OPIC/OPIE started in April 2012 at the Pacifico Yokohama as the only annual international event on optics and photonics in Japan to encourage close cooperation of academia and industry. 2015 will mark the 4th anniversary of the Congress and Exhibition. OPIC is composed of specialized international conferences on a variety of topics which represent the cutting edge of optics and photonics technologies. The combination of OPIC/OPIE is successful and growing, with an annual increase of conference topics, submissions, and exhibiting companies. The exhibition, OPIE, will be held with OPIC from April 22 to 24. It consists of six expos: Laser Expo, Lens Expo, Medical & Imaging Expo, IR + UV Expo, Positioning Expo and Space & Astronomical Expo. International Year of Light 2015 has been proclaimed as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL2015) at the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 20, 2013, by recognizing that light-based technologies are vital for sustainable development of the world and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health.