Recent and Upcoming Florida Photonics Cluster Events
Photonics Industry Conferences, Events and Seminars
CREOL Scheduled Events
Technical seminars and other events occur regularly at CREOL & FPCE, The College
of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida. Click here to see a current
listing.
UCFTI Lunch & Learn sponsored by Diper Exhibitions - Trade Show
Secrets Revealed
Thursday May 22, 2008 - 11:30am-1pm
Partnership Building II
3100 Technology Pkwy,
Orlando, FL 32826
In 90 minutes the experienced folks at www.diper.com will take the lid off the mystery
of how to exhibit in any size trade show and stay on budget. We will cover: How to
highlight your brand, your name, your service & your product.
The most cost effective way to purchase:
A) Table Top Displays
B) Portable Displays
C) Rental Booths
D) Custom Booths
Tradeshow graphics: How to keep cost in line. Fabric vs. Vinyl vs. paper/laminate vs.
printing direct to PVC. How to deal with the Show Management Company Bringing
your booth in the front door vs. the back door.
Show Services explained: Electrical, carpet, tables, chairs,etc. Trade Show language
explained What is I & D? What is drayage?
Diper Exhibitions will have sample portable & rental booths for you to see and touch
on display. There will be a power point presentation with many displays and booth
examples. The management team with over 20 years experience will stay past lunch
to answer all questions one on one. To register for the luncheon, contact Renee Ayala
at 407-882-0202 or by email at rayala@mail.ucf.edu
Society for Information Display A Meeting - SID 2008
May 18-23, 2008
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, CA
The SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, now in its 46th year, is the
premier international gathering of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users in
the electronic-display industry.
The event provides access to a wide range of technology and applications from high-
definition flat-panel displays using both emissive and liquid-crystal technology to the
latest in OLED displays and large-area projection-display systems. One can find state-
of-the-art information on the latest in image processing, systems software and display
processor hardware, human factors and applied vision, and exciting new applications
such as multimedia and the electronic cinema.
With more than 550 booths and 8,000 attendees, SID is the leading North American
show for the electronic-display industry.
http://www.sid.org/conf/sid2008/sid2008.html
4th Annual Executive Symposium on Photonics Commercialization
June 5, 2008
Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel,
Ottawa, Canada
A high-level international event that brings together Senior Executives from leading
photonics corporations together with high ranking government officials to present their
perspective on the commercialization of photonics. Presenters will also showcase
emerging commercial opportunities in optics and photonics and show how they are
changing the way we live. This is a one day symposium where CTOs, CEOs, VPs of
Engineering, high-ranking government officials, venture capitalists and industry
analysts will provide their perspectives on the most rapidly evolving markets and how
photonics will provide solutions to problems of global economic importance.
For more information visit the website http://www.ocri.
ca/events/photonicscommercialization.asp or contact:
Sadiq Hasnain, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, Strategy and International Programs
Institute for Microstructural Sciences and Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre
National Research Council Canada
Tel: +1-613-993-6040
Fax: +1-613-957-8734
Downloads of the filmed presentations of the 2nd and 3rd symposiums are available
on the website of the International Photonics Commercialization Alliance www.
ipcalliance.com.
Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2008
June 11-13, 2008
Taipei World Center
Taipei, Taiwan
Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2008 presents the latest technologies & products for
Display, Laser, LED, Optics, Optoelectronics, Fiber Communications & Solar Energy
etc., featuring hundreds of exhibitors from different fields – manufacturers and
distributors, academic and research institutes, and government organizations, to
highlight significant developments in the industry.
Taking place in conjunction with Display Taiwan 2008, Photonics Festival in Taiwan
2008 is planned with significant promotion effect to attract high attendance. A total of
27,776 visitors attended the 2007 event to see 467 suppliers in over 1,000 booths.
More visitors are expected to attend the 2008 event. This annual fair has been an
important promoting event in Asia after its remarkable success and growth in years,
and considered as a “must-attend” event in the industry calendar.
We sincerely invite you to attend the Taiwan’s largest photonics events and meet with
industry leaders at a number of conferences and seminars.
http://www.optotaiwan.com/en/intro_opto_01.html
Florida Photonics Cluster