The 14th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN) will be held at Nanjing, one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in China. The conference and symposium aim to provide a premier opportunity for professionals, experts, engineers, scientists and industrial people worldwide in the field of research, development and applications of photonics to share and exchange their experience. The Key Laboratory of Radar Imaging and Microwave Photonics (Nanjing Univ. Aeronaut. Astronaut.), Ministry of Education will be the organizer. This event is co-sponsored by Nanjing University and Nanjing University of Post and Telecommunications.