Network with peers, meet group leaders, and get involved in planning future group activities by attending technical group and/or division meetings during FiO. The division meetings will encompass the technical groups affiliated with the division. Should you have any suggestions for any of the technical group activities, contact the respective technical group chair with your input. Please check back regularly for more information. If you are interested in organizing an activity at FiO for your respective technical group, please contact your group chair or Naomi Chávez at nchave@osa.org.

What’s Hot in Optics Today?

Sunday, October 24, 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Lilac Ballroom North and South, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

What’s hot in optics today? Find out what scientific and technical advances are being made over the entire field of optics. The division Chairs of OSA’s technical groups will be presenting recent advancements in their respective technical areas. The overviews highlight recent developments in optics and are designed to be informative and accessible even to the nontechnical attendee. Please check back regularly for more information.

Welcome Reception

Sunday, October 24, 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Riverside Court and Galleria Lobby, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Free to all Technical Conference Attendees: Get the FiO 2010/LS XXVI meeting off to a great start by attending the welcome reception! Meet with colleagues from around the world and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres.

Plenary Session and Awards Presentation

Monday, October 25, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Lilac Ballroom North and South, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

The 2010 Joint FiO/LS Awards Ceremony and Plenary Session will feature two world-renowned speakers. See the plenary page for detailed descriptions of the speakers and their presentations.

Industrial Physics Forum

Monday, October 25, 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Highland J, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Symposium organizers: OSA and AIP Corporate Associates

The Industrial Physics Forum (IPF) brings together invited speakers to address relevant and timely topics in the industrial sector. In celebration of LaserFest 2010, this 52nd IPF is themed "Applications of Laser Technology". Three themed sessions range in topic from biomedical applications to environmental applications to metrology. A special Frontiers in Physics session addresses the most exciting physics research going on today, regardless of field.

VIP Industry Leaders Networking Event: Connecting OSA Corporate Members and Young Professionals

Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. - Free of Charge
Grand Ballroom E & F, Hyatt Regency Rochester

Join OSA Corporate Members for an event that puts Young Professionals in contact with highly successful OSA members. After an informal networking session, each participant will have the opportunity for a brief visit with each corporate member to discuss careers, industry trends or any other topic. Corporate member participants include companies such as CVI Melles Griot and Toptica.

Space is limited. Members of OSA’s Young Professionals program will be given registration priority, but any recent graduate is welcome to RSVP.

To RSVP or to join the Young Professionals program, email April Zack at azack@osa.org.

Joint FiO/LS Poster Sessions

Tuesday, October 26, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 27, 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Empire Hall, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Poster presentations offer an effective way to communicate new research findings and provide an opportunity for lively and detailed discussion between presenters and interested viewers. Please stop by the exhibit hall to enjoy the poster sessions.

OSA Fellow Members Lunch

Tuesday, October 26, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A & B, Hyatt Regency Rochester

(Sponsored by the OSA Foundation)

All Fellow members are welcome, please RSVP via email at rsvp@osa.org by October 8, 2010. A RSVP is needed to reserve your space.

Meet the Editors of the APS Journals

Tuesday, October 26, 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Riverside Court, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

The Editors of the APS journals cordially invite you to join them for conversation and refreshments. Your questions, criticisms, compliments, and suggestions about the journals are welcome. We hope you will be able to join us.

Industrial Physics Forum Corporate Reception

Hosted by OSA and AIP Corporate Associates
Tuesday, October 26, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Empire Hall, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Join your colleagues for a special invitation only reception for conference and exhibit attendees in the corporate community. Exhibitors, OSA and AIP Corporate Members, Industrial Physics Forum attendees and others will have time to connect with company associates and meet new business partners during this hors d'oeuvre hour. RSVP required by October 8 to cam@osa.org.

Minorities and Women in OSA (MWOSA) Tea

Tuesday, October 26, 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.(Free of Charge)
Grand Ballroom E & F, Hyatt Regency Rochester

Every year OSA features a speaker who discusses current issues and trends in the field. Everyone is welcome to attend; refreshments will be served! Check back soon for details. Questions? Email Kylee Coffman at kcoffm@osa.org.

Division of Laser Science Annual Business Meeting

Tuesday, October 26, 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Highland H, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

All members and interested parties are invited to attend the annual business meeting of the Division of Laser Science (DLS). The DLS officers will report on the activities of the past year and on plans for the future. Questions will be taken from the floor. This is your opportunity to help define the operations of the DLS and the LS Conference.

OSA’s Annual Business Meeting

Tuesday, October 26, 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Highland A, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

Learn more about OSA and join the OSA Board of Directors for the Society’s annual business meeting. The 2009 activity reports will be presented and the results of the Board of Directors election will be announced. View the slate of candidates and vote.

OSA Member LaserFest Reception

Tuesday, October 26, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.- Free Event for all OSA Members
Lilac Ballroom North and South, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

OSA Members are invited to a special reception recognizing LaserFest, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the laser. This free event is a great opportunity to meet friends and have a relaxing good time. Beverages and delicious appetizers will be served; please bring your conference registration badge or OSA membership card. If you join OSA on-site, please bring your receipt.

Industrial Physics Forum

Monday, October 25, 1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, October 26, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Symposium organizers: OSA and AIP Corporate Associates.

IPF Forum Only - $350 US / $450 US. The Industrial Physics Forum (IPF) brings together invited speakers to address relevant and timely topics in the industrial sector. In celebration of LaserFest 2010, this 52nd IPF is themed "Applications of Laser Technology". Three themed sessions range in topic from biomedical applications to environmental applications to metrology. A special Frontiers in Physics session addresses the most exciting physics research going on today, regardless of field.

Laser Science Banquet

Tuesday, October 26, 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Grand Ballroom A & B, Hyatt Regency Rochester

Join your colleagues for the annual LS Banquet. Tickets are required for this event and can be purchased during registration for US $50. There is a limited quantity of tickets and tickets must be purchased by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25.

FiO Postdeadline Papers

Wednesday, October 27, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
TBD, Rochester Riverside Convention Center

The FiO 2010 Technical Program Committee accepted a limited number of postdeadline papers for presentation. The purpose of postdeadline sessions is to give participants the opportunity to hear new and significant material in rapidly advancing areas. Only those papers judged to be truly excellent and compelling in their timeliness were accepted. More information, including the schedule and locations, will be posted in the weeks preceding the conference.

LaserFest: Celebrating 50 years of Laser Innovation

Tour the Omega Laser Facility at the Univ. of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)

Friday, October 29, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Free of Charge

Transportation provided:	Buses depart from Rochester Riverside Convention Center. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Space is limited!
Duration of Tour:	Each tour will last about 1 ½ hours including travel time to and from Laboratory. Buses will return you to the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.
Registration Deadline:	October 1, 2010 Please note that this deadline is to register for the LLE tour ONLY. The pre-registration deadline for the FiO/LS Conference is September 29, 2010. Already registered for the meeting? Contact custserv@osa.org to add this tour.

All Frontiers in Optics (FiO) and Laser Science (LS) Conference attendees are invited to tour the internationally renowned Omega Laser Facility at the University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE).

About the facility: In a steady march toward thermonuclear ignition and achievement of energy gain, the Laboratory for Laser Energetics has conducted inertial confinement fusion experiments since the early 1970's. Inertial confinement fusion involves heating and compressing fusion fuel that is exposed to intense laser or particle beams. A small spherical target containing fusion fuel is subjected to intense irradiation by high-power-energy sources that implode the target, compressing the fuel while heating the central core to thermonuclear temperatures. During the fall of 2009 and into the spring of 2010, LLE successfully developed and tested a technique to fill room-temperature, glass targets with deuterium–tritium (DT) fuel to 10 atm as is required for diagnostic purposes at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).

See the two lasers: OMEGA and OMEGA EP

OMEGA stands 10 meters tall and is approximately 100 meters in length. This system delivers pulses of laser energy to targets in order to measure the resulting nuclear and fluid dynamic events. OMEGA’s 60 laser beams focus up to 40,000 joules of energy in approximately one billionth of a second onto a target that measures less than 1 millimeter in diameter.
OMEGA EP (extended performance) is an addition to OMEGA and extends the performance and capabilities of the OMEGA Laser System. It provides pulses having multikilojoule energies, picosecond pulse widths, petawatt powers, and ultrahigh intensities exceeding 1020 W/cm2. These beams are delivered to targets within the OMEGA target chamber, as well as an independent chamber within the OMEGA EP target area. The new laser supports a wide variety of target-irradiation conditions when coupled to OMEGA or operated in stand-alone mode.
Please visit LLE's website for more detailed information.