Many of our ColOpt colleagues are attending CLEO®/Europe-EQEC in Munich this week. Highlights include Tilman Esslinger’s (ETHZ) keynote on quantum simulations with quantum gases, and the invited talk from Wilhelm Kaenders (TOPTICA) titled “Time for Quantum Technologies?” Additionally Thorsten Ackemann (Strathclyde) will co-chair a plenary session and present the EPS 2017 Prizes for Applied Aspects of Quantum Electronics and Optics.