President’s Invitation
Dear
colleagues,
Nearly 50 years after the publication of the first Thermoluminescence
ages, the field of Luminescence Dating has reached a level of maturity,
in both research and applications in archaeology and geology.
L.A.I.S. is a new international initiative that mainly focuses on the
use of luminescence dating for materials and questions of archaeological
significance; in addition supports archaeological and archaeometrical
communities of the World to further develop and expose luminescence
issues.
LA.I.S. Symposia aim at bringing together experts in the fields of
luminescence, archaeology and archaeological materials from all around
the world. In an exchange of knowledge, the techniques and tools
available in luminescence dating and luminescence applications will be
introduced to the archaeologists and archaeological problems will be
presented for the scientific community.
L.A.I.S. Symposia initiates a series of conferences planned to take
place every two to three years; however, the next two symposia are
planned for the consecutive years 2011 and 2013 while an initial
planning on the next hosting countries has been made.
The 1st L.A.I.S. Symposium will take place in Greece
and symbolically be hosted at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi (www.eccd.gr),
Greece in September 9-12, 2009.
The papers and posters presented at these conferences will be published
in a special edition of a peer-reviewed international journal related
with luminescence.
Ioannis
Liritzis Ph.D (Edin.)
Professor of
Archaeometry
University of the Aegean
President of
the International Standing Committee
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1st
L.A.I.S. Symposium
9 (Wednesday) –
12 (Saturday) September 2009
Delphi, Greece
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Local Organizing Committee
G. Kitis,
Nuclear Physics Laboratory, A.U.TH., Thessaloniki,
I. Liritzis,
Univ. of the Aegean, Rhodes,
liritzis@rhodes.aegean.gr
C.T. Michael,
N.C.S.R. Demokritos, Athens,
ctmichael@ims.demokritos.gr
N. Zacharias,
NC.S.R. Demokritos/ Uni of
Peloponnese,
zacharias@ims.demokritos.gr
G. Poymeris,
Archaeometry Laboratory, CETI, Xanthi,
polymers@auth.gr
N. Tsirliganis,
Archaeometry Laboratory, CETI, Xanthi,
tnestor@ceti.gr
A. Vafiadou,
Univ. of the Aegean, Rhodes,
vafiadou@rhodes.aegean.gr
T. Ganetsos,
Dept of Electronics, TEI Lamia,
ganetsos@teilam.gr
Secretariat & Technical assistance:
N. Laskaris, M. Papageorgiou
Looking forward to seeing you
in Delphi! |