The purpose of this EPIC Meeting is to bring together the complete value chain of the manufacturing and measurement of customized and freeform optics, integrating multiple technologies including design, machining, metrology and evaluation. Market driven specifications will be presented by their stakeholders in some of the main application fields: consumer, green energy, aerospace, illumination (including indoor, outdoor and automotive lighting) and healthcare. Users and manufacturing perspectives will be discussed, comparing the current state of the art with the future market trends.
Agenda
7 March 2019 Thursday
12:00 – 13:00 Registration & Lunch @ WZW-OPTIC
13:00 – 13:05 Welcoming words by Carlos Lee, Director General, EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium
13:05 – 13:15 Welcoming words by Claudio Meli, CEO & Finances, WZW-OPTIC (SWITZERLAND)
13:15 – 13:45 KEYNOTE by a representative of WZW-OPTIC
13:45 – 14:45 Session 1: Setting up the scene
14:45 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 17:30 Session 2: Freeform and precision optics manufacturing
17:30 – 18:00 Bus transfer from WZW-OPTIC to the Palace of Hohems for the dinner
18:00 – 22:00 Dinner at the Palace of Hohems
22:00 Bus transfer from the dinner place to Hotel Paul’s
8 March 2019 Friday
08:00 – 08:30 Transfer from Hotel Paul’s to WZW-OPTIC
08:30 – 09:00 Morning coffee @ WZW-OPTIC
09:00 – 09:15 Recap by Carlos Lee, Director General, EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium
09:15 – 10:15 Session 3: Metrology solutions
10:15 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Session 4: Markets I: Lighting & automotive
12:00 – 13:00 Session 5: Markets II: Space, Imaging, AR/VR
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch @ WZW-OPTIC
14:00 – 15:30 Company visit @ WZW-OPTIC
15:30 End
Some speakers and topics confirmed:
Venues
The meeting on 7 -8 March will be held at WZW-OPTIC (Wegenstrasse 18, 9436 Balgach, Switzerland).
The dinner on 7 March will be held at the Palace of Hohenems (Schlossplatz 8, 6845, Hohenems, Austria).
Hotel
We highly recommend to book your accommodation at the Hotel Paul’s (Parkstrasse 1, 9443 Widnau, Switzerland). Bookings can be made by email: reservation@hotelpauls.ch or phone: +41 (0) 71 595 00 00 with the code EPIC for 107 EUR incl. breakfast. Transfers to / from the meeting and the dinner venues will be organised from / to this hotel only. Bookings deadline: 22 February.
Registration
EPIC members and invited companies: 250 EUR (excluding VAT); non-members: 450 EUR (excluding VAT). By registering, you agree that we can use your data to inform you of details concerning this event. Attendance is limited to 1 person per company.
Contacts
EPIC Events Manager Neringa Norbutaite: Neringa.norbutaite@epic-assoc.