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...and light-based technologies
That’s right, 2015 is the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies—as proclaimed by The United Nations (UN) General Assembly 68th Session more than a year ago. “An International Year of Light is a tremendous opportunity to ensure that international policymakers and stakeholders are made aware of the problem-solving
potential of light technology,” said I YL 2015 Steering Committee Chair John Dudley.
I YL 2015 offcially kicks off at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, on January
19–20 with an opening ceremony involving international diplomats, decision-makers,
Nobel laureates, CEOs, industry leaders, and engineers from around the globe.
The event aims to inspire and raise awareness about the importance of light-based
technologies and how light provides solutions to global challenges in a broad range
of areas, including health.
But the I YL celebration actually began in 2014. For instance, a large public artwork
display at the historic Amsterdam Central train station (The Netherlands) opened
December 11th: A rainbow, projected on the large arch construction that spans the
platforms, will be visible once a day for the duration of 2015. Find out more about
upcoming events at the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
website: www.light2015.org.
Of course, light-based technologies are where fantasy turns to life-altering
(and often, life-saving) reality. And every single year, this reality is showcased at
biophotonics-focused events such as the annual Biomedical Optics Symposium
(BiOS) at SPIE Photonics West, which runs February 7–12 in San Francisco, CA.
Though you’ll fnd fascinating options at every turn that week, these are my picks for
event highlights:
• BiOS Expo (Saturday and Sunday, February 7–8);
• BiOS Hot Topics and awards plenary (Saturday, 7–9 pm);
• BiOS Student Networking Lunch with the Experts (Sunday, 12: 30 pm);
• Translational Research Lunchtime Forum (Sunday, 12: 30 pm);
• Workshop on photonics-relevant FDA policies and procedures for academics and
startups (Sunday, 5–7 pm);
• Nobel Laureates Betzig and Moerner discuss fuorescence microscopy (Sunday,
7 pm);
• Nano/Biophotonics plenary with Gabriel Popescu on the use of optics to bridge
molecular and cellular biology (Tuesday, 10: 30 am);
• Neurophotonics plenary by Nobel Laureate Thomas
C. Südhof, on the link to neuropsychiatric disorders
of dysfunctioning neurexins and their ligands
(Tuesday, 2 pm); and
• International Biomedical Optics Society group
plenary by Stephen Boppart on Transforming
Medicine and Surgery with Biophotonics (Tuesday,
7: 30 pm).
I hope to see you there!
