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Power Lunch – Strategies for Surviving a Downturn

Tuesday, June 2; 12:30 p.m–1:30 p.m.
Organizers: Chris Myatt, Founder and CEO, Precision Photonics Corporation; Milton Chang, Managing Director, Incubic

Attend the Power Lunch and participate in high-level discussions with industry leaders who will provide insight on how to navigate through a challenging market. You will have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with experienced leaders representing different markets who will share their wisdom on surviving and growing a business during difficult economic times. In addition, the leaders will share their insights on how to strategically position yourself in an uncertain market.

An interactive question and answer period will follow the table discussions. Registrants can submit questions in advance to be discussed during this time by all of the industry leaders. Find out how manage your company and your job during an economic downturn, stay connected to company revenues for job security, and seek new business ventures. Registrants should send questions to cam@osa.org.

Special Student Offer – There are a limited number of student seats available for $20 on a first come, first served basis for student members of the sponsoring societies of the conference (APS, IEEE/LEOS and OSA). The $20 tickets are available to students registered for the conference. Once the student tickets are filled, you can still attend this valuable session.

Each of the ten industry leaders hosts a table, so space is limited. Box lunch included. Regular tickets are $40 each and advance registration is required.

Student Travel Grants & Awards

APS/DLS: CLEO Student Travel Grants

For information on the DLS student travel grants, visit the “DLS Student Travel Grant” at http://units.aps.org/units/dls/.

IEEE/LEOS: CLEO Student Travel Grants

LEOS will provide grants of up to $2,500 US each to enable students who present papers at CLEO to travel to the conference. A recipient should be a full time degree-seeking student, sponsored by a LEOS member, who is the first author and presenter of the paper.

Applications are due approximately 2-3 months before the CLEO conference and preference will be given to LEOS student members. The LEOS Student Travel Grants committee will notify the recipients about six weeks prior to the conference date.

For more information contact: leosconferences@ieee.org.

OSA: Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grant

Funded by an endowment from Milton and Rosalind Chang, this program provides 10 grants of up to $1000 US each to enable students who present papers to travel to CLEO. Grants are awarded to the presenter and usually the first author of the paper. Grant applications for CLEO must be submitted on or before March 9, 2009.

Note: These grants are not available for students who present at IQEC.

For more information on these grants visit the OSA website at: www.osa.org/aboutosa/grants/studentgrants/changgrant/default.aspx.

OSA Foundation: Maiman Student Paper Competition

The Maiman Student Paper Competition honors Theodore Maiman for his amazing invention, the first working laser, and his other outstanding contributions to optics and photonics. It recognizes the innovation and research excellence in the areas of laser technology and electro-optics of a student. The award is endowed by a grant from by HRL Laboratories, LLC, IEEE-LEOS and APS Division of Laser Science and is administered by the OSA Foundation. Papers submitted to the CLEO/IQEC Conference are eligible for entry. Students must submit to CLEO/IQEC and opt-in to the competition during the submissions process.

The finalists are judged based on innovation and research excellence. One top finalist receives a grand prize award of $3,000 US. The winner will be announced on-site during the Plenary Session.

Criteria for eligibility:

The presenting author must be an undergraduate or graduate student of an educational institution of collegiate grade who is devoting more than half-time to studies within the institution, at the time the paper was written.
The student must be listed as the first presenting author of the paper.
Submitting authors must opt-in to the competition during the regular submission process and follow all the instructions provided on the submission site.
Papers must be submitted and accepted during the regular “call for papers” process for CLEO/IQEC (Note: Postdeadline Papers are not part of this competition).

Selection process:

All properly submitted papers are reviewed and scored according to standard CLEO/IQEC Technical Program Committee review criteria.
The highest scoring student papers from each submission category (currently, there are [23] twenty-three categories) will be considered as finalists.
The Maiman Student Paper Award Review Committee will review all finalists and select the award winner.

Career Services

The CLEO/IQEC Career Center features free on-site and online services, including resume posting, job listings, a career workshop and on-site interview opportunities.

For more information, please contact Daphne Greenwood at +1 202.416.1402 or cleocareer@osa.org