24 May 2007

April 2007- OPN (Optics and Photonics News)

The Optical Society of America Student Chapter has joined together with other international OSA student chapters to form a student-driven network known as IONS - The International OSA Network of Students - to establish and strengthen professional and personal ties among OSA's young researchers.

The idea for a student-led network was first proposed at OSA's annual meeting in Rochester last October. Several chapters immediately took to the idea, and the IONS premier meeting was held in January. A second meeting is planned for this July at the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton. IONS intends to hold biannual meetings and other gatherings. For more information visit the IONS-Project website at http://www.ions-project.org