International Commission for Optics
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The International Commission for Optics (ICO) was created in 1947 with the objective to contribute to the progress and dissemination of knowledge in optics
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It is a Scientific Associate of the International Council for Science
(ICSU) and Affiliated Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
(IUPAP).
Among the activities of ICO are the organization and sponsorship of congresses, meetings and schools. It is having a Traveling Lecturer Program, a periodical newsletter, series of book publishing, and awards — in optics and related disciplines.
International Societies Members:
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Optics
Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light...
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It is a Scientific Associate of the International Council for Science
International Council for Science
The International Council for Science , formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science...
(ICSU) and Affiliated Commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics is an international non-governmental organization devoted to the advancement of physics...
(IUPAP).
Among the activities of ICO are the organization and sponsorship of congresses, meetings and schools. It is having a Traveling Lecturer Program, a periodical newsletter, series of book publishing, and awards — in optics and related disciplines.
ICO Presidents
- 2005-2008: Prof. Ari T. Friberg, Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Microelectronics and Information Technology, StockholmStockholmStockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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- 2008-2011: * Prof. Maria L. Calvo, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Department of Optics, MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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See also
- ICO awards (ICO Prize, Galileo Galilei Award, Gallieno Denardo ICO/ICTP Award, IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Optics).
International Societies Members:
- SPIE
- Optical Society of AmericaOptical Society of AmericaThe Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
- European Optical SocietyEuropean Optical Society- History :*Until 1984: Optics in Europe is represented by the European Optical Committee .*1984: The EOC joins the European Physical Society to create an Optics Division....
- IEEE Photonics SocietyIEEE Photonics SocietyThe IEEE Photonics Society, formerly the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society , is a society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , focused on the scientific and engineering knowledge about the field of quantum electronics.In the hierarchy of IEEE, the Photonics Society is one...
- International Society on Optics Within Life Science OWLS
- African Laser, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences Network (LAM Network)
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Other related societies:
- Society for Imaging Science and Technology