| Date | Time | Session | Details | Venue |
| May 14 | 1600 - 1800 | - | Registration / Reception | Room 1219, Royal Park Hotel, Pak Hok Ting Street, Shatin, Hong Kong |
| May 15 | 0900 | Opening remarks by Briggs & Lau |
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| M* | 1A | Review of current status in surface analytical techniques
- XPS, AES & Synchrotron Radiation Technique Lecturers: Briggs, Reniers & Ohta |
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| 1B | Review of current status in surface analytical techniques
- Static SIMS, RBS & related technique Lecturers: Briggs & Wilson |
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| A** | Student Poster Sessions & Group Discussion Session: Review of their current work on surface analysis Chaired by Briggs & Ohta |
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| May 16 | M | 2A | New developments in depth profiling & dynamic SIMS Lecturer: Reniers |
L5 |
| 2B | New developments in ion scattering & imaging ion scattering Lecturer: Rabalais |
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| A | Student Poster Sessions & Group Discussion Session: Development of new techiques I Chaired by Rabalais and Reniers |
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| May 17 | M | 2C | New developments in scanning probe microscopy Lecturers: Davis & Xu |
L5 |
| 2D | New developments in optical techniques Lecturer: McGilp |
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| A | Student Poster Sessions & Group Discussion Session: Development of new techiques II Chaired by Davis, McGilp & Xu |
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| May 18 | M | 3A | Novel applications I - Polymer Industry Lecturer: Briggs |
L5 |
| 3B | New applications II - Thin Films Lecturers: Reniers, Altman & Kwok |
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| A | Panel Discussion: Industrial applications of surface analysis Panel members: Briggs, Hammond, Ingrey, Kwok, Lamb, Lau, Reniers & representatives from local companies |
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| May 19 | M | 3C | Novel applications III - Biomaterials Lecturer: Davis |
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| 3D | Panel Discussion: Industrial applications of surface analysis Panel members: Briggs, Davis, Hammond, Ingrey, Lau, Lamb, Reniers & Xu |
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| A | Student Poster Sessions & Group Discussion Session: Novel applications Chaired by Davis |
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| May 20 | M | 3E | Novel applications IV - Study of antique artifacts Lecturers: Boon & Kwok Summary remarks by Briggs & Lau |
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| * M = morning session, 0900-1200.
**A = afternoon session, 1400-1700 | ||||