As a tradition, the OPD2023 program will include both the academy and industry sessions running in parallel.
The most updated version the program can be found in the Conftool system here.
Venue (30 May – 1 June):
University of Eastern Finland (UEF), Carelia building 2nd floor C1 and C2 halls
Yliopistokatu 4
80100, Joensuu
Finland
Tuesday 30.5.2023
| 12.00 | Registration opens – Carelia 1st floor lobby |
| 12.00-13.30 | Nordic Photonics Meeting - Photonics Center Yliopistokatu 7 Metria building |
| 13.00-15.00 | Photonics Center event: Fast assembly and image quality optimization of cameras with active alignment- Photonics Center |
| 13.00-15.00 | Photonics Students Meet-up - C2 Green auditorium |
| 15.00-18.00 | PREIN Annual event - C1 Main auditorium |
| 18.30-18.40 | OPD 2023 Welcome speech by Juha Purmonen |
| 18.40-21.00 | Get together reception - Carelia 1st floor lobby - Co-cponsored by Plasma-Therm. |
Wednesday 31.5.2023
| 08.00-8.45 | Registration opens |
| 08.45-09.00 | Welcome Speech - Juha Toivonen, Photonics Finland |
| 09.00-09.45 | Plenary 1: Waveguide technology for XR glasses that look an feel like ordinary glasses - DSc Sanna Yliniemi, Dispelix - C1 Main auditorium |
| 09.45-10.10 | Exhibitor's pitch - Session 1, Room C1 Main auditorium |
| 10.10-10.40 | Coffee break and Exhibition - Carelia 1st floor lobby |
| Parallel sessions: | |
| 10.40-12.00 | Academic Session 1 - Emerging active material and devices - C2 Green auditorium |
| Industrial session 1 - Nano & Micro photonics - C1 Main auditorium | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch break - Restaurant Carelia (1st floor) and Restaurant Aura (Aurora building) & Exhibition & Poster session 1, Carelia 2nd floor lobby |
| 13.00-14.00 | Poster Session 1 - Upper floor lobby |
| 14.00-14.45 | Plenary 2: Light-responsive architectures from nano to macro by Prof Emiliano Descrovi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy - C1 Main auditorium |
| 14.45-15.15 | Exhibitor's pitch - Session 2, Room C1 Main auditorium |
| 15.15-15.45 | Coffee break and Exhibition - 1st floor lobby |
| Parallel sessions: | |
| 15.45-17.05 | Academic Session 2 - Integrated Photonics - C2 Green auditorium |
| Industrial session 2 - Photonics in Security & Defence I - C1 Main auditorium | |
| 17.05-18.40 | Women in Photonics (event open to everyone) - C1 Main auditorium |
| 18.40-19.30 | Annual meeting of Photonics Finland - C1 Main auditorium |
| 20.00-23.30 | Conference dinner in Sokos Hotel Kimmel, 1st floor. Photonics Finland Awards for The Photonics Company of the Year, Best PhD Thesis Award. |
| 23.30 - | Special Event |
Thursday 1.6.2023
| 09.15 | OPD2023 doors open |
| 09.15- 09.45 | Coffee break and Exhibition - Carelia 1st floor Lobby |
| 09.45-10.30 | Plenary 3: Multispectral Imaging in Defense Applications - Dr. Martin Gerken, Hensoldt Optronics, Germany - C1 Main auditorium |
| 10.40-12.00 | Academic session 3: Sensing & Imaging - C2 Green auditorium |
| Industrial session 3: Photonics in Security & Defence II Room C1 Main auditorium | |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch break |
| 12.00-15.00 | Job Fair & Exhibition - Free of charge for everyone - Registration required |
| 13.00-14.00 | Poster session 2 - Upper floor lobby |
| 14.00-14.45 | Plenary 4: Advanced ultrafast laser technology for Terahertz light and more - Prof. Clara J. Saraceno, Ruhr University Bichum, Germany - C1 Main auditorium |
| 14.45-16.05 | Academic session 4: Quantum technology - Room C2 Green auditorium |
| Industrial session 4: Spectral & Hyperspectral Imaging - Room C1 Main auditorium | |
| 16.05-16.20 | Conference Farewell & Best Poster Awards |
| 16.45-18.00 | Visit of the Photonics Center - for CXC participants** |
| 18.30-21.00 | Exclusive dinner for CXC participants** |
** Please note that this part of the event is part of the ClusterXchange organised by Photonics4industry and is exclusively for attendees coming from abroad that officially signed up for the ClusterXchange.
Friday 2.6.2023 **
** Please note that this part of the event is part of the ClusterXchange organised by Photonics4industry and is exclusively for attendees coming from abroad that officially signed up for the ClusterXchange.
| 09.00-09.30 | Transportation to Lehmo |
| 09.30- 10.45 | Company visit - Nanocomp, by Samuli Siitonen |
| 10.45-11.10 | Transportation back to Joensuu |
| 11.15-12.45 | Company visit - Dispelix |
| 12.45-14.15 | Networking lunch in the Photonics Center |
| 14.15-15.15 | Company presentation - Chipmetrics by Jussi Kinnunen, Mikko Utiainen & Zahra Ghaderi |
| 15.15-16.30 | Coffee break & Mingling - CXC Farewell words |
| 16.30 | Bus transportation to the airport and railway station. |