10th International Symposium on Display Holography

This is the 10th in a series of conferences which originated at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA, in 1982. The symposium, which is a week-long event, is focused on holographic imaging for applications in art, advertising, science, marketing, display or any other application where the 3D image is essential. Both artists, imaging scientists and business people from around the world will be invited to attend.

At the 2015 symposium the latest advancements in holography and holographic imaging will be reported and demonstrated, including both state-of-the-art computer-synthetic and electronic holography for display purposes. The recent developments of large-format colour holograms will be reported. The use of the ultra-realistic colour hologram images for the recording of unique museum artefacts will be an important part of the conference programme. In addition, the history and the future of holography will be covered. Other topics are art concepts, holographic recording materials, document security applications and the business of holography and holographic imaging in advertising and product display for trade shows and point-of-purchase display.

Sessions:

• Opening Session: Report from the Nations

• History, Culture and Education

• Art Concepts and Techniques

• Recording Materials, Processing

• Colour Holography

• Technical Applications

• Electronic, Digital and Computer-Synthetic Holography

• The Business of Holography

With St.Petersburg being an important location for display holography (not only on account of Y.N. Denisyuk but also because of the work done in relation to museum artefacts during the 80s and 90s), there will be an international exhibition of holograms at the Elisseev Palace on the arrow of Valisevkii island in St. Petersburg. Such an exhibition will be further enhanced with the exhibits of the Museum of Optics of St. Petersburg, also run under the auspices of ITMO.  The exhibition, which will be opened during the week of the symposium, will be officially opened to the public and will run during Summer, a popular period for tourism in St. Petersburg, as well as through Autumn 2015 mostly addressed to schools.

Timing:

• August 2014: first Call for Papers (abstracts)
• Nov 2014: second Call for Papers (abstracts) Deadline for abstracts: 28 Feb 2015
• 15 Mar 2015: Acceptance of Papers
• 30 Apr 2015: Deadline for early registration with/without visa support
• 31May 2015: Deadline for registration without visa support