AVS National Short Course Program
General Information
Cost Per Course:
- AVS Platinum Member - $1,820
- AVS Gold or Silver Member - $1,895
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- Non-Member - $1,895
- Full-time Student/Requires Student I.D. - $800
Course Includes: Course notes and lunch (Tuesday-Thursday in the Exhibition Hall, while supplies last)
Location:
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, OR 97232
Course Times: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time)
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Fundamentals of Vacuum Technology
- Understand vacuum fundamentals essential to operating, maintaining, designing, or using vacuum systems.
- Know the working principles and limitations of pumps, gauges, and other vacuum system components.
- Understand the procedures for operating and performing preventive maintenance on vacuum systems, including analyzing and troubleshooting malfunctioning vacuum systems and leak detection.
- Learn the design concepts involved in matching equipment and instrumentation to applications.
Instructor
Tim Gessert
Managing Member
Gessert Consulting, LLC
Instructor
Neil Peacock
Consultant
Pine Place Consulting, LLC
AVS 69 International Symposium & Exhibition
"Two is Better than One: Breaking Barriers with Coupled PHenomena"
Featuring Presentations on Emerging Topics Related to Materials, Processing & Interfaces
The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition addresses cutting edge issues associated with materials, processing and interfaces in both the research and manufacturing communities.
The weeklong Symposium fosters a multidisciplinary environment that cuts across traditional boundaries between disciplines, featuring papers from AVS Technical Division, Groups, Focus Topics on emerging technologies and more.
An extensive Exhibition of related equipment, tools, materials, supplies, chemicals, services, consulting, technical literature, and new technologies are showcased during the week.
Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97232
Other AVS Events
AVS Courses by Request
If you are interested in seeing an AVS Short Course offered in 2024 please complete the AVS Courses by Request form. (Recommended for individual training)
AVS Onsite/Online Training
Do your employees need training now? Are budgets tight? Let AVS bring our short courses and qualified instructors to your organization either onsite at your facility or virtually via Zoom. Please complete the AVS Onsite/Online Training request form to receive a proposal. (Recommended for group training)
Have an Idea for an AVS e-Talk?
Contact:
Matthew Jordan
AVS e-Talk Chair
matt_jordan@avs.org
Have an Idea for an AVS Webinar?
Contact:
David Adams
AVS Short Course Comittee Chair
david_adams@avs.org