1. SPIE – The International Society for Optics and Photonics
Students out for a social night at SPIE Photonics Europe

2. SPIE Overview International not-for-profit society founded in 1955
18,000 total members, 7,000 student, 600 corporate
256,000 active constituents from 155 countries
37,000 attend 21 conferences & exhibits in 2013
Women in Optics programs
277 Student Chapters in 52 countries
Offices in the U.K. & U.S.A.

3. Student Chapters are your connection to the world-wide optics community
Student Chapter Locations

4. Student & Early Career Programs
Transferable skills workshops (presenting, writing, negotiating, team leadership)
Career development discussions, mentoring
Student Chapter Leadership Workshops in San Francisco, Munich / Brussels, and San Diego
Visiting Lecturer program
SPIE Career Center
In 2014 chapters touched 35,000 people w/ education & outreach programs

5. Stay connected with optics & photonics news
SPIE’s LinkedIn group 16,000 members Discussions, Jobs, network connections
News, scholarships, academic articles
2200 SPIE Students Facebook fans
5500 SPIE Facebook fans (SPIE.org)
Information related to events, grants, Photonics news

6. 10 Peer Reviewed Journals

7. SPIE Digital Library 350,000 technical papers back to 1962
18,000 new papers annually
SPIE ebooks

8. SPIE Newsroom Free news alerts for 13 technical communities

9. Major SPIE Conferences

10. Photonics West North America’s Largest Photonics and Laser Event
20,000 attendees – 4,700 papers – 1,250 exhibitors
7-12 February 2015
San Francisco, California

11. SPIE Non-Profit Activities over $3.2 million in support annually
Student and Early Career Professionals discounts
$350,000 Scholarships
$90,000 in Education Outreach Grants
Student Chapter and Visiting Lecturer programs
Science fair & student best paper prizes
Free SPIE Digital Library for developing nations
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Winter College, staff position, and free Digital Library
Education outreach kits, free posters and free DVDs
UNESCO Active Learning in Optics and Photonics (ALOP) teacher training for developing nations

12. The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015
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In December of 2013, the United Nations declared 2015 the International Year of Light and Light-Based Technology
The International Year of Light is a global initiative which will highlight to the citizens of the world the importance of light and optical technologies in their lives, for their futures, and for the development of society

13. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to share with the world the impact the light has on life and the future
The International Year of Light is an unique opportunity to inspire, educate, and connect on a global scale.

14. IYL Needs You: Get Involved
Take the IYL poster & diffraction glasses project to a school
Send us your IYL news and events for the global website
Host an open lab day
Show the SPIE IYL video
Use the Twitter hashtag #IYL2015
Follow us on Facebook
Add IYL to your signature block
Write for the blog
Host and IYL display at a festival
This is a our opportunity to share with the world the impact the light has on life and the future. What can you do to help make it a success?

15. IYL Displays Download from the SPIE website
Partner with local libraries, airports & museums to put up the IYL general public panel display
Use the conference panel display at your event or school
Image in slide is general public display – great images and explanations of basic scientific principal in simple language….”why is the sky blue”
Conference panels will highlight photonics applications and how they make the world better

16. Get Connected: 45 Regional Nodes
IYL Chair
John Dudley
IYL Secretariat
Joe Niemela
SPIE has been developing resources for community. Please check our website
Find your regional node lead
Get resources & outreach material
Contact SPIE
SPIE Lead
Krisinda Plenkovich

17. Get Involved! www.spie.org
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