Latest Events in Stanford(October Updated)

Every year, we host a reunion weekend event for all previous attending Listen to Me! families. Although it includes time to reconnect with old friends and meet new families, the reunion weekend is packed with educational presentations, parent training rotations, discussion groups, and a family support group. The LTM Reunion is designed to continue educating and supporting parents as they continue on their journey of having a child with hearing loss, acknowledging that families have different needs than they did when attending the initial Listen to Me! week. Information Source: Stanford University | eventbrite

Ready to Dive into Design Thinking? Join us for a Friday afternoon at the d.school for an introductory design thinking experience! This student-led workshop mixes experiential fun with an intro to design methods, creating a zero-pressure space where you can learn and explore. Bring some friends and work as a team, or meet some new Stanford community members who share your curiosity. You'll walk away with new tools and ways of thinking that you can use right away in work and life. DETAILS Price: $15/ticket (non-refundable) Who: Open to the public! Ideal for beginners (ages 10+), What: A high-energy, hands-on experience with design thinking tools. It’s not a full course—just pure, engaging, real-world action! Where: Stanford d.school , Peterson Laboratory Building, 550 Panama Mall, Stanford University When: Friday, July 11, 1:45-4:30 pm (Arrive 20 minutes early for parking! Session starts on time!) Parking: Closest paid parking at Roble Field Garage (320 Panama St, Stanford, CA 94305) Important: Leave the heavy bags and extra stuff at home—this is a get-your-hands-dirty, all-in workshop! Spaces are limited, so don’t miss your chance to experience design thinking in action. Sign up now! Information Source: Stanford d.school Executive Education | eventbrite

Welcome to the Cancer Therapy Tech Conference ! Join us at The Stanford Faculty Club for a day filled with cutting-edge advancements in cancer treatment technology. Our event will feature keynote speakers, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities with industry experts. Whether you're a researcher, clinician, or tech enthusiast, this conference is the perfect place to stay updated on the latest breakthroughs in cancer therapy. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be a part of the future of cancer treatment! Information Source: ROGER ROYSE | eventbrite

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Join us for the most hotly anticipated event of the year—the annual law school MuSLSical! Laughs, legal puns, and questionable lawyering to ensue at this 100% original, student-written production. FLI discounts are available! Please email tenzinw@stanford.edu or rebhan@stanford.edu for more information. Note: Your MuSLSical ticket will also serve as the ticket to the afterparty. Location to be announced at the MuSLSical. Information Source: SLS Drama Society | eventbrite

An evening with Deb Curtis. Children come to our programs with avid curiosity, determination, bigheartedness and delight in engaging with people and the world around them. Their eager curiosity fuels their explorations, and their innate ability to build relationships is central to their learning and development. How can we slow down to see these competencies and offer the support they deserve rather than inadvertently undermining their natural gifts? This evening you are invited to … · Reflect on stories of the remarkable way children’s relationships and learning unfold through their interactions with one another. · Consider research and learning theories such as schema explorations, the compassionate instinct and identity development to meet up with children’s competencies in their daily pursuits. · Strengthen your image of children, their families, and your role as an educator. · Re-energize your spirit and rediscover the joys of working with children, while helping build a kinder world. Meet the Presenter Greetings! My name is Deb Curtis. I am a passionate advocate for children and childhood. Over the years, I have worked with children and educators throughout North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia, observing children and studying child development. I’ve written several books related to my observations and experiences, and at present, I’m a mentor teacher at Interlaken Preschool in Seattle, WA. Observing children to study their points of view and sharing the stories of this remarkable time in their lives has been my intellectual, emotional and spiritual journey. Let’s pause and marvel about children together! Session details: Session will be held at Bing Nursery School, 850 Escondido Rd., Stanford, CA. For confidentiality reasons, there will not be a recording of the session made available after the seminar. Please plan on attending live. Certificate of attendance provided with session. No refunds will be granted for missing the event. Information Source: Bing Nursery School | eventbrite

In celebration of the Arrow Lecture's 20th year, we welcome Eric Maskin, Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard, and former student of the late Nobel Laureate Kenneth Arrow. American politics is much more polarized now than fifty years ago, with a huge ideological gap between the Republican and Democratic Parties. So, one might hope that a raft of independent centrist candidates would jump into the fray and fill this hole. Unfortunately, such candidates cannot get elected under our current voting system. This lecture will show that there is a better system, called Majority Rule (or Condorcet Voting), that can get centrists into office and thereby help solve the polarization problem. Please note that this event is in-person only, and RSVPs are requested to attend. Walk-ins are welcome. Speaker Bio: Eric Maskin is the Adams University Professor and Professor of Economics and Mathematics at Harvard. He has made contributions to game theory, contract theory, social choice theory, political economy, and other areas of economics. He received his A.B. and Ph.D. from Harvard and was a postdoctoral fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge University. He was a faculty member at MIT from 1977-1984, Harvard from 1985-2000, and the Institute for Advanced Study from 2000-2011. He rejoined the Harvard faculty in 2012. In 2007, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics (with L. Hurwicz and R. Myerson) for laying the foundations of mechanism design theory. This event will have a photographer and videographer present to document the event. No personal recordings (audio or visual) are allowed. By RSVPing, you consent for your image to be used for Center-related promotions and platforms. If you have any questions or want to opt-out, please contact ethics-center@stanford.edu. If you require disability-related accommodation, please contact disability.access@stanford.edu as soon as possible or at least 7 business days in advance of the event. See this link for information about Visitor parking. Learn more about the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society . Information Source: The McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society | eventbrite

Welcome to the 2025 Annual Bay Area Affective Science Meeting! Visit our website for the full schedule and transportation details. Please register for the event if you plan on attending. Registration closes on May 24th . Information Source: Bay Area Affective Science | eventbrite

Join us for the annual US-Poland Science and Technology Symposium, organized by the US-Poland Trade Council (USPTC), as we explore the theme “Opportunities in Singularity.” This four-day event brings together Polish and American innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy makers to examine how emerging technologies—particularly in artificial intelligence and beyond—are transforming our world. Held in the heart of Silicon Valley and at the prestigious Stanford University, the Symposium features engaging panels, interactive workshops, and unparalleled networking opportunities. Discover cutting-edge solutions, forge cross-border partnerships, and help shape the future of innovation on both sides of the Atlantic. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this pivotal conversation on the power and promise of singularity! Information Source: US-Polish Trade Council | eventbrite

Overview Are you interested in experimenting with sound and visuals to create an original multimedia performance? This five-day workshop offers an introduction to real-time audiovisual composition using RayTone - a node-based sequencing environment designed to promote a playful workflow for transforming creative ideas into artistic content. The workshop is hosted by authors of RayTone, Eito Murakami and John Burnett , both of whom are artists/engineers in the fields of computer music and graphics. We will also welcome Professor Ge Wang as a guest lecturer to introduce ChucK - a strongly-timed music programming language. With ChucK embedded in RayTone, users can customize behaviors of audio units that perform digital signal processing at run time. Additionally, RayTone allows users to load OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) scripts for graphics programming such that audio and visual elements can be controlled simultaneously. The workshop is structured into three categories: an introduction to RayTone sequencing, lectures on ChucK and shader programming, and activities to design original RayTone patches. In addition to learning from instructors, attendees will exchange knowledge and collaborate with each other to develop creative ideas. Upon completion of the workshop, attendees will learn to combine digital signal processing with graphics programming to perform real-time audiovisual composition. There will be an opportunity to present an original piece using RayTone on the last day of the workshop. Prior musical and programming experience may be helpful but not required. More information can be found at https://www.raytone.app . If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Eito at eitom@ccrma.stanford.edu Requirements Please bring a laptop (Windows / MacOS) and a pair of headphones to the workshop. CCRMA has a few extra pairs of headphones for those who cannot bring their own. Schedule Day 1: Introduction to RayTone & Digital Signal Processing • Self introduction • RayTone example projects • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) with ChucK - discrete time sampling - additive / subtractive synthesis - filter design Day 2: More DSP + Shader Programming • More DSP with ChucK - granular synthesis - physical modeling • Shader programming - GLSL examples Day 3: More Shaders + RayTone development • More shader programming • Integrating webcam, images, and videos with shaders • (Optional: Anatomy of RayTone Engine) Day 4: Final project preparation • Musical composition with MIDI controllers • Communication with other software via OSC • Expressive audiovisual integration Day 5: Presentations • More preparation time • Presentations by participants! About the instructors Eito Murakami is a Ph.D. student at Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University. He graduated from University of California San Diego with bachelor's degrees in Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts Music (ICAM) and Political Science/International Relations. Eito is an electronic composer, performer, sound designer, and virtual reality developer. By combining his classical music training with proficiency in audio and graphics software, he creates digital interfaces and instruments that promote playful workflows for multimedia performances. At CCRMA, his research involves designing audio playback systems in virtual reality to process dynamic spatial reverb and multiplayer interactions. John Burnett is a multimedia artist and audio researcher based in Los Angeles, California. Drawing from a background in (electro)acoustic music, digital signal processing, and computer science, they create technologically-augmented and reactive multimedia installation works as well as sound and projection design for dance and theatrical productions. They have contributed to research which has advanced the areas of geometric acoustics, hardware accelerated acoustic modeling, and immersive media. Their dissertation explores methods of multimodal interaction in immersive media such as using point clouds to inform spatialized granular synthesis systems and abstract algebraic methods of defining audiovisual node graph topologies. As former members of the Sonic Arts Research and Development group at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute, Eito and John presented a virtual reality composition titled "Becoming" at ACM SIGGRAPH 2022 - Immersive Pavilion. Information Source: CCRMA Summer Workshops | eventbrite

The Stanford Recording Arts Workshop is back and better than ever! Last year, by popular demand, we expanded to two full weeks. Students loved the expanded time frame so we're doing it again! Week 1 (July 14 - 18) is Producing, Arranging & Recording ; Week 2 (July 21- 25) is Mixing, Mastering & Releasing . But the truth is that we go where the recordings take us both weeks. Enroll in one or both weeks -- over 90% of students do both weeks. We will once again produce and release an entire album as a class ensemble in two weeks at Stanford’s state-of-the-art recording studio. Click here to hear 2024's double album recording! If you’re looking to learn how to record and release a high-end album efficiently, and/or a professional-level recording of that track you’ve always wanted to make with an established industry production team and talented collaborative fellow student musicians ready to help bring your vision to life — this workshop is for you. Students of this course, who range every year from gifted college musicians to music professionals and professors, have gone on to achieve international success with tracks they created at the Stanford Workshop. One is now a Disney Audio Imagineer. Here’s how it works... Each student produces one or more collaborative tracks, assisted by the teaching team and fellow students. As we spend our days producing your recordings, teachers and special industry guests will instruct on things like running a recording a session, composing and arranging, microphone selection/polarity/placement, digital audio workstations (DAWs), tracking, comping multiple takes, effects, mixing, mastering, file and project management, branding, promotion, and digital distribution… all by a team who does this on a regular basis professionally (see bios below) but is 100% committed, in work and teaching, on fostering a fun and inclusive environment. That’s the best way to ensure a great recording or learning session, and there’s a reason why one of teacher Cory Cullinan’s most recent hits is called “Positive Energy." So come get your minds and hands wrapped around custom-tailored solutions for your dream musical projects on Stanford's beautiful campus at one of the world’s most renowned music creativity and technology centers, CCRMA (Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics). You’ll live and breathe music all day and all week with passionate collaborators in a beautiful, acoustically treated Control Room and acoustically adjustable Live Room. A grand piano, collection of high end microphones, revered studio gear, instruments, synthesizers, and a team of collabrators making sure you get the recording you’ve imagined will be at your disposal. Doing so at a professional studio with equivalent facilities and expertise would cost you thousands with none of the personal training, connections and camaraderie. Our Stanford Recording Arts Workshop ensemble has Stanford’s studio booked 24 hours a day for two weeks straight. Outside official Workshop course hours, students often spend the evenings, early mornings and weekends in the studio together helping each other track and hone their dream creations. The group often goes to lunch and dinner together right on campus. Longterm friendships and music connections are built. Students who attend online may still collaborate with in-person students; we’ve had remote students contribute bass tracks, synths, mixes and more to the collective album, and we trade off holding the Zoom phone for remote ensemble members to keep you right in on the sessions. A weekly discount is given for students attending in person both weeks and helping create the album from start to finish; each week is $599 on its own, or $999 for both weeks. Favorite on-campus restaurants are a few minutes’ walk; rehearse together in other rooms at CCRMA, on the deck, under the trees, or for the adorable skunks in the back yard. (You think we’re joking…) We’ll close our unforgettable two weeks with a Listening Party of the album and songs we just created. This is the environment you’ve always dreamed of to learn more about recording, get your dream creative projects done, and rejuvenate your musical muse and collaborative spirit. About the instructors... Cory Cullinan is the former Director of Music Technology & Recording Arts at Regis University; former Recording Arts Professor at University of Colorado Denver; former Recording Academy (Grammy) Board Member; chart-topping recording and performing artist Doctor Noize (kids & family music) and Cory Cullinan (adult music); a commissioned composer for stage, screen and orchestra; the owner of Reach Studios in CO; a regular teacher of Master Classes on college campuses and Workshops on Doctor Noize tours; a former award-winning high school Arts Department Head and Music Teacher; has Bachelors degrees in Music and Political Science from Stanford and CCRMA, graduating with Distinction & Honors; and a Masters in Recording Arts from CU Denver. Our two Teaching Assistants return this year! Elizabeth Anaya is Cory’s former Recording Arts student at Regis University, current Booking, Sales, Business & Studio Manager for his company Doctor Noize Inc., and professional DJ; and Riley Max is a recording artist and stage performer with international acclaim who's a current undergrad at Harvard and Masters student at Berklee School of Music in a joint program by the two schools. Both are former students of the Stanford Recording Arts Workshop. Feel free to contact Cory Cullinan for questions at corycullinan@alumni.stanford.edu or (303) 886-8826. Information Source: CCRMA Summer Workshops | eventbrite

Virtual acoustics is the simulation of sound propagation in a virtual or real environment, involving technologies to model how sound travels, reflects, and interacts with the space. It is essential for creating immersive and convincing audio-visual experiences in extended reality (XR). This course will cover the fundamentals of spatial audio technology, with an emphasis on recreating virtual acoustics for AR and VR. The first part of the course will cover reverberation, which models the propagation of sound from a source placed in the environment to the listener, and the complex interactions of the sound waves with the environment. The second part of the course will focus on spatialisation, which is how sound is localised in space. We will discuss rendering out-loud through multiple loudspeakers and binaurally through headphones. There will be theory lectures and hands-on learning with lab assignments (in Python) and demos which will make use of CCRMA’s 3D listening room. A limited number of scholarships are available for students and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds in the field. The application deadline is May 16th at 23:59 (AoE) . Tentative schedule Lectures will be divided into theoretical parts (morning) and hands-on exercises and demos (afternoon). Week 1: Room Acoustics and Artificial Reverberation Day 1: Introduction to room acoustics Physics of sound Wave equations Room modes Acoustic parameters Energy decay and reverberation time Directivity Echo density Day 2: Artificial reverberation Overview of the history of artificial reverberation (physical and analog reverbs) Digital artificial reverberation methods Convolution Wave based methods Geometric methods Noise-based methods Day 3: Artificial Reverberation with Delay Networks Schroeder's allpass reverberator Moorer's frequency-dependent reverberator Jot and Chaigne's Feedback Delay Network (FDN) Designing FDN parameters Adding control over reverberation time in FDNs Scattering Delay Networks Day 4: Differentiable artificial reverberation Overview of supervised learning and training pipeline Differentiable DSP (DDSP) Audio loss functions Frequency domain optimization using the FLAMO library Differentiable FDNs for artificial reverberation Day 5: Modeling acoustics in coupled spaces Multi-slope energy decay Auralisation of coupled room acoustics Grouped Feedback Delay Networks Coupled Volume Scattering Delay Networks Hybrid image source + FDN Room impulse response synthesis for 6DoF rendering in Augmented Reality Common slopes model Neural acoustical fields Week 2: Spatial Audio Day 6: 3D sound perception Sound localization and acoustic cues Externalization and collapse Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) and binaural rendering Binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs) Spatial room impulse responses (SRIRs) Day 7: Multichannel rendering Microphone arrays Vector-based amplitude panning (VBAP) Ambisonics Day 8: Parametric spatial audio Spatial Decomposition Method (SDM) Directional Audio Coding (DiRAC) Spatial Impulse Response Rendering (SRIR) Day 9: Spatial audio rendering with delay networks Directional Feedback Delay Network (DFDN) Binaural Scattering Delay Network Decorrelating FDNs for multichannel late reverb rendering Day 10: Guest lecture and demo Top figure: CCRMA stage https://music.stanford.edu/venues-facilities/venues/ccrma-stage About the instructors... Orchisama Das is a postdoctoral researcher at King’s College London. Prior to this, she was a Senior Audio Research Scientist at Sonos, and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Sound Recording at University of Surrey. She received her PhD from the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University in 2021, during which she interned at Tesla and Meta Reality Labs. Her research interests are artificial reverberation and room acoustics modeling, with a focus on real-time room acoustics rendering with delay networks. Gloria Dal Santo received the M.Sc. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland in 2022. She is currently working toward the Doctoral degree with the Acoustics Lab, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. Her research interests include artificial reverberation and audio applications of machine learning. Information Source: CCRMA Summer Workshops | eventbrite

“Energy Transition and Innovation for Carbon Neutrality” is the major focus topic of this Global Green Development Summit. We have invited distinguished professors, top executives, industry experts and leading professionals from well-known universities, energy companies, utilities, technology solution providers, government, and investment companies. The conference will feature discussions with honored speakers, including our common goal of fighting climate crisis, the future energy transition and decarbonization. The 2025 GGDS will share insights and visions on how to build secure, clean, affordable energy, such as hot topics: How Community Choice Energy works not increasing electricity rates? Distributed Renewable Energy System, and Energy Storage, AI for Energy, Industrial and Transportation Decarbonization, Innovation and Investment for Green Sustainability, etc. The challenge of energy transition requires innovation and technical solutions, green finance, business models and policies, as well as close cooperation among various industries to jointly deal with problems caused by climate change. We promote collaborations to enhance the development of low-carbon economy and green energy. Our exciting preliminary programs include keynote speeches and seven panel sessions with over 70 significant speakers. In addition, it is also a good networking opportunity during breaks, lunch, and the Gale dinner. Information Source: Global Green Development Alliance | eventbrite

Nursing Summit 2025 Exclusively offered to Stanford Medicine Children's Health Employees DESCRIPTION Annual Nursing Summit for Shared Governance and Nursing Leadership. This year, we will be focusing on communication and connecting with yourself, team, patients and families, and community. OBJECTIVES The 7 C’s of Communication Understand and articulate the importance of clarity, completeness, conciseness, concreteness, correctness, courtesy, and considerateness in effective communication. Implement the 7 C’s in daily interactions to enhance professional communication with colleagues, patients, and families. Application and Connections of Communication Explore practical strategies for connecting effectively within nursing teams, with patients, family members, and the broader community. Develop a deeper understanding of self-awareness in communication and its impact on professional practice. REGISTRATION and TARGET AUDIENCE Attendance at this FREE event is EXCLUSIVE to Stanford Medicine Children's Health employees. There is no charge for participation; however, claiming CE contact hours will incur a fee. For employment verification, please register using your stanfordchildrens.org work email and SCH employee ID number. Target Audience: Nursing Staff, Shared Governance Members, Managers CONTINUING EDUCATION This continuing education (CE) course is offered through Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford by the Center for Professional Excellence and Inquiry (CPEI). Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider Number 9713. Center for Professional Excellence and Inquiry is accredited as provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC). Earning CE Credits To be eligible for Continuing Education (CE) credits, participants are required to attend the entire course or event and complete the course evaluation. Partial credit cannot be granted for late arrivals or early departures. Certificate Issuance and Record Keeping CE certificates will be distributed within 30 days of course completion. Participants are responsible for maintaining their personal records of accrued CE documentation. Certificates must be retained for four years following the course date and are valid for a single use toward registered nurse license renewal. CHANGES ON REGISTRATION Log in to EventBrite with the email address you used to register and manage your registration. Join Waitlist: Please note that being on the waitlist does not guarantee enrollment to the course but it certainly increases your chances when an opening becomes available. Our waitlist is maintained on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon seat availability, you will be contacted automatically with further instructions on how to register. CANCELLATION and REFUND FULL REFUND for cancellations at least 2 weeks prior to course date. NO REFUND for cancellations less than 5 days prior to course date. NO SHOWS or cancellations on the day of class are considered unexcused absences. Managers will be notified. A medical note may be required in the event of illness or medical emergencies. Cancellation by CPEI: Schedules, venues and details are subject to change and cancellation. Registered participants will be provided with as much advance notice as possible if this should occur. Full refund will be granted. Email CPEILearning@stanfordchildrens.org to request cancellation of registration. CONTACT US Please contact us at CPEILearning@stanfordchildrens.org if you need assistance with registration or have questions about the classes we offer. Information Source: Stanford Medicine Children's Health | eventbrite

COURSE REGISTRATION FEES Team : $5,000 Team – $5,000 (1 specimen, 2 participants) Individual: $3,000 (1 specimen, 1 participant) Resident/Fellow (letter from program director required): $2,000 LECTURES ONLY: Individual Physician: $1,000 Resident/Fellow Resident/Fellow (letter from program director required) : $500 Registration includes the course program booklet, access to our surgical video-library and didactic material ( www.skullbaseatlas.com ), hands-on anatomic dissection, ICA injury simulation exercise, and course-related meals/social events. DORM HOUSING: Stanford non-Student Summer Housing is available. Please view info and review eligibility requirements. Email summerhousing@stanford.edu for any questions. Nightly rates are all-inclusive, with no additional charges, fees, or taxes. Non-Stanford Summer Housing (NSSH) Application Form Info for application reference below: Program Name: Stanford EE Skull Base Course, School of Medicine Program Contact: Jennie Visitacion Contact Email: jenniev@stanford.edu This housing option is ideal for course attendees approved for Observership for the three-day course and up to 30 consecutive days allowable for Stanford Hospital Observership during summer open availability. PREFERRED LODGING: Sheraton Palo Alto - 625 El Camino Real, CA 94301 650- 328-2800 or 1-800-325-3535 or or SheratonReservations@pahotel.com Mention that you are visiting Stanford for a 20% discount off of the best available rate at the time of booking. Sheraton Palo Alto is located in the heart of Palo Alto, next to the transportation hub of the Caltrain Station and free Stanford shuttle buses to and from Stanford. You can also walk to Stanford University. Sheraton Palo Alto is steps away from University Avenue, downtown Palo Alto with additional dining and shopping options and close to Stanford Shopping Center , upscale open air shopping mall. Please visit our additional event pages and resources for more info: Stanford Neurosurgery Stanford Skull Base Training Courses Skull Base Atlas- Event Resource Guide Stanford CME TENTATIVE COURSE AGENDA REGISTRATION CONTACT: Jennie Visitacion: jenniev@stanford.edu Information Source: Stanford Neurosurgery | eventbrite

In the heart of California, at the prestigious Stanford University, the event Spheres of Influence: Projecting Power and Fear onto the Globe 2025 is set to unfold from September 10 to 11, 2025. This groundbreaking conference promises to be a pivotal gathering for thought leaders, policymakers, and academics, delving deep into the dynamics of global power structures and the psychological impact of geopolitical maneuvers. With a focus on understanding how nations wield influence and instill fear on the world stage, the event will feature insightful discussions, expert panels, and interactive sessions. Participants will explore the intricate balance of power, the role of emerging technologies in shaping international relations, and the strategies nations employ to project authority and control. Hosted at one of the world's leading academic institutions, this event offers a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research and innovative ideas, fostering a deeper comprehension of the forces that shape global affairs.

SOLD OUT: DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO SELL ADDITIONAL REGULAR TICEKTS. SHOULD YOU STILL WISH TO ATTEND, PLEASE CONTACT photonics@stanford.edu FOR SPECIAL ADMISSION. PARTNERS & SPONSORS: contact photonics@stanford.edu Click on links to see the: Agenda Full conference booklet (agenda, abstracts, everything) The 2025 SPRC Annual Symposium brings together leaders from academia, industry, and government to explore the future of photonics. Unlike a conventional technical conference, the Symposium is designed as a forum for high-level exchange and cross-community collaboration. Talks are conversation starters rather than detailed lectures, with the emphasis on strategic insight and shared challenges. Over three days, sessions will highlight opportunities and challenges across life sciences, communications and computing, and commercialization and materials. Keynotes and invited talks from internationally recognized experts will be complemented by poster sessions, partner presentations, and focused evening events. The program is organized around two guiding themes: New Opportunities: what novel applications and solutions are enabled by recent advances in photonics, from biophotonics and optical interconnects to copackaged optics, quantum systems, and metamaterials? Key Challenges: what technical or organizational barriers, if solved, would unlock transformative new applications and accelerate adoption? Participation is curated to foster substantive dialogue and collaboration. Attendees can expect perspectives spanning the full photonics ecosystem, including academic researchers, government labs, startups, and global technology companies. The Symposium’s purpose is to identify shared priorities, highlight emerging opportunities, and build collaborations that strengthen the global photonics community. Daily topics and keynotes: Mon, Sept 15: Life Sciences, sensing, entrepreneurship & innovation Tue, Sept 16: A.I. infrastructure, nonlinear devices and photonic computing Wed, Sept 17: Copackaged optics, integrated photonics & quantum photonics Special sessions: Mon, Sept 15, 3:15pm: Entrepreneurship & Innovation: partners & poster session Mon, Sept 15, 6pm: technical dinner on Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) and optical computing * Tue, Sept 16, 6pm: conference dinner Keynotes: Mon, Sept 15: Karl Deisseroth , Professor, Stanford University Tue, Sept 16: Hong Liu , Fellow, Google Wed, Sept 17: Claudio Mazzali , VP Global Research, Corning Stanford speakers include: Tom Baer Mark Brongersma Jen Dionne Jonathan Fan Shanhui Fan Martin Fejer Guosong Hong Joseph Kahn Anne R. Kroo David Miller Amir Safavi-Naeini Jelena Vuckovic External speakers include: Andy Bechtolsheim (Arista Networks) Sunil Bhave (DARPA, Purdue) John Burke (Beacon) Elio Champenois (ASML) Chris Dorman (Coherent) Dirk Englund (MIT) Hajime Inaba (AIST) Daniele Faccio (Glasgow) Nate Gallon (O'Melveny) Francis Ho (Walden Catalyst Ventures) Masahiro Horibe (AIST) Gordon Keeler (Beacon) Marko Loncar (Harvard) Keith Mathieson (Strathclyde) Joaquin Matres (GDS Factory) Timothy McKenna (NTT) Florian Oberstrass (Ultima Genomics) DP Prakash (DP2Ventures) Jorn Smeets (PhotonDelta) Michael Strain (Strathclyde) Robert Visser (Applied Materials) Ming Wu (nEye Systems, Berkeley) * Note on Monday's special technial dinner on Thin-Film Litium Niobate and Optical Computing: SPRC and NTT Research welcome interested parties to attend Monday's dinner with the theme of new opportunities for optical computing in the age of AI, with a focus on thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonics. The dinner features guests from academia, U.S. and Japanese industry including a special dinner talk by Dr. Masahiro Horibe of the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Dr Horibe has a long history of technology development including in his current position as Deputy Director of the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology (G-QuAT)Guests with technical background in TFLN photonics and optical computing or industry participants with interest in TFLN are particularly encouraged to join this dinner. Co-organizer: Partners and sponsors: Official media partner: Legal notices: Change without notice : by signing up to this event, you accept that the agenda, list of speakers, and venue are subject to change without notice. If you have any questions regarding the attendance of a specific speaker, please contact the organizers. Right to refuse service/entry: The organizer reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone for any reason and/or for no reason at all. If you are being refused entry, please talk to a staff member who will give you a written confirmation of refused entry and contact the organizer for a full refund of your ticket. No expectation of privacy : by signing up to this event, you agree to potentially being photographed, audio- and video-recorded. Food allergies and dietary constraints : at sign-up, all participants are asked to identify dietary constraints. While we will make an effort to accommodate allergies and dietary constraints, we are unable to guarantee that there will be no cross-contamination of foods. If you have serious allergies or require strict adherence to dietary constraints, please contact the organizers to discuss how we can work with you to avoid harm. Accommodations : if you require any type of accommodations, please contact the organizers prior to getting your ticket. We are eager to work with you to make this event enjoyable for you, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to make all necessary adjustments. Liability waiver : by signing up to this event, you acknowledge and agree to waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, all of your rights to file, participate in, and be the subject of any lawsuit against the organizers of this event. We strive to make this an excellent event for everyone but cannot be held liable if something goes wrong. Contact: photonics@stanford.edu Information Source: SPRC and NTT Research | eventbrite