Conference Program

Plenary Talk Scientific Talk Poster Session
Student Chapters Industry / Sponsors Hosting Institute
Breaks and Social Programme

Thu, 24 Sep 2009

08:00h - 17:00h Congressional Visits
20:00h Informal Social (attendees pay own dinner)
College Park, MD

Fri, 25 Sep 2009

08:00h - 09:00h Check-In / Announcements / Poster Set-Up 
08:30h Breakfast 
Morning Lab Tours 
09:00h Vans Depart for Lab Tours 
09:30h Lab Tours 
12:00h Vans Return to UMD 
12:00h Lunch 
13:00h - 16:00h Professional Development SessionPoster Session
13:00h Effective Communication for Rational Minds
Jean-luc Doumont
14:00h Alicia Jackson & Colin McCormick
14:30h OSA Membership
KiKi L'Italien
OSA Student Services
15:00h SPIE Membership / UMD Career Center
TBA
16:00h Chapter Presentations
17:00h Break 
18:00h Social Event in College Park, MD 

Sat, 26 Sep 2009

08:00h Late Check-In
09:00h Plenary Lecture
Quantum Information: a scientific evolution for the 21st century
Dr. William D. Phillips
1997 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics
10:00h Coffee Break
10:30h Technical Sessions 1A, B, & C
A: Pepco Room
B: Kay I
C: Kay II
12:00h Lunch
13:00h Plenary Lecture
TBA
Dr. Thomas M. Baer
Executive Director of the Stanford Photonics Research Center & 2009 President of the OSA
14:00h Technical Sessions 2A, B, & C
A: Pepco Room
B: Kay I
C: Kay II
15:30h Coffee Break
16:00h Technical Sessions 3A, B, & C
A: Pepco Room
B: Kay I
C: Kay II
19:00h - 22:00h Reception Dinner
@ OSA Headquarters
19:00h Buses Depart for OSA Headquarters
19:30h Reception Dinner
22:00h Buses Depart for UMD Campus

Sun, 27 Sep 2009

09:30h - 17:00h Washington DC Downtown Walking Tour