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> 2008 ICO-21 Congress Outcomes The International Commission for Optics’ 21st Congress was held July 7-11, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. The ICO Congress is a triennial meeting where new officials are elected, new initiatives discussed, and the agenda set for the next three years. The NAS-appointed U.S. delegation consisted of professors Iam Choon Khoo (Pennsylvania State University) (chair), Jim Harrington (Rutgers University), Duncan Moore (University of Rochester) and Alexander Sawchuk (University of Southern California). Also attending were ICO Vice Presidents Glenn Sincerbox (University of Arizona) and Phillip Stahl (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), and the Executive Director and/or senior assistants of three U.S. professional societies: Optical Society of America (OSA), the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Lasers and Electro-Optical Society (IEEE/LEOS). Duncan Moore and Jim Harrington were elected ICO Vice President and Treasurer respectively. Both are currently members of the U.S. Advisory Committee. In regard to major activities, ICO has established a Committee for the Regional Development of Optics (CREDO) and has contacts with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy. Both are designed to support and promote optical science and engineering in developing countries. The annual Winter College on Optics at ICTP is an example of one of these programs. The next Winter College will be held February 2-13, 2009 and will focus on Optics in Environmental Science. The International Commission for Optics also actively supports two conference series: Education and Training in Optics and Photonics (ETOP), which is a global meeting series dedicated solely to optics education, and Information Photonics (IP). ICO organizes annual Regional and Topical Meetings, a Traveling Lecturer Program aimed at promoting optics in regions where particular support is needed, and publishes every three years the latest installment in the series "Trends in Optics." Finally, the ICO awards several prizes for outstanding achievements in optics: the ICO Prize, the ICO Galileo Galilei Award, and the ICO/ICTP Award. The ICO Galileo Galilei award is given to scientists from developing nations who have made significant accomplishments under adverse conditions (economic, political, etc).
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