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25 - 30 January 2025
San Francisco, California, US

Technical Events

Focused sessions on cutting-edge topics related to the conference program

Technical events

Meet peers interested in the same topics and explore the latest research, hear different perspectives, and participate in engaging discussions. Sessions include poster presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. Find old friends and discover new partnerships.

Overview of a crowd at a poster session at SPIE Photonics West
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Panel Discussion: Visualizing and Quantifying Drug Distribution in Tissue
25 January 2025 • 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 205 (Level 2 South) 
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Join the Visualizing and Quantifying Drug Distribution in Tissue IX conference for a panel discussion.
Accredited Standards Committee for Optics (ASCOP): TF7 - Lasers
26 January 2025 • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PST | InterCon, InterContinental Hotel, Sutter (5th Floor) 
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Accredited Standards Committee for Optics (ASCOP): TF2 - Surface Imperfections
26 January 2025 • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST | InterCon, InterContinental Hotel, Sutter (5th Floor) 
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Translational Research Forum
26 January 2025 • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 153 (South Upper Mezz) 
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Join your colleagues in a discussion of outcomes-based studies that can change the lives of patients and visions for translating biophotonics technologies into novel healthcare solutions.
ASCOP Business Meeting
26 January 2025 • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PST | InterCon, InterContinental Hotel, Sutter (5th Floor) 
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OEOSC Board and Membership Meeting
26 January 2025 • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST | InterCon, InterContinental Hotel, Sutter (5th Floor) 
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Panel Discussion: Regulatory Pathways and Market Strategies for Optical Technologies Startups
26 January 2025 • 3:35 PM - 5:20 PM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 212 (Level 2 South) 
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Join the Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment and Environmental Applications XXV conference for this panel discussion.
BiOS Poster Session - Sunday
26 January 2025 • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PST | Moscone West, Moscone Center, Room 2003 (Level 2 West) 
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Conference attendees are invited to attend the BiOS poster session on Sunday evening. Come view the posters, enjoy light refreshments, ask questions, and network with colleagues in your field.
Memorial Session for Professor Joe Izatt
27 January 2025 • 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 203 (Level 2 South) 
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Join the Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXIX conference in honoring Professor Joseph Izatt.
NIH/NIBIB P41 Session
27 January 2025 • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 50 (South Lower Mezz) 
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Join a meeting with the leaders and members of the NIH/NIBIB P41 Centers. Attendees must be registered for SPIE Photonics West to attend.
Panel Discussion and Awards Ceremony: Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XXIII
27 January 2025 • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 204 (Level 2 South) 
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Join this panel to discuss current trends in microfluidics, bioMEMS, and medical microsystems. This session will also include an award ceremony for the Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XXIII conference.
BiOS Student 3-Minute Poster Presentations, sponsored by JBO, BIOS, and Neurophotonics
27 January 2025 • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PST | Moscone West, Moscone Center, Room 2001 (Level 2 West) 
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Students present 3-minute rapid-fire overviews of their BiOS poster research. The top three presentations will receive cash prizes.
BiOS Poster Session - Monday
27 January 2025 • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PST | Moscone West, Moscone Center, Room 2003 (Level 2 West) 
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Conference attendees are invited to attend the BiOS poster session on Monday evening. Come view the posters, enjoy light refreshments, ask questions, and network with colleagues in your field.
Panel Discussion: Standardization and Security Aspect of Optical Power Systems
28 January 2025 • 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 215 (Level 2 South) 
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Part of the LASE conference on Optical Power Delivery
LASE and select BiOS Poster Session - Tuesday
28 January 2025 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST | Moscone West, Moscone Center, Room 2003 (Level 2 West) 
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Conference attendees are invited to attend the LASE (and select BiOS conferences) poster session on Tuesday evening. Come view the posters, enjoy light refreshments, ask questions, and network with colleagues in your field.
Holography Technical Event
28 January 2025 • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST | InterCon, InterContinental Hotel, Intercontinental Ballroom B (5th Floor) 
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Join the Holography Technical Group for a discussion on recent developments and directions in holography.
Innovation Awards in Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics
28 January 2025 • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST | Intercontinental Hotel, InterContinental Hotel, Intercontinental Ballroom A (5th Floor) 
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Join us for presentations by students and outstanding scientists sharing the most notable recent discoveries with broad impact in the areas of quantum sensing and nano electronics and photonics.
Workshop on Methods of Complex Light
29 January 2025 • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PST | Moscone North/South, Moscone Center, Room 160 (South Upper Mezz) 
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Join us for small-group discussions on technologies related to complex light with a variety of experienced researchers in the field.
OPTO and Quantum West Poster Session - Wednesday
29 January 2025 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST | Moscone West, Moscone Center, Room 2003 (Level 2 West) 
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Conference attendees are invited to attend the OPTO and Quantum West poster session on Wednesday evening. Come view the posters, enjoy light refreshments, ask questions, and network with colleagues in your field.
Laser Communications
29 January 2025 • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PST | InterCon, InterContinental Hotel, Intercontinental Ballroom C (5th Floor) 
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Join us for the annual meeting on laser communications. We invite all professionals involved in theory and applications of free-space laser communications, remote sensing and supporting technologies.