Robert E. Fischer has been appointed treasurer of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). Fisher is president and CEO of OPTICS 1 Inc.. . . Optical communications components industry expert Ranjit Mand, PhD, has been added to ElectroniCast's research analyst team. . . . NanoPierce Technologies Inc. has appointed Noel Eberhardt to its board of directors. . . . Claude Sandroff has joined TeraBurst Networks as vice president of corporate strategy.