Third Photonics and Optoelectronics Meeting Convened

On the morning of November 3, 2010, the opening ceremony of the third international Photonics and Optoelectronics Meeting POEM , organized by Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics WNLO was held in Wuhan Science and Technology Exhibition Center. This conference, as an important component, backs up the seventh International Optoelectronic Expo and Forum, Optics Valley of China.

POEM is a large international multi-disciplinary conference covering optoelectronics initiated by WNLO. Since 2008, it has been successfully held twice. The third POEM, which lasted three days, was jointly hosted by HUST, Wuhan East Lake National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone and Hubei Provincial Science &Technology Department HBSTD , and its cosponsors include the Royal Physical Society, American Institute of Physics, International Journal of Biomedical Optics Society, the American Laser Association, the American Optical Society, IEEE Optoelectronics Association Singapore, Hong Kong Branch and the Chinese Optical Society. This conference aims to focus on cutting-edge science and key technologies of the optoelectronics industry, to grasp the future trends and give full play to the industrial advantages of" China Optical Valley, Wuhan ", and hence promote regional economic development and achieve the best allocation of knowledge, technology and talents.

The conference attracted over 700 world's leading experts and scholars in the field of optoelectronics, outstanding entrepreneurs and investors, and other participants from nearly 20 countries. More than 160 specially invited representatives also attended it. The conference topics include laser technology and its applications, nano-energy technologies and materials, optoelectronic devices and integrated optical sensing and imaging display technology, solar cells, solid state lighting and information, and terahertz science and technology, constituting 6 hot optical sessions.

Specially arranged reports by the Conference brought together a number of optical tycoons, including 20 Nobel Prize winners and academicians foreign 13 and domestic 7 , and about 60 well-known experts and scholars including nominees of the Thousand Talents Program by the Central Organization Department, "Cheung Kong Scholars", winners of National Outstanding Youth Science Foundation and nominees of the "Hundred Talents Program" by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Academician Shu Chien dean of the Medical Engineering Research Institute of University of California San Diego and academician of the American National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Arts and Natural Sciences, Professor Zhonglin Wang foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and WNLO overseas Director, Professor Russell D.

Dupuis from Georgia Institute of Technology academician of the U.S. Academy of Engineering, Zhang Xiang academician of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, Chancellor s Professor of University of California, Berkeley, and director of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Research Center, Professor Alan from University of Southern California IEEE LEOS President, President of the Science and Engineering Council of IEEE and OSA fellow, OSA, Professor Dennis Matthews deputy director of the National Science Foundation Center for Biophotonics, Davis Cancer Center of University of California, professor of Davis School of Medicine and School of Engineering, and director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, biotechnology, physics and biological engineering, Professor Nie Shuming chief professor of Wallace H.

Coulter of Georgia Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University, Chief Researcher and Director of Georgia Tech Nanotechnology personality and predictability of the Cancer Center and chair professor of Cheung Kong Scholars, Professor BIGOT Jean-Yves director of the French CNRS and IPCMS, and Professor Zhao from Fudan University academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences made reports to the Assembly.

In addition to the General Assembly special reports, a number of renowned foreign and domestic academicians showed up at POEM sub-venues, including Aaron Ciechanover Distinguished Professor of Haifa, Israel Institute of Medical Research Institute, Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry 2004 Chinese name: Qi Kaihua , Yang Fujia academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of Nottingham University, and Vice President of the Chinese Science and Technology Association, Gumin academician of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Academy of Technology Sciences and Engineering, professor Valery V.

Tuchin from the Russia Saratov State University academician of both Russian Academy of Natural Sciences Academy and the International Information Academy of Sciences, Wang Zhengping academician of the U.S. Academy of Engineering, Wu Jianfu academician of the U.S. Academy of Engineering, Academician Jesper Moerk of the Danish Academy of Engineering, Academician Cheng Yibing of the Australian Academy of Engineering, Academician Victor V.

Apollonov of the Russian National Natural Science Association winner of the Russian State Prize, and academicians Ye Chaohui, Yao Quan, Wu Peiheng, Tian Zhongqun of the Chinese Academy of Sciences altogether contributed about one hundred academic reports.

The Conference received a total of nearly 700 summary contributors, 620 recruited, of which 115 came from 22 countries and regions such as the United States, Russia, Britain, Germany, France, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Ireland, Egypt, Austria, Denmark, Mexico, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden , Iran, Israel, India, China Taiwan, Hong Kong. Full submissions amounted to 367.

In the closing ceremony on November 5, 17 papers from China, Singapore, Britain and other countries and regions were peer-reviewed as outstanding student papers and the chairperson of the General Assembly and those of the sub-venues bestowed awards to the winning students.