[vslist] OSA Annual Meeting. "Frontiers in Imaging"

[Susana Marcos]

This is a reminder that the deadline for electronic paper submissions to
the OSA Annual Meeting
is coming soon: April 16, 2002. 

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CALL FOR PAPERS

			Optical Society of America 
			    Annual Meeting 2002
			    Orlando, Florida
			September 29 - October 3,  2002
Submission deadline: April 16, 2002 
                      
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This year's program will highlight "Frontiers in Imaging", a rapidly
expanding field that holds much potential, with particular relevance for
Visual Science.

This 2-day symposium, which results from a multidisciplinary effort of all OSA
Divisions, explores the current frontier of imaging systems spanning the
ranges from atomic to astronomical scales, biological materials to quantum
states and analog to digital acquisition and processing. The symposium will
integrate technical perspectives from current research in physical,
biomedical and computational imaging systems with tutorials covering the
current state of the art.

Imaging technology for non-invasive assessment of the visual system will
have a relevant role in the symposium.
"Frontiers in Imaging- The Human Visual System" will feature two invited
speakers: Heidi Hofer, Center for Visual Science,
University of Rochester;  and Stephen A. Burns, Schepens Eye Research
Institute, Harvard University).
Submissions to "Frontiers in Imaging- The Human Visual System " are welcome
in the topics of novel retinal imaging technology, imaging of the anterior
segment of the eye, functional imaging of the visual cortex , image
processing techniques in ophthalmology, image technology for low vision,
visual interpretation of images, and in general, applications of optics,
photonics and imaging to understand the visual system and to diagnose and
help in ocular disease. 

Other symposia at the Optical Society of America include "Advances in
Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography", "Optical Nano-diagnostics:
MEMS, Chips and Capsules", "Diffuse optical spectroscopy and Imaging",
"Frontiers of Laser Science", etc...

More information on the OSA Annual Meeting in general, and "Frontiers in
Imaging" in particular can be found at http://www.osa.org/meetings/annual/

The Edgar G. Tillyer Award (recognizing distinguished work in the field of
vision) and the rest of OSA Awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting
awards ceremony.

Susana Marcos and Austin Roorda
Applications of Visual Science OSA Technical Group Chairs
and "Frontiers in Imaging (The Human Visual System)" Symposium Organizers.
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