Photonex 2008
Oct. 15-16, 2008
Stoneleigh Exhibition Halls, Coventry, England
Technology Investment Forum Added
COVENTRY, England, Aug. 13, 2008 -- A technology investment forum arranged in partnership with the Photonics Cluster (UK) will be one of the highlights of the new and improved Photonex 2008 when it is held Oct. 15 and 16 at Stoneleigh Exhibition Halls in Conventry.
Photonex, the UK's premier photonics event, offers an unparalleled environment in which to find out about optoelectronics, photonics, optronics and optical technologies from leading manufacturers, distributors, system integrators and universities. Key highlights of this year's two-day event include diode laser advances, the latest optical sensing technology, and a seminar on the application of laser technology in medicine and biophotonics.
The new Technology Investment Forum will feature an Innovation and Investment Seminar presented by the Photonics Cluster (UK), and should be of interest to all members of the science, engineering and photonics communities, particularly investors, innovators, businesses, and research and technology organizations.
Photonex 2008 will also include themed product areas, three parallel technical seminar programs and many networking opportunities for the expected 1500 attendees. For the more than 135 exhibiting companies attending, Photonex is known as the place to showcase new products and services, network and exchange ideas with peers.
Photonex 2008's seminar program will include a daylong meeting on high-power diode lasers and systems and their application in areas such as defense, cutting and welding and the life sciences, presented by the Scottish Chapter of IEEE/LEOS (IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society).
Presenting the program "Solving Sensing Problems with Photonics" will be experts from the Sensors & Instrumentation KTN, which is participating in Photonex for the first time. The workshop will include presentations on optical techniques that have been used to solve a range of environmental, industrial, security and medical diagnostic sensing problems. Attendees are encouraged to bring details of their sensing problems to the workshop for Sensors & Instrumentation KTN experts to solve.
For the first time during their Photonex program, UKIVA (UK Industrial Vision Association) members will include high-speed imaging in their Aspects of Imaging series, which is divided into four sessions over two days. Program topics will include a wide range of imaging speeds, from relatively low speed biological imaging to the higher speed needs of industry for process monitoring, crash testing, aerospace and ballistics, including measurement of 200 million images per second.
An all-day session on industrial innovation with lasers in the medical sector will highlight developments in the application of laser technology to the burgeoning medical and biophotonics fields, including developments in laser sources, beam delivery, monitoring and control, auxiliary equipment, safety and standards.
Enlighten is organizing the seminar series "Vacuum Systems, Optical Thin Films and High Performance Optics," which will examine the latest developments in vacuum deposition systems, with highlights including presentations by senior development scientists from Leyhold Optics and Evatec.
Exhibitor presentations, with sessions on ultrafast lasers, laser safety, spectroscopy and optomechanics, will also be organized by Enlighten.
For more information, visit: www.photonex.org/index.php
OSA Frontiers in Optics 2008/Laser Science XXIV
Oct. 19-23, 2008
Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, N.Y.
Hot Topics in Optics at FiO 2008
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 13, 2008 -- The premier platform for the latest trends in optics is the Optical Society of America's (OSA) Frontiers in Optics 2008 and Laser Science (FiO/LS) XXIV conference, to be held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center from Oct. 19-23. Optics and photonics industry enthusiasts will once again come together for five days of presentations, technical talks and plenary sessions offered by top industry leaders.
More than 70 leading optics companies will exhibit at this year’s meeting. Highlights include FiO invited speakers who will touch on optics and instrumentation for next-generation x-ray synchrotron radiation, optics for energy, and wavefront sensing and control.
Immediately following FiO 2008 and Laser Science XXIV, the 8th Annual OSA Vision Meeting will be held at the University of Rochester Medical Center from Oct. 24-26. The meeting is sponsored by the Center for Visual Science at the University of Rochester.
For more information, visit: www.frontiersinoptics.org
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