How can CLEO improve inclusion at its meeting?
While CLEO is committed to improving diversity at its meeting, inclusion is the key to fostering and maintaining vitality in our diverse community. By bringing together experts in diversity, and diverse members of our and other communities, this workshop seeks to understand, hear and learn about what actions the conference can take to improve inclusivity. This workshop is open to all CLEO attendees and it values ALL opinions on the subject. Finally, ideas from this workshop will be used by CLEO's Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Taskforce to help expand its efforts in D&I.
Organizers:
Tara Fortier, National Institute of Standards & Technology, USA
Michael Mielke, Iradion Laser Inc., USA
Rohit Prasankumar, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
Presenters:
Peter Delfyett, University of Central Florida, USA
Theodore Hodapp, APS, USA
Stefanie Johnson, University of Colorado Leeds Business School, USA
Gabriel Montano, Northern Arizona University, USA
Jessie Rosenberg, IBM, USA
Thomas Searles, Howard University, USA
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Art Ashkin Memorial Symposium
This special memorial symposium will describe and honor the contributions of Arthur Ashkin.
Organizers:
Gary Bjorklund, Bjorklund Enterprises, USA
Steve Harris, Stanford University, USA
Presenters:
Aline Ashkin, Retired, USA
John Bjorkholm, Retired, USA
Gary Bjorklund, Moderator, Bjorklund Enterprises, USA
Steve Block, Stanford University, USA
Gary Boyd, Nokia Bell Labs, USA
Bob Byer, Stanford University, USA
Steve Chu, Stanford University, USA
Joe Dziedzic, Retired, USA
Rene Essiambre, Nokia Corporation, USA
Steve Harris, Moderator, Stanford University, USA
Erich Ippen, Retired, USA
Elizabeth Rogan, Moderator, The Optical Society, USA
Erik Schäffer, Retired, Germany
Roger Stolen, Clemson University, USA
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What does it take to be a quantum (optical) engineer?
In the past, experience in quantum science was only suitable for a handful of academic job openings so that most career advisers recommended removing any mention of this experience from resumes. As the quantum industry is being born, there is a growing demand for qualified personnel. Who are the people who fill these jobs: engineers or scientists? What do they do? Which skills and experiences are most valuable for today's and tomorrow's workforce? Would additional training help? Who is hiring: academia, research labs, large companies, startups, or... perhaps you will identify an entrepreneurial aspiration in yourself? Most importantly, are quantum careers here to stay? Join the panel of experts with diverse backgrounds to find out.
Organizers:
Wilhelm Kaenders, TOPTICA Photonics Inc., Germany
Sergey Polyakov, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
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Publishing in 2021: challenges and solutions
Publishing is the main avenue for dissemination of novel ideas and methods, and is often used to measure the productivity of a research group. Therefore, scientific publishing is essential for both career development and successful grant applications. However, with the emergence of many new journals, as well as with the expansion of open access and for-profit publishing, the publishing landscape in optics and photonics is rapidly changing. This workshop, through interaction between the audience and a panel of relevant actors in the publication process, aims to explore the impact of publishing cost, confidentiality barriers, and impact factor, on the progress of optical science and engineering.
Organizers:
Christophe Dorrer, University of Rochester, USA
Tara Fortier, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Jin Kang, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Viktor Podolskiy, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Clara Saraceno, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany
Moderator:
Ben Eggleton, University of Sydney, Australia
Speakers:
Jose Capmany, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Prem Kumar, Northwestern University, USA
Elizabeth Nolan, The Optical Society, USA
Anna Peacock, University of Southampton, UK
Michael Thoennessen, APS Editor-in-Chief, USA
Rachel Won, Nature Photonics, UK
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Optimizing Career Paths in Optics: The Guide for Young Professionals
Career planning is very important for young professionals in optics. Different career paths are available, each with its own requirements, challenges, and rewards. We invite you to hear firsthand from your early career and more seasoned colleagues alike about their jobs and the paths they took to get there. Practical questions on how to excel in an optics-related career will be answered in addition to an open Q&A to tackle the questions most pressing to you.
Organizers:
Christophe Dorrer, University of Rochester, USA
Natalia Litchinitser, Duke University, USA
Sergey Polyakov, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
Stephanie Tomasulo, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, USA
Presenters:
Andrea Blanco-Redondo, Nokia Bell Labs, USA
Alan Fry, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
Randy Giles, The Optical Society, USA
Daehwan Jung, KIST, Korea
Gregory Rieker, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
Jelena Vuckovic, Stanford University, USA
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