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18 October 2012 Family Optics Day: an optics outreach event for the general public
Katherine W. Calabro
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Proceedings Volume 8481, Optics Education and Outreach II; 84810Q (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930283
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2012, San Diego, California, United States
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As a way to extend the reach of optics education to a larger and more diverse audience, the Boston University student chapter of OSA/SPIE held a 'family optics day'. The outreach event was organized in a manner similar to a science fair, with participates being free to roam between a dozen demonstration stations, each focused on a different area of optics. We highlight the methods of publicity used to attract an attendance close to 300 people, and demonstrate that an event such as this is an excellent way to maximize outreach impact for a given level of organizational effort.
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Katherine W. Calabro "Family Optics Day: an optics outreach event for the general public", Proc. SPIE 8481, Optics Education and Outreach II, 84810Q (18 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930283
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KEYWORDS
Adaptive optics
Biomedical optics
Imaging systems
Infrared imaging
Optics education
Photonics
Telecommunications
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