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## The UJI becomes the epicentre of the International Day of Light in Spain

20/05/2024 |
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This commemoration reminds us of the relevance that the science and technology of this phenomenon have in the daily lives of people and the planet.

The commemoration of the [International Day of Light](http://www.uji.es/investigacio/base/cultura-cientifica/pc4/base/dil/) reminds us of the relevance that the science and technology of this phenomenon have in the daily lives of people and the planet. This date was chosen because the first laser emission obtained by Theodore Maiman took place on 16 May 1960, a paradigmatic example of how a scientific discovery provides revolutionary tools with global benefits.

The Hemp Market [Llotja del Cànem] of the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló has become the venue for the central act of the commemoration of this date in Spain. The rector of the UJI, Eva Alcón, and the president of DIL in Spain, María Josefa Yzuel, presided over the event, accompanied by the mayoress of Castelló de la Plana, Begoña Carrasco, the director general of Science and Research of the Generalitat Valenciana, Rafael Sebastián, and the vice-rector for Research and coordinator of the organising committee, Jesús Lancis.

The Optics Research Group (GROC-UJI) and the DIL Spanish Committee, with the collaboration of the Scientific Dissemination and Citizen Science Unit, the Communication and Publications Service, the Vice-rector's Offiice for Culture, Languages and Society, the Institute of New Imaging Technologies, the School of Technology and Experimental Sciences and the Sports Service have organised activities throughout the week at the UJI to raise awareness of the crucial role of light sciences and technologies and their applications in medicine, communications, energy production, biology and many other fields.

This commemoration is included in UNESCO's International Basic Science Programme and is managed internationally by the International Day of Light Secretariat. In Spain, it is coordinated by the Spanish Committee of the International Day of Light, which brings together scientific societies, research centres, universities, consortiums and technology platforms and companies linked to the science and technology of light.

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