FIBER OPTIC SENSING ASSOCIATION
EIN 82-1438693 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
EDUCATION - FOSA HOSTS REGULAR WEBINARS for MEMBERS and NON-MEMBERS for THE PURPOSE of EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT FIBER OPTIC SENSING TECHNOLOGY and ITS NUMEROUS USES and BENEFITS. FOSA ALSO PUBLISHES INDUSTRY NEWS ON ITS WEBSITE. MEMBER ENGAGEMENT - FOSA HOLDS A MONTHLY CALL for ALL MEMBERS and SEPARATE PERIODIC CALLS for FOSA COMMITTEES (E.G., TECHNOLOGY) to DISCUSS FOSA INITIATIVES and ENCOURAGE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT to FURTHER FOSAS MISSION. ADVOCACY - FOSA ASSISTS MEMBERS to ENGAGE WITH LAWMAKERS and POLICYMAKERS to PROMOTE POLICIES THAT ARE FAVORABLE to FIBER OPTIC SENSING TECHNOLOGY and EXPANDING ITS AVAILABILITY and USE IN BOTH THE PUBLIC and PRIVATE SECTORS. FOSA HAS SPONSORED TWO "HILL DAY" EVENTS DURING WHICH MEMBERS TRAVELED to WASHINGTON, D.C. for MEETINGS WITH THEIR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES to DISCUSS ISSUES of IMPORTANCE to ENTITIES THAT HAVE DEPLOYED or WISH to DEPLOY FIBER OPTIC SENSING TECHNOLOGY.
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Board and leadership roster (10)
AMANDA HETZELSECRETARY
DR DAVID CHENVICE CHAIRMA
DR PAUL DICKINSONDIRECTOR
JOHN J WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
JON BECKMANDIRECTOR
KEVIN BOONEDIRECTOR
MARTIN STROHBACHDIRECTOR
NILSON GABELACHARIMAN
SERGEY GOLUBTSOVDIRECTOR
STEVEN KOLESTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2018
- Location
- 600 HIGHWAY 169 SOUTH, ST LOUIS PARK, MN 55426-1205
- County
- Fairfax
- In care of
- NILSON GABELA
- Primary officer
- NILSON GABELA, CHARIMAN
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- KAVADIAS CONSULTING PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues