Events and Courses for Students

OPTO Meeting for Young Researchers
17 - 20 May, 2011
Gliwice, Poland

The main goal of the conference is to introduce participants to recent trends in the field of optics and optoelectronics, provide possibility for knowledge exchange as well as develop personal relations with members of other chapters/institutions.

Conference organized by SPIE/OSA chapters at:
	•	Silesian Univ. of Technology
	•	Student Chapter Torun
	•	Student Chapter Wroclaw
Deadlines:
	•	Preliminary Registration: 15 March
	•	Notification of Acceptance, Discounted payment: 15 April
	•	Preliminary Program and full-page abstract submission: 1 May

Developments in Optics and Communications
12 - 14 April, 2012
University of Latvia
Riga, Latvia

The purpose of the conference is to bring together young scientists (students) working experimentally and theoretically in the fields of optics and photonics to share and exchange new ideas and to establish contacts for future collaboration. Also we encourage students of physics to first time presented their BSc, MSc or PhD thesis. The official language of the conference is English.

Conference Topics:
	•	Inorganic and organic optical materials
	•	Atomic and molecular spectroscopy
	•	Laser physics and nonlinear optics
	•	Design of optical materials and systems
	•	Optics in communication
	•	Photonics and optics in medicine
	•	Vision science
	•	... other related topics
Deadlines:
	•	Submission of Abstracts: 19 March
	•	Registration: 25 March
	•	Acceptance of Abstracts: 28 March
	•	Final Program Available: 02 April

SPIE Asia 2012
11 - 13 July 2012
Singapore

Invited Speakers:
	•	Dr. Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Nihon University
	•	Prof. David Brady, Duke University
	•	Dr. Jean-Luc Doumont, Pricipae bvba
Deadlines:
	•	Submissions due 30 April
	•	Room Booking due 30 April

Medical Imaging 2012
4 - 9 February, 2012
Town & Country Resort and Convention Center
San Diego, CA
United States

This conference continues to provide students with opportunities to network with established experts and contribute to the field of Medical Imaging.

Special Events:
	•	Dessert with the Experts - A Networking Event
Courses:
	•	Writing for Publication in Medical Imaging (WS776)

Smart Structures / NDE 2012
11 - 15 March, 2012
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
San Diego, CA
United States

Special Events:
	•	Student Lunch with the Experts - A Networking Event

ISCP 2012
8 - 11 May 2012
Magurele
Romania

This event is the annual conference organized by Romanian SPIE Student Chapter and follows the previous ISWLA conferences.

Topics:
	•	High power lasers and applications
	•	Optics and Optoelectronics
	•	Micro- and nano—technologies
	•	Advanced Materials (meta- and nano—materials)
	•	Lasers in life sciences
	•	Laser metrology and industry
	•	Physics of plasma sources and applications
Deadlines:
	•	Registration and abstract due - 2 April
	•	Notification of acceptance - 10 April
	•	Advanced fee payment deadline - 20 April
	•	Final Program - 1 May

OptTex 2012
23 - 25 May 2012
College Station, TX
United States

The Texas A&M University Chapter of SPIE would like to invite you to join us for the following exciting symposium highlights:

Technical Events:
	•	Keynote Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum
	•	Plenary Speaker: Dr. Lihong Wang
	•	Technical Sessions: Diagnostic Applications, Therapeutic Applications, Biophotonics in Global Health, Spectroscopy, Imaging
	•	NIH/NSF Panel on the Future Directions of Biomedical Optics (Dr. Robert Nordstrom, NCI and Dr. Sohi Rastegar, NSF)
Student Events:
	•	Student Development Workshop hosted by TAMU SPIE Chapter
	•	Student Poster Session with awards for best posters at undergraduate, graduate, and postdoc levels
	•	Student Receptions