Wednesday September 19 (Open Sessions*):

Morning: MEMS Industry Group Workshop:

Plenary: MEMS Product Development Challenges
(Sweet Dreams and Nightmares):
Case Studies in MEMS Commercialization: Plenary presentations by 3 invited speakers representing MEMS industry leaders (Foundry, Fabless, and Integrated Manufacturer)

Industry Panel: Commercialization (Lessons Learned):
How to navigate the commercialization "obstacle course" from two exciting start-ups and two well-known industry leaders.

Afternoon: Thrust Session:
BSAC Faculty Research: In-depth presentations by University of California faculty on promising emerging technologies.

*ATTENDANCE: Open to Members and Non-Members; UC Faculty; BSAC Post-Docs

Thursday September 20 (Closed Sessions*):

All Day Research Review, during which 12 Faculty co-Directors present current, in-progress reports on the most significant of their 120+ BSAC projects in summaries followed by detailed poster sessions.

*ATTENDANCE: Closed session. BSAC Industrial Members and by-Invitation Industry Attendees; BSAC Directors; Affiliated Faculty; BSAC Researchers; NSF and Funding Agencies

Thursday Evening: Awards Banquet honoring the researchers.

*ATTENDANCE: BSAC Industrial Members; By-Invitation Industry Attendees; BSAC Directors; Affiliated Faculty; BSAC Researchers; NSF and Funding Agencies

Friday MorningSep 21 (Members Only*):

Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
Industrial Member organizations discuss and assess Center directions and policy, and provide feedback to the BSAC Directors

*ATTENDANCE: BSAC Industrial Member Points-of-Contact (and attendees from their companies); BSAC co-Directors; NSF personnel.