Press Releases

BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 1 May 2008 - New sustainable-energy applications, revolutions in technology prompted by new discoveries in nanoscience, and the latest developments in photonics devices and optoelectronics will draw 8,000 researchers and innovators from around the world to SPIE Optics + Photonics at the San Diego Convention Center 10-14 August.

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 5 May 2008 - More than 2,000 international experts in developing the technology enabling the discovery of the nature and origin of the Universe will visit Marseille, France, for the SPIE Astronomical Instrumentation symposium 23-28 June.

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CARDIFF, UK - 1 May 2008 - Optical instruments are components in an ever-increasing number of industrial and research applications, including imaging and vision, defense, space, telecommunications, transportation, industrial process control, laser fusion, and more.

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 23 April 2008 - Of the 30 top world economies, 29 have common high-quality standards and common science and math curricula, and one - the United States - does not, Robert Corcoran of the GE Foundation noted last week in Washington, D.C. That lack of emphasis "is not a way to stay competitive," he added.  

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CARDIFF, UK - 23 April 2008 - The broad scope of topics across photonics technologies and the participation of industry drew strong attendance to SPIE Europe's Photonics Europe in Strasbourg, France, 7-10 April.  

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 3 April 2008 - SPIE's highest award, the Gold Medal of the Society, was presented 19 March to M. J. Soileau, vice president of the University of Central Florida (UCF) Office of Research and Commercialization and founding director of CREOL-The College of Optics and Photonics at UCF. 

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 3 April 2008 - Support for science funding expressed in a recent letter sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee by eight U.S. Senators is being applauded by SPIE members and others in the optics industry.  

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Cardiff, UK - 26 March 2008 - Henri Rajbenbach, European Commission (EC) Scientific Project Manager, will be presented with the 2008 SPIE Europe Recognition Award at the opening ceremony of SPIE Europe's Photonics Europe symposium 7 April in Strasbourg, France.

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 17 March 2008 - Optics and photonics engineers - experts in highly sophisticated technologies - are applying low-tech solutions to improve quality of life in developing countries worldwide. Projects are designed and implemented by chapters of the international volunteer network Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 11 March 2008 - The message carried to Congress last week by volunteers from SPIE and other science and technology societies was clear: Invest today in federal funding for research and education, in order to remain viable and competitive tomorrow.   

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 22 February 2008 - The contributions to optics education made by Gallieno Denardo, former head of the Office of External Activities of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), were honored at the ICTP Winter College in Trieste, Italy, last week.   

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 15 February 2008 - Congratulate an engineer for his or her contributions to society next week: 17-23 February has been designated Engineers Week by the American National Society of Professional Engineers.  

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 15 February 2008 - Displays and demonstrations of robotic and unmanned vehicle systems are among featured events planned for the SPIE Defense+Security conference in Orlando, FL, USA, next month.   

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 13 February 2008 - Potential advances offered by 3D stereo imaging in medical uses from genomics to microsurgery as well as in remote sensing and astronomy were of high interest at the recent IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging Science & Technology symposium.

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 1 February 2008 - Top researchers, developers, and applications experts in optoelectronic materials and devices, lasers, micro- and nanofabrication, and biomedical optics shared new ideas and solutions at SPIE Photonics West in San Jose, California, last week.  

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BELLINGHAM, WA, USA - 22 January 2008 - SPIE Photonics West will move from San Jose to San Francisco in 2010, SPIE Senior Director of Events and Global Services Janice Walker announced today.      Read more

Researchers in Mozambique and Madagascar are the first to be able to access the 250,000-plus journal and conference proceedings articles in the SPIE Digital Library through a program of the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP).     Read more

The SPIE Digital Library passed the 250,000-article milestone on 28 December, with the latest publications including new journal articles as well as proceedings papers from conferences held in mid-December.       Read more

The world has taken a double blow from the U.S. Congress and Administration in the unseemly haste to make bad compromises to get home for the holidays or back on the campaign trail, said Eugene Arthurs, CEO of the optics and photonics society SPIE.      Read more

A study issued last week by the Photonics21 technology platform in conjunction with the European Commission predicts a bright future for the photonics industry in Europe.     Read more

The latest breakthroughs in optics and photonics research and expert-led programmes examining technology innovation and new-business issues will be presented at the SPIE Europe Photonics Europe symposium in April.    Read more

Data/image processing and analysis, infrared (IR) and unmanned sensor technologies, and innovations in biosensing will be featured topics at the SPIE Defense+Security.    Read more

Micro- and nanolithography practitioners will share their up-to-the-minute research results and latest innovations at the SPIE Advanced Lithography conference in San Jose, CA, USA, February 24-29.     Read more

Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD),  magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) are among hot topics at the SPIE Medical Imaging conference in San Diego, CA, USA, in February.    Read more

A new Chinese National Committee for SPIE (CNCS) will be celebrated during the SPIE/COS Photonics Asia symposium in Beijing, China, 11-15 November.   Read more

IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging returns to Silicon Valley in January, drawing presenters from leading labs and companies throughout the world. The event will be held 27-31 January 2008 in the San Jose, CA, Marriott and San Jose Convention Center. 

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The SPIE Digital Library, accessible through key search engines and scientific databases as well as independently, will extend multimedia file support and other new capabilities in January.

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SPIE Photonics West, known for cutting-edge research presentations and the largest exhibit in North America on light-driven technologies, will be held 19-24 January 2008 in San Jose, CA. 

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SPIE has announced the first phase of migration of conferences from the Society's Optics East meeting to other SPIE-sponsored events starting in 2008.   Read more

SPIE will consolidate conferences from the Society's Optics East meeting with other SPIE-sponsored events starting in 2008.       More

SPIE today announced its agreement with the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)      More

SPIE 2007 President, Brian Culshaw announced the recent election results at the Annual General Meeting of the Society, 28 August, 2007, in San Diego, California. Terms begin January 1, 2008.     More

Nanotech, Solar and Lighting Researchers Reveal Technical Innovations at SPIE Optics + Photonics Conference August 26-30 in San Diego    More

The 2007 Maksymilian Pluta Award was given to Wieslaw Wolinski for contributions to laser technology.   More

Professor Valery V. Tuchin of Saratov State University, Russia, is the recipient of the 2007 SPIE Educator Award.  More

Bellingham, WA-June 21, 2007-The Optical Society of America (OSA) and SPIE are pleased to announce the renaming of their jointly sponsored Congressional Fellowship program to the Arthur H. Guenther Congressional Fellowship Program.  More

Bellingham, WA-June 8, 2007-SPIE President Brian Culshaw and CEO Eugene G. Arthurs recently joined leaders of other societies in the House Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill.    More

Bellingham, WA-June 6, 2007-SPIE has retired "The International Society for Optical Engineering" adopted as its business name in 1981.    More

Bellingham, Wash-May 29, 2007-SPIE participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 13-19, awarding prizes to three outstanding individuals and teams.   More

Bellingham, Wash-May 25, 2007-SPIE and APOMA (The American Precision Optics Manufacturers Association) just concluded Optifab 2007 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center in Rochester, New York.    More

Bellingham, Wash-May 17, 2007-SPIE is awarding $231,500 in scholarships to 136 outstanding individuals, based on their potential for long-range contribution to optics and photonics, or a related discipline.   More

Bellingham, Wash-May, 15 2007-On May 1-2, members of SPIE traveled to Washington, D.C., to request funding support for innovation legislation, science and math education, and federal agencies for fiscal year 2008.   More

BELLINGHAM, WA-May 14, 2007-SPIE today announced a new streaming video that captures the executive forum "The Next Tech Boom: Innovation, Megatrends, and Money Flow" from April's SPIE Defense & Security Symposium.  More

Bellingham, Washington-May 2, 2007-SPIE recently awarded a $3000 grant to the New England Board of Higher Education's (NEBHE) Project PHOTON2, a curriculum and professional development venture funded by the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). More

Bellingham, Washington-26 April 2007-SPIE is proud to participate in the 2007 "Reaching for the Light" Breast Cancer Art Show, running now through May 11th at the Blue Horse Gallery in downtown Bellingham. More

BELLINGHAM, WA. - April 23, 2007 -- SPIE Europe's International Congress on Optics & Optoelectronics (ICOO), the second in a series of successful meetings held in Eastern and Central Europe addressing fundamentals of this field, exceeded 420 registrants from around the world. More

BELLINGHAM, WA. - April 16, 2006 -- SPIE Defense & Security Symposium (DSS), the largest unclassified conference and exhibition covering sensor technology for military and homeland security applications, has just wrapped up after a week of unique networking opportunities and face-to-face interaction with people who are shaping the defense and security industry, both through the technical conferences and the exhibition. More

SPIE has joined with 14 of the world's leading science and technology societies to create more direct access to their collective content. More

Bellingham, Washington, February 13, 2007-SPIE has just released a new DVD designed to generate awareness of, and interest in, the field of optics and the career opportunities it offers. More

Bellingham, Washington, February 7, 2007- SPIE, a Bellingham-based scientific society, is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Bradley Ferguson and Marci Hanson as members of the financial and accounting management team. More