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Welcome to the Summer 2011 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 October—tell us what you’ve been up to!

In this issue:

News from Student Chapters

• Cornell’s Best Audience: Fellow Students! (191 KB)
• The Hebrew Optics Conference Draws 90 Students to Hebrew University (294 KB)
• City University of Hong Kong: A Chapter as Busy as the City (410 KB)
• Bauman Moscow State and Moscow State Student Lab Tour Event (234 KB)
• The Art of Seeing: Nicolaus Copernicus Helps Visually Challenged Children (197 KB)
• Southern California Chapters Collaborate to Tour Newport Corporation (966 KB
• Ivan Franko Lviv National University Celebrates 150 Years of Liquid Crystals (686 KB)
• Join the University of Sydney for Laser Tag! (121 KB)

News from Local Sections

• Thailand Local Section Brings Optics to Others (197 KB)
• The New England Section of the OSA (NES/OSA) Brings Optics to Local Science Fairs (280 KB)

News from OSA

• Register now for the Student Leadership Conference! (33 KB)
• Register for IONS in Southampton, Stanford and Melbourne and Delhi! (143 KB)
• Enter the Student Chapter Competition: Mission: Optical. Win $500! (3.8 MB)
• Apply for the Incubic/Milton Chang Travel Grant by 15 August (22 KB)
• Enter the 2011 After Image Photo and Video Contest by 15 August (109 KB)
• Enter the Chapter and Section Excellence Awards by 1 September.  Win $1000 (82 KB)
• Apply now for Child Care Support at FiO (82 KB)
• Free Optics Education Materials (489 KB)
• News from the OSA Foundation (27 KB)

OSA is happy to welcome these new Student Chapters: University of Virginia (USA), Fudan University (China), Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (Argentina), University of Washington (USA), Lucian Blaga University (Romania), City College of New York (USA), COSINE (USA), University of Alberta (Canada), University at Buffalo (USA) Silesian University of Technology (Poland), Chandigarh Student Chapter-CSCOSA (India), University of Waterloo (Canada), Purdue University (USA), Alabama A & M University (USA), Ohio State University (USA).

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!