Photonics Institutions

A professional society that represents the interests and goals of those who work with and whose work is affected by the rapidly changing world of imaging informatics in medicine.

A professional society committed to the presentation, exchange and preservation of ideas and technologies in the field of information display. Publishes Information Display Magazine, monthly Journal...

A society promoting the technical and business advancement of instrument and control technology.

An international professional society dedicated to serving its members and the manufacturing community through the advancement of professionalism, knowledge and learning.

An international technical society devoted to advancing the theory and application of motion imaging including film, television, video, computer imaging and telecommunications.

A society supplying technical information on the advancement and expansion of photographic science and technology.

A professional society of scientists, engineers, manufacturers, suppliers and vendors engaged in vacuum coating technology. The Society holds an annual conference, education program and exhibit. Also...

A 113-year-old nonprofit organization that serves the informational, educational and professional needs of the global ceramics community. The Society's more than 11,000 members comprise a wide...

A scientific society at the forefront of the evolving worldwide chemical enterprise and a professional home for chemists, chemical engineers and related professions around the globe. ACS Publications...

ASCB is an inclusive, international community of biologists studying the cell, the fundamental unit of life. We are dedicated to advancing scientific discovery, advocating sound research policies,...

A scientific organization dedicated to facilitating research, education and high standards of clinical care in the field of medical laser applications. Provides a forum for the exchange of scientific...

A technical society for nondestructive testing professionals. Provides a forum for exchange of NDT technical information and materials; and programs, standards and services for the qualification and...

A scientific organization whose objective is to promote original research in photobiology; to facilitate the integration of different disciplines in the study of photobiology; to promote the...

A scientific association with a mission to advance knowledge and improve understanding of mapping sciences; and to promote the applications of photogrammetry, remote sensing, GIS and supporting...

A technical society promoting the dissemination of precision technology through education and training.

A society supplying education and outreach for all renewable energy resources.

A professional society dealing with the science and technology of vacuum and vacuum-related processing. Sponsors symposia and short courses. Publishes a technical journal of vacuum science and...

A professional organization which encourages development and dissemination of knowledge in biophysics through its journal, Biophysical Journal, the Annual Meeting, smaller discussion workshops,...

Brings together optic and optical engineering scientists, engineers, educators and business leaders. The membership totals more than 3000 individuals, approximately 600 members reside outside China.

A professional society promoting optics and related sciences and applications on the European and international level. Offers a joint information platform, an open coordination of international...

An organization providing conferences, publications, workshops and general services to physicists.

Professional society for engineers and scientists whose area of specialization is lasers and electro-optics, field of interest covers research, development, design, manufacture, and implementation...

A society dedicated to advancing the art, science and practice of illumination through the dissemination of information and the development of lighting standards.

A professional association dedicated to representing industrial designers to business, government, education, the press and the general public, and to serving that profession’s information and...

An academic society whose purpose is to promote and develop information processing by providing a forum and means for exchanging ideas and experience in the field of computer science and technology.

An international nonprofit technical, scientific and educational society that enhances the capabilities of automation professionals by publishing journals, books and standards, and by developing and...

A nonprofit society advancing research and development of imaging science and technology. Sponsors conferences; publishes conference proceedings and bimonthly journals.

An association providing information concerning the advancement and expansion of production and precision technology.

A society promoting the technical advancement of applied physics; holds two conferences a year.

A society promoting interdisciplinary, goal-oriented research on materials of technological importance. Sponsors meetings, conferences and symposia in April and November each year. Members are...

An organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the knowledge of the science and practice of all microscopical imaging, analysis and diffraction techniques useful for elucidating the...

Uniting 270,000 professionals from 177 countries, OSA brings the optics community together. Since 1916, OSA has advanced the common interests of the field, providing educational resources to...

An association established to promote all activities related to enhancement of photonics in education and training, research and development, manufacturing and industry, and to seek synergies among...

An organization offering data on the advancement and expansion of physical technology.

The Royal Microscopical Society - at the forefront of microscopy since 1839 The RMS is dedicated to furthering the science of microscopy. It does that through a wide range of activities that support...

An association providing technical information for the spectroscopy industry.

SPIE organizes dozens of conferences annually, including SPIE Photonics West and SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing. The SPIE Digital Library houses over 450,000 research papers in cutting-edge...

The activity of the Ukrainian Society for Optical Engineering is directed towards increased efficiency of the information exchange between scientists and specialists of Ukraine and the world...

An organization orientating vacuum technology applications.

An international scientific educational organization dedicated to the understanding of biology and medicine through multimodal in vivo imaging of cellular and molecular events involved in normal and...

An educational institute dedicated to providing the highest standard of infrared instruction on a global scale. Offers level I, II, and III courses based on the American Society of Nondestructive...

A society providing educational and professional needs of ophthalmologists.

An international society providing technical data on engineered materials by publishing handbooks, source books and journals, and by electronic media and sponsoring conferences, expositions and...

A society that fosters the growth of applied optics and photonics through cooperation with industry and university researchers.

The Center for Integrated Photonics Eindhoven (IPI) carries out research in materials, devices, circuits and systems enabling novel applications in communications, computing and sensing. The Center’s...

A professional fiber optics society promoting education, certification and standards. Offers certification of technicians, approval of training organizations and a train-the-trainer program for...

Technical professional society providing information on areas ranging from aerospace, computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric power and consumer electronics. Fosters technological...

A not-for-profit association and multidisciplinary international society whose members are internationally recognized for their contributions to the environmental sciences in the areas of...

An international learned society and professional body that promotes the advancement and dissemination of a knowledge of and education in the science of physics, pure and applied.

A society promoting the advancement of electronics. Organizers of the Electronics show.