About OSK Activities

2020’s
2017
  • Jan. 1

    The title of the English Journal is changed from the JOSK to the Current Optics and Photonics (COPP).

2015
  • Jul. 13-15

    the OSK hosts a summer meeting commemorating the 25th year of the OSK and the IYL in Gyeongju.

  • Jan. 19-20

    the OSK participated in the ceremony commemorating the International Year of Light (IYL) as the national node for Korea.

  • Feb. 1

    MOU with the European Optical Society (EOS)

  • Jan. 1

    MOU with the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) and with the Chinese Society of Optical Engineering (CSOE).

2014
  • May

    nine technical divisions were organized. (Optical technology, Photonics, Optical science, Digital Holography and Information Optics, Biophotonics, Quantum electronics, Quantum Optics and Information, Lithography)

2010’s
2009
  • Oct. 20-21

    the OSK held a special conference celebrating its 20th anniversary in Gwangju.

2006
  • Jan. 1

    MOU with the Optical Society of Japan (OSJ) was signed.

2005
  • August

    MOU with CLEO/PR was signed

2004
  • Sep. 1

    MOU with the Chinese Optical Society (COS) was signed.

2001
  • Jan. 1

    MOU with the Laser Society of Japan (LSJ) was signed.

2000’s
1998
  • Jun. 12

    the JOSK was listed in INSPEC.

  • Mar. 27

    Society homepage was first established.

1997
  • Dec. 24

    MOU with the SPIE was signed.

  • Mar. 31

    the inaugurating issue of the Journal of the Optical Society of Korea (JOSK, English) was published.

  • Jan. 31

    the inaugurating issue of the Optics and Technology (Korean) was published.

  • Jan. 13

    MOU with the Optical Society of America (OSA) was signed.

1993
  • Sep. 16

    an ISSN was assigned to the Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics.

1992
  • Jun. 16

    MOU with the Optical Society of CIS (previously USSR) was signed.

  • Feb. 11

    six technical divisions were first organized. (Optical technology, Optical science, Quantum technology, Optical information processing, Quantum electronics, Vision and medical optics)

1991
  • Aug. 1

    the OSK joined the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies.

1990
  • Feb. 2

    the Optical Society of Korea was approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology

  • Feb. 1

    the first general meeting held at Seoul National University.

1989
  • Oct. 20

    the Society was first inaugurated. Inaugurating president was Prof. Sangsoo Lee at KAIST.