All Special Events

• All-Conference Plenary Session
• NanoScience + Engineering Plenary Session
• Solar Energy Plenary Session
• Solid State Lighting and OLED Plenary Session
• Remote Sensing Plenary Session

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• Poster Sessions
• Illumination Technical Event
• Lens Design Technical Event
• Panel Discussion: Life in the Cosmos
• Optical Believe It or Not/Key Lessons Learned Technical Event and Awards Presentation
• Optomechanical/Instrument Technical Event
• Focus on X-Ray Focusing Workshop. View program details (2 MB PDF)
• Special Session on Nonlinear Optical Polymers: In Recognition of the Contributions Made by Professor Larry Dalton

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• Student Chapter Exhibit Mixer
• Panel Discussion: Getting Hired in 2008 and Beyond

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• Early Career Networking Social
• "No Ties" Student Social
• Guest Hospitality Suite
• Poster Sessions
• SPIE Women in Optics Presentation and Reception: Who is Science Writing For?
• All Symposium Welcome Reception
• SPIE Student Lounge
• SPIE Fellows Luncheon
• SPIE Scholarship and Grant Winners Reception
• Student Chapter Exhibit Mixer
• SPIE Members Reception

M.J. Soileau SPIE President Kevin G. Harding will preside over the 2008 Awards Banquet that will include the presentation of the 2008 Society awards, scholarship awards, and new Fellows of the Society. Join us for this gala event and enjoy a presentation by Gold Medal winner, M.J. Soileau.

Tickets for the banquet are not included in the registration fee but may be ordered on the registration form at $75 each or purchased on site at the SPIE Registration Desk until 12 noon on Tuesday, 12 August.

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• SPIEWorks Career Fair
• Student Chapter Leadership Workshop
• Professional Skills Workshop
• Keynote Luncheon
• Early Career Networking Social
• SPIE Women in Optics Presentation and Reception
• Panel Discussion: Getting Hired in 2008 and Beyond

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• Annual General Meeting of the SPIE Corporation
• SPIE Member Reception
• SPIE Fellows Luncheon

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• Student Chapter Leadership Workshop
• Professional Skills Workshop
• Keynote Luncheon
• "No Ties" Student Social
• Lunch with the Experts - A Student Networking Event
• Women in Optics Presentation and Reception: Who is Science Writing For?
• SPIE Student Lounge
• Student Chapter Exhibits
• SPIEWorks Career Fair
• SPIE Scholarship and Grant Winners' Reception
• Student Chapter Exhibit Mixer
• Panel Discussion: Getting Hired in 2008 and Beyond

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