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 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
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PARIS - FRANCE
12-15 September 1999
 
First circular
 
GENERAL INFORMATION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
 
 
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Mr. Ms. Prof.  Dr.
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I intend to participate in the conference : yes - no
 
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