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Strategies in Light debuts in Japan

Hot on the heels of her trip to LEDs 2008 in San Diego last month, Eve Gaut of Aston Science Park is back blogging for optics.org. This week, Eve and her colleague Jodie Batchelor are attending Strategies in Light 2008, which is being held in Tokyo, Japan, on 16 and 17 October at the Tepia Exhibition Hall.

This is the first time that the organisers of Strategies in Light have tried to replicate the success of their popular US event in Asia. And it looks like the event is off to a great start as the conference is already sold out.

This is hardly surprising when you consider that Japan is such a large market for high-brightness LEDs (HB LEDs). In 2007, Japan accounted for 45% of the worldwide HB LED supply. The country is also home to the world’s largest HB LED manufacturer, Nichia Corporation, as well as five of the world’s top ten HB LED suppliers. According to the event website, Strategies in Light Japan will now be held annually in addition to the original US event.

So, what’s in store for visitors to this two day conference and exhibition? A quick look at the conference programme shows a comprehensive line-up of industry leaders covering issues ranging from markets and applications through to technology and materials. There is also an exhibition running from 10 am through to 6 pm on both days, with around 60 exhibitors present.

Strategies in Light was held in Santa Clara, US, in February and having attended that event and more recently LEDs 2008, Eve is in a great position to compare both the events and the US and Asian markets.

Posted by Jacqueline Hewett on October 14, 2008 9:45 AM | Permalink