Session 1 - Laser Damage of Optical Materials, High-power laser damage, UV through IR, Ultrafast through CW laser irradiation effects, Laser ablation and laser machining, High laser damage resistant coatings, Defects, contamination, polishing, and surface damage, Characterization techniques and measurement protocols, Mechanisms, modeling and simulations, Session 2 - Advanced Optical Materials, Nonlinear laser crystals, Laser ceramics, Optical glasses and fibers