OIDA Annual Forum 2006 will ne held in Washington, DC on December 6-7, 2006.

ECCS-0652246M。国家科学基金会通过这笔赠款，与国防高级研究计划局(DARPA)和光电子工业发展协会(OIDA)一起赞助OIDA年度论坛。该论坛汇集了来自工业界、政府和学术界的高层代表，讨论影响光电子行业的技术、市场力量和政策决策。论坛包括受邀发言者的单独发言以及有重点的小组讨论。这些小组汇集了大公司和初创企业的首席执行官和首席技术官，以及风险资本家，介绍他们对关键技术和金融问题的看法。广泛的影响部分补助金将帮助支付学生参与论坛的费用。最多15名被邀请的研究生将在海报会议上展示他们的研究成果。这笔赠款通过为学生提供一个与行业互动的场所，以及了解影响光电子技术发展的现实问题，扩大了观众和论坛参与者的广度。

ECCS-0652246M. Lebby, OIDAIntellectual MeritsWith this grant, the National Science Foundation joins the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) in sponsoring the OIDA Annual Forum. The Forum brings together high-level representatives from industry, government, and academia to address the technology, market forces, and policy decisions that affect the optoelectronics industry. The forum consists of both individual presentations by invited speakers as well as focused panel discussions. The panels bring together the CEOs and CTOs of major corporations and start-ups, as well as venture capitalists to present their perspectives on critical technical and financial issues.Broader ImpactsA portion of the grant will help defray the cost of student participation in the Forum. Up to 15 invited graduate students will present the results of their research at a poster session. The grant expands the breadth of the audience and Forum participants by providing a venue for students to interact with industry, as well as to learn about the real-life issues that influence the development of optoelectronics technology.