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San Francisco, Calif. - June 29, 2005 - Loomis Group's tenth annual newsPanel forum takes place on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, kicking off SEMICON West, the semiconductor equipment and materials industry's largest trade show of the year.

Loomis Group, an independent integrated marketing agency, has been sponsoring successful news events during SEMICON for more than a decade. The agency has reengineered this year's newsPanel event to engage the audience in a lively debate on broad industry trends and issues, providing invaluable commentary for use by editors and analysts.

Led by moderator George Scalise, president of the Semiconductor Industry Association, Loomis Group's newsPanel promotes an exchange between semiconductor luminaries and an audience of editors and analysts on the challenges fueled by the maturing semiconductor industry. Editors and analysts will also have the opportunity to meet with paneliss in a one-on-one setting during a private catered reception immediately following newsPanel.

For additional show news and panelist information, Loomis Group's virtual pressroom can be accessed starting on July 12 at www.loomisgroup.com/vpr.

About Loomis Group
Founded in 1987, Loomis Group is an independent, integrated marketing agency with offices and affiliates worldwide. The company energizes brands by inspiring people to change what they are doing, buying or thinking with strategic communication programs built to drive ideas through public relations, advertising, design and interactive channels. Headquartered in San Francisco, Loomis Group maintains offices in Austin, Boston, Paris and Tokyo, and has affiliates in Hong Kong, Seoul and Taipei. Additional information is available at www.loomisgroup.com or by calling 415/882.9494.