| Yasuhiro Koike (Chair) | Keio University |
| Lee L. Blyler Jr. | Chromis Fiberoptics |
| Werner Daum | Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) |
| Roberto Gaudino | Politecnico di Torino |
| Jacques Goudeau | Nexans Research Center |
| Yoichi Ikemoto | Sekisui Chemical |
| Demetri Kalymnios | London Metropolitan University |
| A.M.J. (Ton) Koonen | Eindhoven University of Technology |
| Katerina Krebber | Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) |
| John D. Lambkin | Firecomms |
| Maryanne C.J. Large | University of Sydney |
| Jung Wook Lee | Korea Information & Communication Supervision Association |
| Ann Mescher | University of Washington |
| Kazuki Nakamura | Mitsubishi Rayon |
| Hans Poisel | POF AC, University of Applied Sciences Nuernberg |
| Paul Polishuk | IGI Group |
| Patricia Scully | Manchester University |
| Tetsuya Toma | Keio University |
| Yuji Watanabe | Asahi Glass |
| Marcelo Martins Werneck | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro |
| Whitney White | Chromis Fiberoptics |
| Olaf Ziemann | POF AC, University of Applied Sciences Nuernberg |
| Joseba Zubia | University of the Basque Country |