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Welcome to LaserFest 2010!
Watching your favorite movie on DVD. Surfing the web. Scanning barcodes at the grocery store. For the past 50 years, lasers have revolutionized the way we live. This milestone marks one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century! Through a series of events and programs, LaserFest will help to showcase the prominence of the laser in today's world.
LaserFest on the Road Outreach Program: Request for Proposals
Several grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded during LaserFest, a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the laser in 2010. This program is designed to encourage individuals to undertake physics outreach initiatives in their own communities and institutions during 2010.
See Announcement of LaserFest on the Road Program
Download Proposal Application 
Latest Updates
- June 3, 2009: "LaserFest Video Interview with Laser Focus World"
- LaserFest Photons are here! Come to LaserFest events to get yours.
- Press Release: May 28, 2009: LaserFest Receives NSF and DOE Funding
- Wonder how lasers affect your everyday life? These laser innovations may surprise you!
- Play the Laser Challenge Game
- LaserFest Events Calendar
- Download the LaserFest logo for your own events
LaserFest Posters
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