VI International Conference
Current Problems in Optics of Natural Waters (ONW'2011)
St.Petersburg , Russia, September 6-10, 2011 

CONFERENCE CONVENERS

• St.Petersburg Branch of P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences,
  (IO RAS, SPbB)
• RussiaInstitute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, (IAP RAS),N.Novgorod, Russia
• P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, (IO RAS), Moscow, Russia
• D.S.Rozhdestvensky Optical Society (ROS),St.-Petersburg
  
  

ANTICIPATED SPONSORS

• Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
  
• Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR),
• Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
• Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG),
• P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (IO RAS), Moscow, Russia
• St. Petersburg Branch of P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (IO RAS, SPbB)
• Institute of Applied Physics (IAP RAS), N. Novgorod,
• SatBałtyk Scientific Consortium (Project - SatBałtyk contract No. POIG 01.01.02-22-011/09 founded by European Union through European Regional Development Fund), Sopot - Gdynia - Słupsk - Szczecin, Poland
• Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN), Sopot, Polan
  
  

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

1. Fundamental problems of radiative transfer theory
2. Optical properties of natural waters
3. Light propagation in water media and underwater imaging
4. Remote sensing, including satellite sensors and lidars
5. Optics of maritime atmosphere and the sea surface
6. Instruments for measuring optical properties
7. Remote sensing of European seas (Case 2 waters).
   

The working languages are English and Russian

Important dates:

• Abstract submission deadline      May 5, 2011
• Notification of acceptance              May15, 2011
• Paper submission deadline          July 1, 2011

Registration fee

The registration fee includes participation in the scientific programs and a registration kit and conference proceedings.

The scientific program of the Conference consists of contributed papers in the form of oral presentations (invited lectures, oral papers)
and poster presentations (available area is 1m x 1m).
Preference for oral or poster presentation should be indicated.
Authors will be informed on acceptance of their abstracts by May 15, 2011.

Contributed papers, 3-5 pages, will be published in the Proceedings available at the Conference.

Abstract and summary preparation

The brief description of the paper (abstract and summary) should be in English and not exceed one complete page of text, with 2.5 ñm margins from left, right, top, and bottom.
The main font size should be 12 point and the font type should be Times New Roman, with single line spacing and justification for text.
Figures and tables should be included directly in the document.
The document begins with the title of paper in capital letters, 14 point bold type, centered.
Skip one line after the title and then place the initials and last name of the author(s).
On the next line place affiliation(s) of author(s) with full address(es) and e-mail of the main author, all centered.
Skip one line and then place the 35-word abstract (without the word "Abstract").
After the abstract there should be a space of one line followed by full one-page summary.

Abstract in the MS WORD format should be sent by May 5, 2011
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Abstract submission deadline: May 5, 2011

Paper preparation:

Papers (in English) must be submitted electronically in the MS Word format. The paper should not exceed six pages (A4 paper), with 2 ñm (1 inch) left, right, 2 cm top, and 2.5 cm bottom margins. Please use 11 pt Times New Roman font with single line spacing and justification and include figures and tables at the appropriate places of the document.
Your document must begin with the following information:
TITLE (capital letters, 12 pt bold, centered), followed by a blank line.
Author(s) (the initials and the last name(s), centered
Author(s) affiliation(s) and address(es) and the e-mail of the main author (centered).
This information must be followed by a blank line.
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Conference information: http://onlinereg.ru/onw2011

Accepted papers of the authors who have confirmed their participation in the conference, will be published in the Conference Proceeding, which will be available at the conference.

The Conference program will be available on http://onlinereg.ru/onw2011
Registration and payments information see on http://onlinereg.ru/onw2011