Happy Birthday, Laser!

Submit your paper for the JEOS:RP special issue on the laser anniversary!

Join EOS celebrating one of the most important inventions of the 20^th century and submit your paper at www.jeos.org until 1 June 2010.

EOS Annual Meeting 2010

Location:

Parc Floral de Paris, France

Duration:

26 October 2010 - 29 October 2010

The third Scientific EOS Annual Meeting (EOSAM 2010) will be held in Paris, France, from 26 - 29 October 2010 alongside the PRI-OPTO exhibition (26 - 28 October). Previous meetings took place in 2008 and 2006 with more than 650 attendees. Participate in EOSAM 2010 and take this excellent opportunity to exchange new ideas and latest research results!
The First Announcement & Call for Papers is available now for download (pdf file, 850KB): EOSAM 2010 First call for papers.

5th EOS Topical Meeting on Advanced Imaging Techniques (AIT 2010)

Location:

Engelberg, Switzerland

Duration:

29 June 2010 - 2 July 2010

Submission Timeframe:

31 January 2010 - 26 March 2010

This meeting is the 5th of the EOS Topical Meeting Series on Advanced Imaging Techniques. Previous meetings took place in Delft (2003), London (2005), Lille (2007) and Jena (2009).

Call for Papers

The call for papers is now available for download: AIT 2010 Call for Papers (pdf-file; 536 KB). Abstract submission deadline: 26 March 2010. Submit your abstract here!

EOS Conference on Laser Ablation and Nanoparticle Generation in Liquids (ANGEL 2010)

Location:

Engelberg, Switzerland

Duration:

29 June 2010 - 1 July 2010

Submission Timeframe:

1 February 2010 - 26 February 2010

Submit your abstract by 26 February 2010!

Download the Final Announcement & Call-for-Papers (pdf-file; 347 kb)

Nanoparticle generation with lasers is an emerging field. Here is a worldwide overview of the places where there are research groups working in this field: view the Google Map.

EOS Board elections 2010

2010 is an election year for the EOS Board. Five seats will have to be filled. All EOS members are entitled to nominate candidates for election to the Board.

Deadline for nominations: March, 31, 2010.

Photonics21: 2nd Strategic Research Agenda published

At the occasion of the Photonics21 Annual Meeting in Brussels on 15 January, the new and 2nd Strategic Research Agenda was published and handed over to Rudolf Strohmeier, Head of Cabinet of the European Commission Directorate General for Information Society and Media.

He emphasised that photonics is regarded as one of the principal motors for growth and one of the means for raising the quality of life of European citizens. Being recognised as a Key Enabling Technology (KET) in Europe by the European Commission is a remarkable success of the Photonics21 platform.

Photonics21 student innovation award 2010

Student Innovation Award

The Research Infrastructure, Education and Training work group of the Photonics21 Technology Platform has established a prize for students in the field of photonics in order to promote research in photonics especially related to R&D with industrial impact.

Any person under 35 and active in the field of optics and photonics, may apply for the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award. The award consists of a certificate and a cash prize of € 5,000.

Applicants must submit the following documents:

Follow EOS on Twitter

EOS is now tweeting on twitter.com. Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/myeos and you will get updates about EOS news, publications, events and EU activities.

EOS Media Kit 2010 - Your guide to your target group!

Did you know that the EOS has developed brand new marketing tools to bring your message to your target group? Whether using our newsletter (> than 6,500 recipients), website or events for your individual advertising, all opportunities will guarantee you special visibility among the European optics and photonics community.

Looking for a new employee? Then use our newsletter or online job market.