Local Organising Committee
Dr. Yaseera Ismail (Chair & OPTICA Representative)
Dr. Patience Mthunzi Kufa (NLC-CSIR) (Co-Chair)
Dr. Christine Steenkamp (Phys. Stellenbosch Univ.)
Dr. Angela Dudley (WITS)
Prof. Heidi Abrahamse (Laser Centre, UJ)
Prof. Mathew Moodley (School of Chemistry and Physics, UKZN)
Prof. Francesco Petruccione (NITHECS & SUN)
Prof. Malik Maaza (UNISA & iThemba LABS/NRF)
Advisory Committee
J C Howell (Chapman College, USA)
H Michinel (Universidade de Vigo, Spain)
R Ramponi (Politécnico di Milano, Italy)
J Niemela (ICTP, Italy)
A Podoleanu (University of Kent, UK)
J Czarske (TU Dresden, Germany)
P Ferraro (CNR, Italy)
Q Gong (Peking University, China)
N Kundikova (South Ural St. University, Russia)
K Minoshima (Univ. Electrocommunications, Japan)
S Otero (Radiantis, Spain)
L Sirko (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
N Westbrook (Institute d’Optique, France)
International Representatives
G von Bally (Optics Within Life Sciences)
K D Choquette (IEEE Photonics)
C Londoño (SPIE)
G Pauliat (European Optical Society)
E Rosas (Iberoamerican Optics Network- RIAO)
A Wagué (African Laser Network – LAM)
C Cisneros (IUPAP)
