IMID 2023 has Record‐Breaking Attendance and Presentations

THE 23RD INTERNATIONAL Meeting on Information Display (IMID 2023), co-organized by the Korean Information Display Society and the Society for Information Display, was held August 22–25, at BEXCO in Busan, Korea. More than 2,900 people from 16 countries, including China, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States, participated and set an IMID record for attendance. Over 820 presentations—including tutorials and workshops—were made, breaking another record. OLED, microLED, AR/VR, AI, and other topics were addressed during the tutorials and workshops (http://www.imid.or.kr/2023/tutorials.asp). The Special Exhibition of IMID 2023, titled the “Display Future Technology Road Show,” featured 68 exhibitors in 118 booths from nine countries. Participants included those from material, component, equipment, measurement, simulation, and panel making industries. We would like to extend our gratitude to the continuous dedication of our traditional sponsors, as well as to the new partners who showed their support. Seven companies also had recruiting booths, with approximately 350 attendees who took advantage of this opportunity. Three keynote addresses and three award presentations were given as well. Byeong-Koo Kim (senior vice president, Automotive Business, LG Display) discussed “Discovering the Best Automotive Display Solution for Tomorrow.” The second speaker, In Doo Kang (corporate vice president and advisor, Display Global Sales, Applied Materials) covered “The Large-Area OLED Wave Has Arrived.” And Yun Wang (director, Display Research, Meta) presented “High Performance Displays for Future VR” (Fig. 1). Audience during keynote addresses. Two special sessions—“AI and Computational Technologies for Display” and “Display with Free Form Factor”—were featured as well as other traditional topics on recent display development issues. Joint sessions—“Immersive Media and Display Technology for the Metaverse” and “System on Chip Technology for Displays”—were given in collaboration with the Korean Institute of Broadcast and Media Engineers and the Institute of Semiconductor Engineers, respectively. Both were well received. The Young Leaders Conference was established in 2015 with the purpose of encouraging young scientists and students to actively participate at the meeting and engage in academic activities. At IMID 2023, 11 early-career scientists with high-impact research were selected to present. This program has been a great steppingstone for experts new to the industry. The 4th Merck Science Connect was held this year with experts from various fields, including Merck Award winner J.-K. Jeong from Hanyang University, who discussed the importance of diversity and flexibility. Women in Displays features current and next-generation female leaders in the display industry who gather to promote networking and share valuable experiences and insights of successful professionals who are passionate about leadership and advancement. The goal is to build meaningful, long-term professional relationships that are mutually beneficial. IMID has established itself as one the world's leading academic conferences in the information display field. IMID 2023 was held fully in-person for the first time since the pandemic and showed significant growth in papers and attendees. We also have seen qualitative growth through the presentation of high-quality papers (Fig. 2) and the provision of various programs. Trends of the presented papers in the regular sessions. As the purpose of this conference is not only academic exchange, but also face-to-face communication to identify industry trends and expansion of human networks, we hope that the bonds between participants will be strengthened through more meaningful events next year. On behalf of the organizing committee, we thank all participants, exhibitors, sponsors, and SID for their contributions to a successful IMID 2023. Yoonseuk Choi, Executive Secretary of IMID 2023, Hanbat National University, Korea Suk-Ju Kang, Technical Program Secretary of IMID 2023, Sogang University, Korea