PhAST, Laser Focus World partner on Innovation Awards

WASHINGTON, DC - The Photonic Applications, Systems, Technologies (PhAST) Conference and Laser Focus World are partnering for the 2006 PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards Program, to be presented at the CLEO/QELS and PhAST Plenary Session on May 22, 2006. The winning company will also participate in the CLEO/QELS and PhAST press luncheon. Four honorable mentions will also be chosen.

“Innovation is a hallmark of the industry as a whole and a theme of the PhAST conference, and Laser Focus World is a highly respected and widely read industry publication. The partnership was a natural fit,” said Corey Dunsky, 2006 PhAST co-chair.

Presented to exhibiting companies, the PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards Program provides an opportunity to preview future technologies as well as comprehensive overviews of the latest applications in the optics and photonics industries. Companies will address areas such as the product’s impact on the optics industry, the life expectancy of the application, and how the service will benefit the industry in a unique way. These presentations provide exhibitors an additional opportunity to showcase applications and products before top industry decision makers in attendance at the premier laser conference.