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In this issue: Help write OSA’s 100th anniversary story, Propose an Incubator, Vote in the OSA Election, upcoming meetings, call for papers and more.
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The Optical Society is a proud sponsor of seven International OSA Network of Students (IONS) conferences in 2015 located in Germany, China, USA, Mexico, Tunisia, Spain and New Zealand. IONS conferences are organized for students, by students who are part of the most active chapters and feature technical programming, chapter management and cultural content. Visit osa.org/ions for links to the conference websites and information on how to register.
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OSA Incubators are designed to provide focused experiences that connect innovators, deliver insights and spark explorations at the cutting edge of optics. Researchers, engineers, and business leaders meet to discuss new and burgeoning fields in a way that cannot be achieved through traditional meetings.
In 2016, as OSA celebrates its centennial, the Incubator Program will hold the Centennial Incubator Symposium at Frontiers in Optics. The Symposium will showcase selected Incubators held in 2016. As OSA looks to the next 100 years in optics, Incubator topics, with their focus on what’s to come, will surely help lead the way.
Do you have an idea for an Incubator program? You can learn more on the OSA website and propose your own Incubator.
For additional information on 2016 Centennial Incubators please email OSAIncubator@osa.org.
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The Optical Society (OSA), along with its National Photonics Initiative (NPI) partners, is organizing a Capitol Hill Day taking place in Washington, DC, on September 10, 2015. With so many new members of Congress, this is a great opportunity to establish a relationship with your Congressional offices and to educate your members of Congress on the importance of optics and photonics.
Each participant will be placed on a combined society team based on your geographic region. There will be training on the evening of Wednesday, September 9 in Washington, DC, focusing on the NPI, how to have an effective meeting, and details on what to discuss with the Congressional offices. On September 10, you and your team will visit your Congressional representatives. Society staff will schedule and coordinate your day and will escort you to all of your meetings.
If you are interested in participating in the September Capitol Hill Day, please sign up on the NPI CVD webpage.
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The OSA election for the 2016 Vice President and three Directors at Large opened 8 July 2015 and will continue through 25 September 2015, 23:59 U.S. Eastern Daylight Time. OSA needs your vote to select the best leaders for the Society! If you haven’t yet voted, please read the candidates’ profiles and personal statements, and then take a few moments to cast your ballot. The ballot is fully accessible from your smart phone/mobile device.
Election results will be announced on Tuesday, 20 October 2015, at the OSA Annual Business Meeting during the 2015 Frontiers in Optics/OSA Annual Meeting in San Jose, CA, USA. Results will be available on the OSA website in late October.
*Individual, Emeritus and Recent Graduate members in good standing as of 1 September 2015 are eligible to vote in this election. Student and Youth Educator members are not eligible to vote.
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You are invited to use a logo to indicate your status as an Optical Society Member! A variety of logos are available online for all members, including logos for Fellows, Senior Members and Student Members. You are encouraged to include an applicable OSA logo on your website, business cards and other professional correspondence.
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The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to announce that its journal portfolio again leads the Optics category in the latest edition of the Journal Citation Reports® (JCR) (Thomson Reuters, 2015). Not only does OSA remain the foremost publisher in the field with the largest number of articles published (35%), but its high quality content also received the most citations (45%) of the 86 titles included in this year’s Optics category.
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Following the redesign of the pages of Applied Optics, JOSA A, and JOSA B in March, OSA has recently redesigned the article layout of Optics Letters. The new look will give the article pages a cleaner, more modern appearance and will allow essential information such as author names to take prominence. Papers published in the new format have begun appearing in the journal.
Go to OSA Publishing’s Digital Library and view manuscript templates for the new format. You can also check out an editorial about the redesign from Optics Letters Editor-in-Chief Xi-Cheng Zhang.
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This October OSA is getting ready to host its third meeting in a series on Compact EUV & X-Ray Light Sources.
Like last year, this year’s workshop will be collocated with the International Symposium on Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography to be held this year in Maastricht, Netherlands. This will continue to build upon the work began at the2013 Incubator again providing a unique opportunity for the EUV and X-ray light source developers to interact with potential semiconductor industry users, learn about their fundamental and practical needs, and assess the current status of EUV/Soft X-ray sources.
In 2016 this meeting will join the OSA High-Brightness Sources and Light-Driven Interactions Congress as the Compact Light Sources topical meeting (XRAY).
Registration will be open soon so please visit the Workshop website for the latest information. If you are interested in learning about sponsorship opportunities with this meeting, please email OSAIncubator@osa.org.
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 This month in Optics & Photonics News, read features on how exotic “flatland” materials are enabling new optoelectronics; some other recent developments in materials and photonics; emerging X-ray and extreme-UV sources that could bring some of the power of synchrotron facilities to the lab scale; strategies to overcome the limits of optical energy conversion; and more.
Check out the issue.
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3 November 2015, OSA Headquarters, Washington D.C., USA
Attend and get the answers to key questions about commercializing integrated photonics.
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Where is the limit of discrete photonics? Where is its manufacturing economical and where is it not?
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How is this threshold different for different applications?
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What is the role of integrated photonics in the data center?
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What is the future for commercialization of integrated photonic sensors?
Registration opens 1 August 2015. Learn more and mark your calendar to register.
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4-9 October 2015, Berlin, Germany
Join us for two complimentary sessions at ASSL this year:
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Keynote Presentation: The History of Disk Lasers from the Perspective of a Contemporary Witness, Friedrich Dausinger, CEO, Dausinger + Giesen GmbH, Germany, 7 October 2015; 10:30 – 11:30
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Industry Panel: What are the Limitations of Technology? 6 October 2015, 11:30 – 12:30
Exhibit space for ASSL is still available. For more information on exhibiting contact the OSA Business Development Group, Kari Jacobson Smith, +1 202.416.1988, exhibitsales@osa.org. Be sure to ask about the special discount for OSA Industry Development Associates members.
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Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 18:00 – 20:00, San Jose, CA, USA
The Forum aims to find consensus through an open town‐hall type discussion on key topics affecting the biophotonics segment, beyond technical achievements or new product applications:
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Where is the funded research going?
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What is the enabling technology that has the most market traction?
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What are the bottlenecks or “showstoppers” among photonics technologies today?
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What are the solutions?
The Forum will include a discussion aimed at distilling and prioritizing key findings, for future use by the photonics community.
This event is complimentary—please join us. Light refreshments will be served. Learn more.
Exhibit space for FiO is still available. For more information on exhibiting contact the OSA Business Development Group, Kari Jacobson Smith, +1 202.416.1988, exhibitsales@osa.org. Be sure to ask about the special discount for OSA Industry Development Associates members.
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The Optical Society is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2016, and we are inviting your company to be part of our festivities. Choose one of our three Centennial Sponsorship options and your company will be highlighted in a year-long calendar of special events and programs that will provide you with high visibility in the optics and photonics market. To learn more contact Regan Pickett, rpickett@osa.org or 202.416.1474. A sponsorship opportunity like this happens only once every 100 years!
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In addition to co-sponsoring a number of Joint Symposia during the Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting, OSA President Philip Russell will host a reception for OSA Members on Tuesday evening, 15 September 2015 in Nagoya, Japan. For more information, or to sign up to attend, please contact Meredith Smith (msmith@osa.org).
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24 – 26 September 2015, Valencia, Spain
Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 20 July 2015
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19 – 23 November 2015, Hong Kong Conference and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 20 July 2015, 12:00 EDT
Hotel Reservation Deadline: 5 October 2015
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16 – 18 October 2015, The Fairmont San Jose, San Jose, California, USA
Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 31 July 2015, 12:00 EDT
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24 – 28 August 2015, Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Busan, Korea
Postdeadline Abstract and Summary Submission Deadline: 15 August 2015
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4 – 6 November 2015, Hotel Icon, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Advanced Registration Deadline: 1 September 2015
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22 – 25 July 2015, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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26 – 31 July 2015, Kaua’I Marriott Resort on Kalapaki Beach, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
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9 – 11 August 2015, OSA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA
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24 – 26 August 2015, Mexico City, Mexico
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30 August – 1 September 2015, OSA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA
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2 – 5 September 2015, Tunis, Tunisia
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9 – 11 September 2015, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
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24 – 26 September 2015, Valencia, Spain
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30 September – 2 October 2015, OSA Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA
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4 – 9 October 2015, Berlin, Germany
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8 – 9 October 2015, Maastricht, Netherlands
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18 – 22 October 2015, The Fairmont San Jose, San Jose, California, USA
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Etheric Weaver- 7 inch etheric weaver hit with a laser.
—William L. Herbert, Shambhala Vajradhara Maitreya Sangha
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