2013 The International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics http://www.sopoconf.org/2013/ Thank you for your continuous support to our conference, The 5th International Symposium on Photonics and Optoelectronics (SOPO 2013) will be held from May 23~25, 2013 in Beijing, China. It dedicates to creating a stage for exchanging the latest research results and sharing the advanced research methods. This conference will cover issues on: • Laser Technology and Applications • Image Processing • Optical Communications • Optoelectronic Devices and Integration • Medical and Biological Applications Important Dates • Full paper or abstract submission: Jan. 7, 2013 • Acceptance notification: Mar.8, 2013 • Conference: May.23 - May.25, 2013 Publication All the previous SOPO conferences have been included in IEEE Xplore and indexed by Ei Compendex. As we have done in the last 4 years, we are in the process of getting the approval for IEEE's technical co-sponsorship and proceedings publication in the IEEE Xplore digital library.