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Upcoming Technical Group Events

Optica Technical Groups host a wide range of activities to help you connect with peers and leaders in your field. Below are the upcoming opportunities to join us at an event at an Optica meeting. To find our upcoming virutal events, please visit us here.

CLEO 2024

The Paradigm of Metaphotonic Integrated Circuits: Challenges and Prospects

When: Monday, 06 May 2024, 18:30 – 20:00 EDT
Where: Room W207D

You are invited to join the Optoelectronics Technical Group for a panel discussion focused on the intricate task of integrating metaphotonics into systems, including different elements such as metasurfaces, photonic crystals, and plasmonic devices. Our invited panelists, Mikhail Kats, (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Ruwen Peng (Nanjing University), and Lan Fu (Australian National University), will address pressing issues within the field. They will also explore this cutting-edge technology's advantages, limitations, and challenges. RSVP here for this technical group event to let us know you will attend.

What's Next in Integrated Photonics – Hot Topics at CLEO 2024

When: Wednesday, 08 May 2024, 18:30 – 20:00 EDT
Where: Room W207D

Join the Optica Integrated Photonics Technical Group and Nanophotonics Technical Group for a panel discussion on the exciting and hot topics in integrated photonics at CLEO: 2024. This year’s panelists are Keren Bergman (Columbia University), Blair Morrison (Xanadu), and Amir Safavi-Naeini (Stanford University). Short presentations from our panelists highlighting important themes from the conference will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session. After the panel discussion, members are invited to join the technical groups for an informal networking session. RSVP here for this technical group event to let us know you will attend.

Quantum Sensing & Metrology: Competing Frontiers

When:Thursday, 09 May 2024, 11:00 – 12:30 EDT
Where: Room W207D

Join Optica’s Optical Metrology Technical Group for a panel discussion showcasing recent research on competing technologies used in quantum metrology. Our panelists include Avik Dutt (University of Maryland at College Park), Urbasi Sinha (Raman Research Institute), and Richard Zeltner (Menlo Systems). Short presentations from our panelists will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session. After the panel discussion, members are invited to join the technical groups for an informal networking session. RSVP here for this technical group event to let us know you will attend.

ARVO Annual Meeting

Optica Technical Groups @ ARVO 2024

When: Monday, 06 May 2024, 13:15 - 14:45 PDT
Where: Skagit 3 Room, Arch at 800 Pike, Seattle Convention Center

You're invited to join the technical groups of Optica's Vision and Color Technical Division for this special event at ARVO 2024. You will have the opportunity to (re-)connect with fellow researchers, discuss hot topics in vision research and share your ideas for future Optica events over lunch. Please RSVP here to join us for this technical group event.