First International Workshop on Glass and the Photonics Revolution

认识到玻璃作为一种材料在光子学领域的发展中所起的关键作用，将于2002年5月在德国巴特索登召开题为“玻璃与光子学革命”的研讨会。该研讨会将与德国玻璃技术学会年会同时举行，由位于阿尔弗雷德大学纽约州陶瓷学院的工业/大学玻璃研究合作研究中心、纽约州先进陶瓷技术中心和德国玻璃工业研究协会联合主办。为期两天的研讨会将以小组讨论结束，讨论光子学和光学玻璃领域的重要最新发展。研讨会的一个主要目标是召集从事光子器件研究、开发或制造的玻璃制造商和玻璃用户，并提供一个论坛，使双方都能了解彼此的需求和能力。

Recognizing the pivotal role that glass as a material has played in development of the field of photonics, a workshop entitled "Glass and the Photonics Revolution" will be convened in Bad Soden, Germany, in May 2002. Held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the German Society of Glass Technology, the workshop will be sponsored jointly by the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Glass Research, The New York State Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology, both located at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, and the Research Association of the German Glass Industry, Germany. Held over a two-day period, the workshop will conclude with a panel discussion of important recent developments in the field of photonics and optical glasses. A major goal of the workshop is to convene glassmakers and glass users engaged in research, development or manufacture of photonic devices and to provide a forum in which both groups can learn the needs and capabilities of each other.