Accepted papers will be printed without opportunity for further revision in the extended abstracts, which will be distributed to conference participants on the opening day of the conference.

Authors of papers accepted for presentation at SSDM 2003 are encouraged to submit the original to the Special Issue of the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, which will be published in April, 2004.

By submitting an abstract for review to the committee, the author(s) agrees that the work will not be published prior to the presentation at the conference. Papers found to be in breach of this agreement will be withdrawn by the conference committee.

Late news papers describing important new developments may be submitted to the conference Web site. A two-page paper must be sent in the same camera-ready format as regular papers. Accepted papers will be included in the extended abstracts.

Notices of acceptance will be e-mailed by mid-August.

The conference has been organized to provide as much interaction and discussion among the participants as possible. The program will include a plenary session, along with technical sessions comprising solicited papers and those submitted for oral or poster presentation.

"SSDM Awards'' will be given to outstanding papers presented at previous conferences.

SSDM Award
Given for outstanding an contribution to the field of solid state devices and materials, among papers presented prior to 1997.

SSDM Paper Award
Given for the best paper presented at the previous year's conference.

SSDM Young Researcher Award
Given for outstanding papers authored by young researchers and presented at the previous year's conference.