AVS New England / AMSS Dinner Meeting

Please join us at the next American Vacuum Society (AVS) New

England Dinner Meeting to be held Wednesday, Nov.18, 2009

at the Westin Waltham, Waltham, MA. This meeting is to be

a joint meeting with the Applied Mass Spectrometry Society

of New England (AMSS).

All members of both Societies are welcome;

Advance reservations  are required. The Dinner Charge of $20. **,

is payable either on line or at your table the night of the meeting.

Please register through the AVS New England

Web site

www.avsnewengland.org

You may also call and leave your name and a message

at (617) 966-0521.

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Date:  Wednesday, Nov.18, 2009

Time: 6:00 pm -- Social Hour

6:30 pm -- Dinner

7:15 pm – Short Business Meeting / Speaker

Place:  Westin Waltham , Exit 27A off Rt.128 (tel. 781-290-5667)

Guest Speakers:  Sid Sood,           Varian Inc.

                                                              Lexington, MA

Topic:  “Creating a Green Vacuum Environment for

 Mass Spectrometry Applications”

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Sid Sood is currently Varian’s Application Engineer for all products. His previous technical experiences included  Intel and KLA-Tencor in California.  He earned a MSEE from San Jose State University in CA.

Abstract:  With the increased interest in greening technologies, the vacuum needs for mass spectrometry applications will be discussed. A number of measures will be discussed that optimize the resource efficiency of the vacuum environment including the energy use, and the correct vacuum pump application using either rough or turbo pumping capabilities.

** The Dinner Charge for AMSS members will be paid by that society.