Presentations of the Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011 available for download via the Photonics21 member area Following our eMail newsletter we sent to you in February, we want to give you further information on the available information. The presentations which were held during the Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011 in the General Assembly and the Photonics21 work group workshops have been published in the Photonics21 Member Area of the Photonics21 website.

If you log-in and access the Photonics21 Member Area you will find the subsection “Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011” where you can find the presentations of the General Assembly and some of the presentations of the Board of Stakeholders Meeting. The presentations of the individual workshops can be found by a click on the respective work group symbol and by a further click on the button “workshops”.

Some presentations also have been published the public section and can be found here:

http://www.photonics21.org/News/newslist_photonics.php

“Clarity, simplification, work across silos” – European Commission reported on the way forward towards Framework Programme 8 At the Annual Meeting of Photonics21 Thierry van der Pyl, Director Components and Systems of DG INFSO, put focus on the key strategic direction of European innovation policy whilst moving towards Framework Programme 8 (FP 8). “Clarity of goals and strategy, Simplification and work across silos” will be the three main topics in the discussion of FP 8 which will start 2014. In this frame he introduced the recently launched “Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework” which tackles three sets of challenges – the grand societal challenges, a strengthened competitiveness of EU’s economy and a strengthened European science base.

Van der Pyl asked the photonics community to actively participate (see also next article) in the process and underlined that the decisive phase is now: With consultation meetings taking place in 2011 – starting with input collection by May 20, 2011, a major event concluding consultation on June 10, 2011 and drafting a “multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) proposal by end of the year.

Find out more and participate in the debate at:

http://www.ec.europa.eu/research/csfri

Each voice counts - Participate in the consultation: Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework for future EU Research and Innovation Funding – Deadline is the 20 May 2011 Photonics21 encourages the European photonics community to raise your voice and to participate in the consultation on the Green Paper on a Common Strategic Framework for future EU Research and Innovation Funding!

The Green Paper was presented by the European Commission on the 9 February 2011. It suggests major changes to EU research and innovation funding to simplify participation, to increase scientific and economic impact and to provide better value.

Apart from responding to the online questionnaire you have the opportunity to submit a written response if you wish to provide in depth views. Moreover, the European Commission will publish various questions and topics from the Green Paper in an interactive blog.

The European Commission will analyze the responses and make use of them to prepare the proposals that will be presented for a legislative decision to the Council and the Parliament on the Common Strategic Framework by the end of 2011.

Photonics21 as a organization will also provide a response to the consultation process.

Please find any further information on the Green Paper consultation here:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri/index_en.cfm?pg=home

You can find the link to the questionnaire here:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri/index_en.cfm?pg=questionnaire

Exclusive Interview by Photonics21 president Martin Goetzeler in “International Innovation” The role of Photonics as key enabling technology for boosting European Innovation was the key topic in the exclusive interview the Photonics21 President gave to the Magazine “International Innovation”. Photonics president reported about the development of the platform and the future prospects and expectations in the frame of the KET initiative and the upcoming Framework Programme 8.

To read the full interview click here.

If you want to look at the total magazine click here:
http://www.research-europe.com/magazine/NANOTECHNOLOGY/GeneralFocus1/pageflip.html

Closer Networking in the future - Photonics21 President Goetzeler met with EU Commissioner Oettinger from DG Energy The contribution of photonic technologies to sustainability and energy efficiency was discussed at the meeting of Photonics21 president Martin Goetzeler with Guenther Oettinger, Commissioner for Energy, in Strasbourg in January 2011.

After introducing the European Technology Platform Photonics21 as a voluntary organization with more than 1700 members from industry and science, its main research and application fields as well as the economic impact of photonic technologies, some of the future challenges and cooperation with DG Energy were discussed.

Commissioner Oettinger was interested in the large potential of photonic technologies in the fields of energy saving - e.g. with optical networks or lighting - energy efficient production with laser technology and the contribution to a sustainable growth of the European economy.

Goetzeler pointed out the importance to turn research results into innovation and bridge the gap between successful and the market. This, so Goetzeler, is essential in order to secure the competitive advantage in those areas, where European research and industry have a leading global position. Commissioner Oettinger fully supported Goetzeler in his view that a much faster implementation and market introduction of Europe’s great research results is needed. As one example for leveraging the market demand infrastructural projects for buildings were discussed that should demonstrate energy efficiency but also take into account an active involvement of the user and provide more comfort. The Commissioner underlined the openness of the services of DG Energy for a closer cooperation with Photonics21 in the future.

Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011 covered in the media The Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011 and the handing over of the vision document “Photonics – Our Vision for a Key Enabling Technology of Europe” to Vice President of the European Commission Neelie Kroes were also covered within the media. Europe NU, The Parliament.com, Key4biz.it, Optics.org, ScienceBusiness, SPIE, Supercom.it, and MONDO TLC.biz reported on the major event for the European photonics community. You can read the articles here:

http://www.photonics21.org/News/newslist_photonics.php

Furthermore, the Plastic Electronics magazine published an online article entitled: “Photonics and organic electronics vision paper delivered to the European government”. You can read the full article on the Photonics vision document here:

http://www.plusplasticelectronics.com/lighting/photonics-and-organic-electronics-vision-paper-delivered-to-european-government-25741.aspx

The Plastic Electronics magazine whose latest issue covers the convergence of photonics and organic electronic technologies offers all conference participants of the Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011 a 15 % discount on subscription to the magazine. You can find any further information here:
http://www.intertechpira.com/plus-plastic-electronics.aspx

A review on the Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2011 will be published in the next issue of the Plastic Electronics Magazine.

People: Become a sponsor of the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award 2011 Support education and training of students in the field of photonics, raise the awareness for industrial related photonics research and make photonics more visible as one of five key enabling technologies in Europe! Photonics21 is currently looking for industry sponsors for the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award 2011. SPIE Europe is the first sponsor. As a sponsor you will have a prominent presence in all press releases about the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award, during the award ceremony, in the Photonics21 Newsletter as well as on the Photonics21 website.

You can find any further information on the sponsor package here:
http://www.photonics21.org/TrainingEducation/innovationaward.php

If you like to become a sponsor, please do not hesitate to contact the Photonics21 Secretariat via e-mail to secretariat@photonics21.org or via phone: 0049 211 6214 338.

People: Third Photonics21 Student Innovation Award to be handed over during the EOS and Photonics21 Student Reception alongside the World of Photonics Congress in Munich – 25 May 2011 The third Photonics21 Student Innovation Award will be handed over during the EOS and Photonics21 Student Reception on the 25 May 2011 taking place from 18.30 to 20.30. This year the award committee received 24 high quality applications of participants from all over Europe and is currently in the process of rating the applications and selecting a winner after the rating procedure. The EOS and Photonics21 Student Reception will also offer photonics students the opportunity to receive information on career opportunities in the photonics industry. Further information on the reception will be provided on the Photonics21 website within the next time.

So far the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award 2011 is sponsored by:



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Photonics21 work groups: Raise your voice in the Workshop Solid State Lighting pilots – 7 April 2011 in Brussels The call for proposals under objective 1.1.: Innovative lighting systems based on Solid State Lighting (SSL) of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which was published on the 1 March and will close on the 1 June 2011 aims to fund large pilot actions to demonstrate the benefits of using solid state light solutions. You can find any further information here:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/photonics/sslpilotsundercip_en.html

The European Commission organizes a workshop on the Solid State Lighting pilots which will take place on the 7 April 2011 in Brussels and invites every interested party to participate in this workshop.

Prospective proposers have the opportunity to make a 3-minute « pitch » looking for partners and present 2 powerpoint slides. Unless you indicate otherwise the presentations will be posted on the following website :
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/photonics/sslpilotsundercip_en.html

You can register via e-mail to INFSO-SSL@ec.europa.eu . Please note that places will be limited and allocated to a first-come, first-served basis. All results of the workshop will be freely available to anyone unable to attend the workshop afterwards.

Dinner Debate at the European Parliament on “The Future of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme” The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) is one of the EU’s key instruments in support of innovation. With its three sub-programmes, i.e. the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP), the ICT Policy Support Programme (ICT-PSP) and the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE), it focuses specifically on support of innovative SMEs, on the acceleration of the information society and on the promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. In this light, the CIP should play a central role in the context of at least the following three of the EU’s EU2020 flagship initiatives: ‘Innovation Union’, ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’ and ‘Resource Efficient Europe’

The results of a public consultation by the EU Commission on views and ideas regarding a possible successor programme were subject of a dinner debate organized from “knowledge4innovation”, a non-profit, independent multi-stakeholder platform with members from the European public, private and academic sectors.

Topics of the debate were on:

What has the CIP achieved so far and where did it fail? Which elements have proven successful, which should be re-designed, replaced or abolished?

·How exactly will a future CIP fit into the various EU2020 flagship initiatives, in particular the ‘Innovation Union’, ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’, ‘Resource Efficient Europe’?

·Should a future CIP address the grand challenges (in addition to the energy theme)?

·Should the CIP become part of an integrated research and innovation programme?

·How could the synergies between the CIP and Structural Funds be increased?

For viewing the background Material on this public consultation please go to:
http://www.knowledge4innovation.eu/events/Past_Event_Documentation/CIP_Background_Document.pdf

Join the Fotonica Evenement in the Netherlands - 29 & 30 March 2011, Nieuwegein, Netherlands Take the chance to meet entrepreneurs, scientists, policy makers and consultants to share knowledge on photonics and to do business! The European photonics community is invited to join the Dutch Photonics conference and exhibition on the 29 and 30 March 2011 in Nieuwegein, Netherlands. The Fotonica Evenement builds a bridge between research and business and provides a link between new technologies and innovative applications. An international brokerage event will provide you the opportunity to meet potential business partners, to find promising cooperation possibilities, to identify partners for research and development projects for new products, services and applications and to discover innovative solutions to technological problems. Furthermore, you will also have the opportunity to participate in a Photo Contest “Light at work”.

We invite you to have a look at the event website for any further information: http://www.fotonica-evenement.nl/home-en-US/

Focus on SME’S: Participate in the ACTMOST industry workshop - 11 April 2011, Karlsruhe, Germany Learn more about training support and support in product innovation through advanced micro-optics and micro-photonic technologies! The ACTMOST consortium invites all European companies interested in product innovation with micro-photonics to participate in the second industry workshop which will take place on the 11 April 2011 in Karlsruhe.

The ACTMOST consortium consists of 14 high-tech research laboratories from 6 European member states that provide one-stop-shop solutions for micro-photonic technologies. ACTMOST offers European companies timely, cost-effective and investment-free access to professional, cutting-edge micro-photonic technologies and knowledge to support the development of new products.

You can find any further information on the industry workshop on the ACTMOST website:
http://www.actmost.eu/

Dates upcoming: Take part in the ICT Proposer’s Day 2011 - 19-20 May in Budapest, Hungary If you look for building partnerships and want to exchange ideas in upcoming calls for proposals the ICT Proposers Day 2011 organized by the DG Information Society and Media in the frame of the Hungarian Presidency will offer you the opportunity to discuss, network and to promote research & development in the field of information & communication technologies. The event is dedicated to the ICT Calls 8 and 9 of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission which offers more than one billion Euros of EU funding. About 2500 participants are expected to attend the proposer’s event. Furthermore, more than 100 Commission officials will provide detailed information on the call for proposals and give the participants advice on how to submit a proposal. During the event there will take place thematic sessions on the Work Programme 2011-2012 with presentations of proposal ideas.

You can find the preliminary draft agenda of the event here:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ictproposersday/2011/programme/docs/draftprogr_v3mar.pdf

The event website also offers you the possibility to use online networking features and to meet virtually future European project partners, to share ideas and to arrange meetings.

You can find any further information on the ICT Proposer’s Day here:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ictproposersday/2011/index_en.htm

Entrepreneurs: Participate in the Bosch Venture Forum on 20 and 21 September 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany If you are a director of an ambitious European technology start-up, offering products, solutions and/or services in the field of enabling technologies, you have the opportunity to apply for your participation and presentation at the upcoming Bosch Venture Forum and to have in-person discussions. The forum brings together innovative European technology start-ups with experts from Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC) as well as the business development, innovation and research departments of Robert Bosch GmbH. The objective of the forum is to facilitate potential strategic investments, development cooperation, licensing agreements and customer-supplier-relationships.

Invited participants are required to attend both days of the event. The afternoon of the first day, 20 September 2011, will provide participants with presentation training from a proven expert. This is then followed by a dinner in the evening which offers networking opportunities for informal discussions.

The meetings and presentations will then take place on the 21 September 2011.

You can find any further information on the Venture Forum here:

http://www.rbvc.com/content/language1/html/5814_ENU_XHTML.aspx

You can apply online for the Venture Forum if you click on the following link:
https://www.munichnetwork.com/veranstaltungen/anmeldung.html?L=0

Please note that the closing date for application is the 1 July 2011.

Abroad: Photonix Expo in Tokyo – 13–15 April 2011 Photonix Expo will be held in Tokyo in April 2011, representing the Asian photonics industry. It intends to become a comprehensive event for photonics and optics, combining the former "PHOTONICS JAPAN" - Asia's leading event for optics, laser and sensing - and "FOE" - Asia's largest optical communications show. With brand-new "Medical Photonics Expo" and "Optical Sensor Technology Expo," Photonix will be the new business hub in Asia's photonics industry.

Photonix consists of 4 specialised shows;

- 4th Laser & Applications Expo

- 4th Optics Expo

- 1st Medical Photonics Expo

- 1st Optical Sensor Technology Expo

- 11th Fiber Optics Expo

More information can be found below.

-Explore exhibitors and exhibit products!

http://www.photonix-expo.jp/en/eguide/

-Learn the cutting-edge. For details and applications;

http://www.photonix-expo.jp/en/seminar/

New EOS Student Clubs: Call for Application open Today’s students are the experts of the future. To encourage and support them in continuing their study in optics and photonics and to start a successful career, the European Optical Society, EOS, in cooperation with its National Optical Societies in Europe, is going to launch a Student Programme. Consequently the EOS will provide a platform for networking which shall be supported by senior researchers and representatives from industry. Special concerns and needs of students in optics and photonics are in the main focus, as well as the facilitation of contacts between students and industry.

Once the student clubs are established, students shall benefit from advice and support by Club mentors and sponsors. They will get insights from leading experts and make valuable contacts to future employers. Hence they will explore career opportunities in a direct dialogue, participating in company visits, career events and recruiting programmes. To present their activities and to raise awareness for their concerns to a larger audience, members of the Student Programme are invited to publish news about their Student Club in the EOS newsletter, on the EOS website, the EOS Directory and other media EOS cooperates with, for example the Photonics21 Technology Platform.

The annual EOS Student Reception shall also take place as a special opportunity for presentation of concerns and activities to a broad audience. This year's EOS Student Reception will be held on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 alongside the World of Photonics Congress in Munich, Germany. Being jointly organized by EOS and the European Technology Platform Photonics21, the 2011 reception is labelled EOS and Photonics21 Student Reception, also featuring the 2011 Photonics21 Student Innovation Award.

The EOS Student Programme is open to all undergraduate, graduate and PhD students who are members of the EOS. The Programme is organized in regional and topical Student Clubs and supported by the National Optical Societies. Applications for the foundation of an EOS  Student Club are accepted until 15 April 2011. For more information how to establish an EOS Student Club and on further benefits, please refer to http://www.myeos.org/studentclubs.