Short Courses that are running this year that are developed and presented thorugh the the ThermoSense conference Program Committee. ThermoSense is but a part of the Infrared Track of Conferences held each year and other related Conferences also sponsor course development. The Infrared Track of Short Courses are:

ThermoSense Sponsored:

SC584 - Night Vision Tools for Homeland Security (Kaplan) Monday 17 April 1:30 to 5:30 pm, $275 / $315
SC710 - NIR and SWIR Imaging Applications (Richards)Wednesday 19 April 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $275 / $315
SC711 - Techniques for Accurate Infrared Temperature Measurement (Seffrin)Wednesday 19 April 1:30 to 5:30 pm, $235 / $275
SC786 - Practical Thermography for Nondestructive Testing (Shepard)Monday 17 April 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $235 / $275

Infrared Systems Engineering:

SC134 - Optical Design Fundamentals for Infrared Systems (Riedl) Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $450 / $535
SC152 - Infrared Focal Plane Arrays (Dereniak, Hubbs) Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $235 / $275
SC155 - Infrared Systems Design (Daniels) Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $615 / $700
SC164 - Dynamic Infrared Scene Projection (Williams) Thursday 1:30 to 5:30 pm, $235 / $275
SC165 - Uncooled Thermal Imaging Arrays, Systems, and Applications (Kruse) Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $270 / $310
SC178 - Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry (McCluney) Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $345 / $385
SC214 - Infrared Window and Dome Materials (Harris) Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $470 / $555
SC278 - Infrared Detectors (Dereniak) Tuesday 1:30 to 5:30 pm, $335 / $385
SC545 - Infrared Characterization of Sources and Backgrounds (Jacobs) Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $450 / $535
SC628 - IR Threat Detection Systems (de Jong) Monday 1:30 to 5:30 pm, $235 / $275

Optical and Optomechanical Engineering Short Courses are:

SC010 - Introduction to Optical Alignment Techniques (Ruda) Monday and Tuesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $835 / $985 (2-day course)
SC156 - Basic Optics for Engineers (Ducharme) Monday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $445 / $530
SC178 - Introduction to Radiometry and Photometry (McCluney) Tuesday 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, $345 / $385
SC220 - Optical Alignment Mechanisms (Guyer) Wednesday 1:30 to 5:30 pm, $235 / $275
SC447 - Principles for Mounting Optical Components (Yoder, Jr.) Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $905 / $1055 (2-day course)
SC725 - Optical & Laser Scanning Technology: Devices, Systems & Applications (Marshall) Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $580 / $665
SC781 - Optomechanical Analysis (Hatheway) Thursday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, $410 / $495
SC785 - Aerospace Miniaturization Using Multifunctional MEMS (Bruhn) Thursday 1:30 to 5:30 pm, $240 / $280

For further information on the full course program, including the many other technical and professional courses at SPIE Defense & Security 2006, including:

• Short Courses Daily Schedule
• Continuing Education Units
• Rates and Guarantee
• Short Courses on Video
• Short Courses on CD-ROM,

please visit:
http://spie.org/Conferences/Programs/06/dss/shortCourses/

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