Workshop on Advances in Laser Technology and Applications

 

DATE: August 21 & 22, 2002

Bob Jones Auditorium
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

 

Sponsored By

•U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command
•NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center
•Missile and Space Intelligence Center
•U.S. Naval Research Center
•U.S. Army Research Laboratory
•Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
•U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
•U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command
•U.S. Army Communications & Electronics Command



OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for information exchange on advances in laser science and technology, identify research gaps and encourage research partnerships in the field. The program will feature papers and presentations in fundamental science of lasers as well as the application of the technology for both military and commercial use.

ABSTRACTS:
Prospective speakers must submit UNCLASSIFIED abstracts of 300 words or less. Abstracts must include the title, author(s), complete return address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address to be considered for the Workshop. Authors should state potential applications, if applicable, and indicate which of the topic area(s) categorized their abstracts. The abstracts must be received no later than June 12, 2002. Authors will be notified of paper acceptance no later than June 26, 2002. A final paper must be provided for inclusion into the Conference proceedings no later than July 26, 2002.



Please e-mail your abstracts to:
Sherry Starling
or mail an electronic version of your abstract to:

Workshop on Advances in Laser Technology and Applications
Attn: Sherry Starling
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Von Braun Research Hall, E-47
Huntsville, AL 35899

POTENTIAL TOPICS:

• Ultra Fast Laser Phenomena
• Laser Spectroscopy
• Remote Sensing
• Laser Diagnostics
• LIDAR/LADAR
• Laser Technology for Counter Terrorism
• High Energy Lasers
• Laser Control of Chemical Processing
• Emerging Technologies
• Lasers for Imaging
• Lasers and Manufacturing

PAPER/PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:
Papers and presentations must be provided electronically prior to the conference. While substantial freedom is granted authors in choosing their formats, a few restrictions will apply. All papers should be in either MS Word (*.doc) or portable document format (*.pdf). The preferred font size is 12, and there should be only one column per page.
All presentations should be prepared in MS PowerPoint. Presentations should use appropriate color combinations, i.e. black or dark blue background with white or yellow lettering. In addition, charts should contain NO MORE than seven bullets, or ten lines of text per page. Presentations that are quite large (greater than 5M) should be submitted via ZIP disk rather than e-mail.

ADMINISTRATION:
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Systems Management and Production Laboratory is providing the overall administration of the workshop, including registration.

Registration information will be available in May 2002. You may contact Sherry Starling at: (256) 876-2628; or the workshop's Website at: http://smaplab.ri.uah.edu/ILT/

ATTENDANCE:
The workshop is open to industry, academia, and government.

One session of the workshop MAY BE CLASSIFIED. Further information will be available regarding this issue. The remainder of this workshop will be UNCLASSIFIED. However, attendance is restricted. The workshop is open to U.S. citizens and non-citizens who are approved by the Department of Defense. Persons who are not citizens of the U.S. or represent a foreign entity must make a formal request to attend the workshop through their embassy sixty days in advance for approval by the Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence.

**** ALL U.S. CITIZENS MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP AT WORKSHOP. THIS MEANS THAT YOU MUST BRING YOUR PASSPORT, CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS REQUIREMENT.****

All GOVERNMENT employees must present their Government picture ID badge as proof of citizenship.

Each non-Government person planning to attend the workshop must present a photo ID and a copy of a properly executed DoD Form 2345, “Export Controlled Technical Data Agreement” authorizing their organization access to export controlled material. Those unfamiliar with the procedure of DoD 2345 may contact the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) at 1-800-352-3572 for assistance.


Last updated by Phil Woodall
Registration Updated:  July 1, 2002 by PDW.