the International Advisory Committee for the Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), Sydney, Australien

On behalf of the International Advisory Committee for the Opto&#8211;Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) it is our privilege to invite you to attend the Joint OECC/ACOFT 2008 Conference to be held in Sydney in July 2008&#046; The combined conference will address all aspects of optoelectronics and optical communications, from waveguide and propagation theory, through components and subsystems to systems and networks&#046; Attendees will further benefit from the interdisciplinary opportunities offered by the co&#8211;located of the conference with the triennial meeting of the ICO&#046; <B>Keywords:</B> • Optical Networks and Broadband Access<BR>• Transmission Systems and Switching Technologies<BR>• Optical Fibers, Cables and Fiber Devices<BR>• Optical Active Devices and Modules<BR>• Optical Passive Devices and Modules<BR>• CLEO Focus: Frontiers in Photonics