International School and Conference on Optics and Optical Materials (ISCOM)
Belgrade, September 3-7, 2007.
Second announcement
General information on the ISCOM
ISCOM is organized by the following members of Belgrade University: Institute of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Institute of Nuclear Sciences “Vinca” and Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
The meeting will be held in the Kolarac building, in downtown Belgrade.
Aim of the ISCOM
The “school” portion of ISCOM is primarily aimed to young researchers and PhD students as a way to introduce the participants to modern research, starting from a basic level and concluding with the most recent results. The conference portion of ISCOM aims to help researchers listen and discuss the state of the art in several topics of the meeting.
The purpose of the meeting is to disseminate knowledge and information concerning optics, optical materials, lasers, and telecommunications in various fields of quantum optics, solid state physics, bio and medical physics. Through Plenary sessions ISCOM provides students with an opportunity to increase and deepen their insights into these fields. At the Invited Lecture sessions, young researchers will be presented with the latest results and will be able to discuss the state of the art.
Registration, abstract and manuscript submission
Participants who do not require financial support can pay early registration fee before June 10. Instructions for payment for the conference fee are on the web. Those who register can submit a one page abstract using either the LATEX or MS Word template provided on the page Registration/Abstract submission on the web. The deadline for abstract submission is 10 June 2007. Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their contribution no later then 31 June 2007. Authors of accepted contribution papers will be asked to submit a manuscript of up to 6 pages, written using the Acta Physica Polonica A template. The deadline for submission of the manuscript is 10 August 2007. Selected papers will be published in the November 07 issue of APP A (Acta Physica Polonica A).
Schedule
Participants arriving in Belgrade on Sunday, September 2 will be able to register and obtain conference materials from 3-9 pm in Kolarac. For participants arriving later in the week, the Conference secretariat will be open every morning from 8-12 am, also in Kolarac.
The opening of the ISCOM will be take place on Monday, September 3 at 9 am. Two Plenary sessions, two 90 min lectures, will be held every morning between 9 am-12:40 pm. Invited lectures are every afternoon, except on Wednesday, between 3-6:30 pm. Poster sessions are in the evening from 6:30-8:30 pm. Welcoming cocktails are on Monday, at 8:30 pm. The Conference excursion is planed for Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday evening a social dinner for the ISCOM participants will be organized.
Financial support for participants
As a EPS sponsored meeting there will be limited number of students grants through Young Physicists Fund (http://www.eps.org/conferences/grants)
Accommodation
We list a number ofhotels in down town Belgrade, each within walking distance from Kolarac (http://iscom.ipb.ac.rs/sekcije.php?r=sbr-9/Accommodation.html). We also indicate discount for ISCOM participants offered by some hotels. Student accommodation is limited to fewer then 20 rooms and is on a first come first serve bases. Please note that you need approximately 20 min bus ride to Kolarac from Student hotels.
Further announcement
A third announcement will follow, probably in June. News and updates are available on the web site: www.iscom.ipb.ac.rs
Deadlines
Abstract submission & early registration 10 June
Web Site: http://iscom.ipb.ac.rs
Email: iscom@ipb.ac.rs
Phone: +381 11 3160531
Fax: +381 11 3162190
Kind regards,