Technical events include design workshops, panel discussions, and “An Optical Believe It or Not: Key Lessons Learned” session chaired by Synopsys Inc.’s Mark Kahan. Two space-themed technical events — a “Workshop on Solar Energy: Heliostats, Metrology Challenges, and Heliostat Consortium Funding Opportunities” and “Panel on Space Systems Contamination Control” — will include speakers from Boeing, the European Space Research and Technology Centre, and national labs in the U.S. Multiday exhibition More than 125 companies have confirmed their attendance as exhibitors. Exhibiting companies include Olympus, Physik Instrumente, SVS-Vistek GmbH, and Trioptics, as well as Hamamatsu and NKT Photonics. Confirmed exhibitors will be attending from France (ALPAO SAS); Latvia (Armadillo SIA); and the Czech Republic (Meopta - optika SRO), as well as multiple companies from Germany, China, and South Korea. The diversity of exhibiting companies is reflected in the range of technologies to be showcased. New and enhanced commercial offerings in optical metrology, filters, cameras and imaging systems, lasers, and more will also be on display in the exhibition. More information and to register SPIE Optics + Photonics 2022 kicks off Aug. 21 in San Diego. Registration remains open for SPIE members and nonmembers. To register, visit www.spie.org or the event microsite.

*Note: Following completion of this preview, Michael Berns died at the age of 79.