The 29th Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the 27th International Quantum Electronics Conference are set to take place Sunday–Friday, 31 May–5 June 2009, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Every five years IQEC replaces the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, or QELS, Conference. Sponsored by the American Physical Society’s laser science division, the IEEE Photonics (formerly Lasers and Electro-Optics) Society, and the Optical Society of America, the annual pairing of conferences presents the latest basic and applied research in laser science, electro-optics, and quantum electronics.
The CLEO/IQEC 2009 cochairs expect to host some 1200 technical presentations, more than 100 invited speakers, 2 plenary sessions, 7 special symposia, 39 short courses, 21 tutorials, and 3 poster sessions. A list of session topics and invited speakers is on page 53.
The two plenary sessions, on Monday evening, 1 June, 6:00–7:30pm, and on Wednesday morning, 3 June, 8:00–10:30am, will feature...
