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In this issue: Toast a century of innovation with The Optical Society, JOSA celebrates OSA’s Centennial, OPN launches a new mobile-friendly website, Special Events at OFC, Meetings, Opportunities and more.
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In celebration of our centennial, OSA will be showcasing a new exhibit that acknowledges innovators and inventions in optics since 1916. This interactive exhibit will be on display at many events throughout the year:
International Year of Light Closing Ceremony
4 – 6 February, Mérida, Mexico
Photonics West [Booth 4362]
16 – 17 February, San Francisco, US
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn for centennial updates. Share your favorite OSA memory by emailing osa100@osa.org, writing on our Facebook page or tweeting using #OSA100. After all, the centennial is about YOU!
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As the year-long celebration of the OSA centennial commences, OSA Publishing is excited to present content from the Society's first publication, Journal of the Optical Society of America (JOSA), as well as its spinoffs, JOSA A and JOSA B on the OSA centennial website.
On this commemorative website, we feature the Journal’s Editors-in-Chief and topical editors, editorials, and content from the journals over the last 99 years, as well as the 100 most-cited papers from JOSA, JOSA A and JOSA B. The new features will be added throughout the year, including a collection of influential articles that underscore the development of key topic areas over time. Additionally, JOSA A and JOSA B will publish feature articles from leaders who will provide their insight on these topics.
Visit the site regularly; or sign up for journal alerts for JOSA A and/or JOSA B to stay informed on all the latest news and content.
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OSA is delighted to announce the launch of the new Optics & Photonics News website. This enhanced website will ensure the best possible experience for OPN's visitors, whether on mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop devices.
Visit the site.
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 Carlos López-Mariscal
Senior Optical Scientist
Underwater Photonics
Jonesborough, Tennessee, US
OSA Member
"Being able to talk to such a diverse audience at the OSA Student Chapter of Universidad de Guanajuato was particularly motivating. Meeting with graduate and undergraduate students from several fields of science and engineering with a common interest in the Optical Sciences was invigorating and rewarding. It’s always a refreshing experience. Perhaps the most satisfying aspect of these lectures is the chance to share useful experiences with young and upcoming optic professionals on a personal basis. I strongly recommend joining the Traveling Lecturer program to my colleagues who have not yet done so, for this is one of the most engaged audiences I have had the opportunity to address."
Find out more about this program>>
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 The OSA Foundation is proud to announce the recipient of the inaugural Ivan P. Kaminow Outstanding Young Professional Prize: Rocio Borrego-Varillas, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. The prize will allow Rocio to travel to The OSA Winter Leadership Meeting in addition to a second OSA Meeting of her choosing.
Learn more on how you can be the next recipient.
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24 – 29 July, ICFO Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
Application Deadline: 15 March
This week-long program, co-founded by the OSA Foundation and IPG Photonics, provides up to 100 graduate students from around the world the opportunity to advance their education, foster future collaboration and promote research and engineering for the optical community.
Apply to attend.
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OFC: Special Events and Promotions
Save on OFC Registration: Take Advantage of Member Discount and Early Registration
20 – 24 March, Anaheim, California, US
Don't miss the world's largest conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals. With over 520 peer-reviewed technical presentations and more than 120 invited speakers, the comprehensive program covers the technological breakthroughs and all the important topics in the field today. The exposition features over 600 participating companies showcasing the newest products. As an OSA Member, you have two opportunities to save on registration—the member registration rate and an additional discount if you register before the Advance Registration deadline, 22 February.
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OSA Executive Forum
21 March, Anaheim, California, US
Separate Registration Required
During OSA's Executive Forum, you will connect with decision makers from the entire ecosystem in optical networking and communications. The program will feature a panel of industry leaders who will be speaking on key subject areas. Find out what the future holds from the visionaries making it happen. Special discounts are available until 22 February. Register Now.
2016 Featured Speaker
Hing Liu, Principal Engineer, Google
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The National Photonics Initiative (NPI) recently hosted a webinar to update the community on AIM Photonics, the first photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation in the United States. Speakers included Alan Willner, OSA President and chair of The NPI Steering Committee; Thomas L. Koch, chair, Technical Review Board, AIM Photonics; and Tom Baer, past chair, NPI Steering Committee. If you missed the webinar, it is now available on NPI’s website.
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It's the start of a new year, time to bring out OIDA's unscientifically gathered list of what's hot, what's not and what's just "meh."
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OIDA’s early estimate is that the global photonics market declined again in 2015 from the previous year, but the decline will be temporary. The market was bumpy for major sectors like displays and solar cells. It’s understandable that the market must tread water for a while, with economic challenges reaching China and continuing in Europe and Japan, and low oil prices hurting oil producing states.
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OIDA recently characterized the US optics and photonics industry. We counted establishments with US locations and employment, regardless where the company’s headquarters or operations are. It amounts to about 3,300 companies and 385,000 jobs, including both components and the products that they enable. “Enabled” products include such things as cameras for machine vision, using the definition that OIDA has used for many years. Counting the downstream jobs would add far more firms and jobs.
Read more on how employment is distributed by state or economic "cluster."
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OIDA is committed to fostering the development and commercialization of new optics and photonics technologies that will expand the industry's product pipeline. To accelerate productization we are bringing together start-up companies with top equity investors through our new Start-Up Series events.
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 Optics & Photonics News–This month, members can enjoy features on geometric-phase holograms and on how city lights (and glare) inspired Edwin Land’s coming-of-age as an entrepreneur, as well as our annual spotlight on OSA’s new class of Fellows, and much more.
Check out the issue.
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Recently Published Special Issues
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20 – 22 March 2016, Hilton Long Beach, Long Beach, California, US
Collocated Topical Meetings:
Hotel Reservation Deadline: 17 February 2016
Advanced Registration Deadline: 22 February 2016
Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 1 March 2016, 12:00 EST
20 – 24 March 2016, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, US
Advanced Registration Deadline: 22 February 2016
Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 7 March 2016, 12:00 EST
19 – 24 June 2016, Loews Ventana Canyon, Tucson, Arizona, US
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 23 February 2016, 12:00 EST
Hotel Reservation Deadline: 21 May 2016
27 – 29 June 2016, OSA Headquarters, Washington, DC, US
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 24 February 2016, 12:00 EST
25 – 28 April 2016, The Diplomat Resort and Spa, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US
Collocated Topical Meetings:
Hotel Reservation Deadline: 23 March 2016
Advanced Registration Deadline: 28 March 2016
18 – 20 July 2016, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Collocated Topical Meetings:
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 30 March 2016, 12:00 EDT
Hotel Reservation Deadline: 17 June 2016
Advanced Registration Deadline: 20 June 2016
22 – 25 August 2016, Ruta N, Medellin, Colombia
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 6 April 2016, 12:00 EDT
5 – 10 June 2016, San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California, US
Postdeadline Paper Submission Deadline: 9 May 2016, 12:00 EDT
Advanced Registration Deadline: 9 May 2016
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20 March 2016, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, US
21 March 2016, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, US
13 – 15 April 2016, OSA Headquarters, Washington, DC, USA
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