Traveling the World from my Kitchen Chair: Experiences from a 2020 OSA Ambassador
I applied to become an OSA Ambassador and was granted that honor in 2020. I was immediately drawn to the OSA ambassador program as it provided me the opportunity to meet and motivate students and young professionals around the world by joining and leading them through technical discussions, professional development webinars, identifying opportunities for increased diversity and...
Added: 23 Jul 2020
The All-Virtual OSA Advanced Photonics Congress is a Wrap!
The first all-virtual OSA Advanced Photonics Congress has come to a successful conclusion. More than 3,700 registrants from 84 countries joined us for the congress held 13 – 16 July 2020 to engage with distinguished plenary speakers, presenters and volunteers.
Added: 20 Jul 2020
Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy Recognition: Reflections from the 2019 Winners
The Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy Recognition was created to acknowledge an individual and company, university, agency or organization that is working to foster greater appreciation, advancement and celebration of diversity and inclusion in the optics and photonics community. To apply or submit a nomination, fill out the ...
Added: 08 Jul 2020
Volunteer Cultivation Activities at the OSA Imaging & Sensing Congresses
The Optical Society (OSA) is a society fueled by its members and volunteers in the optics and photonics community. During OSA’s recent joint Imaging & Applied Optics Congress and ...
Added: 08 Jul 2020
IONS OPUMA 2020: First online IONS conference retrospective
The IONS OPUMA 2020 conference, held 8 – 12 June 2020, was the first online student run conference sponsored by The Optical Society (OSA). Being the first online IONS was not a decision taken out of curiosity, but an initiative taken in response to the crisis of the Covid-19...
Added: 01 Jul 2020
