15–18 April 2019Village Hotel, Swansea, UK

http://issc22.iopconfs.org

Organised by the IOP Thin Films and Surfaces Group

ISSC-22 Interdisciplinary Surface Science

Conference

Conference Handbook

Contents

Contacts 2

Disclaimer 2

Organising committee 2

Social media 2

Sponsors 3

Venue 3

Accommodation 3

Travel 3

Registration 4

Payment 4

Notice board 4

Programme 4

Social programme 5

Presenter guidelines 5

Conference APP 6

Exhibition 6

Catering 10

Dietary requirements 10

WiFi 11

Safety and emergency evacuation procedures 11

Security 11

Smoking 11

First aid 11

General information 11

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Contacts

This handbook contains all the information you need to plan your time at ISSC-22. Please read the document carefully, and if you do have any queries contact the IOP Conferences team.

General enquires Priscilla Lim Institute of Physics Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4910 Mobile: +44 (0)7917 384 699 Email: priscilla.lim@iop.org

IOP Conferences Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800 Email: conferences@iop.org

The Institute of Physics Conferences team will be on-site for the duration of the event to assist participants with any enquiries and to support the overall running of the event. The conferences team will be located at the IOP conference registration desk in the concourse area.

If you encounter any problems during the event, please report them to the registration desk as soon as possible. The conferences team will make every effort to rectify the issue as soon as possible.

Disclaimer

The Institute of Physics and the Village Hotel, Swansea accept no responsibility for any accident, loss or damage to participants or their property.

Organising committee

Chair: Alex Lord, Swansea University, UK Richard Cobley, Swansea University, UK

Vice-Chair: Thierry Maffeis, Swansea University, UK

Secretary: Richard Palmer, Swansea University, UK

Social media

Follow and join the conversation at #IOPissc22 and #physicsconference

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Sponsors

Venue

The conference will be held in the Village Hotel, Swansea.

Village Hotel Langdon Road Swansea SA1 8QY United Kingdom

Telephone: +44(0)1792 341270

The talks will be held in Inspiration room 1. Exhibition and poster sessions will be held in Inspiration room 2 and the foyer area, with catering held in the Energy Suite.

https://www.village-hotels.co.uk/hotels/swansea/

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at the Village Hotel, Swansea on a bed and breakfast basis for those who have pre-booked during registration only. Please check your registration to confirm the nights you have booked. If you have not booked accommodation, please book directly with the venue, or at alternative local hotels.

Guest names and details have been passed onto the hotel as part of a group booking. No reservation details are needed on arrival.

If you are checking into your hotel accommodation on Monday 15 April, you can collect your keys from the Hub Café vicinity, near the IOP registration desk from 15:40 – 16:10. If you are checking in outside of this time and date, please collect your keys from the main hotel reception desk.

Check in times: 3pm Check out times: 11am

Travel

For travel information, please refer to the website http://issc-22.iopconfs.org/travel

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Registration

Registration will be located just outside the foyer area, and will be open during the following times:

Date Times

Monday 15 April 12:30 – 19:00

Tuesday 16 April 08:30 – 19:00

Wednesday 17 April 08:30 – 19:00

Thursday 18 April 08:30 – 12:45

Outside of these times and only in the case of emergency, please telephone +44 (0)7917 384 699.

On arrival, each attendee will receive a delegate pack which will include a printed programme*, delegate list*, a pen and pad and conference badge.

*pre requested during registration only

Please wear your badge at all times because this will help with security, catering and enable you to identify your fellow delegates. Replacement badges can be issued at the registration desk at a cost of £2.50 each.

Payment

The organiser reserves the right to refuse admission to any participants who has failed to pay their registration fee in full prior to the start of the event.

Notice board

A notice board will be placed near the registration desk. Participants should check the board for the latest programme updates and conference information.

Programme

For the latest programme information, please refer to the conference website http://issc-22.iopconfs.org.

A printed copy of the programme will be included in your delegate pack if requested during registration.

The abstracts are available in digital format only and can be downloaded from the website or the IOP conferences mobile app. If you want a copy to refer to while on-site, please save or print a personal copy.

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Social programme

Monday 15 April and Tuesday 16 April

Poster session 1 and 2

Sponsored by

A poster session with finger food will be held in the foyer, once the conference programme from 18:00 until 19:00.

Wednesday 17 April

Pre-dinner drinks reception

Sponsored by

Conference dinner

The conference dinner will consist of a 3 course meal, held in the Inspiration Suite.

Presenter instructions

Oral presentations:

The session room is equipped with the following audio-visual equipment:

• LCD (screen and projector) • Microphone and PA system • Laser pointer • PC/Laptop • Stationary

Speakers are requested to bring their presentation on a USB memory stick in either Office 2010 powerpoint or .pdf format and preload it onto the PC/laptop located in the lecture theatre. Speakers should save their presentation into the appropriate pre-named session folders pre-set on the desktop and files should be saved by speakers surname and initial.

To optimise compatibility, particularly for the inclusion of multimedia components, speakers should include the original files so that it can be re-embedded if necessary. Direct connection of personal laptops (with set up in the

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break prior to the corresponding session) is an acceptable, but not preferred alternative. Mac users should ensure that they bring the correct connection cable (VGA) with them.

Poster presentations

Posters will be on display in Inspiration Suite 2 and the foyer area with dedicated poster sessions as scheduled in the programme.

Presenters with an odd poster number should present in the Monday poster session. Presenters with an even poster number should present in the Tuesday poster session.

Please note that during poster sessions, authors should stand close to their boards to answer questions and facilitate discussions on their work. If you are presenting a poster please ensure that you display your poster on the board number that matches your poster number in the programme.

Posters must be no larger than A0 in size (118.9 x 84.1cm / 46.8 x 33.1 inches), in a portrait format. If your poster does not fit within these dimensions, we cannot guarantee it will be displayed. Fixing material will be supplied.

All posters can be mounted from 15:40 on Monday 15 April and removed by 11:00 on Thursday 18 April. Fixing material will be supplied.

Conference APP

The conference has its own dedicated conference mobile app with information related to the programme, exhibitors and sponsors. There will also be daily notifications to keep you up do date with the conference schedule.

1. Login to your registration 2. Select “I wish to opt in to use the conference app” (displayed after additional information) 3. Download “eventsforce” app from your playstore or app store 4. Once the app is downloaded, please create an account (using the same email address as your registration) 5. Click on the code link next to the search box and type ISSC-22 6. Download the event so you can access it more easily every time you open the app 7. Open and enjoy!

Exhibition

The exhibition will be held in Inspiration room 1 and the foyer alongside the poster session, breaks and drinks reception. Please take the time to visit the exhibitors to found out about their products and services.

Participants will have the opportunity to win a £50 Amazon voucher by visiting the exhibitors and completing a prize entry form (available in the welcome pack).

Allectra

www.allectra.com

Allectra is a leading manufacturer and supplier of High Vacuum and UHV components including custom items.

Electrical feedthrough range includes Sub-D and Co-axial types

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alongside cables and accessories, also viewports and hardware. Allectra has three facilities with scientific and engineering capabilities, one in the UK and two in Germany, and ships worldwide.

Bruker

www.bruker.com/products/surface-and-dimensional-analysis.html

Bruker Nano Surfaces provides industry-leading surface analysis instruments for research and production. Our broad range of 2D and 3D surface profiler solutions supply the specific information needed to answer R&D, QA/QC, and surface measurement questions with speed, accuracy, and ease.

Edwards

www.edwardsvacuum.com/home.aspx

Edwards are a world leader in the manufacturing and supply of industrial vacuum systems and abatement solutions

Henniker Scientific Ltd

www.henniker-scientific.com

Henniker Scientific supply a comprehensive range of scientific instruments & UHV systems for thin film deposition, vacuum gas analysis and surface science. Our range includes the industry leading highest transmission and resolution quadrupole mass spectrometers, ion and electron sources, residual gas analysers, UV sources and bespoke turnkey multi-technique deposition (thermal evaporation, sputtering, PLD) and analysis (XPS, SPM, SIMS, LEED, Auger) systems. The range of instruments is further complimented by plasma surface modification systems for UHV surface preparation and surface functionalisation. From UHV transfer and sample heating/cooling stages to bespoke cluster deposition systems, we can build a key part, if not all of your next research system.

Hiden Analytical Limited

www.HidenAnalytical.com

For more than 35 years Hiden Analytical has been a global leader in the design and manufacture of scientific instruments for research, development and production applications. In vacuum, gas, surface and plasma processes our quadrupole mass spectrometers have

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gained worldwide recognition for their precision and outstanding performance.

Kurt J. Lesker Company

www.lesker.com

Kurt J. Lesker is a leading global provider of high-quality vacuum hardware, deposition systems and custom chambers, with the goal of enabling the innovation, creation and advancement of a vast array of vacuum technology. The breadth of markets we serve include LEDs, Optics, UHV/Synchrotrons, Electronics, Wear & Decorative Coatings and R&D.

Leybold UK Ltd

www.leybold.com/uk/en/

Leybold has been offering customers the largest sales and after sales network in the vacuum technology industry for over 165 years. Our range includes fore and high vacuum pumps, vacuum gauges, leak detection instruments, flanges, fittings and valves, as well as complete vacuum solutions. Full UK local service support is offered.

Nanosurf

www.nanosurf.com

Nanosurf, founded in 1997, is a Swiss-based provider of scanning probe microscopes. Our product range includes the most compact AFM and STM instruments on the market, state-of-the-art research atomic force microscope systems, and customized and comprehensive next-level solutions. Our customers in research, industry and teaching value the innovative approach, modularity, and ease of use of our solutions.

Pfeiffer Vacuum

www.pfeiffer-vacuum.com

Pfeiffer Vacuum offers comprehensive solutions that are indispensable for manufacturing products. For more than 125 years, our name has served as a guarantee for high-end vacuum technology, a quality comprehensive solution and first-class service. Our service program extends from vacuum pumps to measurement,

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analysis equipment right up to complete vacuum systems.

Scanwel Ltd. / SPECS

www.scanwel.co.uk / www.specs.com

Scanwel manufacture and distribute components and systems to end users and o.e.m.s in academia, government laboratories and industry. Our own product range includes fittings, components, custom fabrications/ chambers and bespoke systems. Scanwel distributes leading edge technology products from world leading companies in the fields of surface analysis, microscopy and vacuum.

SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH - A Story of Constant Innovation SPECS has more than 150 employees at its headquarters in Berlin and its subsidiaries in the USA and Switzerland. The company also has sales offices and international sales channels in more than sixteen countries. A team of scientists and engineers are involved in developing and producing scientific instruments for surface analysis, material science and nanotechnology. By constant innovation new techniques, components or system concepts are launched every year since more than 30 years, revolutionizing the field of surface analysis. Contact SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH (www.specs.com) for further information.

Scienta Omicron

www.scientaomicron.com

Scienta Omicron is the leading innovator in Surface Science. The company provides top capabilities for the research community through its technology leadership in electron spectroscopy, scanning probe microscopy and thin film deposition.

SIGMA SURFACE SCIENCE GmbH

www.sigma-surface-science.com

SIGMA Surface Science is a specialized company in the field of material research with the focus on the development and production of instruments for UHV SPM and Electron Spectroscopy.

The majority of the team consists of physicists and engineers with more than 200 years of joint experience in this field.

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Torr Scientific Ltd.

www.torrscientific.co.uk

Torr Scientific Limited is an innovative company that brings together a unique range of expertise, skills and equipment from the worlds of thin film vacuum coating, vacuum instrumentation and electron-optics.

The company manufactures X-ray anodes, UHV Viewports and processes anti-reflective coatings. Torr Scientific was established in 1998 and the employees of the company have many years of experience in the UHV and Electron-Optical industries.

High quality components and instrumentation are manufactured in cleanroom conditions and facilities include vacuum furnaces, TIG welding, helium leak testing, e-beam and sputter coating systems, a glass shop and high-end optical test equipment.

UHV Design Ltd.

www.uhvdesign.com

UHV Design Ltd. specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of high-quality, low maintenance, manipulation and heating/cooling solutions for vacuum applications. Our products are used in the high and ultra-high vacuum markets for materials research and find applications in diverse fields such as thin film deposition and modification, surface analysis instrumentation and synchrotron beam conditioning and diagnostics.

Catering

The registration fee is inclusive of refreshments, lunch on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, a 3 course private dinner, poster session, and all event material. Lunch will not be provided on Thursday, however a packed lunch is available for those who have pre-booked during registration only.

Dietary requirements

Participants with special dietary requirements are asked to notify the conference office by email prior to their arrival if they have not already done so when registering. Those with special dietary requirements other than vegetarian are asked to make themselves known to the catering team. It will not be possible to provide an alternative menu unless prior notification has been received.

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Wifi

Complimentary wifi is available throughout the conference. Please use your email address to register through the portal.

Safety and emergency evacuation procedures

In the event of an emergency evacuation, please follow the fire exits to the assembly points.

Security

Do not leave your belongings or valuables unattended at any time, abandoned bags maybe removed by personnel.

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the building. If you wish to smoke, please do so outside the building.

First aid

Any incidents requiring First Aid assistance should be reported in the first instance to a member of the venue management team, reception or an usher.

General information

• Britain's currency is the pound sterling (£). Credit cards - especially Visa and Mastercard - are widely accepted in restaurants, bars, cafés and shops. American Express and Diners Club cards are less commonly accepted. There are plenty of cash machines (also known as cashpoints or ATMs) available on the campus.

• Value-added tax (VAT) is a 20% sales tax levied on most goods and services except basic food items, books and children's clothing. Restaurants must, by law, include VAT in their menu prices. If you are travelling for leisure or business purposes, you may be eligible for a VAT refund. The VAT refund scheme is called the Retail Export Scheme or Tax-Free Shopping.

• Electricity – British electrical standards are 50Hz 230 volts, so some North American and European electrical devices may require converters; all require plug adapters.

• Telephone - If you're visiting the UK from abroad, the UK dialling code is +44 (which replaces the 0). • Emergencies - Visitors should be aware of their personal safety. Call 999 for the emergency services

(police, fire and ambulance) which is a free call from any phone. You can also call 112 for non-life threatening assistance and to report crimes. To report non-urgent crime, call the police on 101 from within the UK.

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