The conference will be preceded by a 1 day workshop
(19.09.2016) devoted to practical aspects of the use
of lasers in conservation/restoration. The biennial
LACONA conference gathers together researchers,
conservators and conservation scientists, companies,
architects, decision-makers and experts in laser-based
techniques for the conservation of cultural heritage
to share their latest projects and experiences. Accounts
(both case studies and scientific reports) devoted
to applications of coherent light in the restoration
and examination of works of art and cultural heritage
monuments are welcomed.
IMPORTANT DATES:
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1st March 2016 – Deadline for submission
of abstracts
15th April 2016 – Notification of acceptance
1st May 2016 – Deadline for submission of revised
abstracts
15th May 2016 – Announcement of the final
programme
1st June 2016 – Deadline for reduced registration
fee
19th – 23rd September 2016 – workshop
& conference
31st September 2016 – Deadline for submission
of manuscripts for the conference proceedings
ABSTRACTS SUBMISSION:
Abstracts must be submitted electronically only
to the conference office: offi[email protected].
To submit your 500 words abstract please use the
submission from available from the conference web site:
www.lacona11.org/abstract-submission/
The deadline for abstract submission is 1 March 2016.
All abstracts will be reviewed by the Permanent
Scientific Committee and authors notified about the
acceptance by 15 April 2016.
Conference office:
Malgorzata Walczak, PhD;
Academy of Fine Arts,
ul. Smoleńsk 9,
31-108 Krakow, Poland
offi[email protected]
Conference Chair:
Piotr Targowski, PhD, Professor of Physics
Nicolaus Copernicus University,
Toruń, Poland
ptarg@fizyka.umk.pl
The Wawel Royal Catedral in Cracow - Sigismund’s Chapel; photo: J. Marczak
Call for papers
11th Conference on Lasers
in the Conservation of Artworks
20th - 23rd September 2016
Cracow, Poland
www.lacona11.org
CONFERENCE TOPICS:
LACONA PERMANENT SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Developments in laser removal of unwanted substances
on culturally-important objects and monuments
Maragaret Abraham
Coherent
light-based
methods
for
imaging,
documentation and examination of objects and
structures:
• 3D documentation, stratigraphic and depthresolved methods,
• holography,
• interferometry,
• shearometry,
• vibrometry,
• new instrumental and technological developments.
Case studies where laser-based methods have been
used for conservation-restoration, documentation or
analysis.
Laser-based spectroscopic techniques for analysis and
monitoring, such as:
• Raman spectroscopy,
• Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass
Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and Laser Induced
Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS),
• Laser-Induced Fluorescence spectroscopy (LIF)
and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM),
• advanced non-linear imaging microscopy,
• terahertz spectroscopy and imaging,
• new spectroscopic and imaging techniques.
Other projects or programmes in which coherent
light technologies have been applied to the
preservation of cultural heritage.
Abdelrazek Elnaggar
Vadim A. Parfenov
Space
Conservation Department,Faculty
Department
Programs, NASA, The Aerospace
of Archaeology,Fayoum University,
Electronics and Opto-Electronic
Department
Corp, El Segundo, CA, USA
Egypt
Devices,
State
and Scientific Research, British
Electrotechnical University, Saint
Museum, London, United Kingdom
Sr
Project
Lead,
New
John F. Asmus
Center
Costas Fotakis
for
David Saunders
of
St.
Quantum
Petersburg
Honorary
Research
of
Fellow,
Conservation
Petersburg, Russia
Manfred Schreiner
Advanced
Institute of Electronic Structure &
Nanotechnology, Department of
Laser, Foundation for Research and
Paraskevi Pouli
Institute
Physics, University of California,
Technology – Hellas (FO.R.T.H.),
Institute of Electronic Structure &
Technology, Art Academy of Fine
San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA,
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Laser, Foundation for Research and
Arts, Wien, Austria
USA
Science
and
Technology – Hellas (FO.R.T.H.),
Wolfgang Kautek
Department of Physical Chemistry,
Professor emeritus, Universita di
University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Austin Nevin
de
Química
Istituto di Fisica Applicata „Nello
Roxana Radvan
Centre
Marta Castillejo
Institute
Física
for
Carrara”- Consiglio Nazionale delle
Restoration
Optoelectronic
for
–
delle
by
Ricerche, Firenze, Italy
Techniques
and
-CERTO, National Institute of
Piotr Targowski
Consiglio
Research and Development for
Institute
Ricerche,
Optoelectronics – INOE, Bucuresti
Copernicus
Poland
Photonics
Nanotechnologies
Salvatore Siano
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Giorgio Bonsanti
Instituto
of
Rocasolano, Consejo Superior de
Nazionale
Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC),
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
– Magurele, Romania
of
Physics,
Nicolaus
University,
Torun,
Madrid, Spain
Johann Nimmrichter
Matija Strlič
Martin Cooper
Department
UCL
Lynton Lasers Ltd., Holmes Chapel,
and Conservation (Abteilung für
Heritage,
Cheshire, United Kingdom
Restaurierung und Konservierung,
London, London, United Kingdom
sur Marne, France
Federal
for
Office
Restoration
of
Institute
Véronique Verges-Belmin
for
Sustainable
University
College
Laboratoire de Recherche des
Monuments Historiques, Champs
Historical
Vincent Detalle
Monuments (Bundesdenkmalamt),
Renzo Salimbeni
Kenneth Watkins
Head of Mural Painting Group,
Wien, Austria
Istituto di Fisica Applicata „Nello
The
Laboratoire de Recherche des
Carrara”- Consiglio Nazionale delle
Department
Monuments Historiques, Champs-
Ricerche, Firenze, Italy
Engineering,
sur-Marne, France
University
Kingdom
of
of
Liverpool,
Mechanical
Liverpool,
United