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June Meeting
June 28 , 2007
NUFERN, East Granby, CT

Topic:
New England Fiberoptic Council Offers Plant Tour and
10-year Perspective and Report on New England’s
Specialty Fiberoptic Industry


Speaker:
Martin Seifert, President and CEO
President and CEO
NUFERN

The New England Fiberoptic Council (NEFC) hosted a special tour of one of New England’s top specialty fiberoptic companies, Nufern of East Granby, Connecticut. Attendees gort a close-up look at the design and manufacture of specialty optical fiber and fiber laser modules.

After the tour, a presentation on specialty fibers was hosted by NEFC and Nufern president/CEO Martin Seifert at their facility. The presentation featured a ten-year perspective on the industry and an informed look at the decade ahead. Specialty fibers for a variety of applications have stimulated entrepreneurs and Fortune 100 corporations alike to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the industry over the past decade. Seifert offered a view of the market, industry, and trends for the specialty fiber business of the future; he has been in the specialty fiber and electronics industries for over twenty years and previously held management positions at Lucent Specialty Fibers, Spectran, Rockwell, and Schweitzer Engineering Labs.

NEFC Scholarships for 2007

The following students were awarded scholarships at the June NEFC
Dinner meeting. Each awardee receives compensation toward their
academic expenses, as well as an annual membership in NEFC, use
of NEFC resources and an invitation to attend each monthly
NEFC meeting through the coming year.

Ryan Careno
New Hampshire Community Technical College

Scott Whitesell
New Hampshire Technical Institute

James Washington
Three Rivers Community College

Matthew Milliron
Three Rivers Community College

Paul Lariviere
Springfield Technical Community College

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