Wuhan,China
November 24-27,2008

Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2008 will be held in Wuhan,China from Nov24-27,2008.
Situated at the crossroads of central China, Wuhan is a transportation hub for air, railway as well as ferry traffic,also the great industrial, commercial and ntellectual center of central China.The giant Yangtse River (Chang Jiang), the world's third longest river, and the Han River pass through the city and divided it into three towns -.Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang-facing each other across the rivers and linked by l bridges.
First settled more than 3,500 years ago ,Wuhan is a city of history and culture, with the natural beauty around East Lake and the famous history wonders which you would find in Hubei Provincial Museum and Yellow Crane Tower .Wuhan is also one of the birthplaces of Chinese modern industry and the the third largest education center in China Now by By combining the old-line industry like automobile manufacturing with new hi-tech industries located in in development zones such as the Optics Valley, Wuhan is becoming one of impressive business centers in Asia.

POEM is the most comprehensive event in the optoelectronic industry,Co-organized by world-known Chinese and overseas academic institutes and organizers.There will be more than 800 experts, entrepreneurs, governors and investors from both home and overseas gathering in the “Optics Valley of China” during this meeting.
Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) emerge with the worldwide rapid development of the optoelectronics, the leading technology in the 21st century becoming the drive to push the technology revolution. The first POEM will be held on 24-27 November 2008, annually in conjunction with OVC EXPO every year from 2009. POEM is one of the large international conferences to be organized around the field of Photonics and Optoelectronics rather than a specific technology. By attracting world-famous experts, researchers, investors and entrepreneurs in the field of optoelectronics from more than 20 countries, POEM is to provide an international forum for ideas exchange on recent advances and future trends for researchers and to grow sales and boost brand for the enterprises.

Scopes and Topics

FIBER OPTICAL COMMUNICATION AND SENSORS (FOCS)

LASER TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS (LTA)

OPTICAL STORAGE AND NEW STORAGE TECHNOLOGY(ISOS)

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND INTEGRATION (OEDI)

TERA-HERTZ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THST)

PHOTONICS AND IMAGING IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE