The Rochester Section of the Optical Society of America is a group of people in the optics industry interested in promoting the knowledge of optics for the local community.
The Rochester Section meets approximately twice each month, usually on Tuesdays. Our meetings include a talk by a featured speaker. To see a schedule of upcoming talks, please go to our Talks page and view the interactive calendar at the bottom of the page.
The Rochester Local Section of OSA is always interested in pursuing outreach activities. If you have an idea for outreach and would like to connect with other members of our section, please contact the webmaster. We will post your outreach ideas here and help you communicate with our membership.
This year's dinner will be at the Burgundy Basin on April 27, 2010. Our Speaker will be Tony Siegman, and the dinner will feature an interactive "optics quiz-show". More details will be posted as they become avaliable. Please check the Annual Dinner page for more detailed information.
Educational Activities The Rochester Section is active in the support of optics education in area schools. The Rochester Section developed its Optics Suitcase in 1999. The Optics Suitcase is an innovative, interactive presentation package designed to introduce middle school students to many of the concepts of optics as well as other sciences. |
Information & How To Join For information on how to join, please see our new membership form online. We still support both online and traditional postal membership renewal methods. Miscellaneous questions can be answered by our secretary. |
Social NetworkingWe have also recently added to our presence on the internet by forming member groups on popular social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook. |
New Google Discussion GroupWe have also added a new Google discussion group to allow our users to discuss anything related to the local section or the optics industry in general. Please feel free to investigate this new feature of our site! |
Education VideosWe are pleased to offer a link to several videos taken at last year's Educator's Day 2008. Feel free to browse the videos! |
