April 4, 2008, Orlando, FL--The Laser Institute of America (LIA), in cooperation with the Laser Processing Committee of China Optical Society and Tsinghua University (Beijing, People's Republic of China), will host its first International Enterprise Summit on April 17th during PICALO 2008: the 3rd Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics (PICALO; www.laserinstitute.org/conferences/picalo), running from April 16-18 in Beijing.
"The PICALO International Enterprise Summit gathers together for the first time, to my knowledge, the largest number of CEOs from major photonics and laser companies from both China and around the world to share their views and comments on the impact of globalization on the laser industry and especially on the Chinese market—the fastest-growing economy for the last decade or so," said Bo Gu, senior principal scientist at GSI Group, Laser Systems Division, and one of two conference Chairs for the Summit. "In my opinion, any company who wants to have significant growth for the next decade will have to take China into their business planning and strategy."
For the complete story, see the April 1 issue of the Optoelectronics Report business eNewsletter, or go to www.laserfocusworld.com/articles/324573.