MAF 9

MAF 10

The next International Conference on Methods and Applications of Fluorescence, MAF 10, will take place in Salzburg, Austria, September 9-13, 2007.

Chair: Otto S. Wolfbeis
Institute of Analytical Chemistry,
Chemo- and Biosensors
93040 Regensburg, Germany

Website: http://maf10.maf-sip.net

The Ninth International Conference on Methods and Applications of Fluorescence: Spectroscopy, Imaging and Probes (MAF 9) will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, September 4-7, 2005. The Conference will take place at the Tejo Hall of the riverside Atlantic Pavilion, located in the beautiful Park of the Nations (Parque das Nações), site of Expo 98.

The MAF conferences, held in Europe every two years (Graz in 1989 and 1991; Prague in 1993 and 2003; Cambridge in 1995; Berlin in 1997; Paris in 1999; Amsterdam in 2001), have acquired high international reputation, and gather researchers dealing with all aspects of fluorescence. The MAF 9 Conference is organized in the spirit of previous meetings, and will be devoted to both new and established fluorescence techniques and methodologies, and their applications in a wide range of fields.

The MAF 9 Conference embraces the areas of physics, chemistry, biology, pharmacology and medicine, and covers all current issues related to fluorescence and luminescence in general. Recent advances in fluorescence methods and techniques, and in the development and application of fluorescent probes will be of major relevance.

A total of twenty-six oral presentations will be made during the meeting. Eighteen invited speakers with high international recognition will present their latest results and evaluate the state of the art. All participants are invited to bring posters that will be discussed during four poster sessions. The Scientific Committee will select six to eight oral communications (20 min duration) from these contributions.

MAF 9 is expected to attract a large number of participants, owing not only to the cutting-edge scientific content, but also to the attractive location and social programme. The number of participants in the conference is limited to 350, and for this reason early registration is strongly recommended.

This major fluorescence conference will take place in the Atlantic Pavilion (see http://www.pavilhaoatlantico.pt ), in the Parque das Nações (Park of the Nations) area, see http://www.parquedasnacoes.pt . The conference hall is the ample Sala Tejo (Tagus Hall), with 67m x 34 m. This space will be split in two parts. The first (ca 1/3) will be used for the lectures. The exhibitor stands and posters will share the remaining two-thirds, where coffee breaks will also take place.