The Society for Information Display (SID) announced last week that the 2021 Display Week event will once again be virtual due to the challenges of putting on an in-person event during the global COVID-19 pandemic. It is now known as Virtual Display Week 2021 and you can find a link for more information at http://www.displayweek.org. It will take place from May 17^th - May 21^st.

SID awarded the organization and execution of the SID Business Conference to DSCC for the 5^th straight year. The SID/DSCC Business Conference is typically the largest event in the display industry dedicated to the business aspects of the $118B display industry with over 300 attendees annually.

According to DSCC Founder and CEO Ross Young, “The SID Business Conference is the display industry’s single largest and longest running business conference. It provides the best view of the future of the display business due to all the prestigious financial analysts, market analysts and display industry executives participating. It is also the place where numerous new entrants have signed their first joint development agreements, commercial deals or secured start-up funding. The SID Business Conference plays a critical role for all participants in the display industry supply chain enabling participants to see where each market segment and display technology is headed and to plan appropriately. It is a must attend event.”

Last year’s topics included:

• Market Analyst Outlook
• Smartphone Display Market and Technology Outlook
• TV Market and Technology Outlook
• IT Display Market and Specialty Applications Response to COVID-19
• Automotive Display Market and Technology Outlook
• Foldable/Rollable Market Outlook - Opportunities and Challenges
• Emerging Technologies Enabling Mobile Advances
• Emerging Technologies Enabling TV and IT Advances
• Financial Analyst Display Market Outlook

You can see last year's agenda here.

In addition to these topics, also under consideration for 2021 are the following new topics:

• Keynote Session
• AR/VR Market and Technology Outlook
• Display Start-up Session

In addition to all of the pre-recorded talks, this year’s event will also include Q&A interviews with each author uploaded after the event.

To improve your company’s visibility and positioning at the event, sponsorship opportunities are available ranging from $3,000 -to $12,000. For more information on speaking and sponsoring, please contact info@displaysupplychain.com.

About Display Week 2021

The 58^thDisplay Week, presented by the Society for Information Display (SID), will take place May 17-May 21. Display Week is the world's leading event focused on emerging electronic display and visual information technologies from concept to market. Display Week attracts attendees from the entire ecosystem of R&D, engineering, design, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, sales and financial, as well as commercial and consumer end-user markets. It delivers unparalleled learning opportunities, market-moving trends, sourcing, roadmaps-to-market, and connections for career and business growth. For more information on Display Week 2021, visit www.displayweek.org or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter @DisplayWeek (hashtag #DisplayWeek2020), Instagram @siddisplayweek or the Display Week YouTube Channel.

About SID
The Society for Information Display (SID) is the only professional organization focused on the electronic display and visual information technology industries. In fact, by exclusively focusing on the advancement of electronic display and visual information technologies, SID provides a unique platform for industry collaboration, communication and training in all related technologies while showcasing the industry's best new products. The organization's members are professionals in the technical and business disciplines that relate to display research, design, manufacturing, applications, marketing and sales. To promote industry and academic technology development, while also educating consumers on the importance of displays, SID hosts more than 10 conferences a year, including Display Week, which brings industry and academia all under one roof to showcase technology that will shape the future. SID's global headquarters are located at 1475 S. Bascom Ave., Ste. 114, Campbell, CA 95008. For more information, visit www.sid.org.