Technical Attendees
See the Latest Optical Networking Technology at OFC/NFOEC 2012 With a Technical Registration Pass
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OFC/NFOEC is the world’s leading international conference for optical communications and telecom professionals.
If you work in Access/FTTx; Carrier/Transport/Telecom; Datacom; Test and Measurement; Optical Grids; Green Technology, or any optical communications field, this is the one event you can’t afford to miss.
See the latest cutting edge applications...learn about the the newest research and developments from top luminaries in industry and academia...discover productivity-enhancing solutions that will increase your business’s efficiciency and profitability. Attend OFC/NFOEC and be part of the event that brings together the people, products, and information that drive optical communications.
OFC/NFOEC creates and maintains a strong link between technical excellence and business application.
Your Technical Registration Pass includes:
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The lineup of keynotes at OFC/NFOEC 2012 will connect you to the industry's most critical business and technology trends.
A whole day of programming for service providers and carriers including a keynote presentation, panel discussions and networking opportunities.
Workshops provide an interactive learning environment where the audience and speakers discuss and debate the latest technology.
If you need a visa to attend OFC/NFOEC in Las Angeles, California USA, please do this well in advance of the show.
• Peer-Reviewed Contributed Technical Papers and Late-Breaking Postdeadline Presentations
OFC/NFOEC tutorial presentations are one-hour instructional talks designed to provide reviews of important progress in research.
The rump session will be a spontaneous discussion among the audience members. Other than a brief introduction to the issue, there will be no scheduled speakers. Come state your views and listen to those of your colleagues.
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Speakers are chosen through a highly selective nominations process to keep attendees at the forefront of optical communications.
OFC/NFOEC is the industry’s leading tradeshow featuring over 500 companies showcasing solutions that can increase your revenue, cut costs, and improve your bottom line.
This three–day series of panel sessions Tuesday – Thursday engages the applications and business communities. Presentations and panel discussions feature esteemed guest speakers from industry, research, and the investment community.
Three exhibit hall theaters feature activities and presentations by experts from major global brands and key industry organizations. Get high-level takes on hot topics. Learn about the state of the industry, emerging trends, and recommended courses of action for how to tackle today's toughest business challenges.
View the complete schedule of events online for the times and dates of all OFC/NFOEC activities.
Get the information you need beforehand. View company descriptions, search by product categories, get an advance look at company product showcases, obtain contact information and see the company’s booth location. Use this new and interactive tool to plan your trip and target the exhibitors that interest you. Come back often since information is constantly updated!
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Technical Attendee Testimonials
OFC/NFOEC is a great assemblage of the brain trust in the telecommunications industry. It is a fantastic environment for the novice to learn and the experts to debate.
-David Gibbon, Verizon, USA
OFC/NFOEC delivers an overwhelming amount of technical research and manages to do so at a very fair price!
-Brad McConnell, Rackspace, USA
If you are in the fields of Telecommunications, Optical Communications, Wireless-Wireline Converged Networks, I strongly recommend you consider participating in the 2012 OFC/NFOEC. If you have never been in LA, this is one more reason to attend.
-José Ewerton Farias, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil
For researchers, this is the best chance to learn. For industry, this is the best place to advertise.
-Hao Huang, University of Southern California, USA
If you work in Optics Communications, OFC is the place to be.
-Martino Travagnin, Prysmian, Italy
Excellent Conference – The one stop to make each year in order to stay up to date on everything in the industry.
-Jim O'Connor, Ciena, USA
OFC/NFOEC provides a good platform for optical scientists and engineers to get the latest information from both the academic and industrial field. It is really worth attending.
-Tao Wang, University of California, Davis, USA
OFC is the most exciting in the world, not only as a technical conference but also as an exhibition.
-Yoshiaki Takeuchi, Osaki Electric Co., Ltd., Japan
OFC truly is a one-stop-shop for the latest in fiber optic research, technology, trends and suppliers.
-Christophe Jacques, NRAO, USA
OFC is still the premier international conference for researchers in optical communications and technologies.
-Kerry Hinton, Centre for Energy Efficient Telecommunications, University of Melbourne, Australia
OFC/NFOEC is extremely beneficial for people who are involved in the optics and photonics.
-Xihua Zou, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
OFC/NFOEC has been and will be the single most important source of technology and market trends in the optical communications field.
- Kwangjoon Kim, ETRI, Korea
I really enjoyed attending this year's OFC/NFOEC, which is very irradiative for my research.
-Jing Xu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HONG KONG SAR
OFCNFOEC is the premiere and only technical conference in North America that is focused on Photonics, Networks, Components, Systems, new technologies and implementation.
-Steve Plote, Tellabs, USA
OFC/NFOEC provides attendees with a comprehensive exposure to industry trends for one of the most enabling services for business and residential users in the world- high speed/high bandwidth optical communications. The conference provides tutorials on fundamental industry topcis, invited presentations from industry experts and cutting edge/late breaking developments in the form of poster papers. The depth of information provided at OFC/NFOEC makes it one of the most widely attended international conferences of its kind.
-Steve Schmid, DSM, USA
OFC NFOEC is the best way to be informed of developments in optical communications.
-William E. Keicher, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, USA
The conference this year was excellent and I enjoyed it very much! Thank you!
-Xianfeng Tang, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications
Very impressive program. I was impressed of the quality of presentations, being the first time at OFC.
-Horst Wernz, Germany
It is the premiere fiber conference in the world. What's not to like about that?
-Frank Effenberger, Huawei Technologies USA