• International Exchange Program of National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
• The Takano Eiichi Optical Science Funds
• The Murata Science Foundation
• Tsurugi-Photonics Foundation
• Konica Minolta Science and Technology Foundation
• Support Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology Research, Foundation
• Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering

Platinum Sponsors

• Sony Corporation
• FUJITSU LIMITED
• Hitachi, Ltd. Research & Development Group
• KONICA　MINOLTA, INC.
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Mitutoyo Corporation
• NEC Corporation
• NIKON CORPORATION
• OLYMPUS CORPORATION
• Ricoh Company, Ltd.
• TOPCON CORPORATION

Gold Sponsors

• Natsume Optical Corp.
• Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
• USHIO INC.

Silver Sponsors

• CHUO PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
• CITIZEN Watch Co. Ltd.
• HORIBA, Ltd
• JEOL Ltd.
• SIGMA CORPORATION

Bronze Sponsors

• Japan Optical Measuring Instruments Manufacturers’ Association
• MARUBUN CORPORATION
• Nature Photonics
• Sigray, Inc.
• Spectronix Corporation