SPIE

optics scholarly society
Organization learned_society Q2140443
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SPIE

Summary

SPIE is a learned society[1]. SPIE has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • SPIE's field of work was optics[3].
  • SPIE was a member of ORCID, Inc.[4].
  • SPIE was a member of Committee on Publication Ethics[5].
  • SPIE was a member of CHORUS[6].
  • SPIE is in the country of United States[7].
  • SPIE's instance of is recorded as learned society[8].
  • SPIE's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[9].
  • SPIE's instance of is recorded as engineering society[10].
  • SPIE's headquarters location is recorded as Bellingham[11].
  • SPIE's Commons category is recorded as SPIE (Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers)[12].
  • SPIE's industry is recorded as higher education[13].
  • July 1, 1955 marks the founding of SPIE[14].
  • 1955 marks the founding of SPIE[15].
  • SPIE's location of formation is recorded as California[16].
  • SPIE's official website is recorded as https://spie.org/[17].
  • SPIE's affiliation is recorded as American Institute of Physics[18].
  • SPIE's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SPIE'}[19].
  • SPIE's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Connecting Minds. Advancing Light.'}[20].
  • SPIE's main Wikidata property is recorded as P7758[21].
  • SPIE's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+19000'}[22].
  • SPIE's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikidata:WikiProject Academic Publisher[23].
  • SPIE's member category is recorded as Category:Wikipedians in SPIE[24].
  • SPIE's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11907'}[25].
  • SPIE's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14116'}[26].
  • SPIE's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16099'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include July 1, 1955[14] and 1955[15]. SPIE's location of formation is recorded as California[16].

Identity

SPIE's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SPIE'}[19].

Operations

SPIE's headquarters location is recorded as Bellingham[11].

Industry

SPIE's industry is recorded as higher education[13]. SPIE's field of work was optics[3].

Why It Matters

SPIE has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] SPIE is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . Open Funder Registry. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Society Open Access Research (SOAR) Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . publicationethics.org. Retrieved . publicationethics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . spie.org. spie.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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