As
part of the effort to support the National Photonics Initiative (NPI - http://www.lightourfuture.org/) and the
recommendations in the NPI white paper “Lighting the Path to a Competitive,
Secure Future” that was issued in May, a Congressional Town Hall meeting has
been organized by UCF, FPC, OSA and SPIE to brief Rep. John Mica, U.S.
Representative for Florida's 7th congressional district. The meeting will
be held on Wednesday, August 7, from 9am-noon in the CREOL building at
UCF [Room 102; directions at www.creol.ucf.edu/ContactUs/Directions.aspx].
The main agenda is shown below. If you, and/or any of your
colleagues, wish to attend this important event to help show support of the NPI
and the importance of photonics to Florida, please send an RSVP to NPI@lightourfuture.org
no later than Monday, 5 August. Your RSVP should include the following
information for each attendee:
Name:
Title:
Company/Organization:
Email:
Phone:
Directions
and a parking pass will be sent to all who RSVP.
If you
have questions, please call
me at (407)451-2199 or email at jpearson @ creol . ucf . edu
Best
regards,
Jim
Pearson, FPC Executive Director
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Agenda:
Congressional Town Hall meeting with US Rep. John Mica
4000
Central Florida Blvd
Orlando,
FL 32816
9:00am –
9:20am Coffee reception in CREOL room
102 for attendees
9:20am – 9:25am
Rep. Mica joins reception and greets attendees
9:30am – 9:40am
M.J. Soileau: welcome to Rep. Mica; comments on crucial role of optics as
enabler of technology and the central Florida economy; NPI call for education
& research and the opportunities available at UCF
9:40am – 9:50am
Alex Fong: comments on central Florida as prime example of NPI goals through
public-private partnership; highlights of workforce development and industry
success stories from the region
9:50am – 10:00am
Bahaa Saleh: overview of CREOL research agenda framed by NPI industry groups;
industry-university partnerships and spin-outs from CREOL.
10:00am – 10:05am Alex Fong:
thanks to attendees for attending
10:05am
– 11:10am Rep.
Mica is escorted on tour of CREOL labs; attendees network in CREOL 102
11:10am
– 11:30am Rep.
Mica returns to CREOL 102 for closing remarks and discussion
11:30am
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Rep. Mica
departs
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