LIA NEWS
‘Controlled growth of mono- and few-layer 2D metal calcogenides from laser synthesised nanoparticles’, by Masoud Mahjouri-Samani. Te 34th ICALEO annual conference was just
as fun as it was informative for attendees. Numerous networking events took place throughout the four-day conference where attendees caught up with old colleagues and established meaningful new business connections. According to University of Chester’s Dr David Waugh: ‘ICALEO is an excellent, enriched environment that provides attendees with the opportunity to network with overseas academics and industrialists, enabling them to meet face-to-face. Tis is of significant importance as, on many occasions, collaborators meet at ICALEO for the first time following research collaboration, during which they used only teleconferencing and email. As a direct result of this, ICALEO vitally enables attendees to put a face to a name.’ ICALEO kicked off with a ‘Welcome
Celebration’ at the Sheraton that brought together old and new attendees for a festive night of food, drinks and entertainment. Music was provided by the Beer’s Law band, and featured Ron Schaeffer and Henrikki Pantsar. Te evening included a raffle with desirable door prizes. LIA President Robert Tomas hosted the 34th
annual ICALEO President’s Reception, a memorable night of mingling and socialising with
colleagues and industry professionals in a relaxed setting with food and drinks. Members of the LIA Executive Committee, Board of Directors and ICALEO Congress joined in on the evening. Congress General Chair Silke Pflueger enjoyed chatting with the new and returning attendees, as well as Conference Chairs Christoph Leyens, Michelle Stock, Yongfeng Lu and Business Panel Co-Chairs Bo Gu and Klaus Löffler. A number of sponsors and vendors participated
in the Laser Industry Vendor Reception and Tabletop Display. Aſter a long day of technical sessions, conference attendees enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres and drinks while discussing ideas, equipment and applications in the laid back atmosphere. Directed Light President Neil Ball was among those in attendance. ‘For me to be in the [laser] industry and continue to evolve our company, meeting at ICALEO is essential to that. You’re meeting the people who are making the decisions in the industry,’ noted Ball. Te business forum consisted of speakers that
gave interesting perspectives into the founding, working, operating and the selling of a small business. ‘For a conference that is primarily academic, this business forum is a very nice complement, as there are many small business owners/entrepreneurs and future small business owners/entrepreneurs in attendance,’ said Ron Schaeffer, CEO of PhotoMachining.
ADVANCING ADDITIVE with
LASERS
Previous Innovation Award-winning Selective Laser Melting Process © Fraunhofer ILT
Presented by:
www.lia.org/lam DIARY
Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) workshop; 2-3 March 2016, Orlando, FL, USA
Lasers for Manufacturing Summit; 25 April 2016, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lasers for Manufacturing Event (LME); 26-27 April 2016, Atlanta, GA, USA
International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics (ICALEO); 16-20 October 2016, San Diego, CA, USA
Tis year, LIA awarded the 2015 Schawlow
Award to EdgeWave founder Dr Keming Du. He has over 70 patents or patent applications, and more than 100 publications over his three decade career. Du was responsible for the development of diode and solid-state lasers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology from 1985 to 2001. Soon aſter that, Du created EdgeWave to offer innovative solutions in compact diode-pumped solid-state lasers for a variety of applications. Pflueger closed out the conference with an
enlightening closing plenary session discussing two types of revolutionary lasers – one at a wavelength that has not yet been made available as an industrial laser, and the other, a game-changing diode laser.l
For more information on ICALEO 2016, visit
www.icaleo.org
EIGHTH ANNUAL
March 2–3, 2016 Embassy Suites®
Kissimmee (Orlando), FL USA
GET IN THE GAME WITH ADDITIVE. The Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop has evolved to spotlight the latest techniques in additive manufacturing—from part design and process chain to finished product. Don’t miss out!
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