Ken Anderson, CPIA President WELCOME CPIA Annual Meeting 2016 “Focus on University Optics and Photonics Research” Ken Anderson, CPIA President

Thanks to our Sponsors Annual Meeting and Poster Contest Sponsors

Annual Meeting Agenda 3:00 – 3:10 Welcome & CPIA Annual Report Annual Meeting Agenda 3:00 – 3:10 Welcome & CPIA Annual Report Ken Anderson CPIA Board of Directors Ken Anderson 3:10 – 3-25 Company of the Year Ken Anderson 3:25 – 3:30 Optical Society of America (OSA) Andrew Dougherty 3:30 – 3:35 American Physical Society Daniel Weingarten 3:35 – 3:45 Opportunities in the Colorado Ken Anderson Photonics Cluster 3:45 – 5:30 Student Poster Session Juliet Gopinath Networking and Mexican Buffet 5:30 – 6:00 CPIA Board Election Results Ken Anderson Student Poster Contest Awards

CPIA 2016 Annual Report Colorado Cluster at Photonics West 2017 – 17 members exhibiting with 14 in the Cluster New Banner and signs Let us Market your Job openings!!! Focus on Workforce Development Front Range Community College Courses Industry led technician training Day of Photonics – October 21 International celebration to highlight photonics 7 CPIA member companies hosted students

2016 Annual Report 2 Technical Short Courses- Keith J Kasunic “Optomechanical Systems Engineering” “Optical Systems Engineering” Distinguished Speaker Seminar “A Nobel Laureate’s Views on STEM”, Dr. Carl Wieman Grant Funding for Workforce Development Colorado Dept. of Labor and Employment – Reimbursement to companies for interns OEDIT Grant – Develop On-going Technical Training and Marketing Program

Upcoming Events November 15th, 2016 - Project Management Course (Limited Space!) January 2017 – Intern Assistance Reimbursement from the State of Colorado (CDLE) Need help or have Questions?.. Elizabeth Anderson February 22, 2017 - Small Business Expo Host - RealD

Election -CPIA Board of Directors Candidates on Ballot Ken Anderson (Akonia Holographics), Joyce Colson (Colson-Quinn), Ed Dowski (Ascentia Imaging), Tu Du (ATF/IDEX), Tom Mahony (Ball Aerospace – retired), Rick Morrison (Distant Focus), Mary Ann Roe (CDLE-retired), Bart Van Zeghbroeck (CU-ECEE), Katie Woslager (COEDIT) Call for Nominations from the Floor Members Vote One vote per member Vote for the entire slate; or for individual candidates Ballots in the ballot box by 5:00 pm (back counter) 7

Board Member Recognition Juliet Gopinath, University of Colorado, ECEE Miller Schuck, RealD

CPIA Recognizes Colorado Photonics Company of the Year

Meadowlark Optics – Story of Success Capsule Summary Self-funded Company, Operating for 37 Years 50 major categories of polarization components. Markets Worldwide Acquired product line of Spatial Light Modulators from Boulder Nonlinear 5-time Recipient - Photonics Spectra Circle of Excellence Award. R&D 100 Award Supporter of CPIA Since Inception – Board of Directors, Technical Training and Photonics West.

Meadowlark Optics Story of Success Tom Baur

Optical Society of America Special Welcome Optical Society of America Andrew Dougherty, Industry Relations

304,000 ARTICLES 19,250 MEMBERS 350 STUDENT CHAPTERS 265 OIDA – Corporate Members 175 COUNTRIES 40 MEETINGS 34 NOBEL LAUREATES  17 JOURNALS 5 TECHNICAL GROUPS 2 MAGAZINES

American Physical Society (APS) Special Welcome American Physical Society (APS) Daniel Weingarten

“Opportunities in the Colorado Photonics Cluster” Ken Anderson Research by Gary Horvath

2016 University Research Student Poster Session Juliet Gopinath, CU-Boulder, ECEE

3:45 – 5:30 Student Poster Session of Photonics Research Networking and Mexican Buffet 5:30 – 6:00 CPIA Board Election Results All votes should be in the ballot box by 5:00. One vote per member Presentation of Student Poster Contest Awards Award Sponsors 17