The purpose of the meeting is to bring together the number of ICO-ICTP Gallieno Denardo Award winners and other leading scientists from around the world, working in the area of Optics and Photonics, to promote new ideas, discuss latest research trends and share their innovative work. This activity is designed to promote light sciences and applications within Pakistan's scientific community including its students. The workshop structure will allow students and young researchers opportunities to meet and interact informally with the plenary speakers and others, as well as providing a conducive environment for the participants to share experiences. In addition to the lectures, there will be practical training with laboratories covering a variety of topics, including the basis of optics, information processing, Fourier optics and laser spectroscopy.

Imrana Ashraf Zahid (Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad)
Raheel Ali (Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad)
Jehan Akbar (Hazara University, Mansehra)

Eugene G. Arthurs (CEO, SPIE)
Joseph J. Niemela (ICTP, Italy) - Vice President, International commission for Optics
Maria J. Yzuel (Uni. de Barcelona, Spain) - Past President, SPIE
Anna Consortini (Uni. of Florence, Italy) - Past President, International commission for Optics
Mario Bertolotti (Uni. of Rome Italy) - European Optical Society
M. Aslam Baig (NCP, Pakistan)
Yaocheng Shi (Zhejiang University, China)
Javed Akhtar ( Member Science, PEAC)