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Workforce development challenges are affecting every manufacturing industry sector. Because the optics/photonics industry enables so many of them, it is especially critical that the optics technician pipeline is strengthened. Against the backdrop of the state of the industry based on the SPIE Global Optics and Photonics Salary Report, this moderated panel discussion will show how the AmeriCOM optics ecosystem model – in place in a growing number of regions across the country – benefits its member organizations. Representatives from optics manufacturing companies and community colleges will discuss how they work together to face and solve challenges and, in so doing, derive mutual benefits. Most importantly, the panel will also include members of the newest generation of optics technicians who will speak about their experiences entering into optics manufacturing as a career path and what they value about the positions they now hold.
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