Sessions will be in the NIST Auditorium (for location, see p.3 on NIST-maps file; adjacent to NIST Building Lobby). 
Speaker information, including titles and abstracts for their talks is posted here.
Workshop Participant List is posted here.

 

7:45	Coffee and Registration Check-in
Session 1: Session Chair: Josh Hadler, NIST
Time	Talk Title	Speaker	Institute
8:30	Welcome to the LSO Workshop (pdf)	Mike Woods	SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
8:40	Welcome to NIST (pdf)	Mike Kelley	National Institute of Standards and Technology
8:55	Single-Atom Laser-based Clocks (pdf)	David Wineland, 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics	National Institute of Standards and Technology
9:40	NIST on a Chip:  Revolution in Measurement Science (pdf)	Tom O'Brian	National Institute of Standards and Technology
10:10	Coffee & Refreshments
Session 2:   Session Chair:  Barb O'Kane, NREL
10:30	Beyond the Basics - Engineering Safety for High-Powered Lasers (pdf)	Jamie King	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
11:00	High Power Fiber Lasers (pdf)	Bill Shiner	IPG Photonics
11:30	Flowing Water Optical Power Meter for 100 kW Laser Measurements (pdf)	Chris Cromer	National Institute of Standards and Technology
12:00	Group Photograph (jpg)
12:15 - 1:30	Lunch
Session 3:  Session Chair:  Steve Singal, Department of Energy - HQ
1:30	Risk Assessment (pdf)	Bill Ertle	Rockwell Laser Industries
2:00	Comparison/evaluation of Z136.1 and Z136.8 (pdf)	Jamie King	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2:15	Panel Discussion on Z136.1 and Z136.8.  (Discuss pros/cons for each; how to improve them;  requirements vs. guidance) (pdf)	Panel members:  Bill Ertle (RLI), Robert Fairchild (LBNL), Karen Kelley (U. of Maryland), Mike Woods (SLAC)
3:00	Coffee & Refreshments
Session 4:  Session Chair:  R. DeWayne Holcomb, U. of Texas at Austin
3:20	Optical Detectors for Laser Measurements	John Lehman	National Institute of Standards and Technology
3:50	Confocal Microscopes and Evolution of Imaging (pdf)	Judi Reilly Hans Richter	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:20	Engineering Laser Safety into the Raman Gas Analyzer for Industrial Applications (pdf)	Michael Buric	National Energy Technology Laboratory

 

7:45	Coffee and Registration Check-in
Session 5:  Session Chair:  Tekla Staley, Idaho National Laboratory
Time	Talk Title	Speaker	Institute
8:30	Commissioning of the ASTA Photo-Injector Drive Laser System (pdf)	James Santucci	Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
9:00	Outdoor Laser Operations:  Experiences and Safety Considerations (pdf)	Rex Craig	Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
9:30	Laser-Cooled Primary Atomic Clocks at NIST (pdf)	Steve Jefferts	National Institute of Standards and Technology
10:00	Coffee & Refreshments
Session 6:  Session Chair:  Matt Quinn, Fermilab
10:20	Electrical safety (pdf)	Heath Garrison	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
10:50	Recent Incident and Non-Compliance Reports at DOE labs (pdf)	Barb O'Kane	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
11:20	Case Study of a Recent Femtosecond Laser Eye Injury  (pdf) (paper)	Leon McLin	Air Force Research Laboratory
11:50 - 1:05	Lunch
Session 7:  Session Chair:  Mike Woods, SLAC
1:05	Continuum "White Light" Generation (pdf)	Tim Gerke	Fianium
1:35	Reflective Eyewear (pdf)	Will Arthur	Kentek
2:05	Panel Discussion:  Eyewear Selection for Multi-wavelength Operation (pdf) (AWE/NPL eyewear training video)	Panel Members:  Thomas Bett (AWE), Will Arthur (Kentek), Rebecca Daskalova (Ohio State University), Josh Hadler (NIST)
2:45	Coffee & Refreshments
3:00 - 5:00	Vendor Exhibit  (photo 1, photo 2, photo 3)	Tours (only 2 30' tours/person possible)            Tours i, ii and iii start at 3PM and 4PM i. Time and Frequency Standards (Atomic Clock) ii. Laser Radiometry iii. Precision Imaging Facility iv. Space Weather Prediction and Science on a Sphere* *this tour will last 45min and will start at 3PM; if taking this tour, can only choose 1 tour
5:15	1st Bus for NCAR picks up at NIST
5:45	2nd Bus for NCAR picks up at Outlook Hotel
6:00 - 8:00	Social Event Dinner at NCAR
8:00	1st Bus for Outlook Hotel leaves NCAR
8:30	2nd Bus for Outlook Hotel leaves NCAR

 

8:15

Coffee

Session 8:  Session Chair:  Joanna Casson, LANL
Time	Talk Title	Speaker	Institute
9:00	Integrated Operations System and Laser Use Permit Process (pdf)	Gary DeWinkle	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
9:30	Fire Safety (pdf)	R. DeWayne Holcomb	Univerisity of Texas
10:00	Unique Challenges and Improvements to Sandia’s Laser Safety Program (pdf)	Mendy Brown	Sandia National Laboratories
10:30	Coffee & Refreshments
Session 9:  Session Chair:  Jamie King, LLNL
10:50	Laser Safety Lessons Learned & Best Practices at Newport/Spectra Physics (pdf)	Al Roth, Dave Marshall	Newport
11:20	Performance Metrics; using Laser Operator and Laser Approval surveys (pdf) (SLAC paper) (Workshop survey results - All, LSOs, University)	Mike Woods	SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
11:50	LSO Workshop Closing Remarks	Barb O'Kane	National Renewable Energy Laboratory
12:00	LSO Workshop adjourns
1:30 - 5:00	DOE EFCOG-LSSG meeting	Barb O'Kane
5:00	EFCOG meeting adjourns

*Session 8 and 9 presentations to be done on September 19 via ReadyTalk web-audio