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NACDS Names 2026 Total Store Expo Product Showcase Winners
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release:
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NACDS Names 2026 Total Store Expo Product Showcase Winners
Showcase highlights standout new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods.
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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) revealed the winners of the 2026 NACDS Total Store Expo Product Showcase today, spotlighting the new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods. The event drew pharmacy leaders, retailers, and suppliers together around a common goal: identifying ... Show Full Article ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release: * * * NACDS Names 2026 Total Store Expo Product Showcase Winners Showcase highlights standout new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods. - The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) revealed the winners of the 2026 NACDS Total Store Expo Product Showcase today, spotlighting the new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods. The event drew pharmacy leaders, retailers, and suppliers together around a common goal: identifyingthe next generation of products that will help customers and communities thrive.
The Product Showcase is where new ideas get put to the test. Suppliers featured their newest offerings in dedicated cases throughout the show floor, with over a hundred entries represented across ten categories this year.
Retail buyers from around the country cast their votes, selecting the products they expect to have the greatest impact in stores over the coming year. Chosen by those with deep industry expertise, these winners reflect the needs of communities nationwide.
New this year, the inaugural class of the NACDS Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) also selected a favorite product from select categories. The ELA convened for the first time at this year's NACDS Total Store Expo, bringing together 49 dean-nominated pharmacy students and 20 deans from colleges of pharmacy for two days immersed in the breadth of the pharmacy and healthcare industry. Their Product Showcase selections add the perspective of the profession's next generation and are noted alongside the winners in the categories below.
The 2026 Product Showcase winners are:
Baby Care
Company: Ashtel Studios, Inc.
Product: Baby Wipes
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Genexa Inc
Product: Infants' Pain & Fever Blueberry Flavor
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Beauty/Cosmetics
Company: No7 Beauty Company
Product: Future Renew Serum
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: No7 Beauty Company
Product: Future Renew Serum
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Consumables
Company: Vespyr Brands
Product: Vivarin Smooth Energy(R) Caffeine Supplement XR
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Vespyr Brands
Product: Vivarin Smooth Energy(R) Caffeine Supplement XR
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General Merchandise
Company: Navajo Incorporated
Product: Piranha American Patriotic Sunglasses
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Navajo Incorporated
Product: Piranha American Patriotic Sunglasses
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Health Care/Over-the-Counter (Tie)
Company: BoomBoom
Product: Nasal Stick
Company: TruLabs LLC
Product: Hydrate + Creatine: Cherry Limeade & Razzle Berry
Emerging Leaders Pick (Tie):
Company: Force Factor
Product: Hair Growth Supplements
Company: Kenvue
Product: ZYRTEC(R) Allergen Shield Spray
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Household Products/Non-Edible Consumables
Company: Pourri
Product: Poo~Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray Original Citrus 2oz Boxed
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Pourri
Product: Poo~Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray Original Citrus 2oz Boxed
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Home Health Care
Company: LUXE Bidet
Product: Whift Bidet - The 1st Deodorizing Bidet Attachment
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: iHealth Labs, Inc.
Product: iHealth Flu A&B, Covid-19, and RSV Rapid Test, 2 CT
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Personal Care/HBC
Company: Minee Wipes
Product: Impossibly Compact Travel Flushable Wipes
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Cleanlogic
Product: Body Care Routine
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Pharmacy Operations Equipment & Services
Company: Inmar Intelligence
Product: Drug Deactivation & Disposal System powered by Deterra
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Inmar Intelligence
Product: Drug Deactivation & Disposal System powered by Deterra
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Pharmacy Products
Company: Sun Pharma
Product: Carvedilol Phosphate ER Capsules
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Sun Pharma
Product: Carvedilol Phosphate ER Capsules
Exhibitors at the NACDS Total Store Expo can enter, and each product is shown by category in alphabetical order by company name.
For more information, please visit www.tse.nacds.org.
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Original text here: https://www.nacds.org/nacds-names-2026-total-store-expo-product-showcase-winners/
[Category: Business]
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NACDS Names 2026 Total Store Expo Product Showcase Winners
Showcase highlights standout new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods.
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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) revealed the winners of the 2026 NACDS Total Store Expo Product Showcase today, spotlighting the new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods. The event drew pharmacy leaders, retailers, and suppliers together around a common goal: identifying ... Show Full Article ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release: * * * NACDS Names 2026 Total Store Expo Product Showcase Winners Showcase highlights standout new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods. - The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) revealed the winners of the 2026 NACDS Total Store Expo Product Showcase today, spotlighting the new products set to shape the future of pharmacy and consumer goods. The event drew pharmacy leaders, retailers, and suppliers together around a common goal: identifyingthe next generation of products that will help customers and communities thrive.
The Product Showcase is where new ideas get put to the test. Suppliers featured their newest offerings in dedicated cases throughout the show floor, with over a hundred entries represented across ten categories this year.
Retail buyers from around the country cast their votes, selecting the products they expect to have the greatest impact in stores over the coming year. Chosen by those with deep industry expertise, these winners reflect the needs of communities nationwide.
New this year, the inaugural class of the NACDS Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA) also selected a favorite product from select categories. The ELA convened for the first time at this year's NACDS Total Store Expo, bringing together 49 dean-nominated pharmacy students and 20 deans from colleges of pharmacy for two days immersed in the breadth of the pharmacy and healthcare industry. Their Product Showcase selections add the perspective of the profession's next generation and are noted alongside the winners in the categories below.
The 2026 Product Showcase winners are:
Baby Care
Company: Ashtel Studios, Inc.
Product: Baby Wipes
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Genexa Inc
Product: Infants' Pain & Fever Blueberry Flavor
* * *
Beauty/Cosmetics
Company: No7 Beauty Company
Product: Future Renew Serum
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: No7 Beauty Company
Product: Future Renew Serum
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Consumables
Company: Vespyr Brands
Product: Vivarin Smooth Energy(R) Caffeine Supplement XR
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Vespyr Brands
Product: Vivarin Smooth Energy(R) Caffeine Supplement XR
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General Merchandise
Company: Navajo Incorporated
Product: Piranha American Patriotic Sunglasses
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Navajo Incorporated
Product: Piranha American Patriotic Sunglasses
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Health Care/Over-the-Counter (Tie)
Company: BoomBoom
Product: Nasal Stick
Company: TruLabs LLC
Product: Hydrate + Creatine: Cherry Limeade & Razzle Berry
Emerging Leaders Pick (Tie):
Company: Force Factor
Product: Hair Growth Supplements
Company: Kenvue
Product: ZYRTEC(R) Allergen Shield Spray
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Household Products/Non-Edible Consumables
Company: Pourri
Product: Poo~Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray Original Citrus 2oz Boxed
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Pourri
Product: Poo~Pourri Before-You-Go Toilet Spray Original Citrus 2oz Boxed
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Home Health Care
Company: LUXE Bidet
Product: Whift Bidet - The 1st Deodorizing Bidet Attachment
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: iHealth Labs, Inc.
Product: iHealth Flu A&B, Covid-19, and RSV Rapid Test, 2 CT
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Personal Care/HBC
Company: Minee Wipes
Product: Impossibly Compact Travel Flushable Wipes
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Cleanlogic
Product: Body Care Routine
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Pharmacy Operations Equipment & Services
Company: Inmar Intelligence
Product: Drug Deactivation & Disposal System powered by Deterra
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Inmar Intelligence
Product: Drug Deactivation & Disposal System powered by Deterra
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Pharmacy Products
Company: Sun Pharma
Product: Carvedilol Phosphate ER Capsules
Emerging Leaders Pick:
Company: Sun Pharma
Product: Carvedilol Phosphate ER Capsules
Exhibitors at the NACDS Total Store Expo can enter, and each product is shown by category in alphabetical order by company name.
For more information, please visit www.tse.nacds.org.
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Original text here: https://www.nacds.org/nacds-names-2026-total-store-expo-product-showcase-winners/
[Category: Business]
NAACP Calls For Immediate Action To Protect Sailors and Marines Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release:
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NAACP Calls For Immediate Action To Protect Sailors and Marines Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
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August 13, 2026
WASHINGTON -The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is deeply alarmed by reports concerning the deteriorating living conditions, prolonged deployment, declining morale, and serious mental health challenges facing thousands of Sailors and Marines serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
Recent reporting indicates that the USS Abraham Lincoln has now ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Calls For Immediate Action To Protect Sailors and Marines Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln * August 13, 2026 WASHINGTON -The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is deeply alarmed by reports concerning the deteriorating living conditions, prolonged deployment, declining morale, and serious mental health challenges facing thousands of Sailors and Marines serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). Recent reporting indicates that the USS Abraham Lincoln has nowbeen deployed for approximately 265 days, after departing San Diego on November 21, 2025. The carrier's deployment, originally expected to conclude months ago, has reportedly been extended twice. During this extraordinary period, the crew has experienced only two brief port calls, with reports documenting a period of more than 200 consecutive days without a meaningful port visit.
More disturbing are accounts from service members and their families describing moldy showers, broken toilets and laundry facilities, extended periods without hot water, shortages of basic hygiene products, inadequate meals, disrupted mail service, excessive working hours, and worsening mental health conditions.
Multiple news organizations have also reported incidents involving Sailors who allegedly attempted to go overboard. While Navy officials have disputed reports suggesting an increase in suicidal behavior, the accounts coming from Sailors and military families demand immediate attention, transparency, and independent review.
Our service members are not expendable.
The NAACP views the treatment and well-being of America's service members as a fundamental issue of civil rights, human dignity, equal treatment, and national responsibility. Black Americans have served in every major American conflict while historically fighting a second battle for dignity, equality, adequate medical treatment, recognition, and fair treatment within the Armed Forces.
That history matters today.
Black Sailors, other Sailors of color, women, and members of historically marginalized communities are among the nearly 5,000 Sailors and Marines serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The NAACP is deeply concerned about how prolonged isolation, inadequate living conditions, shortages of necessities, operational exhaustion, and barriers to adequate mental health care may affect these populations.
The federal government has an obligation not simply to send America's sons and daughters into harm's way, but to safeguard their health, dignity, and well-being while they serve.
The NAACP has fought for generations for equality of treatment and opportunity within the United States Armed Forces. Our advocacy helped advance the principles ultimately embodied in President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order 9981, which declared equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Forces regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin.
Those principles cannot stop at recruitment.
Equality in military service must also mean equal access to safe living conditions, adequate nutrition, sanitation, medical and mental health care, rest, communication with family, and leadership that recognizes the humanity of the people carrying out the mission.
A Navy Veteran's Perspective
NAACP Life Member, Dr. Antwanisha Williamson, Chair of the California-Hawaii State Conference NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee and a U.S. Navy combat veteran, understands the consequences of prolonged operations at sea firsthand.
In 2003, while serving aboard the USS Carl Vinson, Dr. Williamson and her fellow Sailors completed a nine-month deployment that included more than 100 consecutive days at sea. She recalls shortages of food and basic consumable necessities, including toilet paper, along with significant deterioration in crew morale and serious mental health challenges among service members.
"I have lived a version of what these Sailors are experiencing. After more than 100 consecutive days at sea, we saw what isolation, exhaustion, shortages, uncertainty, and separation from family could do to people. We watched morale deteriorate. We watched people struggle mentally. And we were at sea for a fraction of the uninterrupted period these Sailors have reportedly endured.
"These are not numbers on a deployment schedule. These are mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, spouses, and human beings who raised their hands and swore an oath to defend this country. Their willingness to serve does not give our government permission to disregard their basic needs or their humanity.
"I want every Sailor and Marine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, especially our Black service members and other service members of color, to know this: we see you, we hear your families, and the NAACP will continue fighting for you."
Civil Rights and Military Readiness Are Not Competing Priorities
Protecting service members is not inconsistent with military readiness. Protecting service members is essential to military readiness.
A Sailor who is chronically exhausted, inadequately nourished, isolated from family, unable to access basic necessities, or experiencing an untreated mental health crisis cannot reasonably be expected to maintain peak operational readiness indefinitely.
This is particularly concerning during active military operations, when the United States depends upon highly trained service members to make consequential decisions under extraordinary pressure.
The NAACP therefore rejects any suggestion that raising concerns about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln undermines the military mission. Demanding safe conditions, adequate resources, mental health support, and accountable leadership strengthens our Armed Forces.
NAACP Calls for Immediate Federal Action
The NAACP calls upon Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Department of the Navy leadership, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, congressional Armed Services leadership, and the Administration to take immediate action.
We call for:
1. Immediate operational relief for the Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, including implementation of the earliest safe rotation and return plan possible.
2. A comprehensive independent investigation into reported food, water, sanitation, hygiene, maintenance, mail, staffing, workload, and mental health conditions aboard the carrier.
3. An immediate mental health assessment and surge of confidential mental health resources, with protections to ensure that service members can seek help without unnecessary stigma, retaliation, or fear that asking for help will automatically destroy their military careers.
4. A demographic and equity review examining whether Black service members, other service members of color, women, junior enlisted personnel, and other potentially vulnerable populations have experienced disparate effects in access to resources, medical and mental health services, disciplinary responses, assignments, or opportunities for relief.
5. Transparent communication with military families, who should not have to depend upon news reports and informal communications to understand the health and safety conditions facing their loved ones.
6. Congressional oversight of extended naval deployments, including examination of maximum deployment lengths, consecutive days at sea, port-call requirements, mental health safeguards, logistical sustainability, and command accountability.
7. Protection against retaliation for Sailors, Marines, family members, whistleblowers, or others who report unsafe conditions or seek mental health treatment.
We Cannot Ask Them to Defend Freedom While Ignoring Their Own Rights
For more than a century, the NAACP has fought to ensure that Black Americans and other marginalized communities receive the rights, dignity, protection, and opportunity promised by this nation. That commitment has always included the men and women who wear America's uniform.
Black service members have fought in every American war, often while confronting discrimination within the very institutions they served.
Our nation cannot celebrate their patriotism while remaining silent when service members report that their basic physical and psychological needs are not being met.
The NAACP stands with the Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. We stand with their spouses, their children, their parents, and every military family waiting for someone they love to come home.
Service is a sacrifice. It should never require the sacrifice of basic human dignity.
We call upon federal and Navy leadership to act with urgency.
Relieve these Sailors. Investigate these conditions. Protect their mental health. Support their families. And bring them home safely.
The strength of America's military will never be measured solely by the ships we deploy, the weapons we possess, or the missions we accomplish.
It will also be measured by how this nation treats the people we ask to carry out those missions.
About NAACP
The NAACP advocates, agitates, and litigates for the civil rights due to Black America. Our legacy is built on the foundation of grassroots activism by the biggest civil rights pioneers of the 20th century and is sustained by 21st century activists. From classrooms and courtrooms to city halls and Congress, our network of members across the country works to secure the social and political power that will end race-based discrimination. That work is rooted in racial equity, civic engagement, and supportive policies and institutions for all marginalized people. We are committed to a world without racism where Black people enjoy equitable opportunities in thriving communities.
NOTE: The Legal Defense Fund - also referred to as the NAACP-LDF - was founded in 1940 as a part of the NAACP, but now operatesas a completely separate entity.
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Original text here: https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-calls-immediate-action-protect-sailors-and-marines-aboard-uss-abraham-lincoln
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NAACP Calls For Immediate Action To Protect Sailors and Marines Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
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August 13, 2026
WASHINGTON -The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is deeply alarmed by reports concerning the deteriorating living conditions, prolonged deployment, declining morale, and serious mental health challenges facing thousands of Sailors and Marines serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
Recent reporting indicates that the USS Abraham Lincoln has now ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Calls For Immediate Action To Protect Sailors and Marines Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln * August 13, 2026 WASHINGTON -The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is deeply alarmed by reports concerning the deteriorating living conditions, prolonged deployment, declining morale, and serious mental health challenges facing thousands of Sailors and Marines serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). Recent reporting indicates that the USS Abraham Lincoln has nowbeen deployed for approximately 265 days, after departing San Diego on November 21, 2025. The carrier's deployment, originally expected to conclude months ago, has reportedly been extended twice. During this extraordinary period, the crew has experienced only two brief port calls, with reports documenting a period of more than 200 consecutive days without a meaningful port visit.
More disturbing are accounts from service members and their families describing moldy showers, broken toilets and laundry facilities, extended periods without hot water, shortages of basic hygiene products, inadequate meals, disrupted mail service, excessive working hours, and worsening mental health conditions.
Multiple news organizations have also reported incidents involving Sailors who allegedly attempted to go overboard. While Navy officials have disputed reports suggesting an increase in suicidal behavior, the accounts coming from Sailors and military families demand immediate attention, transparency, and independent review.
Our service members are not expendable.
The NAACP views the treatment and well-being of America's service members as a fundamental issue of civil rights, human dignity, equal treatment, and national responsibility. Black Americans have served in every major American conflict while historically fighting a second battle for dignity, equality, adequate medical treatment, recognition, and fair treatment within the Armed Forces.
That history matters today.
Black Sailors, other Sailors of color, women, and members of historically marginalized communities are among the nearly 5,000 Sailors and Marines serving aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The NAACP is deeply concerned about how prolonged isolation, inadequate living conditions, shortages of necessities, operational exhaustion, and barriers to adequate mental health care may affect these populations.
The federal government has an obligation not simply to send America's sons and daughters into harm's way, but to safeguard their health, dignity, and well-being while they serve.
The NAACP has fought for generations for equality of treatment and opportunity within the United States Armed Forces. Our advocacy helped advance the principles ultimately embodied in President Harry S. Truman's Executive Order 9981, which declared equality of treatment and opportunity in the Armed Forces regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin.
Those principles cannot stop at recruitment.
Equality in military service must also mean equal access to safe living conditions, adequate nutrition, sanitation, medical and mental health care, rest, communication with family, and leadership that recognizes the humanity of the people carrying out the mission.
A Navy Veteran's Perspective
NAACP Life Member, Dr. Antwanisha Williamson, Chair of the California-Hawaii State Conference NAACP Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee and a U.S. Navy combat veteran, understands the consequences of prolonged operations at sea firsthand.
In 2003, while serving aboard the USS Carl Vinson, Dr. Williamson and her fellow Sailors completed a nine-month deployment that included more than 100 consecutive days at sea. She recalls shortages of food and basic consumable necessities, including toilet paper, along with significant deterioration in crew morale and serious mental health challenges among service members.
"I have lived a version of what these Sailors are experiencing. After more than 100 consecutive days at sea, we saw what isolation, exhaustion, shortages, uncertainty, and separation from family could do to people. We watched morale deteriorate. We watched people struggle mentally. And we were at sea for a fraction of the uninterrupted period these Sailors have reportedly endured.
"These are not numbers on a deployment schedule. These are mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, spouses, and human beings who raised their hands and swore an oath to defend this country. Their willingness to serve does not give our government permission to disregard their basic needs or their humanity.
"I want every Sailor and Marine aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, especially our Black service members and other service members of color, to know this: we see you, we hear your families, and the NAACP will continue fighting for you."
Civil Rights and Military Readiness Are Not Competing Priorities
Protecting service members is not inconsistent with military readiness. Protecting service members is essential to military readiness.
A Sailor who is chronically exhausted, inadequately nourished, isolated from family, unable to access basic necessities, or experiencing an untreated mental health crisis cannot reasonably be expected to maintain peak operational readiness indefinitely.
This is particularly concerning during active military operations, when the United States depends upon highly trained service members to make consequential decisions under extraordinary pressure.
The NAACP therefore rejects any suggestion that raising concerns about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln undermines the military mission. Demanding safe conditions, adequate resources, mental health support, and accountable leadership strengthens our Armed Forces.
NAACP Calls for Immediate Federal Action
The NAACP calls upon Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Department of the Navy leadership, Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, congressional Armed Services leadership, and the Administration to take immediate action.
We call for:
1. Immediate operational relief for the Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, including implementation of the earliest safe rotation and return plan possible.
2. A comprehensive independent investigation into reported food, water, sanitation, hygiene, maintenance, mail, staffing, workload, and mental health conditions aboard the carrier.
3. An immediate mental health assessment and surge of confidential mental health resources, with protections to ensure that service members can seek help without unnecessary stigma, retaliation, or fear that asking for help will automatically destroy their military careers.
4. A demographic and equity review examining whether Black service members, other service members of color, women, junior enlisted personnel, and other potentially vulnerable populations have experienced disparate effects in access to resources, medical and mental health services, disciplinary responses, assignments, or opportunities for relief.
5. Transparent communication with military families, who should not have to depend upon news reports and informal communications to understand the health and safety conditions facing their loved ones.
6. Congressional oversight of extended naval deployments, including examination of maximum deployment lengths, consecutive days at sea, port-call requirements, mental health safeguards, logistical sustainability, and command accountability.
7. Protection against retaliation for Sailors, Marines, family members, whistleblowers, or others who report unsafe conditions or seek mental health treatment.
We Cannot Ask Them to Defend Freedom While Ignoring Their Own Rights
For more than a century, the NAACP has fought to ensure that Black Americans and other marginalized communities receive the rights, dignity, protection, and opportunity promised by this nation. That commitment has always included the men and women who wear America's uniform.
Black service members have fought in every American war, often while confronting discrimination within the very institutions they served.
Our nation cannot celebrate their patriotism while remaining silent when service members report that their basic physical and psychological needs are not being met.
The NAACP stands with the Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. We stand with their spouses, their children, their parents, and every military family waiting for someone they love to come home.
Service is a sacrifice. It should never require the sacrifice of basic human dignity.
We call upon federal and Navy leadership to act with urgency.
Relieve these Sailors. Investigate these conditions. Protect their mental health. Support their families. And bring them home safely.
The strength of America's military will never be measured solely by the ships we deploy, the weapons we possess, or the missions we accomplish.
It will also be measured by how this nation treats the people we ask to carry out those missions.
About NAACP
The NAACP advocates, agitates, and litigates for the civil rights due to Black America. Our legacy is built on the foundation of grassroots activism by the biggest civil rights pioneers of the 20th century and is sustained by 21st century activists. From classrooms and courtrooms to city halls and Congress, our network of members across the country works to secure the social and political power that will end race-based discrimination. That work is rooted in racial equity, civic engagement, and supportive policies and institutions for all marginalized people. We are committed to a world without racism where Black people enjoy equitable opportunities in thriving communities.
NOTE: The Legal Defense Fund - also referred to as the NAACP-LDF - was founded in 1940 as a part of the NAACP, but now operatesas a completely separate entity.
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Original text here: https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-calls-immediate-action-protect-sailors-and-marines-aboard-uss-abraham-lincoln
More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release:
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More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines
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"Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines.
"As measles surges across the United States and as respiratory ... Show Full Article PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines * "Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines. "As measles surges across the United States and as respiratoryvirus season approaches, families deserve clear guidance from federal health officials that is grounded in science and aimed at protecting children's health. Instead, the White House released an Executive Order that undermines confidence in childhood vaccinations and recommends changes that would leave children less protected and families more confused.
"In addition, while the Executive Order does not address autism at all, administration officials' remarks around the release of the order elevated dangerous falsehoods about vaccines and autism. Elevating these debunked claims does nothing to support families of children with autism. In fact, it diverts resources away from promising areas of research.
"Our message for parents and caregivers is clear: if you have questions about vaccines, or any other aspect of your child's health or development, talk with your child's clinician."
American Academy of Pediatrics
317 Coalition
A Little HERO Org
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)
Academic Pediatric Association
ACOG
Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Alanas Foundation
Alaska Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics - Orange County Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics - Puerto Rico Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 2
American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3
American Academy of Pediatrics, California
American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, DC Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, Virginia Chapter
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
American Board of Medical Specialties
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
American College of Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Families for Vaccines
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
American Nurses Association - Vermont
American Pediatric Society
American Psychiatric Association
American Public Health Association
American Society for Meningitis Prevention
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Society of Hematology
American Thoracic Society
America's Physician Groups
Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP)
Arizona Families for Vaccines
Arkansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Arthritis Foundation
ASM
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Autism Science Foundation
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
Big Cities Health Coalition
California Medical Association
Cancer Nation
Caregiver Action Network
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Children First
Children with Diabetes
Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses (COGI)
Colorado Families for Vaccines
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Defend Public Health
Delaware Academy of Medicine & Public Health
Delaware Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Doctors for America
Early Intervention Providers Association of Pennsylvania
Emergency Nurses Association
Emily Stillman Foundation
END SEPSIS
Endocrine Society
Families Fighting Flu
Families USA
Family Voices NJ
First Up
Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc.
Florida Families for Vaccines
For Our Health
Forever Jewelz Foundation
Generations United
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Gerontological Society of America
GLMA
Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform
Grandparents for Vaccines
Hand to Hold
Hawai'i-American Nurses Association
Health Equity Community Collaborative
HealthHIV
Hepatitis B Foundation
HIV Medicine Association
Hope for HIE
Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois Chapter,American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois State Medical Society
Immunize Illinois Coalition
Immunize Wisconsin
Immunize.org
Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
International Vaccine Access Center
Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
It's a NICU World
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Kimberly Coffey Foundation
Ky AAP
Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage Alaska
Looms For Lupus
Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Maine AAP
March of Dimes
Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Families for Vaccines
Maternity Care Coalition
Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Michigan Public Health Association
Minnesota Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Minnesota Public Health Association
Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Mom and Me LLC
Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Montana Families for Vaccines
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
National Coalition for Infant Health
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
National Consumers League
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
National Hispanic Health Foundation
National Network of Public Health Institutes
National Perinatal Association
National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA)
National Public Health Coalition
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR)
NC Pediatric Society
Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
New Mexico Pediatric Society
NH Families for Vaccines
NHAAP (New Hampshire Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics)
NICU Alumni
NICU Parent Network
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
North Carolina Public Health Association
North Dakota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
North East Medical Services
NTM Info & Research
Nurses for America
Nurses Who Vaccinate
NYS AAP Chapter 2
NYS AAP Chapter 3
Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Oregon Families for Vaccines
Oregon Nurses Association
Oregon Pediatric Society
PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls PLLC
Pediatric Policy Council
Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
PREEMIEWORLD FOUNDATION INC.
Prevent Blindness
Protect Our Care
Public Health Association of Nebraska
Puerto Rico Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Saul's Light
Silvie Bells
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Society for PAs in Pediatrics
Society for Pediatric Research
Society for Public Health Education
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Society of Hospital Medicine
Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Tennessee Public Health Association
The American Board of Pediatrics
The Arizona Partnership for Immunization
The Immunization Partnership
The Iris Fund
The Task Force for Global Health
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Touching Tiny Hands, Inc.
TransactRx, Part of RedSail Technologies, LLC
Trusted Messenger Program
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Vaccinate Your Family
Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Voices for Vaccines
Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA)
Washington State Public Health Association
West Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WIAAP)
Wisconsin Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Public Health Association
Women in Medicine(r)
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More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines
*
"Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines.
"As measles surges across the United States and as respiratory ... Show Full Article PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 210 leading medical, health and patient advocacy groups oppose recent Executive Order on childhood vaccines * "Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines. "As measles surges across the United States and as respiratoryvirus season approaches, families deserve clear guidance from federal health officials that is grounded in science and aimed at protecting children's health. Instead, the White House released an Executive Order that undermines confidence in childhood vaccinations and recommends changes that would leave children less protected and families more confused.
"In addition, while the Executive Order does not address autism at all, administration officials' remarks around the release of the order elevated dangerous falsehoods about vaccines and autism. Elevating these debunked claims does nothing to support families of children with autism. In fact, it diverts resources away from promising areas of research.
"Our message for parents and caregivers is clear: if you have questions about vaccines, or any other aspect of your child's health or development, talk with your child's clinician."
American Academy of Pediatrics
317 Coalition
A Little HERO Org
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)
Academic Pediatric Association
ACOG
Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Alanas Foundation
Alaska Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics - Orange County Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics - Puerto Rico Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 2
American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3
American Academy of Pediatrics, California
American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, DC Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, Virginia Chapter
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
American Board of Medical Specialties
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
American College of Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Families for Vaccines
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
American Nurses Association - Vermont
American Pediatric Society
American Psychiatric Association
American Public Health Association
American Society for Meningitis Prevention
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Society of Hematology
American Thoracic Society
America's Physician Groups
Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP)
Arizona Families for Vaccines
Arkansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Arthritis Foundation
ASM
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Autism Science Foundation
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
Big Cities Health Coalition
California Medical Association
Cancer Nation
Caregiver Action Network
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Children First
Children with Diabetes
Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses (COGI)
Colorado Families for Vaccines
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Defend Public Health
Delaware Academy of Medicine & Public Health
Delaware Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Doctors for America
Early Intervention Providers Association of Pennsylvania
Emergency Nurses Association
Emily Stillman Foundation
END SEPSIS
Endocrine Society
Families Fighting Flu
Families USA
Family Voices NJ
First Up
Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc.
Florida Families for Vaccines
For Our Health
Forever Jewelz Foundation
Generations United
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Gerontological Society of America
GLMA
Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform
Grandparents for Vaccines
Hand to Hold
Hawai'i-American Nurses Association
Health Equity Community Collaborative
HealthHIV
Hepatitis B Foundation
HIV Medicine Association
Hope for HIE
Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois Chapter,American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois State Medical Society
Immunize Illinois Coalition
Immunize Wisconsin
Immunize.org
Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
International Vaccine Access Center
Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
It's a NICU World
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Kimberly Coffey Foundation
Ky AAP
Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage Alaska
Looms For Lupus
Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Maine AAP
March of Dimes
Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Families for Vaccines
Maternity Care Coalition
Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Michigan Public Health Association
Minnesota Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Minnesota Public Health Association
Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Mom and Me LLC
Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Montana Families for Vaccines
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
National Coalition for Infant Health
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
National Consumers League
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
National Hispanic Health Foundation
National Network of Public Health Institutes
National Perinatal Association
National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA)
National Public Health Coalition
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR)
NC Pediatric Society
Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
New Mexico Pediatric Society
NH Families for Vaccines
NHAAP (New Hampshire Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics)
NICU Alumni
NICU Parent Network
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
North Carolina Public Health Association
North Dakota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
North East Medical Services
NTM Info & Research
Nurses for America
Nurses Who Vaccinate
NYS AAP Chapter 2
NYS AAP Chapter 3
Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Oregon Families for Vaccines
Oregon Nurses Association
Oregon Pediatric Society
PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls PLLC
Pediatric Policy Council
Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
PREEMIEWORLD FOUNDATION INC.
Prevent Blindness
Protect Our Care
Public Health Association of Nebraska
Puerto Rico Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Saul's Light
Silvie Bells
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Society for PAs in Pediatrics
Society for Pediatric Research
Society for Public Health Education
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Society of Hospital Medicine
Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Tennessee Public Health Association
The American Board of Pediatrics
The Arizona Partnership for Immunization
The Immunization Partnership
The Iris Fund
The Task Force for Global Health
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Touching Tiny Hands, Inc.
TransactRx, Part of RedSail Technologies, LLC
Trusted Messenger Program
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Vaccinate Your Family
Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Voices for Vaccines
Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA)
Washington State Public Health Association
West Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WIAAP)
Wisconsin Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Public Health Association
Women in Medicine(r)
***
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More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release:
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More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
*
Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines.
As measles surges across the United States and as respiratory ... Show Full Article ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines * Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines. As measles surges across the United States and as respiratoryvirus season approaches, families deserve clear guidance from federal health officials that is grounded in science and aimed at protecting children's health. Instead, the White House released an Executive Order that undermines confidence in childhood vaccinations and recommends changes that would leave children less protected and families more confused.
In addition, while the Executive Order does not address autism at all, administration officials' remarks around the release of the order elevated dangerous falsehoods about vaccines and autism. Elevating these debunked claims does nothing to support families of children with autism. In fact, it diverts resources away from promising areas of research.
Our message for parents and caregivers is clear: if you have questions about vaccines, or any other aspect of your child's health or development, talk with your child's clinician.
American Academy of Pediatrics
317 Coalition
A Little HERO Org
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)
Academic Pediatric Association
ACOG
Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Alanas Foundation
Alaska Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics - Orange County Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics - Puerto Rico Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 2
American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3
American Academy of Pediatrics, California
American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, DC Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, Virginia Chapter
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
American Board of Medical Specialties
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
American College of Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Families for Vaccines
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
American Nurses Association - Vermont
American Pediatric Society
American Psychiatric Association
American Public Health Association
American Society for Meningitis Prevention
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Society of Hematology
American Thoracic Society
America's Physician Groups
Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP)
Arizona Families for Vaccines
Arkansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Arthritis Foundation
ASM
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Autism Science Foundation
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
Big Cities Health Coalition
California Medical Association
Cancer Nation
Caregiver Action Network
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Children First
Children with Diabetes
Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses (COGI)
Colorado Families for Vaccines
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Defend Public Health
Delaware Academy of Medicine & Public Health
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Doctors for America
Early Intervention Providers Association of Pennsylvania
Emergency Nurses Association
Emily Stillman Foundation
END SEPSIS
Endocrine Society
Families Fighting Flu
Families USA
Family Voices NJ
First Up
Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc.
Florida Families for Vaccines
For Our Health
Forever Jewelz Foundation
Generations United
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Gerontological Society of America
GLMA
Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform
Grandparents for Vaccines
Hand to Hold
Hawai'i-American Nurses Association
Health Equity Community Collaborative
HealthHIV
Hepatitis B Foundation
HIV Medicine Association
Hope for HIE
Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois Chapter,American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois State Medical Society
Immunize Illinois Coalition
Immunize Wisconsin
Immunize.org
Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
International Vaccine Access Center
Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
It's a NICU World
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Kimberly Coffey Foundation
Ky AAP
Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage Alaska
Looms For Lupus
Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Maine AAP
March of Dimes
Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Families for Vaccines
Maternity Care Coalition
Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Michigan Public Health Association
Minnesota Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Minnesota Public Health Association
Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Mom and Me LLC
Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Montana Families for Vaccines
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
National Coalition for Infant Health
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
National Consumers League
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
National Hispanic Health Foundation
National Network of Public Health Institutes
National Perinatal Association
National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA)
National Public Health Coalition
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR)
NC Pediatric Society
Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
New Mexico Pediatric Society
NH Families for Vaccines
NHAAP (New Hampshire Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics)
NICU Alumni
NICU Parent Network
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
North Carolina Public Health Association
North Dakota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
North East Medical Services
NTM Info & Research
Nurses for America
Nurses Who Vaccinate
NYS AAP Chapter 2
NYS AAP Chapter 3
Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Oregon Families for Vaccines
Oregon Nurses Association
Oregon Pediatric Society
PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls PLLC
Pediatric Policy Council
Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
PREEMIEWORLD FOUNDATION INC.
Prevent Blindness
Protect Our Care
Public Health Association of Nebraska
Puerto Rico Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Saul's Light
Silvie Bells
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Society for PAs in Pediatrics
Society for Pediatric Research
Society for Public Health Education
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Society of Hospital Medicine
Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Tennessee Public Health Association
The American Board of Pediatrics
The Arizona Partnership for Immunization
The Immunization Partnership
The Iris Fund
The Task Force for Global Health
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Touching Tiny Hands, Inc.
TransactRx, Part of RedSail Technologies, LLC
Trusted Messenger Program
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Vaccinate Your Family
Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Voices for Vaccines
Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA)
Washington State Public Health Association
West Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WIAAP)
Wisconsin Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Public Health Association
Women in Medicine(r)
***
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More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
*
Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines.
As measles surges across the United States and as respiratory ... Show Full Article ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 17 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychiatric Association issued the following news release: * * * More than 210 Leading Medical, Health and Patient Advocacy Groups Oppose Recent Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines * Our organizations, representing physicians, nurses, medical professionals, scientists, pharmacists, public health, patients and families, are alarmed by the recent White House Executive Order that advises, without evidence, reducing and spacing out recommended childhood vaccines. As measles surges across the United States and as respiratoryvirus season approaches, families deserve clear guidance from federal health officials that is grounded in science and aimed at protecting children's health. Instead, the White House released an Executive Order that undermines confidence in childhood vaccinations and recommends changes that would leave children less protected and families more confused.
In addition, while the Executive Order does not address autism at all, administration officials' remarks around the release of the order elevated dangerous falsehoods about vaccines and autism. Elevating these debunked claims does nothing to support families of children with autism. In fact, it diverts resources away from promising areas of research.
Our message for parents and caregivers is clear: if you have questions about vaccines, or any other aspect of your child's health or development, talk with your child's clinician.
American Academy of Pediatrics
317 Coalition
A Little HERO Org
AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges)
Academic Pediatric Association
ACOG
Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Alanas Foundation
Alaska Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Pediatrics - Orange County Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics - Puerto Rico Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 2
American Academy of Pediatrics, CA Chapter 3
American Academy of Pediatrics, California
American Academy of Pediatrics, Colorado Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, DC Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics, Virginia Chapter
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
American Board of Medical Specialties
American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
American College of Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Families for Vaccines
American Lung Association
American Medical Association
American Nurses Association - Vermont
American Pediatric Society
American Psychiatric Association
American Public Health Association
American Society for Meningitis Prevention
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Society of Hematology
American Thoracic Society
America's Physician Groups
Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AzAAP)
Arizona Families for Vaccines
Arkansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Arthritis Foundation
ASM
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Autism Science Foundation
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network
Big Cities Health Coalition
California Medical Association
Cancer Nation
Caregiver Action Network
Center for Disease Analysis Foundation
Children First
Children with Diabetes
Color of Gastrointestinal Illnesses (COGI)
Colorado Families for Vaccines
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Defend Public Health
Delaware Academy of Medicine & Public Health
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Doctors for America
Early Intervention Providers Association of Pennsylvania
Emergency Nurses Association
Emily Stillman Foundation
END SEPSIS
Endocrine Society
Families Fighting Flu
Families USA
Family Voices NJ
First Up
Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics, Inc.
Florida Families for Vaccines
For Our Health
Forever Jewelz Foundation
Generations United
Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
Gerontological Society of America
GLMA
Global Allergy & Airways Patient Platform
Grandparents for Vaccines
Hand to Hold
Hawai'i-American Nurses Association
Health Equity Community Collaborative
HealthHIV
Hepatitis B Foundation
HIV Medicine Association
Hope for HIE
Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois Chapter,American Academy of Pediatrics
Illinois State Medical Society
Immunize Illinois Coalition
Immunize Wisconsin
Immunize.org
Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
International Vaccine Access Center
Iowa Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
It's a NICU World
Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Kimberly Coffey Foundation
Ky AAP
Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage Alaska
Looms For Lupus
Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Maine AAP
March of Dimes
Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Families for Vaccines
Maternity Care Coalition
Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Michigan Public Health Association
Minnesota Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Minnesota Public Health Association
Mississippi Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Mom and Me LLC
Montana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Montana Families for Vaccines
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Association of Hispanic Nurses
National Coalition for Infant Health
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
National Consumers League
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
National Hispanic Health Foundation
National Network of Public Health Institutes
National Perinatal Association
National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA)
National Public Health Coalition
National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR)
NC Pediatric Society
Nebraska Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
New Mexico Pediatric Society
NH Families for Vaccines
NHAAP (New Hampshire Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics)
NICU Alumni
NICU Parent Network
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
North Carolina Public Health Association
North Dakota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
North East Medical Services
NTM Info & Research
Nurses for America
Nurses Who Vaccinate
NYS AAP Chapter 2
NYS AAP Chapter 3
Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Oregon Families for Vaccines
Oregon Nurses Association
Oregon Pediatric Society
PA Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner House Calls PLLC
Pediatric Policy Council
Peggy Lillis Foundation for C. diff Education & Advocacy
Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children
Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
PREEMIEWORLD FOUNDATION INC.
Prevent Blindness
Protect Our Care
Public Health Association of Nebraska
Puerto Rico Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Saul's Light
Silvie Bells
Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Society for PAs in Pediatrics
Society for Pediatric Research
Society for Public Health Education
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Society of Hospital Medicine
Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Tennessee Public Health Association
The American Board of Pediatrics
The Arizona Partnership for Immunization
The Immunization Partnership
The Iris Fund
The Task Force for Global Health
The Tiny Miracles Foundation
Touching Tiny Hands, Inc.
TransactRx, Part of RedSail Technologies, LLC
Trusted Messenger Program
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Vaccinate Your Family
Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Voices for Vaccines
Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA)
Washington State Public Health Association
West Virginia Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
West Virginia Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WIAAP)
Wisconsin Families for Vaccines
Wisconsin Public Health Association
Women in Medicine(r)
***
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Marine Industry Mourns the Passing of Industry Leader Noel Osborne
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 17 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release:
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Marine Industry Mourns the Passing of Industry Leader Noel Osborne
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NMMA joins the recreational boating industry in mourning the passing of longtime marine industry leader, dealer and consultant Noel Osborne, who died Aug. 7 at age 89.
Osborne spent decades in the recreational boating industry, building a career that spanned boat retailing, dealer education, consulting and industry leadership. After beginning his professional career in aerospace and defense, ... Show Full Article CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 17 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Marine Industry Mourns the Passing of Industry Leader Noel Osborne * NMMA joins the recreational boating industry in mourning the passing of longtime marine industry leader, dealer and consultant Noel Osborne, who died Aug. 7 at age 89. Osborne spent decades in the recreational boating industry, building a career that spanned boat retailing, dealer education, consulting and industry leadership. After beginning his professional career in aerospace and defense,he entered the marine industry and opened Osborne Boat Sales in York, Pennsylvania, in 1971. The company eventually grew to five locations across Pennsylvania and Maryland. Osborne applied management practices from his aerospace career to the dealership business, developing dealer management programs that would influence his later work as an industry consultant.
In 1990, Osborne acquired Naples Boat Mart in Naples, Florida, growing the business into one of the area's largest dealerships. He sold the dealership in 1998 and established Osborne and Associates, providing consulting and training services to marine manufacturers and dealerships.
Osborne became particularly well known for his work in dealer education, including his involvement with Yamaha Marine's Performance 500 and Symposium training programs. Over the course of his consulting career, he provided training and support for Yamaha Marine USA and Canada, Correct Craft and a number of other boat manufacturers and individual dealerships. He also contributed articles on dealership management, service and marketing to marine industry publications, including Boating Industry.
His industry leadership extended beyond the dealership community. Osborne served as president of the Collier County Marine Trades Association and chaired an NMMA task force focused on bringing the marine industry together. He was also a recipient of the Robert Hammond Leadership Award.
Osborne is survived by his wife, Sandi; three children, Phil Osborne, Susan Jernigan and Kimberly Kerlin; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cheryl Osborne. Services will be at the discretion of the family.
NMMA extends its condolences to Osborne's family, friends and colleagues throughout the recreational boating industry.
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Original text here: https://www.nmma.org/press/article/25603
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Marine Industry Mourns the Passing of Industry Leader Noel Osborne
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NMMA joins the recreational boating industry in mourning the passing of longtime marine industry leader, dealer and consultant Noel Osborne, who died Aug. 7 at age 89.
Osborne spent decades in the recreational boating industry, building a career that spanned boat retailing, dealer education, consulting and industry leadership. After beginning his professional career in aerospace and defense, ... Show Full Article CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 17 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Marine Industry Mourns the Passing of Industry Leader Noel Osborne * NMMA joins the recreational boating industry in mourning the passing of longtime marine industry leader, dealer and consultant Noel Osborne, who died Aug. 7 at age 89. Osborne spent decades in the recreational boating industry, building a career that spanned boat retailing, dealer education, consulting and industry leadership. After beginning his professional career in aerospace and defense,he entered the marine industry and opened Osborne Boat Sales in York, Pennsylvania, in 1971. The company eventually grew to five locations across Pennsylvania and Maryland. Osborne applied management practices from his aerospace career to the dealership business, developing dealer management programs that would influence his later work as an industry consultant.
In 1990, Osborne acquired Naples Boat Mart in Naples, Florida, growing the business into one of the area's largest dealerships. He sold the dealership in 1998 and established Osborne and Associates, providing consulting and training services to marine manufacturers and dealerships.
Osborne became particularly well known for his work in dealer education, including his involvement with Yamaha Marine's Performance 500 and Symposium training programs. Over the course of his consulting career, he provided training and support for Yamaha Marine USA and Canada, Correct Craft and a number of other boat manufacturers and individual dealerships. He also contributed articles on dealership management, service and marketing to marine industry publications, including Boating Industry.
His industry leadership extended beyond the dealership community. Osborne served as president of the Collier County Marine Trades Association and chaired an NMMA task force focused on bringing the marine industry together. He was also a recipient of the Robert Hammond Leadership Award.
Osborne is survived by his wife, Sandi; three children, Phil Osborne, Susan Jernigan and Kimberly Kerlin; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cheryl Osborne. Services will be at the discretion of the family.
NMMA extends its condolences to Osborne's family, friends and colleagues throughout the recreational boating industry.
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Original text here: https://www.nmma.org/press/article/25603
Global CEOs to Convene at Optica's Global Photonics Economic Forum as Early Bird Registration Enters Final Month
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release:
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More than 400 executives, policymakers and industry leaders will gather in Malaga to explore the economic forces, investment opportunities and strategic decisions shaping the future of the global photonics industry.
WASHINGTON, 17 August 2026 -As photonics becomes increasingly critical to artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, advanced ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Global CEOs to Convene at Optica's Global Photonics Economic Forum as Early Bird Registration Enters Final Month * 17 August 2026 # More than 400 executives, policymakers and industry leaders will gather in Malaga to explore the economic forces, investment opportunities and strategic decisions shaping the future of the global photonics industry. WASHINGTON, 17 August 2026 -As photonics becomes increasingly critical to artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, advancedmanufacturing, healthcare, aerospace and next-generation communications, more than 400 executives and decision-makers from around the world are expected to gather at the Global Photonics Economic Forum (GPEF) 2026, taking place 24-25 September in Malaga, Spain.
With Early Bird registration available through 04 September, professionals still have the opportunity to join the industry's premier executive forum before registration rates increase. Organized by Optica, GPEF is the only international forum dedicated exclusively to the economic, strategic and business future of optics and photonics, bringing together the leaders who are driving innovation, investment and growth across the global ecosystem.
Over two days, CEOs, senior executives, investors, government officials and research leaders will examine the opportunities and challenges shaping one of the world's fastest-growing enabling technologies-from AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing to quantum technologies, resilient supply chains, industrial policy and global competitiveness.
"Photonics is increasingly recognized as a strategic technology that underpins economic growth, national competitiveness and technological leadership," said Jose Pozo, Chief Technology Officer at Optica. "The Global Photonics Economic Forum provides a unique environment where the leaders shaping our industry can discuss not only the technologies of tomorrow, but also the business strategies, partnerships and policies that will determine how innovation reaches the marketplace."
A World-Class Executive Program
GPEF 2026 features keynote presentations from internationally recognized leaders representing some of the world's most innovative technology companies, including:
* Andreas Bechtolsheim, Co-Founder and Chief Architect, Arista Networks
* Satish Dhanasekaran, President and CEO, Keysight Technologies
* Michael Hurlston, President and CEO, Lumentum
* Holly Hulse, President and CEO, Lightera
* Aldo Kamper, CEO, ams OSRAM
* Mark Gitin, CEO, IPG Photonics
* John Morris, Chief Technology Officer, Seagate
* Julie Eng, Chief Technology Officer, Coherent
The executive agenda includes discussions on:
* Artificial intelligence infrastructure
* Quantum technologies and commercialization
* Semiconductor manufacturing
* Global supply chains and industrial resilience
* International competitiveness and industrial policy
* Investment trends and market outlook
* Executive leadership in a rapidly evolving technology landscape
The forum will also celebrate the 2026 Optica i4 Prize winners-Michael Hurlston, President and CEO of Lumentum, recipient of the Individual Award, and TRUMPF, recipient of the Corporate Award-recognizing exceptional leadership and innovation across the global photonics industry.
More Than a Conference
The Global Photonics Economic Forum is more than a conference-it is where the strategic conversations shaping the future of the photonics industry take place.
There is no other international forum dedicated exclusively to the global economic future of optics and photonics technologies. More importantly, it is not only the topics that make GPEF unique, but also the people leading the discussions. Attendees hear directly from billion-dollar company CEOs, technology pioneers, investors and senior policymakers who are navigating today's market challenges and identifying tomorrow's opportunities.
Their experience, strategic vision and real-world perspectives create an environment where meaningful conversations become lasting partnerships and ideas evolve into action.
In addition to two days of executive programming, attendees will participate in an industry exhibition, executive networking receptions and exclusive networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration across the global photonics ecosystem.
Register Before 04 September
Early Bird registration is available through 04 September 2026.
Registration Rates
* Optica Corporate Members: EUR390
* Non-members: EUR600
Beginning 5 September, registration rates increase to:
* Optica Corporate Members: EUR770
* Non-members: EUR1,191
VAT applies where applicable.
Additional information, the complete agenda and registration details are available at globalphotonicseconomicforum.org.
About the Global Photonics Economic Forum
The Global Photonics Economic Forum (GPEF) is Optica's annual executive forum dedicated to the economic, business and strategic issues shaping the future of the global photonics industry. Bringing together leaders from industry, government, finance, the forum provides a platform for high-level dialogue on innovation, investment, industrial policy and international collaboration. Now in its third edition, GPEF continues to grow each year, reflecting the increasing global importance of photonics as a strategic technology and the industry's demand for a dedicated executive forum.
About Optica
Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is the Society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in the field. Founded in 1916, it is the leading organization for scientists, engineers, business professionals, students and others interested in the science of light. Optica's renowned publications, meetings, online resources and in-person activities fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate scientific, technical and educational achievement. Discover more at: Optica.org
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Global CEOs to Convene at Optica's Global Photonics Economic Forum as Early Bird Registration Enters Final Month
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17 August 2026
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More than 400 executives, policymakers and industry leaders will gather in Malaga to explore the economic forces, investment opportunities and strategic decisions shaping the future of the global photonics industry.
WASHINGTON, 17 August 2026 -As photonics becomes increasingly critical to artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, advanced ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Global CEOs to Convene at Optica's Global Photonics Economic Forum as Early Bird Registration Enters Final Month * 17 August 2026 # More than 400 executives, policymakers and industry leaders will gather in Malaga to explore the economic forces, investment opportunities and strategic decisions shaping the future of the global photonics industry. WASHINGTON, 17 August 2026 -As photonics becomes increasingly critical to artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, advancedmanufacturing, healthcare, aerospace and next-generation communications, more than 400 executives and decision-makers from around the world are expected to gather at the Global Photonics Economic Forum (GPEF) 2026, taking place 24-25 September in Malaga, Spain.
With Early Bird registration available through 04 September, professionals still have the opportunity to join the industry's premier executive forum before registration rates increase. Organized by Optica, GPEF is the only international forum dedicated exclusively to the economic, strategic and business future of optics and photonics, bringing together the leaders who are driving innovation, investment and growth across the global ecosystem.
Over two days, CEOs, senior executives, investors, government officials and research leaders will examine the opportunities and challenges shaping one of the world's fastest-growing enabling technologies-from AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing to quantum technologies, resilient supply chains, industrial policy and global competitiveness.
"Photonics is increasingly recognized as a strategic technology that underpins economic growth, national competitiveness and technological leadership," said Jose Pozo, Chief Technology Officer at Optica. "The Global Photonics Economic Forum provides a unique environment where the leaders shaping our industry can discuss not only the technologies of tomorrow, but also the business strategies, partnerships and policies that will determine how innovation reaches the marketplace."
A World-Class Executive Program
GPEF 2026 features keynote presentations from internationally recognized leaders representing some of the world's most innovative technology companies, including:
* Andreas Bechtolsheim, Co-Founder and Chief Architect, Arista Networks
* Satish Dhanasekaran, President and CEO, Keysight Technologies
* Michael Hurlston, President and CEO, Lumentum
* Holly Hulse, President and CEO, Lightera
* Aldo Kamper, CEO, ams OSRAM
* Mark Gitin, CEO, IPG Photonics
* John Morris, Chief Technology Officer, Seagate
* Julie Eng, Chief Technology Officer, Coherent
The executive agenda includes discussions on:
* Artificial intelligence infrastructure
* Quantum technologies and commercialization
* Semiconductor manufacturing
* Global supply chains and industrial resilience
* International competitiveness and industrial policy
* Investment trends and market outlook
* Executive leadership in a rapidly evolving technology landscape
The forum will also celebrate the 2026 Optica i4 Prize winners-Michael Hurlston, President and CEO of Lumentum, recipient of the Individual Award, and TRUMPF, recipient of the Corporate Award-recognizing exceptional leadership and innovation across the global photonics industry.
More Than a Conference
The Global Photonics Economic Forum is more than a conference-it is where the strategic conversations shaping the future of the photonics industry take place.
There is no other international forum dedicated exclusively to the global economic future of optics and photonics technologies. More importantly, it is not only the topics that make GPEF unique, but also the people leading the discussions. Attendees hear directly from billion-dollar company CEOs, technology pioneers, investors and senior policymakers who are navigating today's market challenges and identifying tomorrow's opportunities.
Their experience, strategic vision and real-world perspectives create an environment where meaningful conversations become lasting partnerships and ideas evolve into action.
In addition to two days of executive programming, attendees will participate in an industry exhibition, executive networking receptions and exclusive networking opportunities designed to foster collaboration across the global photonics ecosystem.
Register Before 04 September
Early Bird registration is available through 04 September 2026.
Registration Rates
* Optica Corporate Members: EUR390
* Non-members: EUR600
Beginning 5 September, registration rates increase to:
* Optica Corporate Members: EUR770
* Non-members: EUR1,191
VAT applies where applicable.
Additional information, the complete agenda and registration details are available at globalphotonicseconomicforum.org.
About the Global Photonics Economic Forum
The Global Photonics Economic Forum (GPEF) is Optica's annual executive forum dedicated to the economic, business and strategic issues shaping the future of the global photonics industry. Bringing together leaders from industry, government, finance, the forum provides a platform for high-level dialogue on innovation, investment, industrial policy and international collaboration. Now in its third edition, GPEF continues to grow each year, reflecting the increasing global importance of photonics as a strategic technology and the industry's demand for a dedicated executive forum.
About Optica
Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is the Society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in the field. Founded in 1916, it is the leading organization for scientists, engineers, business professionals, students and others interested in the science of light. Optica's renowned publications, meetings, online resources and in-person activities fuel discoveries, shape real-life applications and accelerate scientific, technical and educational achievement. Discover more at: Optica.org
Media Contact
mediarelations@optica.org
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CCIA Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case that Involves Key Tool to Disarm Patent Trolls
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release:
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Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined multiple other trade associations in the technology sector to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case, Intel v. Squires. The outcome is important to preserve a patent review process that has been effective in eliminating weak patents that can be ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case that Involves Key Tool to Disarm Patent Trolls * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined multiple other trade associations in the technology sector to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case, Intel v. Squires. The outcome is important to preserve a patent review process that has been effective in eliminating weak patents that can bemisused by bad actors seeking to exploit the US patent system.
In the brief, CCIA notes that the US Patent and Trademark Office's recent actions "violate its authorizing statute and are dismantling the congressionally enacted system of patent validity review." Last year, the USPTO adopted new rules that would effectively eliminate the ability to use this review process, known as inter partes review (IPR), for companies being sued, often by so-called patent trolls in pro-plaintiff jurisdictions.
Cases brought by those seeking to abuse the patent system, typically using weak or ambiguous patents, have increased considerably in recent months and often target innovative U.S. companies that are helping boost the economy. Patent trolls are often holding companies designed to hide the true bad actors pulling the strings from the shadows.
For more than 50 years, CCIA has advocated for a patent review process that can help clear away invalid patents, particularly those being misused by purely rent-seeking patent trolls that aim to shake down companies under the threat of abusive lawsuits. Congress ultimately agreed by passing the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which established IPRs and the specialized court of expert judges to hear them (the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, or PTAB). For well over a decade, PTAB and IPRs have been highly effective at reducing abusive patent-troll litigation. Recent policy changes by the Patent Office to curb IPRs and dismantle PTAB are endangering that progress.
#The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers:
"This review process is one of the few weapons to combat patent trolls and should be preserved. Allowing the current outcome to stand would make it even harder to challenge weak patents that bad actors increasingly use against innovators, leading to widespread litigation that needlessly drives up prices of consumer goods and medications. The Supreme Court should take up this patent case."
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Original text here: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-encourages-supreme-court-to-hear-patent-case-that-involves-key-tool-to-disarm-patent-trolls/
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CCIA Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case that Involves Key Tool to Disarm Patent Trolls
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Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined multiple other trade associations in the technology sector to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case, Intel v. Squires. The outcome is important to preserve a patent review process that has been effective in eliminating weak patents that can be ... Show Full Article WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Encourages Supreme Court to Hear Patent Case that Involves Key Tool to Disarm Patent Trolls * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association has joined multiple other trade associations in the technology sector to file an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to hear a patent case, Intel v. Squires. The outcome is important to preserve a patent review process that has been effective in eliminating weak patents that can bemisused by bad actors seeking to exploit the US patent system.
In the brief, CCIA notes that the US Patent and Trademark Office's recent actions "violate its authorizing statute and are dismantling the congressionally enacted system of patent validity review." Last year, the USPTO adopted new rules that would effectively eliminate the ability to use this review process, known as inter partes review (IPR), for companies being sued, often by so-called patent trolls in pro-plaintiff jurisdictions.
Cases brought by those seeking to abuse the patent system, typically using weak or ambiguous patents, have increased considerably in recent months and often target innovative U.S. companies that are helping boost the economy. Patent trolls are often holding companies designed to hide the true bad actors pulling the strings from the shadows.
For more than 50 years, CCIA has advocated for a patent review process that can help clear away invalid patents, particularly those being misused by purely rent-seeking patent trolls that aim to shake down companies under the threat of abusive lawsuits. Congress ultimately agreed by passing the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which established IPRs and the specialized court of expert judges to hear them (the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, or PTAB). For well over a decade, PTAB and IPRs have been highly effective at reducing abusive patent-troll litigation. Recent policy changes by the Patent Office to curb IPRs and dismantle PTAB are endangering that progress.
#The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers:
"This review process is one of the few weapons to combat patent trolls and should be preserved. Allowing the current outcome to stand would make it even harder to challenge weak patents that bad actors increasingly use against innovators, leading to widespread litigation that needlessly drives up prices of consumer goods and medications. The Supreme Court should take up this patent case."
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Original text here: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/08/ccia-encourages-supreme-court-to-hear-patent-case-that-involves-key-tool-to-disarm-patent-trolls/