PSDM 2012 - 1st EOS Topical Meeting on Photonics for Sustainable Development ? Focus on the Mediterranean

1st EOS Topical Meeting on Photonics for Sustainable Development - Focus on the Mediterranean (PSDM 2012)
Table of Contents
Call for Papers
Topics
Confirmed Invited Speakers
Registration
Dates and Deadlines
Abstract submission
Paper Publication in JEOS:RP
Venue
Travel and Accomodation
Sponsoring opportunities
Contact
Location: Ramada Plaza Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
Duration: 31 March 2012 - 3 April 2012
Chairs:
Roberta Ramponi - Politecnico Di Milano / Italy
Zohra Ben Lakhdar - Faculty of Sciences in Tunis / Tunisia
Program Committee:
El-Hachemi Amara - Centre de Développement des Technologies Avancées / Algeria
Badr-Eddine Benkelfat - Télécom SudParis 9 / France
Sahraoui Bouchta - University of Angers / France
John Dudley - Institut Femto-St CNRS / France
Maurizio Ferrari - IFN-CNR / Italy
Stavros Pissadakis - Foundation for Research & Technology (FORTH) / Greece
Valerio Pruneri - Institut de Ciències Fotòniques / Spain
Mourad Zghal - Université de Carthage / Tunisia
Note: Due to the current disturbances and unstable situation in Tunis, the chairs, Roberta Ramponi and Zohra Ben Lakhdar, have agreed upon together with the EOS to postpone PSDM, in co-ordination with ETOP, to 1 - 3 April 2012. The social programme with all ETOP attendees will take place on 31 March 2012.

Celebration of the "50th anniversary of the Laser" last year has brought the attention on how much laser light and photonics have changed and can further improve the quality of life. Photonics is one of the key enabling technologies, essential to face the "grand challenges" of our time. Indeed it can address and have a strong impact in many application fields such as ICT, healthcare, energy saving and efficiency, security, environmental monitoring, etc. The conference aims to bring scientists from all over the world to meet the Mediterranean Photonics community. The highlights of photonics will be presented and its role for a sustainable development will be discussed. Basic aspects related to advanced materials and technologies (organic materials, photonic crystals, metamaterials, nanoplasmonics, etc.) together with innovative optical components, devices and systems will show the future ahead of us. Students and young researchers will be given space to present their activity and to take the chance of discussing them with senior scientists.

This topical meeting is organised in cooperation with the Tunisian Optical Society (Sociétè Tunisienne D'Optique) and follows the XII. Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference (ETOP 2012) to be held from 29 - 31 March 2012: www.esprit-prepa.com/etop/.

Call for Papers

The Second Announcement & Call for Papers for the 1st EOS Topical Meeting on Photonics for Sustainable Development - Focus on the Mediterranean (PSDM 2012) can be downloaded here.

Topics

Biophotonics
Biosensors

Microoptofluidics

Biomedical sensing

Optical diagnostic techniques

Photonic metamaterials and plasmonics

Flourescence diagnostic

Green light

Optics and energy
Optics for solar energy

Solar energy generation - Transmission and storage from thermal to photovoltaic to novel methods

Optics and environment
Optical remote sensing of the Environment

Sensors (hyperspectral sensors, multi-spectral imaging sensors, LIDAR, algorithms and phenomena, green light)

Applications

Optical communications
Fiber optics

Modulated laser

Optics for quantum computing

Photonics ? based touch screens, silicon photonics, brighter light for communication under the sea

Organic photonics
Organic semi conductors

Conjugated polymers

Carbon nanotubes

Optical sensing
Capturing and processing

Sensing air pollution

Photonics based technique for water processing and waste water treatment

Optical components

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Confirmed Invited Speakers

Ibrahim Abdulhalim
Ben Gurion University, Department of Electro-Optics Engineering (IL)
Surface Plasmon Resonance from Structured Thin Films with Application to Biosensing

Rui M. Almeida
Depart. Eng. Materiais, Instituto Superior Técnico (PT)
Synthesis, properties and applications of sol-gel derived photonic crystals

Miguel V. Andrés
Universidad de Valencia, Departamento de Física Aplicada y Electromagnetismo (ES)
Advances in photonic crystal fiber technology

Abdelfettah Barhdadi
Laboratory of Semiconductors Physics and Solar Energy Ecole Norma-le Supérieure, University Mohammed V-Agdal Rabat (MA)
Topic: Optics and Energy

Philippe Gallion
Télécom ParisTech (FR)
Balanced homodyne detection quantum cryptography

Katia Gallo
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (SE)
Purely Nonlinear Photonic Crystals

Kyriacos Kalli
Cyprus University of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (CY)
Femtosecond laser inscription of advanced grating sensors in silica optical fibres

Guglielmo Lanzani
Politecnico di Milano and Center for Nano Science and Technology of IIT-AT-Polimi (IT)
Molecular photonics for bio-organic interfaces: application to artificial retina

Maria Antonietta Loi
University of Groningen, Physics of Organic Semiconductors ? Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials (NL)

Tahar Touam
Centre de Développement des Technologies Avancées (DZ)
Overview of low temperature organic/inorganic integrated photonic devices on silicon

Nathalie Vermeulen
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels Photonics Team (B-PHOT) (BE)
Topic: Silicon Photonics

Gianluca Valentini
Politecnico di Milano, Technology Transfer Office (IT)
“Technology Transfer in public research institutions to foster innovation and entrepreneurship”

More Invited Speakers will be announced soon.

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Registration

All information on registration fees and categories will be published soon.

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Dates and Deadlines

Abstract submission deadline: 5 December 2011
Notification to authors: 22 December 2011
Publication of the Advance Programme: 20 January 2012
Early-bird registration deadline: 29 February 2012

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Abstract submission

Due to the postponement of PSDM, the abstract submission will open again on 1 November 2011. Authors are requested to submit an extended abstract of a maximum of two pages and preferably with at least one figure. Detailed information on the EOS guidelines for abstract submission can be found here.

Contributions will be accepted for oral and poster presentation. Please indicate preference. All accepted contributions are to be published on the EOS Topical Meeting Digest CD-ROM which will be distributed on-site. All authors are requested to register for the meeting separately from abstract submission.

Abstracts can only be submitted online via this event page.

Abstract submission deadline: 5 December 2011

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Paper Publication in JEOS:RP

Attendees of this EOS Topical Meeting receive a 20% discount on the publication rate for the Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid Publications (JEOS:RP). The paper submitted must be an original contribution that is connected to this Topical Meeting and must be submitted no later than 30 June 2012(www.jeos.org).

Publication rates:
320 ? (instead of 400 ?) for non-members
280 ? (instead of 350 ?) for full EOS members
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Venue

Tunis is the capital of Tunisia and links three different cities: the historical heart Medina, the “European” centre that was built up at the beginning of the 20th century and the new quarters all around that are continuously growing and conferring the modern spirit to the metropolis. The city is seen as an excellent venue for the 1st EOS Topical Meeting on Photonics for Sustainable Development - Focus on the Mediterranean (PSDM 2012) to co-locate the researchers' communities on Photonics from Europe and the Mediterranean countries.

The meeting will be held at the Ramada Plaza Tunis, that is ideally located near the beach of the Côte de Carthage and approx. 20 km away from downtown Tunis.
Situated at a beautiful site, the Ramada Plaza Tunis offers a variety of leisure and wellness activities, well equipped with an indoor and outdoor pool, a Hammam, sauna and fitness centre.

Present your research work at this exceptional place and join our social programme to the historic city of Carthage and the beautiful small village Sidi Bou Said on 31 March 2012! Only a few minutes away from Tunis, the historic city of Carthage offers relicts of a glorious heritage to its visitors.For more than 3.000 years, Carthage belonged to the largest and major economic forces and dominated the Mediterranean Sea with its powerful navy. Step on historic soil and feel the spirit of the past glorious empire by joining our visit to this beautiful city. Another destination will be Sidi Bou Said, a lovely blue and white artist village, gaily perched on the cliffs overlooking the Bay of Tunis.

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Travel and Accomodation

The venue can easily be reached by car or by taxi from Tunis-Carthage International Airport in 30 minutes, located 20 km away from downtown Tunis. From the airport, you can transfer to the city by bus or by taxi, both facilities are available outside of the arrival area. We recommend you to go by taxi since travelling by public transport in Tunisia might be quite difficult. Yellow cabs in Tunis operate on a metered fare system and are relatively inexpensive (~10 ? à 20 km).

Rooms at a special rate have been blocked at the venue hotel. The booking details and a list of alternative hotels will be published soon.

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Sponsoring opportunities

Interested in presenting your products at this EOS Topical Meeting? Here your products don’t drown in the crowd!
Please download the Sponsor‘s and Advertiser‘s Guide for PSDM 2012 (to be available soon) or contact Julia Dalichow at psdm2012-AT-myeos.org to learn more about exhibition and sponsorship opportunities for this EOS Topical Meeting.

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Contact

European Optical Society (EOS)
Julia Dalichow
Committee & Event Manager

Hollerithallee 8
30419 Hannover
Germany

Tel.: +49-511-2788-155
Fax: +49-511-2788-119
psdm2012-AT-myeos.org