The 3D industry (stereoscopic, volumetric and holographic) is much more diverse and rich than most people realize. There are over 40 distinct market/application segments offering 3D solutions today. But there is little awareness of these applications across the industry, which is hindering sharing of technology and solutions. There is also a key need to educate the customer community about the maturity and sophistication of 3D solutions. All this is needed to move the 3D industry from a series of niche applications to a broad market force with mainstream solutions.

As a result, Insight Media (IM) and the US Display Consortium (USDC) have organized the 3D Business Symposium & Exhibition (3D Biz-Ex). Our goal is create a "Big Tent" environment that will bring together developers, providers and customers in all of these 3D market/application segments. This has never been done before, and we believe it will create a unique environment for attendees to:

• Gage the full scope of the diverse 3D industry
• Learn about other 3D applications
• Network with other leaders in the industry
• Develop technology/solution partnerships
• Help customers understand the maturity and benefits of 3D solutions
• Allow leaders to understand the key business issues facing market expansion
• Enable greater understanding of technology innovations, market dynamics and strategic opportunities
• Lay the groundwork for a major exhibition expansion in 2008

Our goal is to create the largest US-based event focused on the 3D industry. Consequently, 3D Biz-Ex will consist of two parts.

1) A symposium consisting of presentations and panel discussions about technology, markets, opportunities and business issues

2) An exhibition where the latest 3D components and solutions in a variety of market/application segments will be shown.

The symposium will feature key industry leaders who will present data, analysis, innovations, forecasts, business solutions, market opportunities, hurdles and challenges within the varied 3D industry. The goal is to help the industry identify ways to overcome challenges and to take advantage of opportunities to grow the market. (See preliminary agenda sessions below.)

The exhibition will complement the symposium by showcasing state-of-the-art 3D components, technology and solutions across the diverse 3D market. This is designed to help educate and assure potential customers about 3D solutions and to facilitate cross-pollination among industry providers to help advance solutions. The exhibition will be open for conference attendees only on September 18, and open to the general public on September 19 from 10am-3pm.

Note: exhibition space is limited in 2007, so reserve a space early. Our goal is to expand the exhibition significantly in 2008 and the conference organizers welcome your input on this expansion. We invite you to attend this important event to take advantage of the extraordinary opportunity to meet with industry professionals and media representatives. Please check the conference web page for the latest updates on this event.

DAY ONE – Tuesday, September 18, 2007
SESSION 1: 3D MARKETS & OUTLOOK
SESSION 2: 3D Public Displays
SESSION 3: 3D for Mobile Phones
LUNCH
SESSION 4: 3D Cinema
SESSION 5: Other 3D Display Opportunities
5:00-8:00 EXHIBITS OPEN ONLY TO CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
5:45-8:00 NETWORKING RECEPTION

DAY TWO – Wednesday, September 19, 2007
SESSION 5: 3D TV
SESSION 6: 3D Visualization
LUNCH
10:00-3:00 EXHIBITS OPEN TO PUBLIC
CONFERENCE CLOSING

Anyone who wants to SEE, TOUCH and LEARN about the opportunities for stereoscopic, volumetric or holographic displays in gaming, entertainment, military, professional, and imaging industries. This includes executives and staff-level representatives from hardware, software, component and end-user industries. The event will be of special interest to individuals involved in marketing, business-development, as well as industry analysts and media personnel.

Market/Application Segments that should participate:

Suppliers of:

Others who should attend:

Embassy Suites Hotel - Airport / Burlingame
150 Anza Blvd
Burlingame, California, 94010
Tel: +1-650-342-4600
Fax: +1-650-343-8137

The Embassy Suites hotel is conveniently located 2 miles south of San Francisco Airport.  Guests of the hotel can enjoy a daily complimentary Cooked-to-Order Breakfast and an Evening Reception.  The hotel provides 24-hour complimentary shuttle service to and from the SFO airport.

A special rate of $169 per night has been secured for 3D Biz-Ex attendees for the nights of September 17th & 18th (Monday and Tuesday).  To reserve this rate, please go to the hotel website and use the group code "USD" (please check the conference web page for this information) in the box next to "Group/Convention Code" under "Special Accounts".  You may also make a reservation by calling the Embassy Suites reservation line at 1-800-362-2779 and asking for the US Display Consortium group rate.

3D Biz Ex Contact:  Insight Media, Dian Mecca, (203) 831-8464 or USDC, Heidi Hoffman, (408) 993-8111.

The conference registration fee includes morning refreshments, lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday, light afternoon refreshments, and the evening networking reception.

Two sponsorship opportunities are offered for 3D Biz-Ex. These are important leadership sponsorships intended for the top suppliers and leaders in the industry. Gold sponsors carry the extra responsibility of helping to steer the future direction of 3D Biz-Ex via the steering committee. This will be particularly important for planning the major exhibition expansion in 2008. For the 2007 event, there is a limited amount of space is available for product demonstrations. We expect to be able to accommodate approximately 40 exhibitors with 4x6 tabletops, so sign up early.

To find out more information please contact Heidi Hoffman at USDC (408) 993-8111 or Dian Mecca at Insight Media (203) 831-8464.

Conference web page: www.3DBizEx.com