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DESCRIPTION:ETOP (Education and Training in Optics & Photonics) is a bien
 nal conference that brings together educators from around the world to s
 hare information about the practice of teaching optics at all levels. Th
 e teaching of optics and photonics\, critical fields at the core of toda
 y's world-wide technological infrastructure\, must continually be upgrad
 ed and renewed in order to meet the growing demands of research\, scienc
 e & industry. It is the goal of this international conference to bring t
 ogether leading optics and photonics educators from all levels and orien
 tations to discuss\, demonstrate and learn about new developments and ap
 proaches to teaching in these fields. Through presentations\, panel disc
 ussions\, workshops and exhibits\, it is the intent of this conference t
 o inform professors\, students\, teachers and professional trainers on h
 ow to teach optics and photonics for the future.\nETOP addresses topics 
 at the pre-college\, technician and two years\, four years and graduate 
 equivalent levels. Typical session topics include: \n\ntraining and labo
 ratory materials for demonstrations\ntraining and continuing education i
 n collaboration with industry\neducation in geometrical optics\, quantum
  optics technologies for integrated diffractive optics\nsoftware for tea
 ching\ncomputer assisted learning\ncurriculum development laboratories f
 or optics and photonics education\neducation and training for inter- and
  multidisciplinary applications\nstudent projects
SUMMARY:Education And Training In Optics And Photonics
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