China’s leading photonics exhibition, LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA began its yearly exhibitions in Shanghai in 2006. Over 200 exhibitors on a 11,500 sqm of floor space presenting the latest technology and applications of laser and photonics are expected to make the fifth edition of LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA another successful event to date when it takes place March 16-18, 2010 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. There will be some 50% of the exhibitors coming from abroad. International players showed their great interest and confidence in the show as well as China laser & photonics market, including Rofin, TRUMPF, Coherent, Newport, DILAS, GSI, PI, IPG etc.

In addition, LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA also features a first-rate conference program that Messe München International organizes in conjunction with foremost research institutes, industry associations and media partners from China and other countries.

For the fifth time the “International Conference on Laser Processes and Components (LPC 2010)” will take place from March 16th -17th, 2010 and is being organized again by Messe München International and Laser Center Hanover in cooperation with Laser Institute of America. The purpose of the conference is to promote the cooperation and the technology transfer between science and industry in the field of laser technology. The conference chairmen are Prof. Andreas Ostendorf, Ruhr University Bochum and Prof. Minlin Zhong, Tsinghua University. The topics include: laser micro processing, laser macro processing, laser safety, optical components and laser systems. The call for papers has started and the submission deadline for abstracts is December 31, 2009.

Online Submission of abstract is possible at http://www.laser-zentrum-hannover.de/lpc2010/index.php

More information about the conference is available at www.laser-zentrum-hannover.de/en/lpc/2010.