ACOP
(South East) Asian Commission on Optics and Photonics (ACOP)
Follow-up from meeting on June 23, 2018 1. Use of ASEAN requires some formality so for now the group is the (South East) Asian Commission on Optics and Photonics (ACOP). 2. Currently there are the following Optics/Photonics Societies. Optics and Photonics Society of Singapore (OPSS), Indonesian Optical Society (InOS), Thailand Optics and Photonics Society (TOPS); Optical Society of Malaysia (OSM). 3. Since the Optics and Photonics community is small in most countries and are under the umbrella of the Physics Society or Electrical Engg. Society, we hope you can form a sub-set for Optics and Photonics, if you are not keen to start a separate Optics and Photonics Society. Vietnam is exploring this possibility. 4. To provide communication to members in each ASEAN country, we need the names and contact details of two (2) representative persons from each country. 5. Constitution is also attached. Please check it and suggest changes if any. We need to be formal if we wish to get ASEAN label in future. 6. Proposal to have first ACOP conference in Thailand (possibly Phuket) in 2019 which is combination of the icOPEN2019 (OPSS) and ICPS (TOPS). Other societies would be supporting organization. 7. Next ACOP meeting to be held at the above event to discuss and get bids for ACOP2020. |
ACOP Member Organizations
Optical Society of Malaysia (OSM) Physics Society of Philippines Optics and Photonics Society of Singapore (OPSS) Thailand Optics and Photonics Society (TOPS) Vietnam Optics and Photonics |
ACOP Meeting 2018
ASEAN Commission on Optics and Photonics (ACOP) Meeting Location: Fusion@MAE, Block N3.1-B3c-06, Nanyang Technological University - Map Date: 23 June 2018 Time: 9:30 am onwards Contact: Rosmin (84380803); Anand (91702862); Qian Kemao (81265795)
AGENDA 9:30 am – Registration 10:00 am – Introduction to ACOP and OPSS by Anand Asundi 10:30 am – Introduction to TOPS (Prathan), InOS (Rahmat); Optics in Vietnam (Tuan Anh); Malaysia (TBC), Philippines (TBC), Other countries. 11:30 am – Discussion on ACOP including icOPEN2019 conference 12:30 pm – Lunch and continued discussion 1:30 pm – OpticsKit demonstration 2:30 pm – Lab visits/Industry presentations 4:30 pm – Final comments and discussion. |
Formation of Optics and Photonics - ASEAN
A meeting was held on July 4th 2014 at the Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering under the auspices of the Optics and Photonics Society of Singapore to explore the possibility of setting up an ASEAN Commission on Optics and Photonics (AcOP) grouping of regional societies/organisation/associations with a mission to provide a regional forum for industry, researchers, academicians and students to network and collaborate through seminars, workshops, conferences and exhibitions and other social events. At the inaugural meeting hosted by OPSS, members from Indonesia (InOS), Malaysia, Philippines,Thailand and Singapore met to discuss the formation of AcOP Minutes of the meeting can be found here along with Optics and Photonics activities in the region. OPSS - Contact: Prof. Anand Asundi InOS - Contact Dr. Alexander A. Iskandar OP - Philippines - Contact: Dr. Percival Almoro Thailand - Contact: Dr. Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn and Dr. Joewono Widjaja If you have any suggestions or know of any persons from Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR who might be interested in this, ask them to contact any of the above persons. |
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