RRPC Newsletter

March 2013

Schumer in Rochester Promoting New Manufacturing Legislation

Senator Chuck Schumer held a news conference at Eastman Business Park on February 21st to promote legislation he is advancing that will create 15 Institutes for Manufacturing Innovation across the US. Schumer, along with University of Rochester president Joel Seligman and Rochester Institute of Technology president William Dessler, fervently asserted that one of those hubs needs to be optics, photonics and imaging and ought to be in Rochester.

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CEIS University Technology Showcase — March 26

A unique opportunity to learn about some of the innovative applied research being conducted at the University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Cornell University. The University Technology Showcase allows industry professionals an exclusive chance to see a snapshot of work being conducted in optics, imaging, and photonics; energy and materials; biomedical technology; and IT being conducted by three of New York's leading universities.

DoubleTree Hotel, Henrietta, 1-5 p.m. | The Showcase is free and open to the public.

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Schumer in Rochester Promoting New Manufacturing Legislation
• CEIS University Technology Showcase
• National Photonics Initiative Envisioned at Joint Event in DC
• Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2013 and Laser Science (LS) XXIX
• Optimax Unveils New Logo and Website
• IDEX Announces Repartition of CVI Laser and Melles Griot Brands

• Erdogan Appointed VP Marketing & Business Development IDEX Optics & Photonics Platform
• Competing on the Photonics World Stage

National Photonics Initiative Envisioned at Joint Event in DC

Representatives of government and the photonics industry convened in Washington, DC on 28 February for a day-long event intended to raise awareness of the role of photonics and plan for its future in the U.S. economy and everyday life.

The event was a followup to the groundbreaking National Academy of Sciences report "Optics & Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation," released in August 2012. Four members of the committee that produced the report

Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2013/Laser Science (LS) XXIX, October 6-10, 2013 in Orlando

Submit a paper to Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2013/Laser Science (LS) XXIX being held 6-10 October 2013 in Orlando, Florida, USA, the first stop of a 3 year road trip celebrating the countdown to OSA's 100th Anniversary in 2016. Present your research to colleagues in an environment that fosters one-on-one interaction and offers you the opportunity to network with leaders in industry and academia.

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Optimax Unveils New Logo and Website

Optimax started operations in a barn in Webster,New York with a single mission– to grind and polish optical components.Today, the company stays true to its roots while expanding and taking on challenging projects to meet emerging market needs.

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Events

Defense, Security & Sensing
24 April - 3 May 2013
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

CLEO 2013
9 - 14 June, 2013
San Jose, California, USA

Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2013/Laser Science (LS) XXIX
6 - 10 October, 2013
Orlando, Florida, USA

Laser Munich
13 - 16 May, 2013
Munich, Germany

Optics & Photonics
25 - 29 August, 2013
San Diego, California, USA

OptiFab
14 - 17 October 2013
Rochester, New York, USA

IDEX Announces Repartition of CVI Laser and Melles Griot Brands

The IDEX Optics & Photonics (IOP) platform announced that CVI Melles Griot will be moving forward as two companies, CVI Laser Optics and Melles Griot, effective immediately. The two companies had been acquired separately and merged into a single marketing name, CVI Melles Griot for several years.

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Erdogan Appointed VP Marketing & Business Development IDEX Optics & Photonics Platform

IDEX Optics & Photonics is proud to announce that Dr. Turan Erdogan has been appointed to the position of Vice President of Marketing & Business Development and will oversee all of the customer and product marketing activities for the platform.

Competing on the Photonics World Stage

In our continuing effort to promote New York's Optics, Photonics and Imaging Industry for new business development and employee recruitment, we shipped a new banner to San Francisco for Photonics West in February. Ours was the only group to have over 70 companies at Photonics West.

Optifab Submission Open | Abstract Due 1 April
Conference in Rochester, NY: 14 - 17 October 2013

optifab SPIE Optifab conference is a unique technical focus on classical and advanced optical manufacturing technologies, this meeting offers attendees an opportunity to interact with worldwide experts in the field of optical fabrication. Organized jointly by SPIE and APOMA, and held in conjunction with the largest optical manufacturing product and supplier exhibition held in the United States.

Copyright 2013, Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster, Inc.

New York Photonics and The Rochester Regional Photonics Cluster (RRPC) are not-for-profit organizations founded to promote and enhance the New York State photonics, optics and imaging industry by fostering the cooperation of business, academia and government.