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Happy 2022! In the new year, there are many new happenings in the IEEE Photonics Society. First off, I’d like to welcome our new Society president, René-Jean Essiambre! We’re excited to have René at the helm, and we look forward to his leadership over the next two years. Please be sure to check out his first President’s Column for his inaugural Newsletter message to the community. Speaking of Society presidents, we’re privileged to have a special contribution from past-president, Robert Bartolini. Over 40 years ago, Dr. Bartolini started the very first Newsletter for the IEEE Photonics Society (then known as the IEEE Quantum Electronics and Application Society, or QEAS). Dr. Bartolini, in his piece, reflects on that time of the early QEAS, its evolution, and the bigger picture of the advances in technology and photonics. It gives a great sense of our heritage as both a professional society and a scientific field.

Speaking of Society presidents, we’re privileged to have a special contribution from past-president, Robert Bartolini. Over 40 years ago, Dr. Bartolini started the very first Newsletter for the IEEE Photonics Society
(then known as the IEEE Quantum Electronics and Application Society, or QEAS). Dr. Bartolini, in his piece, reflects on that time of the early QEAS, its evolution, and the bigger picture of the advances in technology and
photonics. It gives a great sense of our heritage as both a professional society and a scientific field.

It’s apropos to have Dr. Bartolini contribute to this issue of the Newsletter, as this is the beginning of a new phase of the publication he started. Beginning with this issue, the IEEE Photonics Society Newsletter will now
be available as a web-based publication. You will now be able to access all articles, news, and interviews at the new website at photonicssocietynews.org. We hope this will help us better serve our Society and professional community. We look forward to engaging with you online!

These changes in the new year are exciting, and we’re looking forward to the new opportunities they present. However, you can expect the same great content you’ve consistently gotten over the years to continue.

“In this issue, you’ll find our usual hallmark columns, including the research highlight on reconfigurable optics by Francesco Morichetti and Andrea Melloni from Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria,
Politecnico di Milano, the industry engagement piece guest-authored by Dr. Sarmishtha Satpathy of Openwater, a leadership interview of Niamh Kavanagh, and spotlights on a number of young researchers in Photonics
Worldwide.”

As we begin this new year and new phase of the Newsletter, we continue to invite you to engage with us.We look forward to our interactions online and the opportunity to provide you with new content and offerings.
As we begin this evolution, we want to hear from you to know how we can best serve and represent you. So please reach out to us via the new contact form on the website or email us at ipsnewsletter@ieee.org. We look forward to hearing from you!