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We’re proud to offer a vibrant and diverse portfolio of technical conferences, providing a unique opportunity for industry professionals to participate in the advancement of our research base.

Conference Announcements

Visit this page to stay up-to-date with announcements for upcoming conferences co-sponsored by the IEEE Photonics Society.

OFC 2024 – Register Now

SUM 2024 – Deadline Approaching to Submit Topic Proposals

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Quantum Week 2023 – Over 400 hours of Quantum Programming!

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Conference Portfolio

Please visit the conference websites for additional details on our flagship events.

IEEE Photonics Conference

Our flagship meeting, the IEEE Photonics Conference’s topics cover vast technical areas within the photonics community and the interests of our members.

IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series

The IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series serves as an international forum to facilitate information exchange between various technical communities using or affected by rapidly growing areas of technology or “Hot Topics” related to the general field of Photonics.

IEEE Silicon Photonics Conference

SiPhotonics delivers insights on current and future innovations in photonic devices, materials, and applications, as well as novel monolithic and heterogeneous integration and fabrication technologies on silicon platform.

IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)

The IEEE RAPID conference aims to bring together government, academia and industry in a global forum to present new research, innovative technologies and build collaborations to solve security and defense challenges.

IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference

ISLC is dedicated to latest developments in semiconductor lasers, amplifiers and LEDs, including: Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers, Silicon compatible lasers, VCSELs, Photonic band-gap and microcavity lasers, Grating controlled lasers, Multi-segment and ring lasers, Quantum cascade and interband, Sub-wavelength scale nanolasers, Mid IR and THz sources, InP, GaAs and Sb materials, Quantum dot lasers, High power and high-brightness lasers, GaN and ZnSe based UV to visible LEDs, Communications lasers, Semiconductor integrated optoelectronics.

The IEEE Photonics Society technically co-sponsors many conferences each year with our various partner institutions and organizations, sharing in the stewardship of the technical programs of these events and publishing the proceedings.

Conferences such as OFC and CLEO are financially co-sponsored, and the Society shares ownership of the events with our partners. In addition to upcoming events below, visit the Call for Papers page for conference paper submission deadlines.

Event	Date	Location	Format
2023 Datacom Conference	07 – 08 December	Sunyani, Ghana	Hybrid
2023 IEEE Workshop on Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP)	07 – 09 December	Prayagraj, India	In Person
2024 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC)	24 – 28 March	San Diego, California, USA	In Person
2024 IEEE Silicon Photonics Conference (SiPhotonics)	15 – 18 April	Tokyo Bay, Japan	In Person
2024 International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics, Nanomaterials, Nanobioscience & Nanotechnology (5NANO)	25 – 26 April	Ernakulam, India	In Person
2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)	05 – 10 May	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	In Person
2024 European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO)	17 – 19 June	Aachen, Germany	In Person
2024 IEEE Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC)	30 June – 04 July	Melbourne, Australia	In Person
2024 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series (SUM)	15 – 17 July	Bridgetown, Barbados	In Person
2024 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN)	28 July – 01 August	San Sebastian, Spain	In Person
2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR)	04 – 09 August	Incheon, Korea (South)	In Person
2024 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)	15 – 18 August	Miramar Beach, Florida, USA	In Person
2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE)	15 – 20 September	Montreal, British Columbia, Canada	In Person
2024 IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC)	06 – 10 October	Orlando, Florida, USA	In Person
2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC)	10 – 14 November	Rome, Italy	In Person
2025 International Conference on Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics, Nanomaterials, Nanobioscience & Nanotechnology (5NANO)	24 – 25 April	Ernakulam, Kerala, India	In Person

Upcoming Events

The IEEE Photonics Society technically co-sponsors many conferences each year with our various partner institutions and organizations, sharing in the stewardship of the technical programs of these events and publishing the proceedings.

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The Photonics Society is excited to partner with IEEE members and volunteers to sponsor and produce world-class technical conferences, workshops, and symposia within the Society’s Field of Interest.

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