Her Majesty the Queen Letizia has agreed to become the president of the Spanish Honorary Committee of the International Year of Light and light-based Technologies. This commitee is composed by renowned representatives from the Spanish academia and the industry coming from areas where light and its technologies play a key role.
According to professor María Josefa Yzuel, president of the Spanish Committee of the International Year of Light, this is an "exampe of the strong commitment of her Majesty the Queen in promoting the Spanish science and technology. Her presidency is great news for the sector and it will help us spreading the activities to the whole of the Spanish society".
The International Year of Light (IYL2015) is a world-wide initiative endorsed by the United Nations at the end of 2013 with the aim of communicating to society as a whole the importance of light and light-based technologies in today's world, in such important areas as energy, health, communication, education and agriculture.
Declared by the Spanish Congress as "Year of Special Interest", the IYL2015 has already promoted more than 200 activities in Spain. The Spanish Committee for the celebration of the IYL2015 estimates that these activities will reach more than one million people.
The event counts with the support of companies such as Red Eléctrica de España, Iberdrola, Ambilamp and MTB Laboratory in the dissemination of the activities' program.
