Congress Chairs
- Sadao Nakai(Professor Emeritus, Osaka University, Japan)
- Chris Barty(CTO, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
- Reinhart Poprawe(Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Germany)
International Advisory Board
Chair
Kenichi Iga(Prof. Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
Members
- Andreas Ostendorf (Prof., Ruhl-University Bochum, Germany)
- Isamu Akasaki (Special Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University, Japan)
- Michiharu Nakamura (Adviser, JST, Japan)
- Ryoji Chubachi (President, AIST, Japan)
- Kazuo Furukawa (President, NEDO, Japan)
- Maki Kawai (President, Institute for Molecular Science, Japan)
- Yasuhide Tajima (Director, Japan Atomic Energy Agency: JAEA, Japan)
- Teruo Hiruma (Chairman of the Board, Hamamatsu Photonics K. K., Japan)
- Bill Goldstein (Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA)
- John Collier (Director, Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK)
- Gerard Mourou (Professor, Ecole Polytechnique, France)
- Jongmin Lee (Director, GiLT, Handong Global University, Korea)
- Jie Zhang (President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
Organizing Committee
Chair
Yoshiaki Kato(President, GPI; President, the Laser Society of Japan)
Vice Chairs
- Kazuo Kuroda (Utsunomiya University, LDC)
- Toyohiko Yatagai (Utsunomiya University; President, SPIE, BISC)
- Takashi Ishide (President, Japan Laser Processing Society)
- Makoto Kikuchi (President, Japan Association for the advancement of Medical Equipment)
- Norihiro Umeda ( Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology; Chief Secretary, Photonics Subcommittee of The Japan Society of Applied Phyics)
Members
- Mitsutoshi Hatori (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University)
- Nobuyuki Kondo (Chairman, Japan Importers Association of Lasers and Electro-Optics)
- Hitoki Yoneda (Electro-Communications University, ALPS)
- Ryosuke Kodama (Osaka University, HEDS)
- Yoshio Hayasaki (Utsunomiya University, IP)
- Yasuhiko Arakawa (The university of Tokyo, ICNN)
- Hiroshi Amano (Nagoya University, LEDIA)
- Takashige Omatsu (Chiba University, OMC)
- Tetsuya Ishikawa (RIKEN, XOPT)
- Kazuto Yamauchi (Osaka University, XOPT)
- Toshikazu Ebisuzaki (RIKEN, LSSE)
- Hiroaki Nishimura (Osaka University, CLES/LANSA’17)
- Ryohei Hanayama (The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, CLES/LANSA’17)
- Kensuke Honma (Hiroshima University, LNPC’17 )
- Kenichi Ueda (The University of Electro-Communications)
- Minoru Obara (Professor Emeritus, Keio University)
- Fumihiko Kannari (Keio University)
- Naoshi Kondo (Kyoto University)
- Mitsuo Takeda (Utsunomiya University)
- Katsumi Midorikawa (RIKEN)
- Kunioki Mima (The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries)
- Naotada Okada (Corporate Manufacturing Engineering Center,Toshiba)
- Hitoshi Ogata (Friend of company, Mitsubishi Electric, Inc.)
- Shinji Yamada (Center for Exploratory Research, Hitachi)
- Tsutomu Hara (Central Laboratory, Hamamatsu Photonics K. K.)
Steering Committee
Chair
Shuji Sakabe(Kyoto University)
Vice Chair
Kazuhisa Yamamoto(Osaka University)
Members
- Godai Miyaji (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, ALPS)
- Masaki Tokurakawa (The University of Electro-Communications, ALPS)
- Ryohei Hanayama (The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, CLES/LANSA’17)
- Tomonao Hosogai (Osaka University)
- Satoshi Iwamoto (The university of Tokyo, ICNN)
- Hirotsugu Yamamoto (Utsunomiya University, IP)
- Makoto Naruse (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology , IP)
- Norihiro Ohse (SONY, LDC)
- Ryuji Katayama (Osaka University, LEDIA)
- Kensuke Honma (Hiroshima University, LNPC)
- Yoshihide Nakamiya (Kyoto University, LNPC)
- Takashi Fujii (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, LSSE)
- Yoshinori Shimada (Institute for Laser Technology, LSSE)
- Satoshi Matsuyama (Osaka University, XOPT)
- Katsuhiko Miyamoto (Chiba University, OMC)
- Osamu Matoba (Kobe University, BISC)
Exhibition Committee
Chair
Kazuhisa Yamamoto(Osaka University)
Members
- Kanji Ito(Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.)
- Noriyuki Kondo(Japan laser)
- Tetsuya Nakai(Thorabs Japan)
- Tsuyoshi Nakamura(Trompf)
OPTICS & PHOTONICS International Council
Chairman
Sadao Nakai(Professor Emeritus, Osaka University)
Vice Chairman
- Yoshiaki Kato(President, GPI; President, The Laser Society of Japan)
- Akira Hiruma(Chairman of the Board, Hamamatsu Photonics K. K.)
Members
- Mitsutoshi Hatori (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University)
- Takashi Ishide (President, Japan Laser Processing Society)
- Makoto Kikuchi (President, Japan Association for the advancement of Medical Equipment)
- Nobuyuki Kondo (Chairman, Japan Importers Association of Lasers and Electro-Optics)
- Kazuo Kuroda (Utsunomiya University)
- Tetsuya Miki (The University of Electro-Communications)
- Mikio Shishino (OPTO SCIENCE, INC.)
- Mitsuo Takeda (Utsunomiya University)
- Kenkichi Tanioka (Former director, NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories)
- Norihiro Umeda (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Technology; Chief Secretary, Photonics Subcommittee of The Japan Society of Applied Phyics)
- Kazuhisa Yamamoto (Osaka University)
- Toyohiko Yatagai (Utsunomiya University; President-Elect, SPIE)
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