News Releases

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  Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Finalists Announced

  12 March 2010
  Corning, Incorporated and the OSA Foundation today announced the finalists for the Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition, which recognizes future leaders in optical communications.
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  OSA and SPIE honor Wang and Wu with 2010 Goodman Book Writing Award

  11 March 2010
  Lihong V. Wang and Hsin-I Wu are recipients of the 2010 Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award for their book Biomedical Optics: Principles and Imaging, the Optical Society (OSA) and SPIE announced this week.
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  Optical Communications Industry Leaders to Convene at OSA/Lightwave Executive Forum Technology Innovations and Business Transformations

  11 March 2010
  The 2010 Executive Forum, “Technology Innovations and Business Transformations: Optical Communications in 2010 and Beyond,” co-sponsored by the Optical Society (OSA) and Lightwave and held in conjunction with OFC/NFOEC, provides industry executives with networking opportunities, and insights and analysis from the optical communications field's leading business and financial experts on tomorrow's trends and opportunities.
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  OSA and APS Highlight the History and Future of Laser Technology with Special LaserFest Seminar at 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting

  25 February 2010
  As part of LaserFest, the year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first working laser, the Optical Society (OSA) and the American Physical Society (APS) sponsored a special day-long seminar on the birth, growth and future developments in laser science and technology at the 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting.
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  OSA Past President Thomas M. Baer Testifies on Capitol Hill

  24 February 2010
  House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation examines ways to serve the biomedical community
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  Laser Pioneers and Nobel Laureates Honored at LaserFest Event in Washington

  19 February 2010
  The organizers of LaserFest, the celebration in 2010 commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first working laser, together with the National Museum of American History co-hosted a special event Feb. 12 at the museum in Washington to honor those who have made significant contributions to the development and application of laser technology.
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  News Briefing on Laser Research Marks the 50th Anniversary of the Laser at 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting

  12 February 2010
  Please join us for a press briefing on the Future of Laser Technology at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Diego.
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  Journal of the Optical Society of Korea Added to OSA's Optics InfoBase

  01 February 2010
  The Optical Society (OSA) is pleased to announce that Optics InfoBase, its online library of journals, co-published journals and conference proceedings, has added the Journal of the Optical Society of Korea (JOSK) to its content offerings
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  OSA Foundation Awards Harvey M. Pollicove Memorial Scholarship to University of Arizona Graduate Student Katie Schwertz

  25 January 2010
  The scholarship, which honors optics manufacturing pioneer Harvey Pollicove, is given to an outstanding student pursuing a degree in the field of precision optics manufacturing. Schwertz is currently working toward a master’s degree in optical sciences at the University of Arizona’s College of Optical Sciences.
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  OFC/NFOEC 2010 Announces Plenary Session Speaker Lineup

  22 January 2010
  The 2010 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) – the world’s leading international conference for optical communications and networking professionals – will feature three premier optics and telecommunications industry leaders.

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