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OSSC Corporate Member Appreciation Meeting & Workforce Development Panel Discussion

Date

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location

Samueli Academy
Samueli Academy
1901 N Fairview St
Santa Ana, CA  92706
USA
714-619-0245

Contacts(s)

Cecily Brown
Arrangements (events@ossc.org)
585-402-4133 (c)


Russell Rauch
Zoom Login
(626) 833-1046 (p)


Robert F Cartland
Webmaster (Registration Issues)
626-485-4148 (c)

Category

OSSC Regular Meeting

Registration Info

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About this event

Wednesday 12 March 2025

CORPORATE MEMBER APPRECIATION EVENT 
with a limited number of Tabletop exhibits

Workforce Development in the Southern California Optics & Photonics Industries:
A Panel Discussion:
       
 Dan Denison         Randy Reynard           Eric Flemming          Marc Himel

                                                                                                 
                                                                                   Moderated by:  Brian Monacelli


Background: Over the many years the OSSC has been serving the Southern California Optics & Photonics industries, we have sought to (as stated in Article II of our Articles of Incorporation)  "increase and disseminate the knowledge of Optics and closely allied sciences, to promote the mutual interest of investigators, teachers and students in these fields, and of designers, manufacturers and users of optical instruments and allied scientific apparatus as well as those who have optics as a hobby, and to encourage cooperation and establish acquaintanceship among these persons."  To this endeavor, the OSSC has supported a number of educational programs at local colleges and universities to help educate students to become active participants in the local Southern California optics & photonics industries.

While this has been a fairly successful endeavor, as can be seen by the numbers of former students hired and employed by local optics & photonics companies; the ever-changing landscape of our industries and those we serve requires us to keep abreast of these changes and let our OSSC members and local educators learn from our industry representatives about their requirements for employees.


During this meeting, we will have four (4) voices from local optics & photonics industries leaders to provide us with some updates on their workforce development requirements then focus on ways we in Southern California can band together to leverage our efforts in several areas for the benefit of our OSSC Corporate and Individual members and many others in our Southern California Optics and Photonics Communities.  

Venue:  Samueli Academy
1901 N Fairview St, Santa Ana, CA 92706
714-619-0245

No fee for parking.

 Reception & Dinner:  6:00 – 7:30 pm
OSSC Business:  7:30 – 8:00 pm
Panel Discussion:  8:00 – 9:30 pm

Dinner:   $35 ($45 after 7 May)
OSSC Student Members $10  ($20 after 7 May)

Presentation without meal is FREE and open to the public.
Registration required / Space is limited to 125

Please Register by Friday 7 March 2025
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