The International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences invites you to its 2014 international conference (OWLS 2014) to be held at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China from the 10-12 June 2014. The University of Nottingham at Ningbo is located in Zhejiang Province on the south shore of Hangzhou Bay, opposite Shanghai. Seven thousand years old, populated with more than six million people and covering over nine thousand square kilometres, Ningbo is a rapidly growing city. Ranked 7th by Forbes list of ‘the top cities for business in China’, it is a thriving blend of enterprise, culture, education, tradition and entertainment. The city’s excellent transport links mean that Ningbo is an ideal location to explore and one from which to open up the vast delights that both China and Asia have to offer. OWLS 2014 is an occasion for researchers and engineers from academia and industry to exchange innovative research ideas and to promote the most recent advances in the applications of optical technologies to life sciences research.