July, 2-6 2012, Irkutsk

First Announcement

The XVIII International Symposium "Atmospheric and Ocean Optics. Atmospheric Physics" will be held at V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS),city Irkutsk, July 2 - 6, 2012. The Symposium is a traditional meeting of atmospheric and ocean optics and atmospheric physics community, which has a long history as a successor of the symposiums on Laser Propagation in Atmosphere and Laser Remote Sensing of Atmosphere beginning in the early seventies and organized by academician Vladimir Zuev. This Symposium is dated for forty-year anniversary of Institute of Atmospheric Optics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Second notification

Dear Сolleagues! On the way is the preparation for XVIII International Symposium “Atmospheric and Ocean Optics. Atmosheric Physics” held July 2 through 6, 2012 in Irkutsk, as per the Schedule of meetings, conferences and symposiums approved by the RAS SB Presidium.

[edit] Symposium Chairs

• Gelii A. Zherebtsov,
• Gennadii G. Matvienko

[edit] Organizing Institutions

• V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS, Tomsk
• Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics SB RAS, Irkutsk

[edit] It is planned to organize four conferences (A, B, C, D) in frame of the Symposium.

[edit] A. Molecular Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Radiative Processes

Topics: Molecular Spectroscopy of Atmospheric Gases. Absorption of Radiation in Atmosphere and Ocean. Radiative Regime and Climate Problems. Models and Databases for Atmospheric Optics and Physics.

[edit] B. Optical Radiation Propagation in the Atmosphere and Ocean

Topics: Wave Propagation in Random Inhomogeneous Media. Adaptive Optics. Nonlinear Effects at Radiation Propagation in Atmosphere and Water Media. Multiple Scattering in Optical Remote Sensing. Image Transfer and Processing.

[edit] C. Optical Investigation of Atmosphere and Ocean

Topics: Optical and Microphysical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosol and Suspension in Water Media. Transport and Transformation of Aerosol and Gas Components in the Atmosphere. Laser and Acoustic Sounding of Atmosphere and Ocean. Diagnostics of State and Functioning of Plants' Biosystems and Biological Objects.

[edit] D. Atmospheric Physics

Topics: Structure and Dynamics of the Lower and Middle Atmosphere. Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Climate of the Asian Region. Physical Processes and Phenomena in the Earth's Thermosphere and Ionosphere. Radio and Optic Techniques for Probing the Terrestrial Atmosphere and Underlying Surface.

The Symposium program will include plenary (30 min), invited (20 min), oral (10 min) reports and posters. The Symposium program will be published at the Symposium site.

A notebook with a multimedia projector is provided for oral reports (MS Office, Windows XP). A1 format is recommended for posters. The Organizing committee will appreciate any information on the necessity of additional equipment and software submitted in advance.

Russian and English are the Symposium working languages. Reports in Russian will be simultaneously translated into English (if necessary). Russian is recommended to illustrate material for oral reports and posters.

[edit] Organizing Committee:

• Vladimir I. Kurkin, CoChair.
• Oleg A. Romanovskii, CoChair.
• Marina Chernigovskaya, Scientific secretary
• Semen Yakovlev, Scientific secretary

V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS

1, Zuev square, Tomsk, 634021, Russia

Phone: +7(3822) 490462, +(7)9138774097

Fax: +7(3822)492086

e-mail:symp2012@iao.ru

[edit] Registration and Paper Submission

Authors should submit an original paper (4 pages) and registration form using the on-line submission procedure on the site http://symp.iao.ru/en/aoo/18/register or by e-mail symp2012@iao.ru.

Registration and submission will be opened January 15.

[edit] Submission Guidelines

Your submission should include the following information:

1. Presentation Title.
2. Names of Authors (principal author first).
3. Affiliation, mailing address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address for each author.
4. Keywords (five keywords maximum).
5. Abstract text (approximately 100 words, English language).
6. Text of the paper (4-pages, English language)

Text format is MS-WORD (Family.rtf , Times New Roman, 12 pt). The form will be accessible on the page for this symposium of the site.

Registration by e-mail Your submission should include the following information also:

1. Conference (A, B, C, D).
2. Type of presentation (Oral or/and Poster).

Symposium material publication The reports will have been published by the Symposium opening. An international ISBN number will be assigned to the Symposium collected papers. Additionally, the reports selected by the Program Committee will be recommended for publication in a subject issue of the Atmospheric and Ocean Optics journal.

Arrangement fee The arrangement fee for RF and CIS participants is 3000 rubles, for post-graduate students and students - 1500 rubles, and it is to be paid prior to June 25, 2012. A full arrangement fee includes participation in sessions, coffee-breaks, buffet table, bus tour of Irkutsk, Handouts, Conference materials.

One can pay the arrangement fee through a bank (a bank transfer into the IAO SB RAS account): a receipt pattern can be downloaded at Auxiliary Info (<http://symp.iao.ru/ru/aoo/18/auxinfo>).

The Organizing Committee appeals to send the scanned receipts to avoid misunderstanding to symp2012@iao.ru <mailto:symp2012@iao.ru>.

In case one pays from an organization account, please, contact the Organizing Committee at symp2012@iao.ru <mailto:symp2012@iao.ru> before June 14, 2012 to arrange account forms.