Poster y Presenter Instruccions
To ensure that the program runs smoothly, all speakers are asked to visit the Sorolla Room at the Gran Meliá at least 30 minutes prior to the start of their session.
Speakers will have two options to present their presentations:
1) Carry their presentation to the meeting on CD-ROM or memory stick and load their presentation onto the PC laptop that will be supplied in each technical session room.
2) Plug their own laptop into one of the switchers at the podium.
Session Rooms
Each technical session room will be equipped with an LCD projector, screen, PC compatible laptop with MS Office 2003 and switcher (for connecting your personal laptop). Authors with presentations that are not PC compatible must bring their own laptop and use the switcher for their presentation.
Speakers Should Also:
Prepare your presentations so they are clearly visible to an audience of 200 to 350 people.
Report to the registration desk to pick up your badge and meeting materials.
Check in with the session presider when you reach the session room.
Ensure that your required audiovisual equipment is in place in the room. Report any problems to the presider.
Presider Information
Presider Check-in
Each technical session room will be equipped with an LCD projector, screen, PC compatible laptop with MS Office 2003 and switcher (for connecting your personal laptop). Authors with presentations that are not PC compatible must bring their own laptop and use the switcher for their presentation.
We ask all presiders to check in at the Bosco Room at the Gran Meliá Hotel 30 minutes before your session begins to ensure each session has a designated presider. We will have speaker check-in sheets to determine the talks within your session, the order in which they will be given, and the name of the person giving the presentation. These lists are to assist you in running an effective session.
Presiders are requested to identify themselves at least 20 minutes before the session begins to the audiovisual personnel for a quick review of equipment and procedures.
Guidelines
Remember to introduce yourself as the presider and announce the session. The total amount of time allotted for each paper will be listed in the Program. During the last 2-3 minutes of each presentation, there will be a break for questions. A 60-minute mechanical timer will be available for your use. We recommend that the timer is set two minutes prior to the end of the presentation time in order to provide a warning to wrap up the talk and start the discussion period. Notify the authors of this warning system. It is also important to remind the speaker to repeat the questions asked from the audience.
Maintaining the scheduled timing of papers is very important. In cases where the paper is withdrawn or the speaker does not show, use the time for an extended question period for authors of previously presented papers or call a break. PLEASE DO NOT START TALKS EARLIER THAN THEY ARE SCHEDULED. All requests to modify the program schedule should be directed to the program chair.
Presiders are requested to identify themselves at least 20 minutes before the session begins to the audiovisual personnel for a quick review of equipment and procedures.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Due to licensing restrictions, the use of music in presentations, including video presentations, is prohibited. If a speaker uses music during his/her presentation, please inform Meeting Management immediately.
Poster Presenter Information
Either one 2m high x 2m wide or two connecting boards (each 2.5m high x 1m wide) board, a sign indicating your paper number, and double-sided tape will be provided. Presenters should display the paper title and authors and affiliations on their posters. Authors must remain in the vicinity of the bulletin board for the duration of the session to answer questions. Please note that poster papers are not supplied with electricity or audiovisual equipment.
Set-up/Take-down
| Tuesday, October 24 |
Set-up: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
@Take-down: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 |
| Thursday, October 26 |
Set-up: 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m |
Take-down: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. |
Suggestions for Poster Presentations
Posters should be readable by viewers two meters away. The message should be clear and understandable without oral explanation. The following guidelines have been prepared to help improve the effectiveness of poster communications.
Try various styles of data presentation to achieve clarity and simplicity.
Enlarge your best initial sketch, keeping the dimensions in proportion to the final poster. The rough layout should be full size. Print the title and headlines. Indicate text by horizontal lines. Draw rough graphs and tables. This will give you a good idea of proportions and balance. If you are working with an artist, show the poster layout to your colleagues and ask for comments. This is still an experimental stage.
The figures and tables should cover slightly more than 50% of the poster area. If you have only a few illustrations, make them large. Do not omit the text, but keep it brief. The poster should be understandable without oral explanation.
Resist the temptation to overload the poster. More material may mean less communication. Prepare a 10 cm high headline strip that runs the full width of the poster. Include the title, authors and affiliations on the strip in letters no less than 2.5 cm high. Post a large, typed copy of your abstract.
The meeting room will contain the following:
LCD projector
Podium microphone
Lavaliere microphone
Projection pointer
Laptop Computer with Windows XP, Microsoft Office 2003
Please note that the meeting room equipment will not include a 35mm slide projector. Additional equipment will be made available only by special arrangement. The attendee will be responsible for the cost of any video equipment. Contact the OFS-18 Secretariat with your request for other equipment by Wednesday, October 18, 2006.
OFS-18 Secretariat
Centro de Investigaciones en Optica (CIO)
Loma del Bosque 11
Leon, Gto. Mexico 37150
Tel: +52 477 441 42 00
Fax: +52 477 441 42 09
OFS-18@osa.org
PLENARY SPEAKER
New Applications of Nanoparticles in Optics
Prof. Miguel Jose Yacaman
Reese Professor in Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering and Texas Materials Institute
University of Texas at Austin
ABSTRACT
In the present talk we review the most important optical properties of thematter at the nanoscale size . In particular we discuss the role of the
metal nanoparticles in new optical applications. It is shown that surface
plasmon of a nanoparticle can be controlled by the Size and shape of the
particle allowing the tailoring of the optical properties. In addition medical applications of nanoparticles using its optical properties will be
described.
FOG ANNIVERSARY SESSION
To commemorate the 30 th anniversary of the Optical Fiber Gyro (FOG) a special session entitled:
"FOG Technology: A 30 Year Retrospective"
will be held during the conference. This session will consists of invited talks, short presentations and a panel discussion.
Workshop
As is customary with OFS events, a half-day workshop will be held on Monday, October 23 rd prior to the start of the main technical program. The title of the workshop is:
Optical Fiber Sensors: Enabling Technology for Structural Health Monitoring
The field of structural health monitoring (SHM) has experienced a significant evolution and a rapid adoption in a variety of fields over the last few years. Optical fibers sensors have played a vital role in many SHM sensing applications in the civil engineering, aerospace and oil & gas industries. Hence, we consider this topic to be opportune and of value to the OFS community.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Welcome Reception
All conference participants are cordially invited to attend the welcome reception to be held at 7:30PM on Tuesday, October 24 th at the main swimming pool of the Gran Melia Cancun Hotel.
Please join us for some hors d'ourves and drinks, and enjoy the beautiful Cancun sunset at the beat of a Mexican mariachi band!
Conference Dinner and Tour
A half-day tour and evening gala have been organized. All registered attendees are invited to travel by air-conditioned bus from the hotel to the nearby Mayan archeological site of Tulum. This impressive cliff-top site is one of the most famous landmarks in the Mayan world and offers spectacular views of the Yucatan coast. After sightseeing guests will visit the eco-archeological park of Xcaret where a banquet dinner will be enjoyed while watching the "Xcaret Spectacular Mexico Night Show"
The 2-hour show takes place in a 6,000-seat stadium and starts with the deep call of pre-Hispanic drums resonate in the night air and the notes of ocarinas, bells and conch shells. The priests and Mayan warriors, wrapped in the smoke of incense, announce an unprecedented cultural and historic journey in to Mexico's history, recreating the amazing Mayan juego-de-pelota (ball game), the Papantla flyers, Mexican rodeo, as well as numerous Mexican traditional dances.
Accompanying guests will be required to purchase tickets to attend the Tulum tour and banquet.