Dear colleagues, wish you a happy and successful 2012! We would like to thank you for your ongoing support and contributions. 2011 was a very eventful year for the Photonics Explorer. We successfully completed our Annual Review with the European Commission. The first workshop in August 2011 kicked off the Europe wide field testing of the kits. Thanks to all our collective efforts, the Photonics Explorer was tested in 7 countries across Europe with extremely positive results! EYESTvzw – Excite Youth for Engineering Science and Technology, a non-profit organisation, was established to ensure the sustainability of the Photonics Explorer beyond the EU funded phase. Unfortunately, towards the end of 2011, Dr. Robert Fischer left the team to move on to new challenges. There is already a great deal of interest in having the kit in additional countries. We are working hard to ensure that we can bring the Photonics Explorer to as many classrooms as possible. We hope that with your help, support and involvement we can continue to grow to spread the excitement of light and optics throughout Europe! Best wishes, The Photonics Explorer team contact us by email: Amrita Prasad Nathalie Debaes by phone: +32 2629 1018 by mail: Photonics Explorer Tona-IR Vrije Universiteit Brussel Pleinlaan 2 1050 Brussels		Europe wide field testing The Photonics Explorer successfully tested in 7 EU countries with over 1500 students! The Photonics Explorer kit was extensively tested in secondary schools across Europe from September - December 2011. Over 1500 students participated in the field tests that took place in 7 EU countries – Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Poland, Spain and UK. In each country the kit was tested in the local language. The developer team and evaluation team from IPN visited several classrooms to interact with the students and teachers and watch the kit in action! read more EYESTvzw-Excite Youth for Engineering, Science and Technology A non-profit organisation established to ensure the sustainibility of the Photonics Explorer The EU funded EXPEKT project supported the development and testing of the Photonics Explorer kit in its scope. The Photonics Explorer team, with support from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, have now established a non-profit organisation, EYESTvzw, to ensure the sustainability of the kit beyond the EU funded phase. EYESTvzw, is dedicated to raising the interest of young people in science, technology and engineering. The organisation will achieve its goals through the creation and dissemination of educational programs to schools which will always be distributed free of charge. EYEST is responsible for the exclusive distribution of the Photonics Explorer throughout and beyond Europe. read more Upcoming Events: We will be present at the following events: Second Workshop of the Photonics Explorer 15^th April 2012 Brussels Photonics Europe Innovation Village 16-19^th April 2012 Brussels http://spie.org/x12290.xml
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