies Rochester Institute of Technology • Textile and fabric printing • DF product quality Masahiko Fujii PolyIC GmbH & Co. KG hiroshi.yamazaki1@ [email protected] • Thermal printing • Ink jet processes Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. [email protected] konicaminolta.jp 585/475-4567 [email protected] +49 911 202 498 000 +81 42 660 9490 • Toner-based printing: Materials • Toner-based printing: Processes +81 46 238 3111 Print Gallery Chair How to Submit Short Course Chair Program Chair Arved Hübler Program Chair James Stasiak (Europe/Middle East) Chemnitz University of Technology Submission Deadline: February 21, 2010 (Europe/Middle East) Hewlett-Packard Company Wolfgang Schmidt [email protected] www.imaging.org/IST/newpapers/2010NIP_DF/authors/ Werner Zapka [email protected] Felix Schoeller Service GmbH & +49 371 531 23610 Special Topic Sessions A number of special topic sessions featuring invited presentations by XaarJet AB 541/715-0917 Co. KG [email protected] +49 541 3800 853 Exhibit Chairs experts in key areas related to digital printing and imaging will survey To submit a technical paper representing original work in the science +46 8 580 88760 Print Gallery Chair [email protected] Jack Flynn recent developments and present new contributions. These sessions and/or technology related to digital