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		Welcome to the "European Laser Institute"
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		 ELI, the European Laser Institute provides a strong platform
		bringing together the competence and knowledge on optical
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		Combining industry and research institutions ELI appears as a unified
		voice influencing R&D policy.  
		 
		ELI aims to enhance the internationally leading position of European
		industry and research in the field of laser technology and
		photonics. 
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 May 2 - 4, 2018
 
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 Save the Date! AKL´18
  The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology presents the 12th International Laser Congress. 
From novices to experienced users: The „AKL - International Laser Technology Congress“ offers insights into the latest developments in the area of laser technology. With more than 600 international participants, over 70 speakers from research and industry and the accompanying Sponsors´ exhibition the AKL has established itself as the leading forum for applied laser technology in Europe.
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 September 03 - 06, 2018
 
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 LANE 2018 - 10th International Conference on Photonic Technologies
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	|   |   | June 1st, 2016  |    | Prize Winner of the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2016 
  The Innovation Award Laser Technology 2016, initiated by the associations 
Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V. and the European Laser Institute ELI and provided with 
10 000 € prize money, has been conferred to Dr. Ir. Armand Pruijmboom, General 
Manager of Philips GmbH Photonics Aachen on 27th April 2016 in Aachen´s town hall. 
Dr. Ir. Armand Pruijmboom and his team have got the first place in the open prize 
competition with the innovation VCSEL arrays: A novel high-power laser technology 
for “digital thermal processing". The jury composed by ten international experts has 
selected 3 outstanding finalists among the 15 submitted applications.  Further Information   |    |    |   |   |  |   |    |      |   |   |    |   |  | 
  |  |  |  |  |   |    |      |   |   |    |  |   |   | December 2013  |    | Press Release ELI 
  The European Laser Institute ELI has elected board chairman Dr. Paul Hilton 
 
The annual members’ meeting of the European Laser Institute ELI took place on May 14, 2013 in Munich at the LASER World of Photonics. Dr. Paul Hilton was elected chairman of the ELI Executive Board.  Further Information   |    |    |   |   |  |   |    |      |   |   |    |   |  | 
  |  |  |  |  |   |    |      |   |   |    |  |   |   | June 2013  |    | Press Release Innovation Award 2014 
  Open call for applications for the Innovation Award Laser Technology 2014 – closing date January 17, 2014   
The Innovation Award Laser Technology is a European research prize provided with 10.000 Euro prize money and awarded at 2-yearly intervals jointly by the associations Arbeitskreis Lasertechnik e.V. and the European Laser Institute ELI in recognition of outstandingly innovative work in the field of laser technology. The call for proposals is open. Closing date for applications is January 17,2014. Application forms can be downloaded at www.innovation-award-laser.org. The official presentation of the award will take place in Aachen´s town hall on May 7, 2014 at the International Laser Technology Congress AKL´14 (www.lasercongress.org).  Further Information   |    |    |   |   |  |   |    |      |   |   |    |   |  | 
  |  |  |  |  |   |    |      |   |   |    |  |   |   | April 2012  |    | Press Release Light: Science & Applications 
  Light: Science & Applications (LSA), a new online open access journal, has just been launched with the publication of its first articles. The journal is co-published by Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences. LSA covers fundamental research as well as issues in the applied sciences that are related to optics and photonics. The journal is live at www.nature.com/lsa.  Further Information   |    |    |   |   |  |   |    |      |   |   |    |   |  | 
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