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Organizations
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There are two kinds of technical organizations,
those whose members are primarily the practitioners of a field and those whose
members are the companies supplying the practitioners. The practitioner
organizations are usually thought of as "Professional" and include
such bodies as the American Medical Association and the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers. "Trade" organizations have companies
as members. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the Iron
and Steel Institute are examples.
In photonics, as well, there are both kinds
although due to the technical nature of the subject matter, the distinction is
often not as clear as in other fields. Many technical trade organizations
allow individual members and many professional organizations have corporate
sustaining members. In either case, the organizations are usually involved
in promotion of the art and business, job placement, political action, standards
development and public relations. Many organizations make most of their
money from trade shows they sponsor, not dues.
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Why are almost all of these logos blue?
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General Photonics
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SPIE |
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Founded as the Society of
Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers by practitioners of high-speed
photo instrumentation, it now uses only the original initials and bills
itself as the "International Society for Optical Engineering"
though its purview is much broader than optics. SPIE sponsors dozens
of conferences in photonic applications ranging from medicine to defense
each year and publishes hundreds of volumes of proceedings and several
journals. It is a professional organization but has many corporate
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Society
for Information Display |
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SID concerns itself primarily
with display technologies and manufacturing techniques. It publishes
a journal "Information Display" and sponsors conferences
on displays and display manufacturing. |
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The Society for Imaging
Science and Technology emphasizes imaging on materials, both halide and
non-halide but is increasingly involved in electronic imaging and color
science. The logo is a silver halide crystal. |
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SMPTE |
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The Society of Motion Picture
and Television Engineers has been the primary standard-setting body for
film and video for decades. While identified primarily with
broadcast and theatrical imaging, it has been becoming increasingly
involved with medical imaging, computer graphics and computer/HDTV
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Imaging |
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Automated
Imaging Association |
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This trade organization works
to support development and implementation of machine vision systems.
It supports its members with trade shows, market studies and business
conferences. For users, it publishes a systems integrator
directory. |
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Machine
Vision Association of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
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This organization, part of the
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, provides its members with useful
information on machine vision equipment and techniques. It publishes
newsletters and provides tools to assist in the selection, implementation
and qualification of machine vision systems. |
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American
Society for Non- Destructive Testing |
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ASNT supports the work of
practitioners in a variety of non-destructive test modalities including
ultrasound and radiography. It publishes Materials
Evaluation, presenting the latest research, develops non-destructive test standards and
oversees the
certification of NDT practitioners. There are similar organizations
in many countries and the EFNDT in
Europe. |
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Radiological
Society of North America |
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The RSNA is the oldest and
largest professional association for radiologists in the world. It publishes journals on radiology and radiologic
science and holds a the largest radiology trade show annually. |
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American
Association of Physicists in Medicine |
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AAPM provides information and
services to physicists responsible for radiation safety and radiological
system calibration in diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology. It
publishes Medical Physics,
the premier journal on radiation technology and sponsors many meetings and
seminars. Many
countries have similar organizations. Europe has the EFOMP. |
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Society
for Computer Applications in Radiology |
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SCAR concentrates on the new
techniques of digital imaging in medicine with coverage of emerging
computer-assisted diagnosis systems. It sponsors its own annual
conference and cooperates in a biennial international
meeting. SCAR publishes The Journal of Digital Imaging. |
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