Drawing on the experience of previous International Conference events on Lasers and Optics organized in Greece, the Hellenic Optics and Photonics Community, represented by the Hellenic Optical Society HELiOS, a member of International Commission for Optics, ICO, organizes the first

International Commission for Optics Topical Meeting on

“Emerging Trends and Novel Materials in Photonics”

in Delphi, Greece, October 7-9, 2009


A priority objective of ICO-Photonics-Delphi2009 is to outline recent significant results in the field, while brining together optical and materials oriented communities for establishing a common scientific vision.


Plenary talks as well as  invited speakers can be found in this page (continuously updated). 

IMPORTANT: Participants having outstanding travel VISA issues please inform the organizers.
Conference program will be published soon.
Please make sure that your travel and registration arrangements are attended.


Proceedings will be published in the American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings.
In addition, a series of selected topic volumes will be published in peer-reviewed international journals

Journals confirmed to this date:
Two issues of the "Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics (IOP)"
One issue of the "Photonics and Nanostructures - Fundamentals and Applications (Elsevier)"
One issue of "Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials (World Scientific)"



Collocated events

Workshop of COST Action MP0604 on
“Optical Micro-Manipulation by Nonlinear Nanophotonics"
Workshop of COST action MP0805 on 
“Novel Gain Materials And Devices Based On III-V-N Compounds"
COST MP0805 training school on 
“New Trends in III-V-N materials and devices”
"Recent Advances in Biophotonics"

Supported by the FP6 ToK NOLIMBA "Non Linear Imaging at Microscopic Level for Biological Applications"

Cost participant information

Special Events

  • The ICO PRIZE 2008 Award Ceremony

Ernst Abbe Honorary Lecture:
"Super Resolved Photonic Sensing" by Zeev Zalevsky

  • The ICO 2007 Galileo Galilei Award Ceremony

Galileo Galilei Honorary Lecture:
"Speckles and Phase Singularities in Polychromatic Fields" by Oleg V. Angelsky
  • A Round Table on "Photonics and Nanotechnologies: Parallel Roads Intersect"

Chaired by Robert W. Eason, ORC University of Southampton, UK

  • A Special Session on “European Research Policy in Photonics”

Gustav Kalbe, Photonics, Information Society & Media Directorate General European Commission

Markus Wilkens, Secretariat Photonics21

Theodore Papazoglou, European Research Council Executive Agency
  • Annual ICO Bureau Meeting
  • Presentation of the ICO-22 Congress, Puebla Mexico 2011
  • General Assembly of the Hellenic Optical Society (HELiOS)

The top level scientific programme will be complemented by rich social and cultural activities, including sightseeing day-excursions and tours to the archaeological sites and museums.

This is an International Event promoting collaboration and scientific excellence all over the world. It conforms fully with the mission, statuses, rules and codes of practice of the INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION for OPTICS. Participation of scientists from less favored regions is encouraged and will be supported. Further, participant support actions are announced in the REGISTRATION section.


Our choice of the Land of Delphi was not arbitrary. In ancient times Delphi was considered to be the Omphalus (navel) of the world, land of spirit and intelligence, wherein the Temple of Apollo, the ancient God of Lightand the famous Delphi Oracle were established.


Inspired from this Greek classical era, we aspire that this forthcoming event will constitute a stimulating forum for academia and industry, where niche and cutting-edge findings and emerging trends in Photonics will be analysed, experiences will be shared and collaborations will be established.