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

The first ETOP conference occurred in 1988 and subsequent meetings have been held approximately every two years at various locations around the world. The purpose of ETOP is to bring together the international community of optics educators to share education and training methods relevant to the field. This meeting enjoys the on-going support of both academia and industry. Participants from optics programs at all levels have contributed papers to the proceedings of this meeting.

Some sample session titles from previous ETOP conferences:

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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

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