The conferenceThe 3rd "Thin-Film Industry Forum" on 14th and 15th April 2011 in Berlin will look at all the issues around thin-film technology - from the political environment, through international market development, finance and marketing, to sales, production capacity, availability of materials, quality assurance and recycling.The Thin-Film Industry Forum will form a key event that will bring the players of the solar industry together with representatives from politics, the financial world, the press and the industry's suppliers.3rd Photovoltaics Thin-Film WeekThe “Thin-Film Industry Forum” will be embedded in the “3rd Photovoltaics Thin-Film Week.”The “Photovoltaics Thin-Film Week” is jointly organized by the knowledge provider Solarpraxis and PVcomB (Competence Centre Thin-Film- and Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics Berlin) together with HZB (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie).During the week, key experts from research and development will meet with representatives from industry and commerce.Through PVcomB’s specialist R&D workshops and the “Thin-Film Industry Forum”, the event will cover all relevant aspects of thin-film photovoltaics, ranging from the current state of research and technology to production and market-oriented topics.Topics    * The political climate    * Markets and market growth expectations    * Overview of technologies, potentials and costs    * Financing and bankability    * Quality assurance    * Life cycle management    * Production matters    * Round-up of German and international producing thin-film companies