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ECOC 2023

49th European Conference on Optical Communications

1 - 5 October 2023 | SEC | Glasgow | Scotland

 

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Europe’s leading conference on optical communications, and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in the field worldwide.

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Taking place in the historic and vibrant city of Glasgow, ECOC will showcase the latest cutting-edge developments in optical communication, as well as an exciting social programme that will allow delegates to network and share ideas whilst experiencing the best of Scottish culture.  

Parallel to the scientific conference, the ECOC exhibition covers a wide range of optical communication products and services. 

Register for ECOC 2023

Sign up to learn about the latest innovations and meet optical communication professionals from around the world.
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Venue map

Take a look around the SEC before you arrive at ECOC.

 

 
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Submit a post deadline paper

Post deadline papers are your opportunity to share very new results, ideas and innovations at ECOC. The post deadline sessions are some of the best-attended sessions at the conference.

Submit your Post Deadline paper by 18 September 2023.
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Featured speakers

Professor Polina Bayvel
Professor of Optical Communications & Networks, Optical Networks Group, UCL

Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

Colin Lees
Chief Technology and Information Officer, Openreach

Carol Monaghan
Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West

Going green

Some of the ways that we’re ensuring that ECOC 2023 is a sustainable conference.
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Social events at ECOC 2023

You’ll have lots of opportunities to experience Scottish culture and hospitality, including a welcome reception at the Glasgow Science Centre, and the conference dinner at the Kelvingrove Art gallery and Museum – one of Glasgow’s most prominent historic buildings.
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Next stop: Glasgow

We are pleased to be taking ECOC 2023 to Glasgow, a city famous for its architecture, music, food and drink, scenery and lots more besides.

The conference will take place at the SEC, which includes the iconic “Armadillo” building.
 

Sponsor or exhibit at ECOC

The ECOC Exhibition is a must-attend three-day event attracting over 6,500 top level individuals and organisations from the global fibre optic communications industry.

If you are a manufacturer, supplier or service provider of optical communications products and services, you are guaranteed to network with your most active prospects at ECOC Exhibition 2023.

We have a wide range of sponsorship opportunities to help you get noticed at the event, generate new sales leads and promote your company and products. Our bigger supporter packages are flexible and can be tailored to meet your objectives.

Contact sales@ecocexhibition.com to request our sponsorship and exhibition brochure or to discuss your requirements.
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11 minutes with Vint Cerf

We met Vint ahead of his plenary talk at ECOC 2023, to chat about new technology, smart home developments and a whole lot more.
Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spwNvFYr8Gc

14 minutes with Colin Lees

The Openreach CTIO talks about the fibre roll-out that he believes is the current biggest game-changer in technology.
Go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We16AtjfPo8

What people say about ECOC

“High technical quality, well prepared conference and social events”

“This is a good chance to meet all distinguished scientists from all over the world”

“The invited talks covered the hottest current topics”

“ECOC is always providing the latest R&D results and shows future trend of communications”

“Poster sessions were very relaxed and good for interaction with presenters”

“Great papers and outstanding social events”

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Platinum sponsor

Huawei

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world. We are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.