General Meeting & News

Thank you to APOMA members that were able to join us at the Optifab ’25 General Meeting! If you were unable to attend, the meeting presentation is now available HERE for your information.

October 20, 2025:  5:00pm-9:00pm: Opti-Fabulous APOMA Party (members only), Rochester NY

October 22, 2025:  8:30am-9:30am: APOMA General Meeting: Highland A, Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center

October 22, 2025:  4:30pm-6:00pm: Luminate Cohort 8 Award Ceremony: Arbor Midtown, Rochester NY

Join us for a members-only happy hour at SPIE DCS in Orlando, FL!

This event is free for members in good standing, registration is required. Please click HERE to register. Room location to be provided once membership eligibility is confirmed.

Please click below to review the 2025 APOMA Annual Meeting presentation if you were unable to join us at Photonics West ’25!

APOMA Annual Meeting 2025

Click HERE for an event recap!

The complete agenda for the 2024 APOMA New Orleans Tech Workshop is now available. This two-day event will feature presentations from leading experts in the optics manufacturing industry, addressing current challenges and innovative solutions. Additionally, attendees are invited to tour the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) in Livingston, LA, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to the detection and study of gravitational waves. With only two months remaining, register today to secure your spot before the event fills up!

APOMA members – If you were unable to join the Annual Meeting at Photonics West 2024, PDFs of the meeting presentations are now available at the links below:

APOMA Annual Meeting 2024

APOMA Freeform Optics and Ignition update-LLNL