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Current Meetings & Events

Left:OSSC Members Tom Godfrey, Donn Silberman, and Anatoly Vasiliev view a 3D image during presentation on 3D displays by Steve Hines (Feb 2010)
Right: Dan Nieuwsma presents at the Laser Fest Meeting held at Raytheon (May 2010).

The Optical Society of Southern California holds nine regular dinner meetings usually on the second Wednesday of each month from September through June (except December), as well as a few special events. Most of our meetings and events are open to the public. You can find event details and register for events by visiting our events calendar. The events calendar also has some other events that may be of interest to OSSC members such as conferences and educational events.

New OSSC payment policy: All payments for OSSC dinner meetings and other events (and memberships) must be paid for in advance by credit card on this website.
The complexity of receiving and processing cash and check payments is to much for an all volunteer organization like the OSSC.

Ideas for future meetings are welcomed by our Programs Chair. We also have a page listing past OSSC meetings.

Events Calendar & Registration

OSSC Program Year 2026 - 2027

(Click on the Date for Event Registration and on the Topic for Presentation information)

Date	Location	Speaker	Topic
9 September 2026	Samueli Academy Santa Ana, CA	Prof. Ebrahim Karimi The Institute for Quantum Studies Chapman University	Quantum waves and their applications in quantum technologies. (Includes tours or Samueli Academy 'Fab Labs')
12 October 2026	UC San Diego Booker Conference room, Jacobs Hall 9736 Engineers Ln, La Jolla, CA 92093	Tim Day Chairman / CEO Monarch Quantum	Scaling Lasers & Photonics Technologies from the Lab to the Quantum Market Joint Meeting Hosted by UCSD SPIE Student Club
14 October 2026	Diverse Optics Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Erik Fleming President / CEO Diverse Optics	New capabilities with polymer optics for applications in medical, aerospace and commercial applications. (Includes tours of various facilities.)
4 November 2026	Holiday Inn Los Angeles Gateway Torrance, CA	Mitchell Spearrin Spearrin Lab - UCLA	Sensing and imaging gas dynamics in extreme environments: rockets to wildfires Corporate Member Appreciation Exhibits
13 January 2027	Pasadena City College The Circadian Room Pasadena, CA	TBD	TBD
10 February 2027
10 March 2027
14 April 2027
12 May 2027
9 June 2027

All events subject to change without notice

Past Meetings & Events