Member Benefits

OIDA provides roadmaps, reports, and market data for the optoelectronics industry, serves as the voice of industry to government and academia, acts as liaison with other optoelectronic industry associations worldwide, and provides a network for the exchange of ideas and information within the optoelectronics community.

Additional benefits include

• Information exchange between suppliers and users, leading to a fast response to the needs of the marketplace.
• Facilitation of pre-competitive R&D among members and government-supported R&D.
• Improved infrastructure supporting the North American optoelectronics industry.
• Effective advocacy of equitable trading positions with respect to foreign companies.Unified industry voice commanding greater national attention and response.
• Free membership in OIDA’s Community of Interest group (up to $2,500 savings).
• Complimentary copies of all OIDA market, workshop, and roadmapping reports at least six months before general public release. (New members receive OIDA’s most recent market report and a copy of three other workshop and roadmapping reports.)
• Quarterly newsletter, OIDA NewsWashington Updates, advising of recent policy and agency developments.
• Technology Updates, reporting on important technology trends and competitive information.
• Up to 50% discount on conference and forum registration fees.
• 10% and 20% discounts on conference and forum sponsorship opportunities.

Voting members gain additional benefits through their participation in the selection, direction and execution of association activities including special projects such as market studies and technology roadmaps. They are real-time recipients of information for their own use in the development of their businesses.

Participants in OIDA activities receive numerous opportunities for personal development as well. Active interaction with the best experts in the industry stimulates new ideas, tunes their thinking, sharpens their competitive edge, and opens new opportunities.