Co-sponsors
IEEE Photonics Society (formerly LEOS)
IEEE Photonics Society is focused on advancing the interests of its members and the laser, optoelectronics, and photonics professional community by: providing opportunities for information exchange, continuing education, and professional growth; publishing journals, sponsoring conferences, and supporting local chapter and student activities; formally recognizing the professional contributions of members; representing the laser, optoelectronics, and photonics community and serving as its advocate within the IEEE, the broader scientific and technical community, and society at large. Visit the IEEE Photonics Society (formerly LEOS) at www.PhotonicsSociety.org
The Optical Society (OSA)
Uniting more than 70,000 professionals from 134 countries, The Optical Society (OSA) brings together the global optics community through its programs and initiatives. Since 1916 OSA has worked to advance the common interests of the field, providing educational resources to the scientists, engineers and business leaders who work in the field by promoting the science of light and the advanced technologies made possible by optics and photonics. OSA publications, events, technical groups and programs foster optics knowledge and scientific collaboration among all those with an interest in optics and photonics. For more information, visit www.osa.org
SPIE
SPIE is the international optics and photonics society founded in 1955 to advance light-based technologies. Serving the interests of its more than 188,000 active constituents representing 138 different countries, SPIE acts as a catalyst for collaboration among technical disciplines for information exchange, continuing education, publishing opportunities, patent precedent, and career and professional growth. As the organizer and sponsor of approximately 25 major conferences and education programs annually in North America, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific, SPIE provides publishing, speaking, and learning opportunities on emerging technologies. SPIE contributes more than $1.6 million annually in scholarships, grants, and other programs supporting research and education around the world. For more information, visit http://www.spie.org
Chinese Optical Society (COS)
Founded in December 1979, the Chinese Optical Society (COS) is a professional society in China devoted to advancing the fields of optics and photonics. It is a subsidiary society of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST).
The mission of COS consists of:
· To contribute to the progress of optical science and technology in China
· To popularize knowledge in the field of optics.
· To promote collaboration with the international optical community
· To recognize and award Chinese scientists who have made outstanding contributions to optics
· To organize training programs
For more information about COS, please visit: http://www.cncos.org
Chinese Institute of Communications(CIC)
China Institute of Communications (CIC) is a non-profit institution formed, on a voluntary basis, by professionals and organizations in the communications science and technology circle in China. It is registered according to law at the Ministry of Civil Affairs. CIC serves as a bridge linking the government with the communications science and technology community. Under the guidance of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), ClC provides intermediary services of scientific and technological nature in the field of communications. For more information about CIC, please visit: http://www.china-cic.org.cn
