Three core facilities at the University of Illinois are sponsoring an Advanced Microscopy Workshop, with the purpose of exploring new linear and nonlinear contrast strategies in light/laser/fluorescence microscopy for use in biological and materials analysis. This unique interdisciplinary forum, offered by the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, the Beckman Institute, the Institute for Genomic Biology, and Imaging@Illinois, will feature morning lectures, paired with laboratory-centered breakout sessions in the afternoons.