1. Tribological & protective coatings
- Hard and super hard coatings
- Nano-structured films
- Lubrication coatings
- Corrosion and oxidation resistant coatings
- Thermal barrier coatings
- Barrier coatings
2. Electronic functional coatings
- memory application films
- Flat panel display films
- Optical films
- magnetic films
- Battery films
- Nano-structured thin films
3. Plasma processing and surface treatment
- PVD, PACVD and hybrid processes
- Thermal plasma processing
- Plasma etching and cleaning
- Atmospheric plasma processing
- Plasma diffusion treatments
- Ion beam and laser processing
- Plasma polymerization
- Electrolyte plasma treatment
- Plasma micro- and nano-fabrication
- Plasma sterilization
4. Advanced plasma sources and diagnostics
- Modelling and simulation
- PVD sources
- Thermal and non-thermal plasma sources
- Plasma diagnostics
- Ion sources
- Etching sources
- Atmospheric plasma sources
- Plasma light sources
5. Thin film and coating modelling and analysis
- Nucleation and growth modeling
- Stress and failure anaysis
- Structural analysis
- Physical and chemical analysis
6. Industrial applications
- Tribological applications
- Electronic and optical applications
- Environmental applications
- Bio and medical applications
- Memory and display applications
- Barrier applications

Conference time: Sep. 12 (Monday) -Sep. 16 (Friday), 2005
Presentation of papers
Contributed papers will be presented either in oral or as posters. A number of nominated speakers on highlighted topics will be invited for plenary and invited lectures.