Society for Information Display
Encyclopedia
The Society for Information Display (SID) is an industry organization for displays, generally electronic displays
such as television
s and computer monitors
. SID was founded in 1962. Its main activities are publishing technical journals and running Display Week, its main conference, held in May each year. SID publications include the Journal of the Society for Information Display, published monthly and mailed quarterly, the Digest of Technical Papers from SID's annual conference, Information Display magazine, proceedings from other conferences such as the Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, Asia Display, and IDW, International Display Workshops. In addition, local chapters in the Americas, Europe, and throughout Asia have meetings frequently including lectures by noted display technologists, and are sometimes offered as webcasts.
Electronic visual display
An electronic visual display is display technology which incorporates flat panel displays, performs as a video display, output device for presentation of images transmitted electronically, for visual reception, without producing a permanent record....
such as television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
s and computer monitors
Computer display
A monitor or display is an electronic visual display for computers. The monitor comprises the display device, circuitry, and an enclosure...
. SID was founded in 1962. Its main activities are publishing technical journals and running Display Week, its main conference, held in May each year. SID publications include the Journal of the Society for Information Display, published monthly and mailed quarterly, the Digest of Technical Papers from SID's annual conference, Information Display magazine, proceedings from other conferences such as the Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, Asia Display, and IDW, International Display Workshops. In addition, local chapters in the Americas, Europe, and throughout Asia have meetings frequently including lectures by noted display technologists, and are sometimes offered as webcasts.