Events

You are invited to the The Lighthouse Platform for Photonic Applications in New Zealand as part of the Dodd-Walls Centre of Research Excellence and supported by Callaghan Innovation.

Our Guest Speaker will be Dan Bloomer, Agronomist with Page Bloomer Associates
High Technology in Agriculture-How can Optics help?

Learn more about how photonics and quantum technology can grow your Agri-business and how university researchers can actively support your R&D.  Examples of our research projects include:

• Sex selection for AI in cattle
• Point-of-cow diagnostics
• Ammonia detection in animal farms
• Non-invasive testing of wood properties
• Non-invasive testing of fruit ripeness
• Detecting bacerial contamination of meat

Find out more by joining our Linked In group.

12th May 2016 - 5.30 pm - 7.30 pm Rydges Latimer Christchurch, 30 Latimer Square, Christchurch

Please RSVP by 5 May 2016 to: info@lighthouseplatform.org.nz

www.lighthouseplatform.org.nz

Parking available on site

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The Lighthouse Platform for Photonics and Optics in New Zealand periodically holds presentation and networking events to meet the team building a new platform linking research and industry in modern optical technology.

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 Auckland 26th November 2015

Lobby, Newmarket Campus, University of Auckland, Auckland

The Lighthouse Platflorm held a re-launch of the Lighthouse Platform.  This event featured Professor Alister Ferguson, University of Strathclyde talking about overseas success in the photonics industry and also to learn about the Dodd-Walls Centre plans to assist NZ industry with photonics solutions.

Christchurch 3rd September 2013

The George Hotel, Christchurch

The Lighthouse Platflorm held a Meet and Greet event in Christchurch for Industry and Researchers in the Photonics and High Tech Sector.

 Dunedin 12th August 2013

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

 A 'High Tech' Meet and Greet Event, sponsored by the Lighthouse, was held in Dunedin. This event featured University of Otago researchers and Dunedin businesses with an interest in technology, such as lasers and optics, ICT, and textiles.

Dunedin 22nd August 2012

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

This event featured University of Otago researchers and Dunedin businesses with an interest in technology such as lasers and optics, ICT, chemistry, textiles and sports technology. Topics included:

• How to access specialized technology within the Universities and IRL (e.g. state-of-the-art lasers, micromachining facilities, polymer fabrication facilities
• Recently-announced plans for the Advanced Technology Institute to support High Value Manufacturing and Services How to access funding for R&D projects

 Christchurch 7th August 2012

The George Hotel, Christchurch

The Lighthouse Platflorm held a Meet and Greet event in Christchurch for Industry and Researchers in the Photonics and High Tech Sector including

• Short presentations by the Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (Universities of Auckland and Otago) and Industrial Research Limited.

  Wellington 28th March 2011

Holiday Inn, 75 Featherston Road, Wellington

The Lighthouse Paltform for Photonics and Optics in New Zealand held a presentation and networking event, including

• The Launch of the Sector Development Plan, "Photonics and Optics in New Zealand".

• Meet and greet session for industry, research, skilled workers and funders in the high technology sector.

Auckland 2nd December 2010

The Lighthouse Platform for Photonics and Optics in New Zealand held a presentation and networking event, including: 

• Meet and greet session for industry, research, skilled workers and funders in the high technology sector 
• Speakers for this event were John Harvey, Southern Photonics, "Development of the Photonics and Optics Sector" and  Matthew Laws, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, "Technology Development in New Zealand".

  Christchurch 14th April 2010

The Lighthouse Platform for Photonics and Optics in New Zealand held a presentation and networking event, including: 

• Poster Session presented by Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (Universities of Auckland and Otago) and Industrial  Research Limited
• Meet and greet session for industry, research, skilled workers and funders in the high technology sector.

  Auckland 8th March 2010    

The Lighthouse Platform for Photonics and Optics in New Zealand held a presentation and networking event, including: 

• Poster Session presented by Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (Universities of Auckland and Otago) and Industrial  Research Limited

• Meet and greet session for industry, research, skilled workers and funders in the high technology sector

Wellington 2nd February 2010

The Lighthouse Platform for Photonics and Optics in New Zealand held a presentation and networking event, including: 

• Poster Session presented by Dodd-Walls Centre for Quantum Science and Technology (Universities of Auckland and Otago) and Industrial  Research Limited
• Meet and greet session for industry, research, skilled workers and funders in the high technology sector

OVO Expo 2010

The OVC EXPO will be held in Wuhan, Hubei province on 2-5 November, 2010.  It has become the communication and cooperation stage for many international enterprises in the optoelectronic industry. It provides a good opportunity for firms to realize the development of China’s optoelectronic industry. It was founded in 2002 and has run successfully for six seasons.  The last expo attracted 307 exhibitors (110 were foreign), had 502 booths and a 15,000 square meters display area. 

For further background information visit: http://www.ovcexpo.com.cn/page/eng/

In conjunction with the OVC EXPO, two conferences will be held in Wuhan on 3-5 November, 2010.

1. Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) - one of the large international conferences on photonics and optoelectronics providing an exchange platform for researchers in areas such as Fiber Optical Communication and Sensor (FOCS), Laser Technology and Applications (LTA), Nano-enabled Energy Technologies and Materials (NETM), Optoelectronic Devices and Integration (OEDI)...(http://222.20.94.9/poem/)

2. The 9th International Conference on Photonics and Imaging in Biology and Medicine (PIBM 2010) - one of the largest international biomedical photonics conferences in Asia designed to bring  together scientists, engineers and clinical researchers from a variety of disciplines engaged in applying optical science, photonics and imaging technologies to problems in biology and medicine. (http://www.pibm.cn/2010/en/)