******************************************************************** 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY ******************************************************************** PARIS - FRANCE 12-15 September 1999 First circular GENERAL INFORMATION ************************ The 6th International Conference on Methods and Applications of Fluorescence Spectroscopy will be held in PARIS, France, from 12 to 15 September 1999. This Conference is organized on alternate years. The preceding conferences took place in Graz, Austria (1989 and 1991), Prague, Czech Republic (1993), Cambridge, England (1995) and Berlin, Germany (1997). This Conference aims at bringing together researchers working in various fields which employ fluorescence as a tool of investigation for both fundamental and applied purposes. Applications in chemistry, physics, biology and medicine are covered. The Conference will start on Sunday afternoon and end on Wednesday afternoon. The scientific program includes about 20 lectures and an extensive poster session together with a commercial exhibition. A guided visit of either the Louvre or Orsay Museums and a dinner during a boat cruise on the river Seine are planned in the social program. LIST OF TOPICS *************** METHODS Fluorescent probes Time-resolved techniques Energy transfer Fluorescence depolarization Fluorescence microscopy Multi-photon excitation Single molecule detection Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy Near-field fluorescence spectroscopy APPLICATIONS Molecular and cellular biology Polymers Organized media Supramolecular systems Fluorescent sensors Clinical analysis Diagnostics Environment Imaging (biology, medicine,...) INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE *************************************** A. Balter (Torun) D.J.S. Birch (Glasgow) R. M. Clegg (Gottingen) S. Damjanovich (Debrecen) B. Erhenberg (Ramat-Gan) P.K.J. Kinnunen (Helsinki) R. Kraayenhof (Amsterdam) A. Kungl (Vienna) J.R. Lakowicz (Baltimore) L. Masotti (Bologna) J. Miller (Loughborough) W. Rettig (Berlin) R. Rigler (Stockholm) J. Slavik (Prague) B. Valeur (Paris) O. Wolfbeis (Regensburg) LOCAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ****************************** B. Valeur (CNAM, Paris & ENS, Cachan) J.C. Brochon (ENS,Cachan) S. Avrillier (Univ. Paris XIII) J. Faure (ENS, Cachan) Th. Garestier (MNHN, Paris) J. Kossanyi (CNRS, Thiais) J.C. Mialocq (CEA, Saclay) C. Royer (INSERM-CNRS, Montpellier) B.M. Schoot (HMR, Romainville) J.F.Tocanne (CNRS,Toulouse) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ************************ Chairman: B. Valeur (CNAM, Paris & ENS, Cachan) Co-chairman: J.-C. Brochon (CNRS & ENS, Cachan) Members: E. Bardez (CNAM, Paris & ENS, Cachan) J. Kossanyi (CNRS, Thiais) P. Tauc (CNRS & ENS, Cachan) INQUIRIES ABOUT MAFS6 ************************ Prof. Bernard Valeur MAFS6 Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers 292, rue Saint-Martin, F-75141 Paris Cedex 03, France Tel: 33 (0)1 40 27 23 89 Fax: 33 (0)1 40 27 23 62 e-mail: mafs6@cnam.fr Further information: http://www.lbpa.ens-cachan.fr/photobm/mafs6 and brochon@lbpa.ens-cachan.fr Those who are interested in the Conference are requested to return the following preliminary application form to mafs6@cnam.fr before November 1, 1998. The second circular containing more detailed information on the program, fees and deadlines will be forwarded to those who have sent back the preliminary application form. *************************************************** Mr. Ms. Prof. Dr. Name: ................................... First name: ............................... Institution: ........................................ Mailing address ..................................... .................................................... Zip code: ................... City: .............. Country: ............... Telephone: ........................................ Fax: ................................................ E-mail: ............................................. I intend to participate in the conference : yes - no I do submit a poster : yes - no . Tentative title : .................................................... .................................................... ****************************************************