Take a look below at our activity highlights across January.
| Date | Activity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 08/01/2025 | Photonics programme committee OCP EMEA Summit | 1st meeting of the photonics programme committee to discuss event taking place in Dublin in April 2025. |
| 14/01/2025 | Photonics update meeting with officials from Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise | Regular monthly meeting to discuss photonics sector in Scotland and Photonics Scotland activities. |
| 14/01/2025 | BICOP Debrief | Meeting of the BICOP organising committee to discuss the 2024 event and start planning for 2025 event. |
| 16/01/2025 | Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders meeting | Attended P21 BoS meeting to hear updates on work programmes and plans for the next framework programme. |
| 16/01/2025 | Global Talent Network webinar | Helped organise and participated in Department of Business and Trade GTN webinar to promote photonics and quantum careers in Scotland. |
| 20/01/2025 | Photonics and Quantum Accelerator workshop | Facilitation of and attendance at co-creation workshop. Discussions included Technical Challenges, Access to Facilities, Skills and Raising Public Awareness. |
| 22/01/2025 | First Minister Speech at JP Morgan | Invited to attend key speech from First Minister on the Economy. |
| 22/01/2025 | Burns Supper with UK Government National Technology Advisor | Invited to input to discussions on UK approach to catalysing innovation. |
| 23/01/2025 | Opening up Photonics management team meeting | The OuP management team met to discuss and plan the next steps for the initiative. |
| 28/01/2025 | Meeting of Strategic Industry Clusters Group – BEST | 3rd Meeting discussed wider cluster strategy and the implementation of a cluster playbook. |
| 26-30/01/2025 | SPIE Photonics West | Attended Photonics West to represent the Scottish cluster and promote organisations and capabilities. |