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The Oklahoma Microscopy Society is a local affiliate society of the Microscopy Society of America (MSA), the Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS) and the Oklahoma Academy of Science (OAS). The Society was founded as the Oklahoma Society for Electron Microscopy (Ok-SEM) in September 1977, becoming the 18th local affiliated society of MSA (then EMSA) and the 11th section of OAS. There are two scheduled meetings each year: (1) a technical meeting is held every fall in conjunction with the OAS and (2) a one- or two-day workshop is held every spring. Information about these meetings is located below.

An OMS membership form is available online in PDF format. A free reader for PDF files is at the Adobe web site. Membership in the Oklahoma Microscopy Society is available to anyone with an interest in microscopy. Corporate membership is $50, regular professional membership is $15 and student membership is $5 annually. Membership privileges include participation in society events, two newsletters and access to mailing lists. Advertisements are accepted from Corporate Members through the Secretary-Treasurer and Newsletter Editor (see Officers) and a free link to their WWW Corporate Home Page is provided.

Fall Meeting:

 The 2007 Fall Technical Meeting was held in conjunction with the 96th Annual Technical Meeting of the Oklahoma Academy of Science on Friday, November 2, 2007, at Tulsa Community College. OMS had a full day of talks, one keynote speaker and stiff competition for the Timpano Award for the best student presentation. We also displayed lots of great images. It was hard to choose a winner for the 2007 UglyBug Contest!!!! Watch here for the news!

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Spring Meeting:

 The Oklahoma Microscopy Society (OMS) 30th Annual Spring Workshop will be held on April 25, 2008 at the Samuel Roberts Moble Microscopy Laboratory at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Here is our Program of Events for the 2008 Spring Workshop as a PDF file.

Again this year we have a Special Pre-Meeting SEM Exhibition, where we host a Kids' SEM Night on Thursday evening prior to the meeting. Children will have an opportunity to operate an actual scanning electron microscope (Hitachi TM-1000) using a sample of their own choosing.

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