General Policies
The ICO welcomes membership application from bodies that are representative of optical science and engineering communities in identified geographical territories. Full information about the procedures applicable is to be found in articles 3a and 4 of the ICO Statutes and article 2 of the ICO Rules and Codes of Practice. The current annual unit membership fee is US$235.
ICO TERRITORIES
ICO member territories may not overlap. They often correspond to countries, but in some cases it is appropriate to have several territories for one country or one territory for several countries.
PROCEDURE
An ICO membership application usually consists of one to three pages. It may in some cases, however, require prior registration of the applicant territorial committee under local rules.
INFORMATION
The ICO Secretariat may request information about free circulation of scientists, local committee history and statutes, or working addresses and activities of representative members of the committee.
CONTACT
Completed applications should be sent to the ICO Secretariat. In any event, early contacts are most welcome for most efficient action. Please read the section below and download the application form.
BE REPRESENTATIVE
The statutes should make sure that the ICO Member Territorial Committee is representative of the whole Community of Opticists in the Territory and that it maintains close contact with it
EXECUTIVE BOARD
There should be an executive board, with a chairperson and a secretary and/or a treasurer, with well defined rules for their appointment in relation with the local community and term of office.
TERRITORIAL COMMITTEE
If there is a territorial optical society with individual members in the territory, it is often a good solution to have the leadership of the society (division) automatically serve as Territorial Committee
ACTIVITIES
In the absence of a local society, the newly established committee may consider taking up the initiative of organizing any territorial meetings, schools, seminars, exhibits… that appear appropriate.
Apply at any time to the ICO Secretary General ( secretariat@e-ico.org )
Please see a sample for an application letter in its simplest form, requiring no special statutes aside those included in the letter itself.
ICO Territories
(Listed in alphabetical order by its name in English)
Argentina
Units: 3. Votes: 2
Member since 1981
Asociación Física Argentina
Dra. Myrian Tebaldi
myrianc@ciop.unlp.edu.ar
Armenia
Units: 1. Votes: 1.
Member since 2011
Nat. Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Prof. Aram Papoyan
papoyan@ipr.sci.am
Australia
Units: 6. Votes: 3.
Member since 1959
The Australian Optical Society
Prof. John Holdsworth
John.Holdsworth@newcastle.edu.au
Canada
Units: 8. Votes: 4.
Member since 1956
Canadian Physics Society
Tigran Galstian
galstian@phy.ulaval.ca
China
Units: 11. Votes: 5
Member since 1987
Chinese Optical Society
Prof. Gong Qihuang qhgong@pku.edu.cn
Colombia
Units: 2. Votes: 2.
Member since 1990
Red Colombiana de Optica
Prof. Edgar Rueda
edgar.rueda@udea.edu.co
Czech Republic
Units: 2. Votes: 2.
Member since 1948
Optical Society (Czech & Slovak Rep.)
Dr. Miroslav Hrabovsky
hrabovsky@sloup.upol.cz
Denmark
Units: 3. Votes: 2.
Member since 1987
Danish Optical Society
Tigran Galstian
galstian@phy.ulaval.ca
Estonia
Units: 1. Votes: 1
Member since 2002
Estonian Physical Society
Prof Peeter Saari
psaari@fi.tartu.ee
Finland
Units: 4. Votes: 3.
Member since 1978
Photonics Finland
Prof. Jyrki Saarinen jyrki.saarinen@uef.fi
France
Units: 15. Votes: 5.
Member since 1948
Société Française d’Optique
Florence Haddouche
florence.haddouche@institutoptique.fr
Germany
Units: 15. Votes: 5.
Member since 1953
DGAO
Dr. Christian Sinn
drs@koeln-optik.de
Greece
Units: 3. Votes: 2
Member since 2005
Nat. Hellenic Research Foundation
Prof. Nikos Vainos
vainos@eie.gr
India
Units: 4. Votes: 3.
Member since 1990
Optical Society of India
Prof. Lakshminara. N. Hazra
lakshminarayanhazra@gmail.com
Indonesia
Units: 1. Votes: 1.
Member since 1987
Indonesian Optical Society (InOS)
Dr. Husin Alatas
s.h.alatas@gmail.com
Ireland
Units: 3. Votes: 2.
Member since 1984
Institute of Physics
Karen Sheeran
Karen.Sheeran@iop.org
Israel
Units: 4. Votes: 3
Member since 1972
ILEOS
Prof. Abraham Katzir
katzir@post.tau.ac.il
Italy
Units: 12. Votes: 5.
Member since 1948
Italian National Council for Research
Cecilia Lalle
cecilia.lalle@cnr.it
Japan
Units: 15. Votes: 5.
Member since 1953
Science Council of Japan
Prof. Yasuhiko Arakawa
arakawa@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Korea (Republic of)
Units: 4. Votes: 3.
Member since 1975
Optical Society of Korea
Dr. Byoung Yoon Kim
osk@osk.or.kr
Latvia
Units: 1. Votes: 1
Member since 2002
Latvian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Janis Spigulis
janispi@latnet.lv
Mexico
Units: 3. Votes: 2.
Member since 1972
Clúster Mexicano de Fotónica
Dr. Aníbal de la Piedad
presidency@ctomx.org
New Zealand
Units: 3. Votes: 2.
Member since 1974
Royal Society of New Zealand
Frederique Vanholsbeeck
International.Unions@royalsociety.org.nz
Norway
Units: 4. Votes: 3.
Member since 1981
Norwegian Physical Society
Dr. Jakob J. Stamnes
Jakob.Stamnes@ift.uib.no
Pakistan
Units: 1. Votes: 1
Member since 2022
Active Learning in Optics Group
Dra. Imrana Ashraf
iashraf@ictp.it
Poland
Units: 4. Votes: 3.
Member since 1948
Polish Academy of Sciences
Prof. Leszek Sirko
sirko@ifpan.edu.pl
Portugal
Units: 2. Votes: 2.
Member since 2011
Soc. Portuguesa de Óptica e Fotónica
Prof. Manuel Costa
mfcosta@fisica.uminho.pt
Romania
Units: 1. Votes: 1.
Member since 1993
Romanian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Nicolaie Pavel
nicolaie.pavel@inflpr.roa
Russia
Units: 18. Votes: 6
Member since 1981
Russian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Natalya Istomina
natali.istomina@mail.ru
Singapore
Units: 3. Votes: 2.
Member since 1984
Optics & Photonics Soc. of Singapore
Dr. Qian Quemao
chairman@opssg.org
Slovak Republic
Units: 2. Votes: 2.
Member since 1948
Optical Society (Czech & Slovak Rep.)
Dr. Dagmar Senderakova
dagmar.senderakova@fmph.uniba.sk
South Africa
Units: 1. Votes: 1.
Member since 2024
African Laser Centre
Prof. Yaseera Isamil
yaseeraismail@sun.ac.za
Spain
Units: 6. Votes: 3
Member since 1948
SEDOPTICA
Prof. Augusto Beléndez
a.belendez@gcloud.ua.es
Sudan
Units: 1. Votes: 1.
Member since 2008
Sudanese Nat. Acad. of Sciences
Dr. Tahani S. Mohamed Shatir
tahanism@yahoo.com
Sweden
Units: 8. Votes: 4.
Member since 1948
Swedish Optical Society
Prof. Mohamed Bourennane
boure@fysik.su.se
Switzerland
Units: 6. Votes: 3.
Member since 1948
Swiss Soc. for Optics & Microscopy
Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Herzig
hanspeter.herzig@epfl.ch
Tunisia
Units: 1. Votes: 1
Member since 2006
Optical Society of Tunisia
Prof. Souad Lahmar
soulahmar@yahoo.fr
Ukraine
Units: 2. Votes: 2.
Member since 1993
Ukrainian Optical & Photonic Society
Prof. Oleg Angelski
angelsky@itf.cv.ua
United Kingdom
Units: 12. Votes: 5.
Member since 1948
IOP Institute of Physics
Kareen Sheeran
karen.Sheeran@iop.org
United States of America
Units: 27. Votes: 6.
Member since 1948
National Science Foundation
Alex Temple
ATemple@nas.edu
ICO Associated Members
(Membes with no voting rights, listed alphabeltically)
Belgium
Dr. Yvon Renotte
y.renotte@ulg.ac.be
Belorussia
Prof. Andrey Goncharenko
ifanbel@ifanbel.bas-net.by
Brazil
Sociedade Brasileira de Ótica e Fotônica
Cuba
Cuban Physical Society
Ecuador
Ph. D. Dr. Nikolai Espinosa
ndespinosa@espe.edu.ec
Ghana/West Africa
Prof. Kedro Sidiki Diomandé
diomkap@yahoo.fr
Hungary
Dr. Ákos Antal
akos1@mail.matav.hu
Islamic Rep. of Iran
Prof. M.T. Tavassoly
tavasoli@iasbs.ac.ir
Lithuania
Prof. Juozas Vidmantis Vaitkus
juozas.vaitkus@ff.vu.lt
Moldova
Prof. Elena Achimova
elena.achimova@ifa.md
Morocco
Prof. Mustapha Haddad
mhaddad22@yahoo.fr
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Dr. J. J. H. B. Schleipen
jean.schleipen@philips.com
Taiwan
Gong-Ru Lin
grlin.ntu@gmail.com
Turkey
Dr. Meriç Özcan
meric@sabanciuniv.edu
Venezuela
Alberto Fernández
aferna@ciens.ucv.ve