General Infomation DATE AND LOCATION The 2006 Symposium on VLSI Technology and the 2006 Symposium on VLSI Circuits will be held on June 13-15 and June 15-17, 2006 respectively. The Technology Short Course will be held on June 12. The Circuits Short Course will be held on June 14. All the meetings will be held at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND SOCIAL EVENTS Date Morning and Afternoon Evening June 12 (Mon.)  VLSI Technology Short Course  Reception   13 (Tue.)  Symposium on VLSI Technology  Banquet   14 (Wed.)  Symposium on VLSI Technology  Rump Sessions  VLSI Circuits Short Course  Joint Rump Session Reception   15 (Thur.)  Symposium on VLSI Technology    Symposium on VLSI Circuits  Rump Sessions   16 (Fri.)  Symposium on VLSI Circuits  Banquet   17 (Sat.)  Symposium on VLSI Circuits (Morning)   To encourage open discussion of technical information, cameras, tape recorders etc. will not be allowed in any sessions. REGISTRATION DESK The technical digest and registration materials will be distributed at registration in the Palace Lounge in the Tapa Tower. The registration desk will be open as follows: Symposium on VLSI Technology Sunday, June 11 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday, June 12 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Symposium on VLSI Circuits Tuesday, June 13 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday, June 16 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 17 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon MESSAGE Please check the message board periodically. It will be located near the registration desk. Please advise those who wish to reach you during the day to phone the Hilton Hawaiian Village operator (+808-949-4321) and request the registration desk for the VLSI Symposia . VISA REQUIREMENT All foreign participants must have a valid passport. We would like to advise all participants, who may be required to apply for a VISA, that the application process requires time. Please contact the nearest US embassy as soon as possible. TRAVEL EXPENSE SUPPORT Requests for partial travel expense support for students who are presenting papers should be sent to Secretariat USA (see below for address) no later than April 26, 2006. Sponsors IEEE Electron Devices Society Japan Society of Applied Physics Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Secretariats USA Japan Widerkehr and Associates 16220 S. Frederick Ave. Suite 312 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 USA Tel: +301-527-0900 ext 103. Fax: +301-527-0994 E-mail: vlsi@vlsisymposium.org c/o ICS Convention Design, Inc. Sumitomo Corp., Jinbocho Bldg.5 3-24, Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 101-8449, Japan Tel: +81-3-3219-3541 Fax: +81-3-3292-1811 E-mail: vlsisymp@ics-inc.co.jp