WELCOME

Following the success of five priors International Workshops on Bulk Nitride Semiconductors (IWBNS, in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007), on behalf of the Organizing Committee of the IWBNS-VI, we wish to extend a preliminary invitation to you so that you can mark your calendar and plan to attend the IWBNS-VI. As the previous Workshops, this is "by invitation only" Workshop. The Workshop will take place on 23rd-28th August 2009 at the Galindia Mazurski Eden
GALINDIA

WORKSHOP TECHNICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE

IWBNS is designed to maximize international scientific information exchange between academic, industrial and government scientists on challenges of growth of high quality Group III nitride bulk crystals with low concentrations of structural defects and background impurities. The IWBNS-VI program will focus on the most potential approaches and related technologies such as: Seeded and unseeded bulk growth methods, fast epitaxial growth, homo-epitaxial growth, doping, surface preparation, lift-off techniques, characterization and properties (thermal, piezoelectric, optical, etc.), device fabrication and characterization of epitaxial structures grown on bulk substrates and thick heteroepitaxial layer. Recent growth modeling and theory are of great interest.

WORKSHOP LOGISTICS

All participants are strongly recommended to come to Warsaw August 22nd for convenience. If you choose this plan, you will stay in Warsaw in the Ibis Stare Miasto Hotel (where rooms for all participants have already been reserved), on August 22nd and go together to Galindia Mazurski Eden (Workshop site) by bus in the morning of the August 23rd. The Workshop will start with a Welcoming Reception on Sunday evening, August 23rd in the Galindia Mazurski Eden Hotel. Technical sessions are scheduled for Monday, August 24th through the Wrap-up Session scheduled for Thursday evening, August 27th. Come back to Warsaw is planned August 28th. We strongly suggest that participants attend the entire Workshop to maximize information-sharing and collaboration-planning opportunities.

Michal Boækowski, Elke Meissner and Yoshinao Kumagai