SPONSORS

Griffith University
Gold Sponsor

Griffith University is regarded as one of Australia's most innovative tertiary institutions and as one of the Asia-Pacific regions most influential universities. This reputation is based on the University's commitment to innovative programs, cross-disciplinary teaching and research, and entrepreneurial responses to community needs.

Griffith University is one of Australia's most successful research universities and is recognised, both nationally and internationally, for leadership in innovative areas of research. Research Centres of the University include the Centre for Quantum Dynamics and the Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre.

Griffith prides itself on its strengths of national prominence in research and research training, resulting in research outcomes that significantly impact on both scholarly communities and state, national and international communities.

With five campuses extending from Southport on the Gold Coast to South Bank in Brisbane, Griffith now has a population of almost 35 000 students with 239 undergraduate and 372 postgraduate programs.

The University of Queensland
Gold Sponsor

The University of Queensland was founded in 1910 as the first university in Queensland and the fifth in Australia. Now it is known internationally as a leader among Australia's 39 universities. We rank in the nation's top two or three institutions by most performance measures. Nationally, we are a founding member of the Group of Eight - a coalition of leading research-intensive Australian universities.

Internationally, we are one of only three Australian founding members of Universitas 21, a select alliance whose membership is limited to 25 research-intensive universities dedicated to world-best practice. Our mission is to create a community dedicated to achieving national and international levels of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship, one that makes significant contributions to the intellectual, cultural, social and economic life of the state of Queensland and the Australian nation.

NewSpec
Silver Sponsor

NewSpec was established in December 2004 as an Australian-owned sales, marketing and service company with the aim of offering exceptional service to Newport and Spectra Physics Australasian based customers. Utilising key staff with over 50 years customer support in the field, NewSpec has quickly established itself as a leading supplier of laser systems and related optical equipment to the scientific research, aerospace & defence, microelectronics and life-science markets, throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Bronze Sponsor

ANSTO is Australia's nuclear and scientific research and development organisation responsible for delivering expert scientific and technical advice, products and services to government, industry, and research organisations.

Our new research reactor, OPAL will provide world class neutron research capabilities for understanding materials at the nanoscale and will deliver an extensive range of radioisotope products and industrial services.

Contact: Warren Bradey or Natalie Chapman, Ph +61 2 9717 7000, Email access-ansto@ansto.gov.au

Coherent Scientific
Bronze Sponsor

Local. Fast. Reliable. Effective.
Coherent Scientific is the local distributor for highly reputable companies including Acton, Coherent Inc, Hysitron, New Focus, TMC, Nikon, NT-MDT, Quantel, Princeton Instruments and Stanford, supplying a comprehensive range of lasers, optical and nanotechnology equipment. Our staff are highly qualified and knowledgeable in pre- and post-sales equipment support. We have been involved with the physics community for 17 years, supporting conferences via our traditional Invited Speaker Sponsorship and the Australian Physics publication.

The Institute of Physics
Welcome Reception Sponsor

The Institute of Physics is pleased to sponsor again the welcome reception and to continue its long association with Australian Institute of Physics. The Institute of Physics is an international learned society and professional body, with 25% of its members outside UK and Ireland, and the leading specialist physics publisher. It extends discounted membership to members of the AIP.

CUDOS
Satchel Sponsor

CUDOS is a six-University collaboration with overseas partner investigators from Europe, the US and Japan. Our long term aim is to develop an all-optical photonic chip that can process data in next generation optical networks at speeds well in excess of 100 Gb/s. Our approach is to marry fundamental science and novel technology platforms with innovative device concepts to realize compact optical microprocessors with functions like signal regeneration, switching, dispersion compensation and optical performance monitoring.

Griffith University Centre for Quantum Dynamics
Speaker Sponsor - Anton Zeilinger

Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics
Plenary Speaker Co-Sponsor - John Hall

The ARC Centre of excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics (ACQAO) links researchers across the country. It carries out fundamental research, experiments and theory, for the development of future quantum technologies. ACQAO activities includes Bose-Einstein Condensates and atom lasers, entangled light and quantum imaging, the transfer of entanglement from light to atoms, the description of macroscopic quantum effects in boson and fermions and quantum effects in periodic structures. ACQAO offers many opportunities for training and PhD studies.

Coherent Scientific
Plenary Speaker Co-Sponsor - John Hall

Local. Fast. Reliable. Effective.
Coherent Scientific is the local distributor for highly reputable companies including Acton, Coherent Inc, Hysitron, New Focus, TMC, Nikon, NT-MDT, Quantel, Princeton Instruments and Stanford, supplying a comprehensive range of lasers, optical and nanotechnology equipment. Our staff are highly qualified and knowledgeable in pre- and post-sales equipment support. We have been involved with the physics community for 17 years, supporting conferences via our traditional Invited Speaker Sponsorship and the Australian Physics publication

The Ian Potter Foundation
Plenary Speaker Co-Sponsor - John Hall

Established in 1964, The Ian Potter Foundation is today one of Australia's largest private philanthropic foundations. We make grants for general charitable purposes in Australia. Our areas of interest are the arts, education, environment and conservation, health, social welfare, science and medical research. We also have a small travel grants and conference program.

National Institute for Theoretical Physics
Plenary Speaker Sponsor - Michael Wiescher

Paul Meredith - Soft Condensed Matter Group
Plenary Speaker Sponsor - Athene Donald

Griffith University Nanoscale Science & Technology Centre
Session Sponsor

NSTC at Griffith University has interdisciplinary expertise in the theory of materials, materials development, sensing, microelectronics and microtechnology across the physical and biological sciences and engineering. NSTC investigates problems that are integral to the development of intelligent nano-inside systems, including new sampling and sensing devices, next- and future-generation electronics, advanced functional materials, nanostructures and "micro-meets-nano" (M@NT) issues of scale. The current focus is devices for sensing hazardous materials based on functionalised carbon nanotubes.

Warsash Scientific
Session Sponsor

Warsash Scientific is a leading Australian supplier of photonics related instruments & components. Our expertise includes piezoelectric nanoautomation, micropositioning, spectroscopy, lasers and detectors, beam profiling, photon counting, fibreoptics, light, vibration, MEMS and thermal monitoring solutions.

Warsash has been serving Australian & New Zealand research & industry for over 30 years with applications ranging from physics, chemistry, materials science & engineering, aerospace, automotive, biomedical, telecommunications, forensic science & counter terrorism.

Davies Collison Cave
Writing Pads and Pens Sponsor

Davies Collison Cave is Australia's leading intellectual property practice, combining Davies Collison Cave Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys and our associated intellectual property legal practice Davies Collison Cave Solicitors.

We provide a comprehensive range of strategically focused intellectual property services including expert advice in patents, trade marks, trade secrets, copyright and design protection, as well as licensing, litigation and related legal and commercial matters. We have five Australian offices,
in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and Newcastle.

In 2006 we have been recognised as the Australian IP Firm of the Year by the leading UK journal Managing Intellectual Property, and as IP Specialist Firm of the Year by Australasian Legal Business.

Queensland University of Technology
Supporter

The Faculty of Science at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) offers a broad range of 'real world' and practical undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The Faculty's cutting edge research programs provide numerous opportunities to undertake research in significant areas that are committed to benefiting the community and industry.

Courses and research opportunities are available through the Faculty's four schools and main discipline areas - Life Sciences, Natural Resources Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, and Physical and Chemical Sciences.

For further information please call 07 3864 2152 or visit our website.

Canon Information Systems Research Australia
Student Prize Sponsor

CISRA, or Canon Information Systems Research Australia, is the largest overseas research and development centre for Canon, and the largest R&D company in Australia. Among other activities, CISRA develops image processing and quality measurement techniques used in Canon printers and digital cameras, employing over 40 PhDs in various forms of physics and applied mathematics research, with the goal of recruiting more in the near future.

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities

Organisations are invited to participate as sponsors and exhibitors during the Congress. The exhibition area will be located centrally to the session rooms and delegates will have ample opportunity to view all of the exhibits. Delegates' morning and afternoon teas and lunches will be served within this area. For a detailed prospectus, please contact the Congress Office ICMS Pty Ltd.

TARGET MARKET
The AIP Congress will be of interest to all people with physics-related interests, including students, teachers, researchers, industry and academic physicists and other professionals working in disciplines in which physics plays an important role.

WHY ATTEND?
The Congress will encompass a broad range of physics-related activities, research areas and professions. Examples of the Cognate Societies and Australian Institute of Physics Topical Groups which will be represented at the Congress include the Australian Optical Society, the Australasian Society for General Relativity and Gravitation, the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, the Nuclear and Particle Physics Group, the Physics Education Group, the Atomic and Molecular Physics Group, the Quantum Information, Concepts, and Coherence Group, and the Women in Physics Group.

The following sponsorship options are still currently available for this Congress:

Gold Sponsorship

Silver Sponsorship

Bronze Sponsorship

Congress Dinner

Internet Hub

Speaker Sponsorship

Coffee Breaks

Final Program Advertisement - Full Page or Half Page

Satchel Inserts

For a full information prospectus, please email ICMS Pty Ltd.