LEOS Annual 2007

Buena Vista Resort & Spa
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
October 21st-October 25th, 2007

LEOS 2007 is the 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society. This year the conference will be held from 21 to 25 October in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and includes short courses, invited papers, topical symposia and contributed technical papers addressing a broad spectrum of topics of interest to LEOS members and the lasers and electro-optics community.

This conference has established itself as an important forum for the latest developments in lasers and electro-optic technologies. With a strong core of invited talks given by preeminent speakers from around the globe, LEOS 2007 will provide an ideal platform to learn about new fields and understand technological trends. The program subcommittees are seeking papers that show novel and innovative work in the topic areas listed.

The 2007 LEOS Annual Meeting is pleased to announce the 3rd "Careers in Research" Forum. The Forum will take place on Sunday, 21Octobert, and will include a welcome reception. The Forum's charter is to promote career awareness among students and young researchers in photonics and related fields. Attendees will have the opportunity to: Listen to the invited presentations from academia, industry, and entrepreneurs highlighting milestones for achieving success; Interact with the highlighted speakers; Present poster papers of their research. The "Careers in Research" Forum is soliciting submissions for the poster presentations. In addition to focusing on the results specific to the individual, the posters may also highlight the broader research area of the research group. To be considered the summaries should be submitted as part of the regular paper submission to the LEOS Annual Meeting. The submission guidelines are the same as for regular contributed papers; guidelines for the posters will be sent to accepted presenters.

For the 2nd year in a row, there is a special session on Creative Teaching Methods, which will be held on Sunday, 21 October from 3:30pm - 5:00pm. This special session will focus on teaching optics - because there's more to being a professor than great research. Experienced teachers will share their wisdom on course development and other aspects of teaching.

To recognize outstanding student contributions, a Best Student Paper Award will be selected at the Conference. To further encourage students to participate in the conference, non-member students will be able to register for a free one year IEEE/LEOS student membership after paying the non-member student registration fee.

As an additional benefit for all LEOS members, the cost of the short courses will be waived at this year's annual meeting, though there will be a $20.00 charge for each set of short course notes.


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