December 2–6, MRS Fall Meeting; Boston. Contact: 724/779-3003; info@mrs.org.

December 4–6, Semicon Japan; Tokyo. Contact: www.semi.org (expositions).

January 5–8, SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium; Pebble Beach, CA. Contact: 408/943-6981; nstewart@semi.org.

January 21–23, Semicon Korea; Seoul. Contact: www.semi.org (expositions).

January 25–31, SPIE Photonics West; San Jose. Contact: 360/676-3290; spie@spie.org.

February 5–6, NSF/SRC Annual ERC Review Meeting; Tucson, AZ. Contact: 520/625-6051.

February 9–11, ISS Europe; Villach, Austria. Contact: +32 2 2896494; khauwaert@semi.org.

February 12–13, 3C–Contamination Control and Cleanroom Products; Birmingham, UK. Contact: +44 1822 614671; Louisa.pridham@trident-exhibitions.co.uk.

February 12–14, ISS Japan; Kanagawa. Contact: 408/943-6981.

February 17–20, Semiconductor Pure Water and Chemicals Conference (SPWCC); Santa Clara, CA. Contact: 650/969-2491; contactdee@hotmail.com.

February 23–28, SPIE International Microlithography Symposium; Santa Clara, CA. Contact: 360/676-3290; spie@spie.org.

February 26–28, Dielectrics for ULSI Multilevel Interconnection Conference; Marina del Rey, CA. Contact: 813/974-4779; wade@eng.usf.edu.

February 27–28, Advanced Microelectronic Manufacturing Symposium; Santa Clara, CA. Contact: 360/ 676-3290; spie@spie.org.

March 9–14, Pittcon; Orlando, FL. Contact: 412/825-3220.