Societies and Associations

Owner and manager of The International Manufacturing Technology show that includes laser cutting systems and lasers used in measurement and quality assurance.

A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to the growth of the optics industry throughout Arizona. A regional cluster of optics-related businesses, organizations and institutions with open...

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

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

Provides microtechnology business networking and technology marketing expertise. IVAM's main goal is to connect professionals in the high-tech industries and support them in bringing innovative...

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

A nonprofit, nonuniversity research facility. Its scientists and engineers are specialists in developing innovative system solutions in the fields of fiber optics, photonic instrumentation, laser...

An organization which conducts optics and photonics research and develops and promotes primary standards for optical, fiber optic and laser applications.

Supports national and international activities such as international cooperation, technology transfer and innovation promotion, promotion of young talent and Germany-wide public relations work.

Established in July 1980 to promote development of the optoelectronic industry and optoelectronic technology. Sponsors InterOpto, a comprehensive optoelectronics show in Japan. A wide range of...

A nonprofit organization gathering technology and market analysis worldwide for Taiwanese optoelectronic industries. Publishes an annual report, monthly issues and weekly news in Chinese.

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

A global trade association organized specifically to advance the worldwide understanding and implementation of vision and imaging technologies to help members grow. Committed to providing leadership...

A nonprofit organization of more than 9,000 professionals dedicated to the development, management, and use of safe and effective health technology. Source of consensus standards, both national and...

An international nonprofit membership organization dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of patients through the proper use of laser technology. Has quarterly publications, an annual...

Serves as the association and worldwide authority on automatic identification, data collection and networking in a mobile environment. Members are providers and users of technologies, systems and...

Lasers and Microwaves French Cluster focuses on two technological fields: Photonics-Laser (laser sources and processes, optical components, instrumentation) and Microwaves (integrated electronics,...

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 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 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 nonprofit organization promoting access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunication technology.

An organization dedicated to promoting and advancing science, technology and business opportunities for the precision optics industrial base.

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...

An independent nonprofit organization run by and for the UK industrial laser community. AILU publishes a quarterly magazine, runs workshops and provides consultancy services, all designed to improve...

International developer and publisher of standards for materials, products, systems and services. Technical committees, including producers, users, customers and regulatory officials, meet regularly...

An association that, for purposes of development of information and communications technologies, improves business environment, creates business opportunities, undertakes industry's common issues,...

The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) advises the Commission concerning engineering matters. Our mission is to manage the spectrum and provide leadership to create new opportunities for...

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...

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.

A nonprofit trade association promoting the advancement of the communications technologies.

An international not-for-profit trade association that represents the $22 billion HDD industry and its infrastructure. Founded in 1986, IDEMA provides more than 500 corporate and individual members...

A voluntary trade association of manufacturers of image technology products. Statistical programs, domestic and international standardization activities and pollution prevention information are the...

A professional organization whose purpose is to advance and promote the professional application of laser display by maintaining standards of safety performance, fostering the development of new...

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...

An organization supplying information dealing with the technical advancement and expansion of measuring instruments. Supported by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

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.

An industrial association established to build up international cooperative projects and programs; to foster overall developments of photonics industry; and to provide data and information materials...

An international scientific and technical organization uniting researchers, developers, manufacturers and users of lasers. Promotes information exchanges in the laser field, aids in establishing...

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...

A community of individuals professionally committed to the medical device and other medical technology industry segments united by the belief that innovation and advances in technology lead to...

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...

NextCorps is a nonprofit organization that provides various services, including technology commercialization for very-early-stage opportunities, business incubation for high-growth-potential startups.

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...

A Washington, DC-based, not-for-profit association that serves as the nexus for vision, transformation, and growth of the optoelectronics industry. Advances the competitiveness of its members by...

The portal for the Photonics community in the Netherlands. Photonics is now being recognized as a key technology for the 21st century and especially in Europe by the European Commission and in the...