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src="https://optica-org-web-afd-f9abf4byhbacgfgk.z02.azurefd.net/optica/media/osa.media/membership/students%20and%20chapters/gettyimages-1281305892.jpg?t=637656722959844442" style="width: 300px; height: 199px; float: right;" /><strong>Section Locations </strong></h4> <p>Optica Local Sections promote optics through a variety of activities, including hosting local meetings focused on technical topics, business networking and teaching young students about science and the world of optics. Optica's global organization supports Local Sections through activity grants, awards, publications, guest lecturer programs, networking opportunities and more. A full listing of <a href="http://osa.org/Membership/Local_Section/Section_Benefits/">section benefits</a> is available online.</p> <p>If there is an Optica Local Section in your area, we encourage you to become an active member. If you do not yet have a nearby Local Section, we invite you to <a href="mailto:membership@osa.org">contact us</a> about establising one.</p> <h4>Optica Local Sections:</h4> <p>Click on a state or country name for a listing of local sections.</p> <table align="center" border="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="33%"> <div align="left"><u><strong>US Sections</strong></u></div> <div align="left"><a href="#AL"><strong>ALABAMA</strong></a><br /> <a href="#CA"><strong>CALIFORNIA</strong></a><br /> <a href="#DC"><strong>DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA</strong></a><br /> <a href="#IL"><strong>ILLINOIS</strong></a><br /> <a href="#MAS"><strong>MASSACHUSETTS</strong></a><br /> <a href="#MI"><strong>MICHIGAN</strong></a><br /> <a href="#NY"><strong>NEW YORK</strong></a><br /> <a href="#OR"><strong>OREGON</strong></a></div> <div align="left"><a href="#TX"><strong>TEXAS</strong></a></div> </td> <td valign="top" width="33%"> <div align="left"> <p><u><strong>International Sections</strong></u><br /> <strong><a href="#AUS">AUSTRALIA</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="#BA">BANGLADESH</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="#CAN">CANADA</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="#CH">CHINA</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="#EGY">EGYPT</a><br /> <a href="#IND">INDONESIA</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="#INDIA">INDIA</a></strong><br /> <strong><a href="#Nepal">NEPAL</a><br /> <a href="#SAUD">SAUDI ARABIA</a><br /> <a href="#SIN">SINGAPORE</a><br /> <a href="#TAI">TAIWAN</a><br /> <a href="#THA">THAILAND</a><br /> <a href="#UKR">UKRAINE</a><br /> <a href="#UK">UNITED KINGDOM</a></strong></p> <p> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><a class="articleheadline" id="AL" name="AL"></a><strong>Alabama</strong></p> <p><strong>Huntsville Electro-Optical Society (HEOS)</strong></p> <p><a class="articleheadline" id="CA" name="CA"></a><strong>California</strong></p> <p><strong>Conejo Ventura Section</strong><br /> 15113 Malibu Road<br /> Malibu, CA 90265</p> <p><b>Optica Silicon Valley Local Section</b><br /> President: Majid Ebnali Heidari<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:majid.heidari@opticamember.org" target="_new">majid.heidari@opticamember.org</a><br /> Website: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14152595/" target="_new">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14152595/</a> <br /> 1210 E. Arques Ave, Suite 207<br /> Sunnyvale, CA 94085</p> <p><span class="special"><strong>Optical Society of Southern California </strong></span><br /> President: Kevin Romero<br /> Email: President@OSSC.ORG<br /> Website: https://ossc.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=239344&module_id=60322 <br /> 14271 Jeffery Road, Suite #136<br /> Irvine CA, 92620</p> <p><a class="articleheadline" id="DC" name="DC"></a><strong>District of Columbia</strong></p> <div><strong>National Capital Section</strong><br /> President: Jim Heaney<br /> Email: <a href="james.b.heaney@nasa.gov">james.b.heaney@nasa.gov</a> <br /> Website: <a href="http://ncs-osa.org/">ncs-osa.org/</a><a href="http://ncs-osa.org/"> </a></div> <div>National Capital Section c/o Dr. Joseph M. Howard<br /> Code 551NASA Goddard Space Flight Center<br /> Greenbelt, MD 20771<br /> <a href="http://ncs-osa.org/"> </a></div> <p><a class="articleheadline" id="IL" name="IL"></a><strong>Illinois</strong></p> <p><strong>Optical Society of Chicago</strong> <br /> President: Tara Maggiano<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:opticalsocietychicago@gmail.com">opticalsocietychicago@gmail.com</a><br /> Website: <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/opticalsocietyofchicago/">sites.google.com/site/opticalsocietyofchicago/</a><br /> 825 Pearson - 6E<br /> Des Plaines, IL 60016<br /> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/opticalsocietyofchicago/" https:="" opticalsocietyofchicago="" site="" sites.google.com=""> <a></a></p> <p><a class="articleheadline" id="MA" name="MAS"></a><strong>Massachusetts</strong></p> <p><strong>New England Section </strong></p> <p><span style="background:#f2f2f2">President: Sanjay Khatri</span><br /> <span style="background:#f2f2f2">Email: <a href="mailto:nesoptica@nesoptica.org">nesoptica@nesoptica.org</a></span><br /> <span style="background:#f2f2f2">Website: </span><a href="http://www.nesosa.org/"><span style="background:#f2f2f2">http://www.neso</span></a><a href="http://ptica.org">ptica.org</a></p> <p><span style="background:#f2f2f2">1138 Chestnut Street</span></p> <p><span style="background:#f2f2f2">Newton, MA 02464</span></p> <p><a class="articleheadline" id="MI" name="MI"></a><strong>Michigan</strong></p> <div><strong>Ann Arbor Section </strong></div> <div>President: Cynthia Aku-Leh, Ph.D.<br /> Email: <a href="mailto:cynthia.akuleh@gmail.com">cynthia.akuleh@gmail.com </a></div> <div>Website: <a href="http://aaosa.osahost.org/">http://aaosa.osahost.org/</a><br /> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Ann-Arbor-OSA-6776980">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Ann-Arbor-OSA-6776980</a> <br /> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AnnArborOSA">www.facebook.com/AnnArborOSA</a></div> <div>ISciences LLC<br /> 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