As a tradition, the OPD2023 program will include both the academy and industry sessions running in parallel.
Venue (30 May – 1 June):
University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Carelia building
Yliopistokatu 4
80100, Joensuu
Finland
Tuesday 30.5.2023
| 12.00 | Registration opens – Carelia 1st floor lobby |
| 13.00-14.00 | Nordic Photonics Meeting |
| 13.00-15.00 | Photonics Students Meet-up |
| 15.00-15.15 | PREIN Flagship Networking event - Welcome words |
| 15.15-16.40 | WP Research highlights poster session with coffee |
| 16.45-18.00 | PREIN Flaghship Networking event |
| 18.30-18.40 | OPD 2023 Welcome words |
| 18.40-21.00 | Get together reception, Carelia 1st floor lobby |
Wednesday 31.5.2023
| 08.00-8.45 | Registration |
| 08.45-09.00 | Welcome Speech - Photonics Finland |
| 09.00-09.45 | Plenary talk 1 - - Room C1 |
| 09.45-10.10 | Exhibitor's pitch - Session 1 - Room C1 |
| 10.10-10.40 | Coffee break - Co-sponsored by TBA - Carelia 1st floor lobby |
| 10.40-12.00 | Parallel sessions: |
| Academic session, Room C2 | |
| Industrial session, Room C1 | |
| 12.00-14.00 | Lunch break - Restaurant Carelia (1st floor) and Restaurant Aura (Aurora building) & Exhibition & Poster session 1, Carelia 2nd floor lobby |
| 14.00-14.45 | Plenary talk 2 - Room C1 |
| 14.45-15.15 | Exhibitor's pitch - Session 2, Room C1 |
| 15.15-15.45 | Coffee break - Co-sponsored by TBA, Exhibition - 1st floor lobby |
| 15.45-17.05 | Parallel sessions: |
| Academic session - C2 | |
| Industrial session - C1 | |
| 17.15-18.40 | Women in Photonics (event open to everyone)- C1 |
| 18.40-19.30 | TBA |
| 20.00-23.30 | Dinner in Sokos Hotel Kimmel, 1st floor. Photonics Finland Awards for The Photonics Company of the Year, Best PhD Thesis Award. |
Thursday 1.6.2023
| 09.15 | OPD doors open |
| 09.15- 09.45 | Coffee break and exhibition - Carelia 1st floor Lobby |
| 09.45-10.30 | Plenary talk: 3 - Room C1 |
| 10.40-12.00 | Parallel sessions: |
| Academic session - Room C2 | |
| Industrial session - Room C1 | |
| 12.00-14.00 | Lunch break & Poster session |
| 12.00-15.00 | Job Fair & Exhibition - Free of charge for everyone - Registration required |
| 14.00-14.45 | Plenary talk: 4 - Room C1 |
| 14.45-16.05 | Parallel sessions: |
| Academic session - Room C2 | |
| Industrial session - Room C1 | |
| 16.10-16.30 | Conference Farewell & Best Poster Awards |