A breakfast at ESA
On 16 January 2015, ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain met the press to provide an overview of ESA’s achievements in 2014 and the opportunities ahead in 2015. The event took place at ESA headquarters in Paris, France.
After a successful Council meeting at Ministerial level, held on 2 December, 2015 will be another year when ESA launches missions that cover all the domains of the space sector, in partnership and cooperation with other European institutions and industry, demonstrating the strength of the European space programme.
Within human spaceflight, the year will start with the undocking from the International Space Station of ATV Georges …
EPN IYL2015 special issue
In the EPN Editorial Advisory Board meeting, held in Paris on 27 September 2014, it was decided to have a special issue devoted to the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies [IYL 2015].
All the features in the EPN 46/5-6, with more pages than the other four issues, will be devoted to subjects related to the IYL2015. Prof. Luc Bergé, Chair of the Quantum Electronics and Optics Division of the EPS, will be the Guest Editor of this special issue.
EPS Executive and Staff activity for December 2014
The EPS works to support its members. Click here for the list of the activities of EPS Executive Committee and staff for the last month.
5 December 2014: J. Dudley, EPS President, D. Lee, EPS General Secretary, and J. Rivero, IYL 2015 Outreach Officer, attended a meeting organised by the European Commission in Brussels (BE) to discuss coordination of activities of the three projects financed to promote photonics in Europe.
42nd Annual Spring Conference on Plasma Physics
The 42nd Annual IOP Spring Conference on Plasma Physics will run from 30 March to 2 April at the Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre in Milton Keynes and will cover all disciplines including Magnetic and Inertial confinement fusion, Astrophysical Plasmas and Low Density and Technological/Industrial Plasmas to name a few.
Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics
This meeting is the thirteenth in a series initiated in 1980 and will be held in Castiglione della Pescaia and La Biodola, Italy, devoted to advanced detectors for high energy and astroparticle physics experiments. It will take place from 24-30 May 2015.
Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Light
The Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Light will take place from 19-20 January 2015 in Paris, France. Attendance at this event is by invitation only.
This first day will start with a high-level session and will include welcome addresses by UN and UNESCO representatives and Member States, as well as other dignitaries. The session will also see representatives from the International Year of Light Steering Committee provide a brief overview of the objectives and themes of the year, the anniversaries …
Fast Track to Innovation Pilot (2015-2016)
A Free Interactive Information Event – 9 January 2015, Brussels
This is your chance to discover a new exciting opportunity for industry-driven innovation under Horizon 2020. Participants at this event will acquire insight into the objectives of this new scheme, become familiar with the modalities of the Fast Track to Innovation call, get practical tips and tricks on how to apply and how to maximise chances for success when applying…
NANOMETA 2015
The 5th International Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials [NANOMETA 2015] will take place from 5-8 January 2015 in Seefeld, Austria. It will be included as an activity in the International Year of Light endorsed by the United Nations. NANOMETA 2015 continues the series of meetings that began in 2007.
During the plenary and parallel sessions, attendees will be able to discuss the most recent results in the fields of metamaterials, nanophotonics, plasmonics, hybrid and quantum materials as well as localisation of light and…
NANOMETA 2015
The 5th International Topical Meeting on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials [NANOMETA 2015] will take place from 5-8 January 2015 in Seefeld, Austria, as a part of the International Year of Light endorsed by the United Nations.
NANOMETA 2015 is continues the series of meetings that began in 2007.
During the plenary and parallel sessions, attendees will be able to discuss the most recent results in the fields of metamaterials, nanophotonics, plasmonics, hybrid and…
