[November 17, 2014]

Smithers Apex's Phosphor Global Summit 2015 Announces 13th Annual Edition

Smithers Apex (News - Alert) is pleased to announce the return of the Phosphor Global Summit. Now in its 13^th year, the 2015 edition will be held March 15-17 at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco in San Francisco, CA (News - Alert). Smithers Apex is also continuing the successful collocated event of the Quantum Dots Forum on March 18^th providing attendees an opportunity to extend their stay in San Francisco for two top industry events.

"Phosphor Global Summit 2015 is still the only event worldwide exclusively dedicated to phosphors. This crucial international annual meeting is where academia and industry members gather to discuss the key factors affecting the expanding market. Displays, rare earths, and luminescent materials all play an important role in spurring the conversation on utilizing phosphor materials in a wider consumer market and in additional applications," aid Andrew Smaha, Conference Director, Smithers Apex. "Phosphor Global Summit 2015 promises to be a crucial event for anyone in the luminescent materials industry to attend. With a broad range of topics covered including Raw Materials Supply & Precursors, LED Phosphors, Phosphor Design Considerations, Laser Excited Phosphors, Advances in Spectroscopy, and Bio-Imaging and Scintillators among others - the true value of this conference lies in the opportunity to compare luminescence options here more than any other conference."

The 2015 advisory board represents the fusion of academia and industry with Dr. Thomas Jüstel of the University of Applied Sciences Münster and Prof. Dr. Andries Meijerink of the University of Utrecht representing academia.

Advisory Board members representing industry include Dr. Alok M. Srivastava, GE Global Research; Dr. Gregg Kottas, Universal Display Corporation; and Dr. Ingo Koehler, MERCK KGaA. Joining them are Dr. Madis Raukas, Osram Sylvania; Dr. P. Morgan Pattison, DOE SSL Program; and Dr. Oleg Shchekin, Philips (News - Alert) Lumileds.

For more information on the Phosphor Global Summit 2015 visit www.phosphorsummit.com. For more information on the Quantum (News - Alert) Dots Forum visit www.quantumdotsforum.com. Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are still available. Interested parties should contact Brian Santos at [email protected] or +1 207 781 9618.

About Smithers Apex: Smithers Apex, formerly known as IntertechPira, is a global business that provides events, market research, publications and strategic and technical consulting to an expanding list of niche, emerging and high growth industries, including home and personal care; lighting, imaging and displays; plastic electronics and alternative energy. For more information about Smithers Apex, please visit www.smithersapex.com

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