Symposium Overview Venue Abstract: Title, author’s name, affiliation and the text FIFTH DAE-BRNS The Fifth DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium The symposium is being organized at Vellore Institute should be typed continuously without any NATIONAL LASER SYMPOSIUM sponsored by the Board of Research in Nuclear of Technology (Deemed University), Vellore, linebreaks in Times New Roman, font size 10, single Sciences, Department of Atomic Energy will be Tamil Nadu. It is the only institution in India to line spacing, on paper size A4 with 25 mm margin (NLS-5) held at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore have obtained International Accreditation from the on both sides. Title should be in bold letters, names Dec 7-10, 2005 during December 7 to 10, 2005. The symposium Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), UK. It is of authors & affiliation should be in italics and text - Intimation of Participation will include plenary talks on recent developments about 130 km from Chennai and 3 km from in regular font. The total abstract must be restricted (Please strike out whatever is not applicable) in physics, technology and applications of lasers, Katpadi Railway station. The weather in Vellore to seven lines. Please adhere strictly to these invited and contributed presentations by leading during December is pleasant with temperatures guidelines. Name (in Capital) :______0 0 (Last Name) (Initials) experts and young researchers and Ph.D. thesis around 15 C – 20 C. For further details visit Time Schedule (Last Dates) Sex : Male / Female presentations in the related research areas. The www.vit.ac.in Receipt of manuscript: September 17, 2005 Designation : ______organizing committee of the symposium invites all Intimation of acceptance: October 31, 2005 (Prof./Reader/Lecturer/Sci.Off./R.A./Student etc) research scientists, engineers and research students Manuscript Presentation Submission of registration form: November 7, 2005. who are engaged in basic or applied research & Authors willing to present their work are requested to Proceedings Registration Fee Category: I / II / III applications in the broad area of lasers and related send two hard copies of their manuscript by post and A hard copy of abstracts of the accepted papers and a CD Address : ______fields to participate in the deliberations of the one by email as attachment, using MS Word 98 or containing full manuscripts will be made ______symposium. higher version. The length of the manuscript of available to the participants during the Pin Code : ______symposium. Topics of Interest: contributed paper should be restricted to two pages Tel. : ______(including figures, references etc.) and the thesis Presentation Facilities Fax.:______1. Physics and Technology of Lasers summary should be limited to four pages. Overhead and Multimedia projectors will be made E-mail. ______available for oral presentations. An area of l m x 1 m will 2. Lasers in Nuclear Science & Technology A short abstract should also be sent separately by e- Proposed Contribution: Thesis / Contributory Paper / mail ONLY (as attachment using MS word98 or higher be provided for each poster presentation. Exhibition / Only participation 3. Laser Materials, Devices and Components versions). Manuscripts and abstracts should be sent to: Accommodation Financial Assistance* :Full/Partial / Not required All the participants will be accommodated in guest 4. Quantum Optics Accommodation Required :Single, Single (Twin Mr. S. V. Nakhe, Secretary NLS – 5 houses/hostels in shared rooms. Family accommodation Sharing)/Family/ Not required 5. Ultrafast Lasers and Applications Scientific Officer, Laser Systems Engineering Division may not be available in the guest houses/hostels. Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore-452 013. Financial Assistance 6. Nonlinear Optics Accommodation Required from Dec.___ to___, 2005. E-mail: [email protected] Financial assistance towards local hospitality and travel My expectation/entitlement for tariff is up to 7. Lasers in Material Science by train (Sleeper class) by the shortest route can be Rs______/- per day. Guidelines for Preparing Manuscript and Abstract provided to a limited number of deserving students for 8. Tunable Lasers & Applications (Unless this column is filled, it will not be possible to whom the institute of affiliation is unable to pay. arrange the accommodation) Application for assistance must be accompanied with 9. Laser Plasma Interaction Manuscript: 1. Should be typed on paper size A4 recommendation of research guide. (210 mm x 297 mm) leaving 25 mm margin on all sides 10. Lasers in Industry & Defence Registration fee and Intimation of Participation in Times New Roman font. Title of the paper should be Date Signature: Category Fee 11. Lasers in Spectroscopy bold in font size 12 (do not underline). Names of authors I) Students Rs. 200/- with initials should be typed in capitals one space below The registration form along with the DD should 12. Lasers in Chemistry, Biology & Medicine II) Delegates from educational the title in font size 10. It should be followed by reach the Co-Convener at VIT, Vellore on or Institutes & Govt. organizations Rs. 500/- 13. Laser based Instrumentation affiliation and e-mail address of the corresponding before November 7, 2005. III) Delegates from public sector author. All matter should be centered. The text should The Indian Laser Association (ILA) will organize Undertakings & Industries Rs.800/- start two spaces below the address (normal font size 10, *Can be provided to very limited number of deserving a couple of short tutorial courses on December 6, Registration fee is payable by DD favouring “National justified in 1.5 line spacing). students only, for whom the institute of affiliation is 2005 preceding the Symposium. Details of this Laser Symposium – 5” payable at Vellore. The DD along 2. Figures and Tables should be suitably reduced and unable to pay. Please attach recommendation letter will be announced separately by ILA. ILA will with the Registration / Booking of accommodation form placed at appropriate places with numbers and captions from your guide also award prizes for the best thesis and poster should reach the Co-Convener at VIT, Vellore (Address below them. presentations. The annual general body meeting is given on the back side of registration form) on or 3. References should be given in the text as superscripts, For additional copies, please photocopy this form of ILA will be held during this symposium. before November 7, 2005. numbered according to their occurrences (e.g. 1,2,3 etc) and listed at the end, leaving two lines after For updates visit NLS-5 website text. www.cat.ernet.in/symposiums/conf/nls2005 , L : o E t

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K D C D V ( V Mathur D TIFR, Mumbai Anand A Samuel Dean (Academics), VIT Nathan T P S CAT, Indore Chidambaram K Dean (Sci & Hum), VIT Radhakrishnan P VIT,Vellore .Kalainathan S Head , Dept. of. Physics, VIT Ray Asish K BARC, Mumbai .Janakiraman A AD (Estates), VIT Rustagi K C IIT, Mumbai Nakhe S V CAT, Indore Sahni V C BARC/CAT, Indore Nandakumar R PRO, VIT Simon R Mat.Sci., Chennai Narayanan S Dean (M & B Sci), VIT Sirohi R S IIT, Delhi Rao B V A Director (IR), VIT Sood A K IISc, Bangalore Sudhakar A Dept of ECE, VIT Organised at Thareja R K IIT, Kanpur Velmurugan V Dept of EEE, VIT SYMPOSIUM ORGANISING COMMITTEE Bhattacharyya K IACS, Kolkata ADDRESSES FOR CORRESPONDENCE Chandrachoodan P P BRNS, Mumbai VIT Dasgupta K BARC, Mumbai Dr. S. M. Oak, Convener NLS-5, Dhanasekharan R Anna Univ., Chennai Head, Ultrafast Studies Section, CAT, Indore 452 013 Vellore Institute of Technology Dhareshwar L J BARC, Mumbai Email : [email protected] (Deemed University) Goswami G L BARC, Mumbai Ph : 0731-2488376 (O), 2320033 (R), 9425316291(Mob) Gupta P K CAT, Indore Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Mago V K BARC, Mumbai Dr. James E. Co-Convener NLS-5, Mehendale S C CAT, Indore Dept. of Physics, VIT, Vellore - 632 014, Tamil Nadu. Nampoori V P N CUSAT, Kochi Email: [email protected] Natarajan V IISc, Bangalore Ph : 0416-2202359 (O), 9443041541 (Mob) In Collaboration with Nath A K CAT, Indore Indian Laser Association Nundy U CAT, Indore Shri. S. V. Nakhe, Secretary NLS – 5 Puri R R BARC, Mumbai Scientific Officer, Laser Systems Engineering Division Ramachandran Hema RRI, Bangalore CAT, Indore-452 013. Ramamurthy P NCUFP, Chennai E-mail: [email protected] Ravindrakumar G TIFR, Mumbai Singh B P IIT, Mumbai Shri. P.Ramesh Babu, Co-Secretary NLS-5, Suranjan Pal LASTEC, Delhi Dept of Physics,,VIT,Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu. Suri B M BARC, Mumbai Email: [email protected] Tata, BVR IGCAR, Kalpakkam Ph: 0416-2202359 (O), 9443099851 (Mob) Sponsored by Thyagarajan K IIT, Delhi ------BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES Oak S M Convener CAT, Indore For ILA Courses : Dr. S.R. Mishra, Secretary ILA, Department of Atomic Energy James E Co-convener VIT, Vellore Scientific Officer, LPAS, CAT, Indore 452 013 Government of India Nakhe S V Secretary CAT, Indore Email : [email protected] Ramesh Babu P Co-Secretary VIT, Vellore Ph : 0731-248 8377 (O), 2487181 (R)