Invitation to Workshop on Next-Generation Optical FiberTechnology

Dear CREOL Industrial Affiliates,

On behalf on the organizing committee, I would like to invite you to attend the Workshop on Next-Generation Optical Fiber Technology, funded by NSF and ARO, to be held Oct. 17-Oct 19, at the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, Cocoa Beach, FL.

This workshop brings together the world leaders of optical fiber fabrication technology, including, among others:

Philip Russell (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany)
David Richardson (University of Southampton, UK)
Jonathan Knight (Bath University, UK)
Yoel Fink (MIT, USA)
Siddharth Ramachandran (Boston University, USA)
Liang Dong (Clemson, USA)
Jacques Albert (Carlton University, Canada)
Philippe Roy (Faculte des Sciences et Techniques, Limoges, France)

The workshop will engender a discussion about the current state-of-the-art and future development of optical fiber fabrication technology and optical fiber applications.
The workshop is held on the scenic Cocoa Beach at an ideal time of the year for Florida weather. Registration for the workshop is free! Discounted room rates are available from the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront.
We sincerely hope you can attend this workshop and contribute to the future of optical fiber science and technology.

Workshop website: http://www.creol.ucf.edu/FiberWorkshop/
Registration for the workshop: http://www.creol.ucf.edu/FiberWorkshop/Registration.aspx

Hotel rooms at a discount rate are available at the Hilton:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/CCBCHHF-UOCF-20101017/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Use code: UOCF


Dr. Ayman Abouraddy
CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL 32816
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Organizing Committee:
Ayman Abouraddy (UCF)
Almantus Galvanauskas (U Michigan)
Martin Richardson (UCF)
Axel Schulzgen (UCF)