SPIE guides and influences decisions and attitudes within political, economic, professional, and educational institutions, in support of its Members as well as the optics and photonics industries and community.
Science funding is under attack in the United States. Elected officials need to hear from their constituents on why federal funding of science is vital.
Community action is needed now and SPIE has made it easy for you to contact your representatives.
Read public comments and letters SPIE has sent or signed in support of optics and photonics here
This one-day forum focuses on the optics and photonics industry as an essential enabler of emerging technology. The full-day program hosts U.S. government leaders discussing federal policy and funding important to the optics and photonics industry with an audience of more than 150 company representatives. Our collective goal in meeting is to raise the profile of the optics and photonics industry, while learning more about the priorities of the U.S. government in this technology space.
The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022 will invest $50 billion through the Department of Commerce’s CHIPS for America Fund. The optics and photonics industry should be ready to take advantage of this funding opportunity.
