!!!SAVE THE DATE: Sep­tem­ber 8 & 9, 2026!!!

WORKSHOP • EXHIBITION • DINNER RECEPTION

It’s time to meet again: We are loo­king for­ward to the 12th edi­tion of the Opto­Net Work­shop ›Ultra Pre­cis­ion Manu­fac­tu­ring of Asphe­res and Free­forms‹. Meet the com­mu­nity and find out about the latest tech­no­lo­gies and developments. 

Fraun­ho­fer IOF and Opto­Net e.V. are happy to pro­vide exten­ded space for exhi­bi­tors and more oppor­tu­ni­ties for busi­ness and net­wor­king like last time.

In 2026 we will focus on

• Free­form optics for novel applications
• Mid spa­tial fre­quency errors
• Free­form opti­cal sys­tems and
• Manu­fac­tu­ring and cha­rac­te­riza­tion of free­form surfaces

We look for­ward to see­ing fami­liar and new col­le­agues, to exci­ting pre­sen­ta­ti­ons and inte­res­t­ing exhibitors.

Pro­gram

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EXHIBITION

Take the oppor­tu­nity to pre­sent your latest tech­no­lo­gies to the work­shop audi­ence. The exhi­bi­tion will be loca­ted in the con­fe­rence area of the Fraun­ho­fer IOF, where all cof­fee and lunch breaks will take place and where we can pro­vide exhi­bi­tors with signi­fi­cantly more space.

 

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Evening Recep­tion

With a breath­ta­king view, fine food and drinks, we wel­come you to our evening recep­tion at the SCALA Sky Con­fe­rence in the city cen­ter of Jena. With the pho­to­nics para­dise of Jena at your feet, you have the per­fect set­ting for fur­ther dis­cus­sions and networking.

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VENUE & HOTEL

The work­shop takes place at the Beu­ten­berg Cam­pus Jena.

The lec­ture pro­gram will be held at Abbe Cen­ter of Pho­to­nics,the aca­de­mic cen­ter of sci­en­ti­fic acti­vi­ties in the fields of optics and pho­to­nics at the Fried­rich Schil­ler Uni­ver­sity Jena .

 

 

 

The exten­ded exhi­bi­tion area is loca­ted just a few meters away in the Fraun­ho­fer IOF, where ever­yone meets for cof­fee and lunch breaks.

 

 

 

How to reach the Beu­ten­berg Campus:

• By public trans­port: From the city cen­ter, choose eit­her of the bus lines 10, 11, 12 to reach the Beu­ten­berg campus.
• By car: It is not easy to approach the Beu­ten­berg cam­pus by car due to the lack of public par­king lots at the cam­pus. Howe­ver, if you wish to arrive by car, use »Albert-Ein­stein-Str. 6« as major input for your GPS system.

Hotel recom­men­da­ti­ons:

• SCALA HOTEL 
• DORINT ESPLANADE
• VIELHARMONIE
• ZUR NOLL
• EULENSTEINS

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Work­shop Ticker & Social Media

For updated infor­ma­tion, spea­k­ers and more please fol­low us on Lin­ke­dIn.