Malek-e Ashtar University of Technology in Central Iran, in association with the electronics industry of Iran, will hold the two-day conference “Optics and Laser Engineering in Iran” on May 18 and 19, 2011, at the university's International Conferences Hall. Among other programs, two educational workshops called “Production of Nanostructured Objects for Photonic Applications” and “The Growth of Nanostructures by Pulsed Laser Ablation” will be held parallel to the conference. Organizers said the most important objectives of the conference are to strengthen relations between business and academia. For more information, visit: http://icole.mut-es.ac.ir