Events Archive

For events prior to February 2009, see the former events archive at our legacy site.

4th International Graduate Summer School, Biophotonics ’09

Location: 
Ven - Sweden
Duration: 
6 June 2009 - 13 June 2009

From 6-13 June 2009 the 4th International Graduate Summer School, Biophotonics ’09, is held at the Swedish island Ven. During one week the school hosts 75 international graduate students and 11 international top-rank speakers.

For more information please visit the school's website: www.biop.dk/biophotonics09/. You can also download the event's flyer here.

About Biophotonics '09

In particular, we are proud to present the list of lecturers and their topics at the school:

International Summer School on OLEDs

Location: 
Conference Centre, Krutyn, Masurian Lake District, Poland
Duration: 
2 June 2009 - 8 June 2009

 

Subject areas

Condensed matter, education, electromagnetism, industrial physics, material physics, nanotechnology, optics and optoelectronics, photonics, polymer physics, quantum mechanics, semiconductors, solid state physics. 

Joint meeting of DGaO and SIOF

Location: 
Faculty of Engineering, University of Brescia, Italy
Duration: 
2 June 2009 - 5 June 2009

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für angewandte Optik e.V. and The Società Italiana di Ottica e Fotonica, the German and Italian Branches of the European Optical Society (EOS), invite all researchers to the Joint Meeting DGaO/SIOF (110. Jahrestagung der DGaO).
 

4th Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium of Biophotonics (APBP)

Location: 
Shilla Hotel, Jeju island, Korea
Duration: 
27 May 2009 - 29 May 2009

The 4th Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium of Biophotonics (APBP) will be held in Jeju, Korea, from 25 - 27 May, 2009.

EU Research Connection 2009: Networking our way to the future

Location: 
Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 
7 May 2009 - 8 May 2009

The European Union is providing a boost to the competitiveness of enterprises by facilitating the transfer of knowledge from academic research to businesses, thereby encouraging innovation. This is one of the aims of the conference where entrepreneurs will meet with scientists from all over Europe.

The potential partners will learn how to apply for support out of the Structural Funds. More than 86 billion euro (25% of the total in the period 2007-2013) are already earmarked for the broad innovation agenda. This covers research and innovation, information and communication technology, entrepreneurship and innovation.

WG7 Training and Education Meeting

Location: 
Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 
6 May 2009

The purpose of this meeting is to plan the WG7 (Photonics Education, Training and Research Infrastructure) contribution to new the Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).  

Spie Europe's Microtechnologies for the New Millenium

Location: 
Maritim Hotel Dresden, Germany
Duration: 
4 May 2009 - 6 May 2009

Take advantage of the synergies being created by engineers, scientists, researchers and managers working on various aspects of microtechnologies. Meet with your colleagues in Dresden, Germany, to help shape the future of these vital technologies.

Five parallel conferences:

  • Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS
  • VLSI Circuits and Systems
  • Nanotechnology
  • Bioengineered and Bioinspired Systems
  • Photonic Materials, Devices, and Applications

For more information please refer to: http://spie.org/x26212.xml

Joint Meeting DGaO/SIOF

Location: 
Brescia, Italy
Duration: 
2 May 2009 - 5 May 2009

DGaO (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Angwandte Optik) and SIOF (Società Italiana di Oottica e Fotonica), the German and the Italian Branches of the EOS, will hold a joint meeting (DGaO Annual Meeting 2009) in Brescia, Italy, from 2 - 5 June, 2009.

Topics include among others:

  • Optical Sensors and Measuring Techniques
  • Innovative Optical Materials
  • Optics for Space Applications
  • Biophotonics
  • Optical Processes for Preserving Cultural Assets

Scientific Committee

G. v. Bally, C. Denz, F. Höller, R. Schuhmann, W. Vollrath, S. Pelli, A. Consortini, I. Rendina, M. Armenise

Deadline for abstract submission: 9 January 2009

More information is available at:

http://www.dgao.de/info/tagung09_d.php
http://siof.ifac.cnr.it/

VI. International Workshop Tecnolaser 2009 and II. Meeting Optics, Life & Heritage

Location: 
La Habana, Cuba
Duration: 
13 April 2009 - 16 April 2009

Contact information:

Justo Ravelo Triana (for Tecnolaser)
phone: (+53) 7 209 3920
fax: (+53) 7 202 1518
tecnolaser@ceaden.edu.cu

Prof. Angel Augier
augier@instec.cu

Prof. German Muniz (for Optics, Life & Heritage)
muniz@electrica.cujae.edu.cu

Optics – Key Technology for the Future

Location: 
Pullman Aachen Quellenhof , Aachen, Germany
Duration: 
18 March 2009 - 19 March 2009

Aims and Contents
With a two day congress centered around the topics of optics and photonics the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT and Innolite GmbH offer a forum of information about current perspectives, technological innovations and new applications from industry and research on 18th and 19th of March 2009. The colloquium, which takes place every two years in Aachen, will focus on three topics:

  • Strategy and Markets
  • Technology and Production
  • Products and Innovation

Many high-level contributors promise a presentation of current developments and trends.

Seminar on Scatterometry and Ellipsometry on Structured Surfaces

Location: 
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
Duration: 
18 March 2009 - 19 March 2009

The Seminar on Scatterometry and Ellipsometry on Structured Surfaces, organized by PTB and SREvents, will beld in Braunschweig, Germany, from 18 - 19 March, 2009.

LASER World of PHOTONICS China

Location: 
Shanghai, China
Duration: 
17 March 2009 - 19 March 2009

At LASER World of PHOTONICS China 2008, 206 exhibitors presented their products and applications on 11,500 sqm of floor space at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). 18.428 visitors attended the show.

LASER World of PHOTONICS China, China's platform for the photonics community, features a superior show concept for exhibitors and visitors.

Industrial Photonics - 13th SSOM Engelberg Lectures on Optics

Location: 
Hotel Regina Titlis, Engelberg, Switzerland
Duration: 
16 March 2009 - 19 March 2009

Switzerland’s photonics industry stays at second place in Europe concerning the per capita production volume. Industrial photonics, with its most important sectors laser material processing, optical metrology & image processing and life science photonics, therefore plays an important role for the Swiss industry. The 13th SSOM Engelberg lectures on optics 2009 will therefore present and discuss the field of industrial photonics. About 25 lecturers from academic and industry will talk about newest academic developments, industrial needs and trends, processes and concepts. Industrial Photonics has been also the topic of the SATW – Transferkolleg in 2008, and some of the lecturers are winners of this event.

1st Scientific Meeting of the Head & Neck Optical Diagnostics Society (HNODS)

Location: 
UCLH Educational Centre, 250 Euston Road in London, United Kingdom
Duration: 
14 March 2009

Topics / Sessions:

The main theme of this Scientific Meeting is very much about the early diagnosis and monitoring of premalignant and malignant conditions of the head and neck.

  • Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy
  • Fluorescence Spectroscopy
  • Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Differential Path-length Spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy
  • Histopathology, Ploidy and Translational Imaging
  • Spectral scatter scanning system and Microimaging FT-IR

Event website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hnods/Meetings/Meetings/1stScientificMeeting

Expected attendance: 120-130

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Concertation Meeting - Nano-Photonics

Location: 
Grand Hotel Baglioni, Florence Italy
Duration: 
11 February 2009 - 12 February 2009

The Concertation Meeting - Nano-Photonics will take place in Florence, Italy, from 12th - 13th February 2009.

The next concertation event will bring together the Photonics related projects funded under the ICT Thematic Priority. The event would take place on the 12th – 13th February 2009 in Florence organized by CNR – The National Research Council of Italy, Department of Materials and Devices. This event concentrates on Nanophotonics.