Photonics Prague 2002

PHOTONICS PRAGUE 2002 is the fourth conference in series organised by the Czech and Slovak Society for Photonics (CSSF). It follows the national meeting in Olomouc (1992) and international conferences at Prague (1995, 1999).
    This Conference will bring together researchers, scientists and engineers involved in the development of photonics, including its educational aspects. There will be opportunity for both oral and poster presentations as well as for intensive discussions during breaks and a fruitful exchange of ideas.
     We are pleased to welcome everybody interested in research on photonics, to the Czech capital, Prague. You will enjoy not only the conference atmosphere but also the beauties of wonderful so-called „hundred spires town“.

2. CONFERENCE TOPICS

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1.    Laser and Photodetectors in Industry, Imaging and Sensors
2.    Physics and Simulation of Photonic Devices
3.    Guided Wave Photonic Devices
4.    Testing, Reliability and Packaging of Photonic Devices
5.    Ultrafast Photonic Phenomena
6.    Photonic Crystals and Photonic Bandgap Structures
7.    Organic Photonic Materials and Devices
8.    Diffractive and Holographic Technologies for Photonic Systems
9.    Non-linear Materials, Devices and Applications
10. Nanophotonics
11. Educational Aspects in Photonics

Tentative preliminary scientific program is available here.

3. Type of Contribution

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The following types of contributions to the Conference are possible:

1. Oral presentation

2. Poster presentation

3. Exhibition

Conference Language

English will be the official Conference Language. No translation will be provided.

Oral presentation

Each author is generally allowed 12 minutes plus 3 minutes discussion. The following media equipment will be provided free of charge: overhead projector, 35 mm slide projector, data projector and laser pointer. Video and other equipment may be provided upon request no later than one week prior to the Conference. Please, do not use for your presentation the Internet connection to your Laboratory website.

Poster presentation

Due to the large number of contributions, posters are regarded to be equivalent to oral presentation in every respect - including publication - and will be displayed for a half day.

(Posterboards will measure 100 cm high and 100 cm wide.)

The specifications of poster sessions will be detailed on the Conference homepage end of April, 2002.

4. Submission of papers

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Authors wishing to contribute an original, unpublished paper on the topics listed above should submit an Abstract to the Conference secretariat: loc-ph2002@photon-czsk.org

and to the Conference chairman: tomanek@dphys.fee.vutbr.cz

by e-mail as an attachment (Word preferred) by December 15, 2001

The 100-word abstracts written in English must contain:

- the title of the paper,

- full authors' names and affiliation,

- e-mail address of principal author,

- number of selected topic (from 1 to 11),

- preferred type of presentation (oral/poster).

The abstracts will be reviewed by the members of the International Programme Committee.

Authors will be informed about the acceptance of their papers not later then February 1, 2002.

All accepted abstracts will be displayed on the Conference website in Advance Programme and then appear in the Abstract booklet.

The camera-ready papers should be submitted before May 1, 2001. The instruction will be displayed in the due time.

5. POSTDEADLINES PAPERS

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Late news reporting very recent results may be accepted. Their inclusion in the Abstracts booklet depends on the submission time.

6. Conference Comitee

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CONFERENCE CHAIR

Pavel Tománek

CZE

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Miroslav Miler	CZE
Anders Bjarklev	DEN
Joseph Braat	NED
Christian Dainty	GBR
Ivan Glesk	SVK
Satoshi Kawata	JPN
Ursula Keller	SUI
Jan Peřina	CZE
Malvin Carl Teich	USA
Viktor Shilin	RUS
Hugo Thiepont	BEL
Theo Tschudi (ICO)	GER
Joseph Zyss	FRA
Josef Schröfel	CZE

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Pavel Tománek

Miroslav Jedlička

Miloš Klíma

Jiří Král (secretary)

Petr Páta

Dagmar Senderáková

Ladislav Soukup (SPIE/CS)

7. ANNOUNCEMENT

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First Announcement and Call for Abstracts Form (zipped RTF format) is here

CONFERENCE VENUE

The capital of Prague (1.200 000 inhabitants) is historical, industrial and administrative center of Czech Republic. The Conference and the Exhibition will take place at the

KRYSTAL Hotel

José Martího Str. No 2, Praha 6 - Veleslavín

http://krystal.cdms.vse.cz

TRANSPORTATION

from the Airport:

- taxi (fix price CZK 500.00 = approx. 17 Euro)

- bus 119 to the stop DIVOKÁ ŠÁRKA, than change to the trams 20 or 26 (60 minutes ticket - 12 CZK - is valid for whole journey and is available in the newspaper or tobacco kiosks)

one stop to the stop NAD DŽBÁNEM

then continue straightaway 150 m on walk - hotel is on your right

from the city centre: underground A (green line) to the final station DEJVICKÁ, than change to the trams 20 or 26 and go to the stop NAD DŽBÁNEM (60 minutes ticket - 12 CZK - is valid for whole journey and is available in the newspaper or tobacco kiosks)

then the same way as above.

Registration of Participants

Registration of participants will take place at the KRYSTAL Hotel.

Registration Desk will be open throughout the Conference.

Sunday, May 26, 2002:	14.00 - 20.00
other days:	8.00 - 18.00

8. IMPORTANT DATES

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Today	Pre-registration
15 December 2001	Abstract due date
1 February 2002	Notification of acceptance
1 March 2002	Second infromation
1 April 2002	Registration
1 May 2002	Manuscript due date
26 May 2002	Conference opening

9. REGISTRATION

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REGISTRATION

Registration is required for all participants and accompanying persons. The enclosed Preliminary Registration Form should be sent to Conference Secretariat as soon as possible (or you can also apply by e-mail to LOC or internet).

Registration of Participants

Registration of participants will take place at the KRYSTAL Hotel.

Registration Desk will be open throughout the Conference.

Sunday, May 26, 2002:	14.00 - 20.00
other days:	8.00 - 18.00

Registration form - Save money and register now!

Pre-registration is required from both all the participants and accompanying persons. Please pre-register via the form included. To pre-register for the Conference, return the Registration Form to Conference Secretariat by e-mail, fax or post before April 1, 2002. Registration form in MS WORD format is available here.

Participants who want to pay by credit card must send the Registration Form by post or fax with handle signature.

Registration fees

	by April 1, 2002	afterApril 1, 2002
Regular participant¹	€ 380	€ 430
* Individual member of EOS, SPIE¹	€ 350	€ 400
* Student²	€ 100	€ 110
Accompanying person³	€ 100	€ 110
Additional copy of the Conference Proceedings	USD 120

*Proof of membership and/or student's status must be given.

Registration fee includes: admissions to all sessions^1,2, coffee breaks^1,2, lunches^1,2,3, welcome party^1,2,3, one copy of the Conference Abstracts and Conference Proceedings^1,2 and sightseeing of Prague³.

Conditions of Acceptance

Participants are expected to secure travel and accommodation funding, independent of the organisers, through their sponsoring organisations.

Methods of Payment

n by bank transfer to the

Ceska sporitelna

Rytirska Str. 29,

CZ 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

SWIFT Code GIBA CZ PX

Account No. 1922146369 / 0800

detail of payment: PHOTONICS/YOUR NAME

(Please, send a photocopy of the bank transfer document with the Registration Form.)

n by charging to your credit card - VISA, DC, JCB, E/M

n cash at registration desk

Participants who want to pay by credit card must send the Registration Form by post or fax with handle signature.

Cancellation and refunds

In the case of cancellation, the Conference Secretariat must be notified in writing. An administrative charge of € 40.00 will be assessed on cancellations made by May 7, 2002. Refunds will be handled after the Conference.

No refunds will be given for cancellations made after May 7, 2002.

Visa

If you need the visa to enter in the Czech Republic, please follow

10. ONLINE REGISTRATION

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Please submit your ASCII text abstract online at http://www.photon-czsk.org/Photonics_2002/Registration.html. Abstracts are limited to ~100 words.

11. VISA

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If you need the visa to enter to the Czech Republic, please fill out an Application Form and send it back, as soon as possible, to the Conference secretariat. Provide us with your:

Full name and title

Date and place of birth

Permanent address

Passeport number and expiration date.

We will prepare an invitation letter to you.

12. SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS

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Submitted abstracts are available here.

13. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

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Conference Proceedings and Abstracts

Conference Proceedings

Authors can publish their papers in a special issue of Proceedings of SPIE.

For the manuscript (5 - 6 pages) specifications, please, see

http://www.spie.org/web/proceedings/authorguide.html

and all items inside. (One exception - only 6 pages, please).

Two hard copies of Camera-ready manuscript and one diskette with each paper should be mailed to the Conference Secretariat by Thusday, April 30, 2002.

Late manuscripts run to risk of not being published. All manuscripts will be reviewed before and during the Conference and a deadline to submit a revised paper is strictly May 15, 2002. Revised papers received after this date will not be included in the Proceedings.

Important

Only papers of the registered authors, who pays the registration fee by May 1, 2002, will be included among the papers to be reviewed and published in the Proceedings of SPIE. If the received paper is not presented it will not be included in the Proceedings.

n all manuscripts must be sent to the Conference Secretariat by Thusday, April 30, 2002.

The Proceedings will be published in about 3 months after the Conference. The author which pays a regular fee (not student fee) will receive one copy of the Proceedings volume in which his paper appears. In the case of 2 or more authors, only the presenting author receives this copy. In the case of 2 or more papers of the same presenting author, only one copy of Proceedings will be him given.

It is possible to order additional Conference Proceedings at the Conference Registration Desk or by the Publishing House of SPIE.

Final programme

The final programme of the Conference will be available end of April 2002. Preliminary programme of conference is available here.

Please, visit the Conference homepage at http://www.photon-czsk.org/ph2002.html

14. cONFERNECE DINNER

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All participants are invited to attend the Conference Dinner on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 at 20.00, which be held in the Krystal Hotel. Additional guest - € 45 or CZK 1 440.

15. accomMOdation (The prices are in Czech Crowns – CZK.)

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Reservation form is available here.

Accommodation for the Conference participants is available at

By April 1 after April 1

1. KRYSTAL Hotel (Conference site)

Double room: CZK 2.000 per night CZK 2 300

Single room: CZK 1.500 per night CZK 1 650

2. JALTA Hotel - downtown (Wenceslas Square)

Double room: CZK 6.000 per night CZK 6 900

Single room: CZK 6.000 per night CZK 6 900

Low priced accommodation alternative for students or others on a tight budget is reserved at:

3. Camping HOSTEL (walking distances of 15 minutes)

(accommodation in 4-bed room)

CZK 250 per person/night if 3 or 4 persons

Double occupancy: CZK 360 per person/night CZK 410

single occupancy: CZK 560 per person/night CZK 650

car parking: CZK 100/ day

16. METHOD OF PAYMENT

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Methods of Payment

n by bank transfer to the

Ceska sporitelna

Rytirska Str. 29,

CZ 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

SWIFT Code GIBA CZ PX

Account No. 1922146369 / 0800

detail of payment: PHOTONICS/YOUR NAME

(Please, send a photocopy of the bank transfer document with the Registration Form.)

n by charging to your credit card - VISA, DC, JCB, E/M

n cash at registration desk

Participants who want to pay by credit card must send the Registration Form by post or fax with handle signature.

Cancellation and refunds

No refunds will be given for cancellations made after May 7, 2002.

17. CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

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        TECH-MARKET
        Hodkovická 115
        CZ-142 00 Prague 4
        Czech Republic
        phone: + 420-2-4171 9978
        fax:      + 420-2-4171 9978
        e-mail: loc-ph2002@photon-czsk.org

http:// www.photon-czsk.org/ph2002.html

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