From 24 to 28 October 2004, a delegation of Israeli companies and research institutes will come to Germany to visit companies in Wetzlar and Jena, and to attend the Partnering Day in Wetzlar on 25 October 2004. Renowned Israeli companies, such as Elbit, Elop and Semiconductor Devices will join the delegation. The profiles of the participating Israeli companies can be downloaded here:

3DV Systems Ltd.

Applied Materials Israel Ltd.

ELBIT Systems Ltd.

ELOP Electro-Optics Industries Ltd.

Holo-Or Ltd.

Impala Ltd.

Lambda Crossing Ltd.

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.

P.B.C. Lasers Ltd.

Petrus Technical Supplies

Proceed Technologies & Transportation Ltd. (PTT)

Rafael - Custom Optics Group

Raicol Crystal Ltd.

SCD - Semi-Conductor Devices

Soliton GmbH (distributor of the Israeli companies Nanonics and Optimet)

Soreq Nuclear Research Center

Temmek Optics Ltd.

VISUS Ltd.

The goal of the journey is to explore points of contact for cooperation between the German and the Israeli optics industry and research and to specifically initiate cooperations. The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) offers several funding opportunities for German-Israeli cooperations. These funding opportunities will be presented at the occasion of the Partnering Day in Wetzlar on 25 October 2004. Industry-lead projects with partners from Israel and Germany preferably 2+2 projects integrating research institutes or universities on a subcontractor basis- can be funded by the BMBF outside calls-for-proposals in line with the available budget resources. In addition, proposals for academic projects can be submitted within the scope of DIP (German-Israeli Project Cooperation). Eligible for the submission of proposals are the seven Israeli research institutes. The next call-for-proposals is scheduled for September 2004.

initiated by the International Bureau of the BMBF and		Israeli Industry Center for R&D MATIMOP		sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

This fact-finding mission was initiated by the International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Israeli Industry Center for R&D MATIMOP, and is organised in cooperation with the secretariats and members of the German Competence Networks for Optical Technologies.

local organisation by Optence (Wetzlar)		OptoNet (Jena)		and PhotonicNet (Hannover)
sponsored and organised by OptecNet Deutschland

VISITING PROGRAMME 24 October 2004: Welcome in Wetzlar 25 October 2004: Partnering Day in Wetzlar

Attend the Partnering Day in Wetzlar on 25 October and make use of this unique chance to learn more about optical technologies made in Israel and to establish new contacts to Israeli companies. Please click here to view the detailed programme of the Partnering Day.

Poster Session: Present Your Company!

German companies and research institutes are invited to contribute poster presentations that represent R&D studies, projects, or results. Are you interested? If yes, please register for the Partnering Day and tick off the box "Poster Presentation". The available space for poster presentations is limited. The organisers therefore reserve the right to make a selection.

Registration

Representatives of German companies or research institutes in the field of optical technologies are cordially invited to attend this free-of-charge event. Please click here to register: online registration form. 26 October 2004: Visit of the Israeli delegation to the Wetzlar Region 27 October 2004: Visit of the Israeli delegation to the Jena Region Please click here to download the complete visiting programme of the Israeli delegation as pdf-file: complete visiting programme.

Further information can be obtained from:

Mrs. Petra Mann from the International Bureau of the BMBF in Jülich
phone: +49 2461 613753 , e-mail: p.mann@fz-juelich.de Mr. André Noack from Optence
phone: +49 6732 9351 22, e-mail: noack@optence.de Mr. Raul Goldemann from MATIMOP
phone: +972 3 511 81 11 Ext 63, e-mail: raulg@matimop.org.il