The Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference (ETOP)

Sample session titles from previous ETOP conferences:

Optics Curricula
Teaching Optics for Other Disciplines
Optics Training for the Real World
Academia/ Industry Interaction
Critical Issues Facing Optics Education
Computers in Optical Education
New Trends and Methods in Optical Education
Teaching Geometrical Optics

Optics Education at Different Levels: High
School to Postgraduate
Laboratories for Optics Education
Optics Education: An International Perspective
Associate and Technician Education in Optics
Optics for All Ages
Demonstrations in Optics

Click on the Proceedings links below for PDFs of the papers presented at previous ETOP conferences

Eleventh International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics and Photonics: St. Asaph, North Wales, United Kingdom, 5-7 June 2009; Chair: Alan Shore, Photonics Academy for Wales and Bangor University, United Kingdom; Vice Chair: Deb Kane, Macquarie University, Australia; 102 papers; Proceedings of the 2009 ETOP Conference
Tenth International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics & Photonics: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada), 3-5 June 2007; Chair: Marc Nantel, Ontario Centres of Excellence; 111 papers; Proceedings of the 2007 ETOP Conference
Ninth International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics and Photonics: Marseille, France, 24-27 October 2005; Chair: Francois Flory, Institut Fresnel, France; 102 papers; Proceedings of the 2005 ETOP Conference
Eighth International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics & Photonics: Tucson, Arizona (USA), 6-9 October 2003; Chairs: Barry Shoop, US Military Academy; Grover Swartzlander, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; 111 papers; Proceedings of the 2003 ETOP Conference
Seventh International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics & Photonics: Singapore, 26-30 November 2001; Chairs: Tuan-Kay Lim, Nanyang Technological Univ. (Singapore); Arthur H. Guenther, Ctr. for High Technology Materials/Univ. of New Mexico; 78 papers; Proceedings of the 2001 ETOP Conference
Sixth International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics & Photonics: Cancun, Mexico; 27-30 July 1999; Chair: Javier Sanchez Mondragon, Inst. Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica & Univ. Autonoma del Estado de Morelos (Mexico); 55 papers; Proceedings of the 1999 ETOP Conference
Fifth International Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics: Delft, The Netherlands; 19-22 August 1997; Chair: Christiaan Velzel, Nederlandse Philips Bedrijven B.V. (Netherlands); 56 papers; Proceedings of the 1997 ETOP Conference
1995 International Conference on Education in Optics: San Diego, California (USA), 9-10 July 1995; Chair and Editor: M. J. Soileau, CREOL/Univ. of Central Florida; 94 papers; Proceedings of the 1995 ETOP Conference
ICO Topical Meeting on Education & Training in Optics: Organized by the Hungarian Optical Society OPAKFI and the Janus Pannonius University for ICO; Pecs, Hungary; 16-19 August 1993; Chairs & Editors: J. Erostyak, A. Fuzessy, L. Kozma; ~50 papers; No proceedings available
1991 International Conference on Education in Optics: Leningrad (St.Petersburg), USSR; 28 September-1 October 1991; Cochairs and Editors: Gregory B. Altshuler, St. Petersburg Institute; Brian J. Thompson, Univ. of Rochester; 75 papers; Proceedings of the 1991 ETOP Conference
1988 International Conference on Education in Optics: San Diego, California (USA); 14-15 August 1988; Chair and Editor: Brij M. Khorana, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; 25 papers; Proceedings of the 1988 ETOP Conference