12th International conference series on
        Laser-Light and Interactions with Particles  (LIP)   
   March 5^th-9^th, 2018, in College Station, Texas, USA

     For the first time in the history of the two conference series, the LIP-2018 and its sister-conference, the ELS-XVII, will be be held jointly in the same year. The LIP-2018 will include keynote lectures, oral sessions, and a poster session. The conference will begin with a full day of keynote lectures on Monday, which are held as joint plenary sessions for both LIP and ELS attendees. Likewise, the poster session, coffee breaks, and all social events are shared events. Regular oral sessions on the other hand are organized as parallel sessions, still accessible to all participants, but at any given time an LIP talk and an ELS talk will be held separately in different locations.

Up-date:

The near-final joint program of the ELS-XVII and LIP2018 conferences is available  here.

The deadline of abstract submission has been extended to January 21, 2018   

As a major sports event will take place at the same time as the conference, the organizers strongly encourage all participants to take care of their Accommodation as early as possible! (The reversation can be cancelled three days before the deadline if you can not come for other reasons)

Important Dates

• Conference Date:                             March 5th - 9th, 2018
• Abstract submission opens:              August 14th, 2017
• Abstract submission closes after:     December 21st, 2017
• Late registration after:                       January 31st, 2018

Abstract Submission

Please use the LIP2018 Word and Excel templates provided below for your submission.

Please submit an extended abstract, which MUST have more than 2 pages and a minimum of 1500 words for a regular contribution. Abstracts that donot conform with the official LIP2018 template will not be accepted.

Please provide an abstract that is ready for direct publication in the LIP-2018 book ofabstracts, i.e. that is free of language and formating issues. In the excel file, put all details that are necessary for the evaluation process.

Please rename and send your documents to the following email address:

   lip2018-abstracts@tamu.edu

by specifying thepreferred format for the presentation: Oral, Poster, Arbitrary.

Please adhere to the following convention when renaming the abstract files you intend to submit:

(Given Name)_(FirstName)_(Preferred format)_(Number)_Extended_Abstract_LIP2018.docx

(Given Name)_(FirstName)_(Preferred format)_(Number)_Extended_Abstract_details_LIP2018.xls

The (Number) specifier should only be used in case the corresponding author intends to submit multiple abstracts (i.e. 1,2,3,...).

Extended_Abtract_template_v2.docx

Submission_Details_Template.xlsx

Registration

The direct link to the registration portal is the following:

                                        https://events.tamu.edu/EmsRegics/LIP2018

(This direct link is also accessible from countries with certain restrictions on specific web services such as Google.)

Note that the LIP-2018 conference will be organized in parallel with the Electromagnetic and Light Scattering Conference (ELS-XVII) and the registration process for both ELS and LIP participants is identical.

For the conference registration, the following rates will apply: 

For the conference registration, the following rates will apply: 

The registration fee includes the cost for the welcome reception, all coffee breaks, and the conference banquet.

More information on the registration can be found under: https://sites.google.com/a/tamu.edu/lip2018/registration

Accommodation

As a major sports event will also take place during the same week as the LIP2018 and ELS-XVII conferences, the organisers strongly encourage all participants to manage their accommodation as early as possible. While there will be hotel spaces available in the wider Bryan/College Station area, rooms close to the Texas A&M University will fill up quickly. There is no penalty for cancelling a hotel reservation in B/CS until two days before arrival, so it is advisable to make a hotel reservation now, even if you may later decide, not to attend the conference.

  The following hotels will provide reduced rates for LIP and ELS conference participants upon request and as long as the limited spaces are available:

• The Stella (distance: 4.6 miles / 7.4 km)
• Cavalry Court (distance: 1.2 miles / 1.9 km)
• The George (distance: 1.2 miles / 1.9 km)
• The Hilton in College Station (distance: 2.1 miles / 3.4 km)
• Four Points in College Station (distance: 1.7 miles / 2.7 km)

To get around town, the following options exist in Bryan/College Station:

• A Hotel shuttle service is available from The Stella, Cavalry Court, The George, and The Hilton.
• The conference venue can be reached after a brisk walk from the following hotels: Cavalry Court, The George, and the Four Points.
• For a list of available Taxi services and car rental companies, please check the corresponding homepage of Easterwood airport.
• Bicycles can be rented at a university bicycle station.
• Uber services are available and frequently used in B/CS.
• There is no public transportation. Busses are available to TAMU students only.

Keynote Lectures

A full day of plenary sessions is scheduled for Monday, March 5th, 2018,where participants of both the LIP2018 and ELS-XVII conferences will be able to attend the lectures of the following invited KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Conference Venue

The LIP-2018 conference will take place in the Memorial Student Center of the Texas A&M University.

说明：由于LIP2018国际会议官网（atmo.tamu.edu/lip2018）是基于GOOGLE网站制作，在国内不能正常浏览！

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为获取更多信息，您可以直接用邮件联系Partric Stegmann博士：pstegmann@tamu.edu

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