Sheila Sandiford SPIE Director of Education and Membership Services Gloria Putnam Eastman Kodak Company

WiO Goals Increase the participation of women in SPIE as both members and leaders Increase the participation and visibility of women in the optics & photonics industry Encourage the next generation of women in optics & photonics

The WiO Organization Formed in 1997 as a membership- based working group Informal dinners for women at SPIE conferences Speaker series (2x per year) Re-entry grant Quarterly newsletter Listserve

SPIE Outreach Hands On Optics Proposal to the NSF: Seeks $1.8 million over 3 years Total project cost $2.47 million Optics-based enrichment activities for under represented (in SMET) 7th-9th graders Expanded to 8 states, 39,500 students by year 3 Collaboration among industry, educators, society volunteers

SPIE Membership Female percentage of SPIE membership increased from 4.5% to 8.5% between 1997 and In 2002 the number averaged around 9%.

Women in SPIE Leadership

WiO Membership