{"id":9998,"date":"2018-04-23T13:05:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/nouvelles\/quebec-city-global-gathering-place-for-optics-photonics\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T15:55:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T19:55:47","slug":"quebec-city-global-gathering-place-for-optics-photonics","status":"publish","type":"communiques","link":"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/en\/news\/quebec-city-global-gathering-place-for-optics-photonics\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec City, global gathering place for optics-photonics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><strong>\u201cThe world-renowned expertise of Universit\u00e9 Laval\u2019s optics-photonics researchers and their influential leadership within their respective research communities played a big part in attracting these five conferences to Qu\u00e9bec City. What\u2019s more, hosting these meetings right here in our city will give many of our students a chance to attend presentations by top authorities in the field. These are outstanding learning opportunities for a new generation of scientists in a high-demand field.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>Professor R\u00e9al Vall\u00e9e, COPL director<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><strong>\u201cI would like to salute the work and significant contribution of Universit\u00e9 Laval researchers in obtaining these optics-photonics conferences. Qu\u00e9bec City owes its ranking as 4th most popular conference destination in Canada to researchers from UL and local research centers who choose to become conference ambassadors. These men and women help raise Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s international profile and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in a number of driving sectors.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>Pierre-Michel Bouchard, president and CEO of the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five optics-photonics conferences for Qu\u00e9bec City<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-list component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ISNOG (International Symposium on Non-Oxide and New Optical Glasses) \u2013 June 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;WIO (Workshop on Information Optics) \u2013 July 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Photonics North 2019 \u2013 May 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;ETOP (Education and Training in Optics and Photonics) \u2013 May 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A04ELT6 (Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes) \u2013 June 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ISNOG 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>June 17 to 21, 2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The International Symposium on Non-Oxide and New Optical Glasses (ISNOG) will bring together scientists from around the world interested in recent developments in non-oxide glass materials, cutting-edge research and global trends in non-oxide glasses, and new optical lenses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><em>Conference Ambassador:&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Youn\u00e8s Messaddeq<\/strong>&nbsp;is a professor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Universit\u00e9 Laval and holds the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cerc.gc.ca\/chairholders-titulaires\/messaddeq-eng.aspx\" class=\"\">Canada Excellence Research Chair in Photonic Innovation<\/a>&nbsp;in the field of information and communications.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-image\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/YounesMessadecq-e1512585447814-400x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10776\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WIO (Workshop on Information Optics) 2018<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>July 16 to 19, 2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0edition of the Workshop on Information Optics (<a href=\"http:\/\/wio2018.copl.ulaval.ca\/\">WIO<\/a>) will bring together scientists in the fields of advanced imaging, 3D screens, and biophotonics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><em>Conference Ambassadors<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><strong>Simon Thibault<\/strong>\u00a0is a professor in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Optics at Universit\u00e9 Laval, a member of COPL, and holder of the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Chairholders-TitulairesDeChaire\/Chairholder-Titulaire_eng.asp?pid=575\">NSERC Industrial Chair in Optical Design<\/a>. He heads the Optical Engineering Research Laboratory (<a href=\"http:\/\/lrio.copl.ulaval.ca\/index_en.html\">LRIO<\/a>) at Universit\u00e9 Laval and is a Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (<a href=\"http:\/\/spie.org\/about-spie\/about-the-society\">SPIE<\/a>), a major society that holds more than 25 events annually.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><strong>Dr Pierre Marquet<\/strong>, psychiatrist and engineering physicist, is a full professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Universit\u00e9 Laval and holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neurophotonics. He is internationally recognized for his research in the field of digital holographic microscopy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-columns\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-image\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Simon-thibauklt-500x420-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Simon-thibauklt-500x420-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Simon-thibauklt-500x420-1-400x336.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Simon Thibault<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/PierreMarquet_800x900_LowRes.jpg\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-image\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/PierreMarquet_800x900_LowRes-400x450-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10772\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Simon Thibault<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/PierreMarquet_800x900_LowRes.jpg\"><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photonics North 2019<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>May 21 to 23, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The Photonics North Conference, organized by Photons Canada, the Canadian Industry Photonics Consortium (<a href=\"http:\/\/photonscanada.ca\/en\/about\/\" class=\"\">CPIC<\/a>), will be held for a third time at the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre. This annual conference on optics-photonics technologies will bring together some 500 researchers and representatives from the research, government, and industry communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><em>Conference Ambassador:<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><strong>R\u00e9al Vall\u00e9e<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.copl.ulaval.ca\/en\/members\/member\/professeur\/13\/66\/\">Director<\/a>&nbsp;of the Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL) and holder of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Chairholders-TitulairesDeChaire\/Chairholder-Titulaire_eng.asp?pid=906\" class=\"\">NSERC-Coractive-TeraXion-LaserAX-TLCL Industrial Research Chair<\/a>&nbsp;in photonic components and devices realized by femtosecond photo inscription.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-image\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/RealVallee-COPL-500x420-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/RealVallee-COPL-500x420-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/RealVallee-COPL-500x420-1-400x336.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ETOP (Education and Training in Optics and Photonics) 2019<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>y 22 to 24, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The biennial Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (<a href=\"http:\/\/spie.org\/education\/education-outreach-resources\/etop-conference?SSO=1\">ETOP<\/a>) will bring together educators from around the world to share information on practices in optical education at all levels to meet the growing demands of research, science, and industry. Qu\u00e9bec City is the second Canadian city to host the event, since the 10th conference held in Ottawa in 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><em>Conference Ambassador:&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Anne-Sophie Poulin-Girard<\/strong>&nbsp;is a research professional at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Chairholders-TitulairesDeChaire\/Chairholder-Titulaire_eng.asp?pid=575\" class=\"\">NSERC Industrial Chair in Optical Design<\/a>&nbsp;at COPL and chair of the Education Committee of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (<a href=\"http:\/\/spie.org\/about-spie\/about-the-society\">SPIE<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-image\"><div class=\"container\" >\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anneaspg-500x420-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anneaspg-500x420-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.convention.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Anneaspg-500x420-1-400x336.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A04ELT6 (Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes)<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>June 10 to 14, 2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Adaptive Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes Congress (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iac.es\/congreso\/AO4ELT5\/\">A04ELT6<\/a>) will bring together nearly 400 specialists in Qu\u00e9bec City to discuss the latest developments in this field, which is related to astronomy and space exploration. Past congresses have been held in Paris (2009), Victoria (2011), Florence (2013), California (2015) and Tenerife (2017).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p><em>ference Ambassador:&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Simon Thibault<\/strong>&nbsp;is a professor in the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics and Optics at Universit\u00e9 Laval, a member of COPL, and holder of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca\/Chairholders-TitulairesDeChaire\/Chairholder-Titulaire_eng.asp?pid=575\">NSERC Industrial Chair in Optical Design<\/a>. He heads the Optical Engineering research lab (<a href=\"http:\/\/lrio.copl.ulaval.ca\/index_en.html\">LRIO<\/a>) at Universit\u00e9 Laval and is a Fellow of SPIE. His expertise in optical design and testing is unique in Canada. He has designed and built over 200 optical systems ranging from astronomical space optics to miniature mobile phone camera modules and medical endoscopes. He was involved in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca\/eng\/solutions\/facilities\/cfht.html\" class=\"\">SITELLE<\/a>&nbsp;(giant telescope in Hawaii) and SPIRou (infrared spectrograph to detect planets) projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key figures on optics-photonics in Qu\u00e9bec City<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-list component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;80% of Qu\u00e9bec\u2019s optics-photonics expertise is in the Qu\u00e9bec City region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The city is home to 10 research chairs, 8 research groups, and 5 major research centers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;85% of the light-based technologies developed by Qu\u00e9bec City\u2019s 40 or so optics-photonics companies are exported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>(Source: Qu\u00e9bec International)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About COPL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>The Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers (COPL), based at Universit\u00e9 Laval, is a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional grouping of some forty research professors and more than 250 graduate students in eight Qu\u00e9bec universities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Ambassadors\u2019 Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph component-no-padding \" ><div class=\"container\">\n<p>A one-stop consulting service, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cercledesambassadeurs.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qu\u00e9bec City Ambassadors\u2019 Clu<\/a>b assists and supports local experts and leaders in their efforts to organize North American and international congresses in Qu\u00e9bec City. It is based on a regional partnership between the Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre, Qu\u00e9bec City Tourism, the city\u2019s chamber of commerce and industry, Qu\u00e9bec International, and Jean Lesage International Airport.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe world-renowned expertise of Universit\u00e9 Laval\u2019s optics-photonics researchers and their influential leadership within their [&hellip;]","protected":false},"featured_media":10761,"parent":0,"template":"","categorie-communiques":[606],"class_list":["post-9998","communiques","type-communiques","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-communiques-event-ambassadors"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Qu\u00e9bec City, global gathering place for optics-photonics | Qu\u00e9bec City Convention Centre<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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