SPIE Photonics West Symposium will be held at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, 408 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, California 95113 USA
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• Hotels
• Travel
• Venue
• Visa Information and Invitation Requests
Hotels
Opening of the hotel reservation process for Photonics West 2009 is scheduled for approximately mid-August, 2008. SPIE will arrange special discounted hotel rates for SPIE attendees that will be available when housing opens.
Please do NOT call SPIE for information. This website will be kept current with any updates.
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Travel
Student Travel Contingency Grants
A limited number of SPIE contingency student travel grants will be awarded based on need. Applications must be received no later than 10 weeks prior to the meeting. Eligible applicants must present an accepted paper at this meeting. Offer applies to undergraduate/graduate students who are enrolled full-time and have not yet received their PhD.
About San Jose
San Jose boasts the largest concentration of technology expertise in the world, it is not surprising that over half of the adult population holds a college degree. Innovation and creativity aren't just words-San Jose also leads the nation in patent generation. The city has 25 companies with 1,000 employees or more, including the headquarters of Adobe Systems, BEA Systems, Cisco, Xilinx, Novellus Systems, and eBay, as well as major facilities for Flextronics, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Hitachi, Agilent Technologies, and Lockheed Martin.
Visit the San Jose Visitor Site for more information about the local area.
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Venue
San Jose McEnery Convention Center
408 Almaden Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95113 USA
The San Jose McEnery Convention Center is one of the most technologically advanced meeting facilities in the world. Its global communication services provide hyper-speed network infrastructure for a meeting that takes place on the cutting edge of technology.
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