In the Name of Light, Thriving Because of Light - A Side Note on the 2024 Changchun International Optoelectronic Expo

        A beam of light gathers a city.

        On June 18, the 2024 Changchun International Optoelectronic Expo, lasting for 3 days, opened at the Northeast Asia International Expo Center, with the Optoelectronic Industry Innovation Development Conference held on the same day.

        Changchun, the cradle of optoelectronic industry in New China. In this optical fertile land, the first research institute in the field of optics in New China was nurtured, creating several "China's firsts" including the first furnace of optical glass, the first ruby laser, the first electron microscope, and the first optoelectronic rangefinder.

        Vigorously developing the optoelectronic information industry is an important measure for the Changchun Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important discourse on developing new quality productivity and building a modern industrial system with Northeast characteristics. It is a pragmatic action to implement the provincial party committee's "one main and six doubles" high-quality development strategy, a concrete practice of building Changchun as "one center and five high grounds", and an important means to transform scientific and educational cultural advantages into development advantages.
 

        This is a highly anticipated optoelectronic technology event, gathering stars, chasing "light" and dreams.
 

        At 9 a.m., the conference hall was brilliantly lit and the atmosphere was warm.
 

Chairman Xuan Jingquan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.

        In his speech, former Vice Minister of Science and Technology and President of the International Semiconductor Lighting Alliance, Cao Jianlin, said: "I was born and raised in Changchun, and I have deep feelings for this place. Today, as a representative of the exhibitors, I feel honored. With the advancement of science and technology and the development of the economy and society, optoelectronic technology and the optoelectronic industry are playing an increasingly important role in all sectors and fields of social production and life."
 

        Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and Director of the Changchun Optoelectronic Information Industry Expert Committee, Jiang Huilin, stated that the domestic and foreign experts attending the Changchun Optoelectronic Expo are all leading figures with a prestigious reputation in the field of optics, achieving outstanding results in their respective fields. The opportunity to communicate face-to-face and visit and discuss at the research and manufacturing site is rare, and it will definitely be a worthwhile trip.
 

        The guest representatives attending the opening ceremony expressed their feelings about the conference and their insights into the industry in their speeches, with continuous applause in the venue.
 

        "Changchun is the birthplace of China's optoelectronic information industry and a high ground for research in optoelectronic information technology. The Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is located here, having significant influence both nationally and internationally, and is well-known. The Changchun Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have always relied on the city's scientific research advantages, making optoelectronic information an important leading industry. In the process of promoting comprehensive revitalization and achieving new breakthroughs, we accelerate the deep integration of the optoelectronic information industry, mobilizing the entire city to accelerate the creation of a trillion-level optoelectronic information industry. These comparative advantages have become strong support for successfully holding this year's Changchun Optoelectronic Expo. We believe that with such opportunities and the strong support of national ministries and provincial and municipal governments, the Changchun Optoelectronic Expo will definitely become an internationally influential event in the optoelectronic industry." Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and President of the Chinese Optical Society, Gu Ying, expressed high hopes for the Changchun Optoelectronic Expo.
 

        Wang Ruiguang, General Manager of Changchun Xida Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., said regarding this year's Changchun Optoelectronic Expo: "This exhibition is large in scale and high in level, which is enough to prove the advantages of Changchun's optoelectronic information industry, and it also fills me with confidence to continue to grow and strengthen the enterprise, thereby contributing to the optoelectronic information industry in Changchun."
 

        Xuan Jingquan, Chairman of Jilin Aolaide Optoelectronic Materials Co., Ltd., believes that the Changchun Optoelectronic Expo fully showcases the latest development achievements of the global optoelectronic industry, actively builds a platform for cooperation and exchange, and domestic and foreign experts and scholars, as well as industry leaders, will surely reach more consensus and spark more wisdom through in-depth exchanges, promoting more cooperation and advancing the global optoelectronic industry to new heights. "We will also take this opportunity to adhere to a global perspective and open cooperation, jointly promote the innovation and application of optoelectronic technology; actively explore new models of cross-border integration between the optoelectronic industry and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud computing, continuously expanding new spaces for industrial development; deepening the integration of the upstream and downstream industrial chains, building a closer industrial ecosystem; continuously increasing efforts in talent cultivation and introduction, providing a steady stream of innovative power for industrial development, and jointly writing a new glorious chapter for the optoelectronic industry!"
 

        At the opening ceremony, the 20th Wang Daheng Optics Award ceremony was grandly held. The Wang Daheng Optics Award was established in 1996 by Mr. Wang Daheng, the founder of modern optics in China and the first director of the Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, and is one of the most prestigious and valuable awards in the field of optical science and technology in China. The choice to present the Wang Daheng Optics Award at the opening ceremony of the Changchun Optoelectronic Expo is to better promote Mr. Wang Daheng's scientific spirit of "dedication to the country, seeking truth and innovation", guiding more optoelectronic talents to cultivate a deep sense of patriotism and strive to reach the peaks of science and technology.
 

        Named after light, thriving because of light.
 

        The opening ceremony of the 2024 Changchun International Optoelectronic Expo and the Optoelectronic Industry Innovation Development Conference has begun. Changchun will undoubtedly take this opportunity to create an unprecedented optoelectronic event with richer content, higher technological levels, and a more open attitude, embarking on a beautiful journey towards "chasing light and realizing dreams."
 

(Source: Jilin Daily)