Program

As a tradition, the OPD2025 program will include both the academy and industry sessions running in parallel.

Venue (3 – 5 June):

Oulu Music Center (Madetoja and Tulindberg halls, 1st floor)
Leevi Madetojan katu 1-3
90140, Oulu
Finland

Tuesday 3.6.2025

12.00 
Registration opens – Music Center 1st floor lobby
12:45-14:15Coffee for Student Event attendees , Conference room, 1st floor
13.00-15.00 
Student Event, Conference room, 1st floor
13.15-14.55 
Nordic Photonics Forum - International collaboration for photonics: , Tulindberg hall, 1st floor
15.00-18.00 PREIN Annual Event, Tulindberg hall, 1st floor
18.30-18.40OPD 2025 Welcome speech
18.40-20.00Get together

Wednesday 4.6.2025  

08.00-8.45 Registration opens
08.45-09.00 Welcome Speech -Photonics Finland
09.00-09.45 Plenary:
Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
09.45-10.10 Exhibitor's pitch - Session 1, Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
10.10-10.40 Coffee break and Exhibition - Music Center 1st floor lobby
Parallel sessions:
10.40-12.00 Academic Session 1 - Tulindberg Hall, 1st floor
Industrial session 1 - Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
12.00-13.00 Lunch break - Music Center lobby restaurant, (1st floor), Exhibition, Poster session 1st floor lobby
13.00-14.00Poster Session 1 - Music Center 1st floor lobby
14.00-14.45 Plenary:
Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
14.45-15.15 Exhibitor's pitch - Session 2, Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
15.15-15.45 Coffee break and Exhibition - Music Center 1st floor lobby
Parallel sessions:
15.45-17.05 Academic Session 2 - TBA , Tulindberg Hall, 1st floor
Industrial session 2 - TBA, Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
17.05-18.00 Photonics Finland Annual meeting - Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
19.00-22.30Conference dinner, Radisson Blu Hotel.
Photonics Finland Awards for The Photonics Company of the Year, and Best PhD Thesis.
22.30 -Dinner Afterparty at BAR IHKU - few minutes walk from the dinner location, karaoke, networking, good time!

 

Thursday 5.6.2025 

09.15OPD2025 doors open
09.15- 09.45Coffee break and Exhibition - Music Center, 1st floor Lobby
09.45-10.30 Plenary: TBA, Senop,
Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
Parallel sessions:
10.40-12.00 Academic Session 3 - TBA, Tulindberg Hall, 1st floor
Industrial session 3 - TBA, Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
12.00-13.00Lunch break
12.00-15.00 Job Fair and Exhibition
13.00-14.00 Poster session 2 - 1st floor lobby
14.00-14.45Plenary: TBA,
Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
Parallel sessions:
14.45-16.05Academic Session 4 - TBA, Tulindberg Hall, 1st floor
Industrial session 4 - TBA, Madetoja Hall, 1st floor
16.05-16.15Best Poster Awards & Conference Farewell
16.15 - 16.30Farewell coffee - Music Center, 1st floor Lobby
18.30-21.00360 Carla networking dinner for participants to the symposium on Friday. Your participation will be confirmed by email before the event. Limited number of places.

Friday 6.6.2025 – 360 Carla Symposium**

** Please note that this part of the event is targetting Students (BSc, MSc, PhD), but if you are a Postdoc, researcher or a companies who wants to connect with Students, you are welcome to participate. Limited number places.

08.30-09.00TBA
09.00-10.30TBA
10.30-11.15TBA
11.15-11.45TBA
11.45-12.00TBA
12.00-12.45TBA
13.00-17.00TBA