April 21, 2009--From May 18-20, 2009, in Santa Clara, CA, OPTOmism will consist of a day-long Executive and Investor Forum featuring more than 30 industry leaders (see www.optomism.com/execforum.html), followed by a two-day Technical Conference with over 70 senior technical leaders (see www.optomism.com/techforum.html) from industry, government, and academia in three parallel conference tracks: solar, lighting and displays, and sensing and spectroscopy. Early registration (25-30% savings) has been extended to April 24th.
A video featuring OIDA president Michael Lebby and Laser Focus World chief editor Steve Anderson contains an overview of OPTOmism conference content:
Distinguished plenary and keynote speakers include Steven Chu (pending availability; see "OPTOmism to emphasize green growth"), Rick Duke, Gerald Fine, Charles Gay, Michael Holt, Dave Irvine-Halliday, Greg Kats, Vinod Khosla, David Mohler, Arno Penzias, and Chuck Swoboda.
Attendees of OPTOmism (www.optomism.com) will learn about "Powering the Green Revolution through Photonics." Organized by the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA; Washington, DC), OPTOmism will include three days of ALL hot topics, and attendees will receive Green Photonics: The Role of Optoelectronics in a Sustainable Future, an exclusive 70-page OIDA report.
For more information, go to www.optomism.com.
--Posted by Gail Overton, [email protected]; www.laserfocusworld.com.