The European Symposium on
Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety II
Announcement and Call for Papers

11 - 15 October 1997
Ramada Hotel
Wiesbaden, Germany


Programmes on:
Cargo & Substance Identification
Security & Law Enforcement
Traffic Safety Systems & Applications

Including Tabletop Exhibit


Sponsors
ONDCP - U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy

EOS - The European Optical Society

SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering


Invitation to Participate

Individual as well as society's liberties and economic well-being are
under assault in many places in the world today. Anti-social and
anti-status-quo forces are making a strong showing world-wide.
Escapist and counter-culture attitudes breed discontent and alienation
among younger generations. This is the perfect environment for
organised terrorism and organised illicit drug trafficking. National
and international institutions are trying to stem the tide and limit
the effects of this process. Living as we do in the age of technology,
criminal use of sophisticated technology is evident. Therefore, the
latest technological means should be expected to play a role in
combating this trend. The European Symposium on Optics and
Optoelectronics for Public Safety and its associated conferences and
activities are a modest attempt to contribute to the valiant efforts
carried out in pursuit of a solution of these problems.

This European Symposium offers the opportunity to explore the latest
research in Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety. It is the
third in the series of EUROPTO( meetings. The previous meetings in
Munich, organised in parallel to Laser 95, and in Innsbruck '93,
attracted Technology Developers and Opinion Leaders from End User
Industries.

The target topics will be the Surveillance & Interdiction, Cargo &
Ageing In Infrastructure Inspection, and Counterfeit Deterrence &
Forensic Technologies.

The EUROPTO( series joint venture partners, The European Optical
Society (EOS) and The International Society for Optical Engineering
(SPIE), the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and
the chairs invite you to join us in Wiesbaden for this exciting
symposium and encourage you and your colleagues to submit papers on
your recent progress related to the conference described in this Call
for Papers.

Richard Lacey, Symposium Chair
Wagih Makky, Symposium Chair

A contingent of rooms has been booked at the Ramadar Hotel Wiesbaden.
The price for a single room is DM 167 + breakfast buffet at DM 23.
The hotel reservation form will be included in the Technical Programme.

Advance Technical Programme
To request a copy of the comprehensive advance technical programme contact:
EUROPTO( c/o Direct Communications GmbH ( Xantener Straae 22
D-10707 Berlin, FR Germany ( Phone: ++49-30 881 50 47
Fax: ++49-30 88 68 2946 (ISDN) ++49-30 882 2028
E-mail: 100140.3216@compuserve.com

Traffic Safety Systems & Applications

Conference on Collision Avoidance & Automated Traffic Management

This conference addresses advanced methods and means for automated
traffic guidance and collision avoidance on roads as well as airports.
The topics covered range from sensors to situation assessments
relevant for intelligent (road) traffic systems (ITS) as well as
surface movement guidance and control systems (SMGCS) for airport
ground traffic management. The conference is the first European event
of this kind, following related ones during the SPIE Photonics East
Symposia in Philadelphia (95) and Boston (96).

Contributions are encouraged which address:

Architecture of traffic management systems
Sensors and applications, e.g.
	Optical sensors: video, infrared, fibre-optic
	Millimetre and microwave sensors, near range radar
	Picture processing, enhanced vision, pattern clarification

Standardisation and quality assurance issues.  This part addresses
topics which deal with the standardisation and the quality assurance
of optical sensing methods. These issues get more and more important
if the measurements are not only used for research but by
environmental authorities and for official measurement tasks.


Conference on 
Non-Destructive Testing of Ageing Infrastructure

Chair: Norbert Fuerstenau, DLR, Institute of Flight Guidance, Braunschweig, Germany
Chair: Carl Lenngren, VV Konsult, Vanersborg, Sweden

This conference focuses on methods for non-destructive evaluation of
in-service pavements. Presentation of research results and new
developments in evaluation techniques will be emphasised.

In particular, this conference should address the following topics:
Surface distress evaluation
High speed deflectometers
Backcalculation techniques
Time domain interpretation
System identification


Conference on
Driver Assistance Systems
Chair: Tom Troscianko, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom

This conference will explore the development and assessment of systems
designed to aid drivers of vehicles to navigate more safely by giving
pertinent information about the external environment and the state of
the vehicle and driver, or by taking over some of the decision-making
involved in driving vehicles.

Sessions will concentrate on the following areas:

Object detection systems
Collision avoidance
Automatic intelligent cruise control
In-car displays (Including multifunctional displays)
Driver state sensing
Driver workload
Self-explaining roads



Conference on 
Traffic Surveillance & Autonomous Vehicle Control Systems
Co-Chair: ChaoChi Huang, Chung-Cheng Institute of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Co-Chair: William P. J. Mackeown, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

The theme of this conference is improvement of safety and efficiency
of road transportation through the use of image processing and systems
control techniques for real-time traffic monitoring and intelligent
navigation and control systems in autonomous or semi-autonomous
vehicles.

Sessions will focus on the following areas:

Accident detection
Vehicle identification
Active and passive sensors (including multi-sensor systems
Traffic flow measurement
Road scene reconstruction and viewpoint interpolation
System architecture for autonomous vehicle control
Intelligent navigation (including object/landmark recognition)


Security & Law Enforcement


Conference on
Automatic Systems for the Identification & Inspection of Humans
Chair: Doerte Waldoestl, Fraunhofer Institute, Berlin, Germany

This conference will provide a forum for academic and industrial
researchers, developers, and end-users of systems for the automated
identification and inspection of humans.
                                              
The conference will explore various technologies that detect, inspect,
and identify humans. This includes sensor technology (IR-sensors,
camera systems, microphones, fingerprint scanners, hand geometry
readers, etc.), signal and imaging processing, hard-and software
technology (distributed systems, large databases), smart card
technology, and telecommunication techniques for signal and data
transfer (both wired and non-wired).

Currently, these systems listed above are generally used for criminal
investigation purposes. This conference will discuss how these systems
can be exploited for use in other applications such as electronic-ID
cards, immigration, frequent flying controlling, voting systems,
welfare payment systems, and other fields of public safety.


Conference on
Intelligent Surveillance Systems for Areals & Buildings
Chair: Michael Thompson, Home Office, St. Albans, United Kingdom
     
This conference will attempt to define what constitutes an intelligent
surveillance system, present examples of such systems, consider where
and for what purposes they might be deployed and consider the limits
of their performance.  The following are some of the questions which
might be addressed:

What do we mean by "an intelligent surveillance system"?  What is the
purpose of such systems?  How do we measure the performance of these
systems and is this a measure of their intelligence?  How do, or
should, operators interact with such systems?  Will they replace the
operator?  Is there an ethical/political dimension?  What are the
current limits of performance, to what extent are they inherent and to
what extent imposed by present technology?  What is the future of such
systems and when will we get there?



Cargo & Substance Identification

Conference on
Substance Detection & Identification Analysis
Co-Chair: Geoffrey Harding, Philips Research Laboratory, Hamburg, Germany
Co-Chair: Richard Lacey, Home Office, St. Albans, United Kingdom

In many areas of public safety the problems of characterising harmful
or otherwise undesirable substances so that they may be later
identified and then safely isolated is of paramount importance. These
areas include but are not restricted to explosives detection,
narcotics control and the pharmaceutical and food processing
industries. Detection of the target material may be performed
actively, by exciting in it a response through application of external
radiation, or passively, by monitoring its inherent properties. In
recent years there has been considerable advance in both active and
passive technologies, which combined with digital filtering and
processing components, radically improve the performance of substance
identification systems. It therefore seems appropriate to provide,
through this conference, an international forum for collecting,
evaluating and disseminating information related to the design,
development and application of substance analysis technologies and
systems.

Contributions related to the following topics are therefore invited:

Passive sensor technology
Vapour and trace particle detection
All types of electromagnetic and particle beam radiation sources
New developments in material analysis techniques
Novel technologies for detectors and electronics
2-D and 3-D imaging techniques
Image reconstruction and interpretation
Spectrum modelling, processing and feature extraction
Complete substance analysis systems
Error minimisation, modelling and trials



Conference on
Cargo Inspection Technologies
Chair: Richard Doney, Department of Transport, London, United Kingdom

As levels of international trade continue to increase, customs
services and law enforcement agencies face the difficult task of
inspecting larger numbers of cargo shipments while all too often given
fewer resources. In addition to combating illegal drug and weapons
smuggling, cargo inspection technologies are also used to monitor and
control trade regulations and customs observance. The development and
application of effective systems to inspect cargoes is therefore of
critical importance.  This conference will examine both technologies
being developed to more precisely inspect cargo containers, as well as
case studies of successful applications of such systems. Submissions
that address the following subjects are encouraged:

Container inspection systems (both truck and sea-borne)
Photon-based interrogation systems
X-ray cargo inspection






The European Symposium on
Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety II
Announcement and
Call for Papers

11 - 15 October 1997 Wiesbaden,Germany


Submission of Abstracts

Abstract Due Date: 17 March 1997

Manuscript Due Date: 15 September 1997

Your abstract should include the following:

Proceedings of These Meetings


1. SUBMIT TO: European Symposium on Optics and Optoelectronics for Public Safety II

______________________________________
Conference Title

______________________________________
Conference Chair

2. ABSTRACT TITLE

3. AUTHOR LISTING (principal author first)
First (given) name, Last (family) name, and affiliations. Mailing address, telephone, telefax, and e-mail address for each author.

4. PRESENTATION
Please indicate your preference for either "Oral Presentation" or "Poster Presentation". Placement is subject to chair's discretion.

5. ABSTRACT TEXT
Approximately 250 words, typed on white paper.

6. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY(principal author only)
Approximately 50 words.


These meetings will result in published Proceedings that can be
ordered through the Advance Programme. Camera-ready Manuscripts are
required of all accepted applicants and must be submitted in English
by 15 September 1997. Copyright to the manuscript is expected to be
released for publication in the conference Proceedings. Papers
published are indexed in leading scientific databases including
INSPEC, Compendex Plus, Physics Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts,
International Aerospace Abstracts and Index to Scientific and
Technical Proceedings.

Oral Presentation
Each author is generally allowed 15 minutes plus a five-minute discussion period. The following media equipment is provided free of charge: 35 mm slide projectors, overhead projectors, and electric pointers. Video and other equipment may be rented at the speaker's expense.

Poster Presentation
Interactive poster sessions will be scheduled in the evenings.  Authors will be provided with poster boards for presentation set-up. All conference chairs encourage authors to contribute papers with technical content that lends itself well to the poster format.

Chair/Author Benefits
Authors and co-authors are expected to pay a reduced registration fee.  Included with a fee payment are a copy of the Proceedings in which the participant's role or paper appears, and other special benefits.

Publishing Policy 

Manuscript due dates must be strictly observed. The Proceedings
volumes are published before the meeting and will be distributed to
attendees upon registration. Late manuscripts run the risk of not
being published. The objective of this policy is to better serve the
conference participants and the technical community at large. Your
co-operation in supporting this objective will be appreciated by all.