The Organizing Committee of ICTON 2017 is very pleased to announce the competition for the best student / Ph.D. student papers in the following three categories:

• Networking (N)
• Devices (D)
• Photonic materials and phenomena (MP)

The eligibility and evaluation criteria are:

1. Regular papers, both oral and posters are eligible. Invited papers are NOT eligible.
2. The Presenting Author should have been registered as a student.
3. The Presenting Author should attend ICTON and present the paper.
4. The Presenting Author should confirm his/her interest by Monday June 26!
5. Evaluation criteria are: Originality, novelty, technical level, relevance to ICTON scope.
6. The evaluation will consider in the Proceedings, not the presentation itself.

If you are eligible and interested to participate in the best student paper competition, please simply send  a mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following data:

• Your name, affiliation, e-mail
• Student registration confirmation - you should have received it when registering
• Paper number, title and authors - as listed at https://www.itl.waw.pl/konferencje/icton/icton2017
• The targeted category (N, D, MP) - select ONLY one!

Deadline:  Monday June 26 , Wednesday June 28 at noon!

The winners will be announced during ICTON conference.