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Import 2022-12-08 21:42

Photonics Online Meetup

  • Patrick Parkinson

Patrick Parkinson

06 Jan 2020

The OMS group will host the University of Manchester hub for the Photonics Online Meetup. This is the first free, online-only photonics conference, to be held from 7pm-midnight on Monday 13th January 2020.

Any staff or students who wish to attend should contact Patrick Parkinson.

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