3rd EOS Topical Meeting on Blue Photonics® - Optics in the Sea (Blue Photonics 3)

Insight in ocean optics has evolved gradually, from centuries ago, the time of mere observations of colour and transparency changes in time and space, to the period starting in the late 20th century when satellites were launched and ocean optics became a real science. In other words, an evolution from no more than human fascination for the colour of natural waters to the development of ideas, instrumentation, instrument validation and experimentation, the ingredients necessary to really understand the colouring of water. New challenges within the field of marine optics are designs on innovative optical sensors for in-situ monitoring of marine environment.  
This 3rd EOS Topical Meeting on Blue Photonics® - Optics in the Sea (Blue Photonics 3), to be held at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, Netherlands, will provide a major international forum for the discussion of marine optics and its applications. Its aims are to review recent progress in the field, to promote the formation of a community of scientists and engineers working in related areas, and to stimulate the interdisciplinary collaboration required to meet the rapidly developing challenges of the future.

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Final Programme

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Topics

• Environmental Monitoring

• Crowdsourcing

• Topic related Smartphone/iPhone Apps

• Ocean Colour

• Radiative Transfer and Modelling

• Marine Bio-optics and Remote Sensing

• Fluorometry

• AOP - IOP 2D and 3D

• Underwater Imaging

• Innovative Sub-sea Optical Techniques and Instrumentation

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Call For Papers

The Final Call for Papers is available for download here (pdf-file, 1.4 MB).

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Confirmed Speakers

Plenary Speaker

Simon Boxall, National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton (UK)

Title: Ocean colour, from pretty pictures to key media information on the state of our planet - the maturation of a scientific technique

 

Invited Speakers

Luigi Ceccaroni, Barcelona Digital Centre Tecnològic (BDIGITAL) (ES)

Title: Crowdsourcing and smartphone technology

  

Geir Johnsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)

Title: Underwater hyperspectral imagery for identification, mapping and monitoring of bio-geo-chemical features on the sea floor

  

Remi W.P.M. Laane, Deltares (NL)

Title: “Let there be light”

 

Samantha Lavender, Pixalytics Ltd (UK)

Title: Using social media to enhance scientific engagement

 

Jakob Stamnes, University of Bergen (NO)

Title: From Optical Remote Sensing of the Earth to Non-Invasive Diagnostics of Skin Cancer

 

 
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Dates and Deadlines

Abstract Deadline	30 November 2012 (extended)
Notification to authors	10 December 2012
Publication Advance Programme	End of December 2012
Early-bird registration deadline	15 January 2013
Advanced registration deadline	15 February 2013

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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!

For more information, please download the Sponsor‘s and Advertiser‘s Guide for Blue Photonics 3 or contact Julia Dalichow at bluephotonics3@myeos.org to learn more about exhibition and sponsorship opportunities for this EOS Topical Meeting.

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Abstract Submission

Abstract submission closed. Notifications to authors sent out on 10 December 2012.

Authors are requested to submit an abstract of a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of two pages and preferably with at least one figure.

The EOS guidelines for abstracts can be downloaded at www.old.myeos.org/files/abstractguidelines.pdf.

All accepted abstracts are to be published in the EOS Advance Programme (electronic version), the Final Programme (electronic and print version) and 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.

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Registration

 

Category	Early-bird 14/12/2012-15/01/2013 excl. VAT / incl. 19% VAT	Advanced 15/01/2013-15/02/2013 excl. VAT / incl. 19% VAT	Late/on-site from 15/02/2013 excl. VAT / incl. 19% VAT
Full member	378.15 € / 450.00 €	420.27 € / 500.00 €	462.18 € / 550.00 €
Non-member	428.57 € / 510.00 €	470.59 € / 560.00 €	512.61 € / 610.00 €
Student member	210.08 € / 250.00 €	226.89 € / 270.00 €	243.70 € / 290.00 €
Student non-member	226.89 € / 270.00 €	243.70 € / 290.00 €	260.70 € / 310.00 €
Invited Speakers	336.13 € / 400.00 €

 

 
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Venue

Venue Address
Oceaanzaal
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
Landsdiep 4, 1797 SZ Den Hoorn, Texel, Netherlands
www.nioz.nl


Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)

The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) is the National Oceanographic Institution of the Netherlands. The institute was founded in 1876 and is part of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). The institute is located on the island of Texel at the border between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea, and about 100 km north of Amsterdam.
 


Texel
The Island of Texel, located about a 1.5-hour drive north of Amsterdam, sits in the Wadden Sea and is the largest of the Dutch North Sea Islands. Now 25 km long and 9 km wide, it actually consisted of two islands until 1835 when a spit of land to Eyerland Island was pumped dry. Combine work with pleasure, extend your stay and enjoy the relaxed island flair with its broad white beaches, its nature reserves and the tidelands. Discover this remarkably diverse place with its forests and picture-book villages.
More information about Texel is available at www.texel.net.

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Paper Publication in JEOS:RP

Attendees of Blue Photonics 3 are welcome to submit a paper to the Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid Publications (JEOS:RP). The paper must be an original high-quality contribution connected to this Topical Meeting and will be reviewed according to the normal procedure of the journal. In case of acceptance authors will receive a 20% discount on the publication rate. The paper must be submitted no later than 3 May 2013 (www.jeos.org).

The publication of a paper in JEOS:RP is an option, but no obligation.

Special publication fee for standard papers
280 € (instead of 350 €) for full EOS members
320 € (instead of 400 €) for non EOS members

For further information please see: www.jeos.org/forms/AuthorGuide.pdf.

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Travel and Accommodation

Rooms at a special rate have been blocked at selected hotels near the conference venue:

 
1) Hotel Greenside ****

Phone: +31 (0) 222 327 222
Fax: +31 (0) 222 327 333
Address: Stappeland 6, 1796 BS De Koog, Texel (NL)
Email: info@hotelgreenside.nl
Website: www.hotelgroeptexel.nl/de/hotelgreenside
 
Rate(s):
Room for single occupancy incl. breakfast: 75.00 €
Room for double occupancy incl. breakfast: 95.00 €
plus visitors’ tax

Keyword:
Please make your reservation via email and mention “EOS Conference” when making your reservation.

Remarks:
Free Wi-Fi access available, free parking available

Booked period: 17-21 March 2013

Distance to NIOZ:  12.9 km, 17 minutes by car

This offer is valid until 15 February 2013. Afterwards, a reservation at this rate is possible only upon availability.
 
 
2) Hotel Brasserie Den Burg ***

Phone: +31 (0) 222 312 106
Fax: +31 (0) 222 322 053
Address: Emmalaan 2-4, 1791 AV Den Burg, Texel (NL)
Email: info@hoteldenburg.nl
Website: www.hoteldenburg.nl
 
Rate(s):
Room for single occupancy incl. breakfast: 85.00 €
plus visitors’ tax

Keyword:
Please make your reservation via email and mention “EOS Conference” when making your reservation.

Remarks:
Internet access in rooms chargeable, free Wi-Fi access in lobby available, Parking chargeable

Booked period: 17-21 March 2013

Distance to NIOZ: 7.2 km, 10 minutes by car

This offer is valid until 15 February 2013. Afterwards, a reservation at this rate is possible only upon availability.
 
 
3) Hotel De Pelikaan ***

Phone: +31 (0) 222 317 202
Fax:+31 (0) 222 317 687
Address : Pelikaanweg 18, 1796 NR De Koog, Texel (NL)
Email: info@depelikaan.nl
Website: www.depelikaan.nl
 
Rate(s):
Single standard room incl. breakfast: 42.50 €
Single deluxe room incl. breakfast: 52.50 €
1-persons addition: 22.50 €
plus visitors‘ tax

Remarks:
Free Wi-Fi access available, free parking available

Booked period: 17-21 March 2013

Distance to NIOZ: 11.1 km, 15 minutes by car

This offer is valid until 15 February 2013. Afterwards, a reservation at this rate is possible only upon availability.
 
Travel information as well as a list with alternative hotels can be downloaded here (pdf, 1.5 mb).

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Contact and more information

EOS - Events & Services GmbH
Julia Dalichow (M.A.)
Committee & Event Manager
Garbsener Landstr. 10
30419 Hannover, Germany
Phone: +49-511-277 2673
Fax: +49-511-277 2699
E-mail: bluephotonics3@myeos.org