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Welcome to the Fall 2012 edition of Focal Point, an e-newsletter written by OSA Student Chapter and Local Section members!  This update is a great way to learn about the wide range of member activities taking place around the world.

If you are interested in joining a chapter, please review this list of locations. If your university doesn’t have a chapter, please consider starting one. Having a chapter brings you great opportunities for professional development, networking and fun!

You can also connect with us at the OSA Social Media Hub.

And don’t forget, the due date for new Focal Point articles is 31 December– tell us what you’ve been up to!

In this issue:

News from Student Chapters

• A Glimpse of Kalvi-Vinseru at St. Joseph's College of Engineering (467 KB)
• End of Semester Beach Picnic Held for Tel-Aviv University Student Chapter Members (3.66 MB)
• Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science Chapter Hosts Pizza Party to Recruit New Members (335 KB)
• Stanford Chapter Hosts Laser Craze at the 2012 Bay Area Maker Faire (394 KB)
• NITT Student Chapter Hosts Recent Advances In Optics- RAIO Workshop (1.71 MB)
• Tel-Aviv University Participates in Annual Local Researchers Night (733 KB)
• University of Virginia Chapter Kicks-off Semester with Food and Friends (157 KB)

News from OSA

• 2012 Excellence Award Winners Announced at Student Leadership Conference (120 KB)
• Enter the 2012-2013 Student Chapter Recruitment Contest! (270 KB)
• Student Leadership Video Now Available Online!
• Opportunity for Australia AIP Conference Attendees (201 KB)
• OSA Awards Outstanding Poster Prizes at 2012 Quadrennial Physics Congress (178 KB)
• Laser-Focus Your Job Search (76.6 KB)
• OPN Bright Futures Career Blog Opportunity (382 KB)
• OSA Recent Graduate Membership Benefits (184 KB)
• Focal Point Editorial Guidelines (335 KB)

OSA is happy to welcome these new Student Chapters: Aston Institute of Photonics Technology Chapter (United Kingdom), Lehigh University (United States), Queensland University of Technology (Australia), Northern Arizona University (United States) Optics Society at the University of Michigan (United States), Baylor University (United States), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Saudi Arabia), South China Normal University (China), Banaras Hindu University Varanasi (India), University of Dhaka (Bangladesh), Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology (India), Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School (China)

Please forward this newsletter to others who may be interested.

Helpful information about Local Section and Student Chapter resources is available online---please check it out and send us your suggestions!

Please call or email 202-416-1432 or chaptersandsections@osa.org at any time. We look forward to hearing from you!