Pro­ven con­cept + fle­xi­ble trai­ning sche­dule + more practice

As end users expect incre­asingly sophisti­ca­ted per­for­mance, opti­cal sys­tem desi­gners and manu­fac­tu­r­ers face gro­wing chal­lenges. We are plea­sed to announce the 3rd Opto­Net Inter­na­tio­nal Sum­mer School ›Advan­ced Lens Design‹, which will again pro­vide hands-on trai­ning at the hig­hest pro­fes­sio­nal level. It is aimed at tech­ni­ci­ans, engi­neers and rese­ar­chers invol­ved in the design of opti­cal sys­tems for ima­ging appli­ca­ti­ons who need more theo­re­ti­cal insight and prac­ti­cal expe­ri­ence in this field. 

The Sum­mer School will be con­duc­ted by inter­na­tio­nally reco­gni­zed expert Prof. Dr. Her­bert Gross from Fried­rich Schil­ler Uni­ver­sity Jena and his colleagues.

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PROGRAM & TRAINING CONCEPT

Main topics of the semi­nar, which will be con­duc­ted directly with the com­mer­cial soft­ware Optic­Stu­dio, are pro­per­ties of opti­cal ima­ging sys­tems, aberra­ti­ons, opti­miza­tion and cor­rec­tion stra­tegy, qua­lity eva­lua­tion, asphe­res, cor­rec­tion of spe­cial degra­da­ti­ons, simple sys­tems, eye­pie­ces, relay and scan sys­tems, telescope sys­tems, camera sys­tems, zoom sys­tems, micro­sco­pic sys­tems, dif­fe­rent sys­tem types, tole­rance and adjustment.

With a revi­sed trai­ning plan and a 3+2 con­cept, we offer both basic trai­ning for beg­in­ners and advan­ced topics for expe­ri­en­ced opti­cal desi­gners. Optio­nal evening events are offe­red to fur­ther deepen know­ledge and prac­ti­cal skills.

The event will be held in English.

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LECTURERS

The tea­ching team is led by Her­bert Gross, an inter­na­tio­nally reco­gni­zed expert in the field of opti­cal sys­tem design with more than 30 years of indus­try expe­ri­ence in lea­ding posi­ti­ons in the pho­to­nics indus­try and hol­der of a pro­fes­sor­ship. His rese­arch focu­ses on opti­cal sys­tems, their design, model­ling, simu­la­tion and per­for­mance eva­lua­tion as well as aspects of metro­logy and implementation.

 

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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

Par­ti­ci­pants should have expe­ri­ence using the OpticStudio/Zemax opti­cal design soft­ware and basic know­ledge of opti­cal design.

• During the ›Basic Trai­ning‹ from Mon­day to Wed­nes­day par­ti­ci­pants will have the oppor­tu­nity to refresh fun­da­men­tal expe­ri­ence in the hand­ling of the soft­ware. Fur­ther topics will be Aberra­ti­ons, Opti­miza­tion, Asphe­res, Chro­ma­ti­cal cor­rec­tion, Mir­ror sys­tems and Cor­rec­tion methods. A short intro­duc­tion into Tole­ran­cing will com­plete the agenda.
• The ›Advan­ced Trai­ning‹ on Thurs­day and Fri­day addres­ses more expe­ri­en­ced Opti­cal Desi­gners, who want to expand their know­ledge and skills in topics like Aberra­ti­ons, Dif­frac­tive ele­ments, Zoom len­ses or Micro­sco­pic len­ses. A main focus will be on Cor­rec­tion methods and Tolerancing.
• The ›Basic Trai­ning‹ and the ›Avan­ced Trai­ning‹ build on one ano­ther and can be boo­ked both sepa­rate or com­bi­ned. For boo­king the whole trai­ning week we pro­vide attrac­tive conditions.

Please bring your own note­book equip­ped with a cur­rent Optic­Stu­dio pro­gram ver­sion. Soft­ware can not be provided.

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VENUE

The Sum­mer School will take place in Jena, the city of Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss who laid the foun­da­tion for modern optics 150 years ago. Since then the sci­ence city Jena has been shaped by inno­va­tive, light-based tech­no­lo­gies. Enjoy the spi­rit in the young uni­ver­sity town sur­roun­ded by a magni­fi­cent land­scape and well-known sights of Euro­pean history.

The venue is the FAIR Resort Hotel Jena. We meet there in a large, bright semi­nar room and offer you a great ambi­ence for the breaks.

The hotel is loca­ted just out­side the city cen­ter, which is why we recom­mend that all out-of-town par­ti­ci­pants stay over­night at the hotel. A con­tin­gent is reser­ved for you until 15.8.2021 and available under the key­word »Opto­Net« for 82 EUR / sin­gle room incl. break­fast and well­ness area.

Please reserve promptly by phone +49 (0)3641 76 76 or by email ed.letohriaf@ecivres.

 

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COVID-19 INFECTION PREVENTION

We want to run a safe event and reduce the risk of infec­tion for all par­ti­ci­pants to the maxi­mum. This means:

• We will pro­ba­bly limit the num­ber of par­ti­ci­pants. When plan­ning the room, we will of course take distance and hygiene rules into account.
• Depen­ding on the cur­rent situa­tion, we may ask you to carry out a Corona rapid test on your own respon­si­bi­lity, to pre­sent a nega­tive PCR test and/or con­fir­ma­tion of a vaccination.
• We will decide on the type and ext­ent of cate­ring at the appro­priate time.

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REGISTRATION

The regis­tra­tion is open. Reser­va­tions are pos­si­ble. Mem­bers from our natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal part­ner clus­ters bene­fit from a con­sidera­ble discount.

Work­shop rela­ted costs, food and bever­a­ges during the semi­nar will be met by the orga­ni­zers. Con­fe­rence mate­ri­als, docu­ments and exer­ci­ses are included in the con­fe­rence fee. Par­ti­ci­pants are kindly expec­ted to cover the costs for their indi­vi­dual tra­vel and accom­mo­da­tion. Please bring your own note­book equip­ped with a cur­rent Optic­Stu­dio pro­gram ver­sion. Soft­ware can be pro­vi­ded in par­ti­cu­lar cases.

Atten­dance fees for the Sum­mer School depend on your pre­fer­red boo­king model:

• Basic Trai­ning – 3 days – Sep­tem­ber 27 – 29, 2021
  1.740 EUR mem­ber fee (Opto­Net mem­bers, mem­bers of the Regio­nal Net­works of Optec­Net Ger­many and mem­bers of inter­na­tio­nal part­ner networks)
  2.460 EUR regular
• Advan­ced Trai­ning – 2 days – Sep­tem­ber 30 – Octo­ber 1, 2021
  1.160 EUR mem­ber fee (Opto­Net mem­bers, mem­bers of the Regio­nal Net­works of Optec­Net Ger­many and mem­bers of inter­na­tio­nal part­ner networks)
  1.640 EUR regular
• Basic + Advan­ced Trai­ning – 5 days – Sep­tem­ber 27 – Octo­ber 1, 2021
  2.500 EUR mem­ber fee (Opto­Net mem­bers, mem­bers of the Regio­nal Net­works of Optec­Net Ger­many and mem­bers of inter­na­tio­nal part­ner networks)
  3.800 EUR regular

(no VAT included accor­ding to §4 Nr. 22a UStG)

Mem­bers from our natio­nal (Optec­Net Ger­many) and inter­na­tio­nal part­ner clus­ters (SWISSMEM, Tech­no­logy Scot­land) bene­fit from a sub­stan­tial dis­count. Cont­act your clus­ter agency to receive the pass­word for the discount.

 

Appli­ca­ti­ons are con­duc­ted through the on-line form. A con­fir­ma­tion email will be sent once the appli­ca­tion has been recei­ved. The par­ti­ci­pant under­ta­kes the respon­si­bi­lity to pay the invoice(s) issued for the ser­vices in advance and before the due date indi­ca­ted on the invoice. Cash or che­ques will not be accepted. The trai­ning fees do not cover tra­vel, accom­mo­da­tion or any other costs such as health insu­rance. All boo­kings are pro­vi­sio­nal until full pay­ment has been recei­ved and ack­now­led­ged. Pro­vi­sio­nal Boo­kings can be reser­ved for up to 2 weeks, pro­vi­ded that the event’s maxi­mum capa­city has not been rea­ched. After pay­ment has been recei­ved in full, the participant’s reser­va­tion to the Sum­mer School will be confirmed.

CANCELLATION POLICY

The can­cel­la­tion has to be sent by email to ed.anej-tenotpo@ofni
Before July 30: Fees will be fully reim­bur­sed. A EUR 100 hand­ling fee will be with­held. Until August 27: 50% of the total fee will be reim­bur­sed. A EUR 100 hand­ling fee will be with­held. No refunds will be made for can­cel­la­ti­ons after August 27 or for no-shows. In case a par­ti­ci­pant would not be able to attend the trai­ning, a sub­sti­tute can be accepted. Trai­ning will be con­firmed as soon as the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pants has been rea­ched. All par­ti­ci­pants will receive a final confirmation.Training fees are reim­bur­sed in case of can­cel­la­tion due to force majeure or due to spea­k­ers‹ pre­ven­ti­ons. No com­pen­sa­tion will be paid for any addi­tio­nal costs incurred.

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The Pro­gram in Detail

Satur­day & Sun­day, Sep­tem­ber 25–26

Arri­val in Jena

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