Workshop on Advanced Multiphoton and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Techniques
Organized by:
Fraunhofer IBMT	and	Becker & Hickl GmbH
St. Ingbert, Germany, June 19 - 21, 2006

Program
(as of June 16, 2006.  Download the .pdf file.)

The workshop starts on Monday, June 19, 2006, with three comprehensive lectures. In these lectures experts will introduce the fundamentals of Multiphoton Microscopy, Time Resolved Fluorescence, and Multiphoton Tomography.

St. Ingbert: Fraunhofer Institut, main building and Villa
Ensheimer Str. 48, 66386 St. Ingbert, Phone: ++49 (0)6894-980-151

• Reception and transfer meeting point are at the entrance of the main building.

• Laboratories for the hands-on demonstrations are located in the basements of the Villa and the main building.

• ? During the hand-on sessions, the Workshop Lounge can be found at the seminar room of the Villa, with small refreshments and Internet access available.

Sulzbach Facility of the IBMT
Sulzbach, Industriestrasse 5, Telephone +49 (0)6897/9071 – 11

• Due to the number of participants, all presentations will be held at the Sulzbach facility of the IBMT. Transfer is organized, please try to be on time.

• For the same reason, the poster exhibition will take place in Sulzbach (see below).

• During the breaks and depending on your interest we will arrange lab-visits of this facility.

• With the Gala Dinner we intend to conclude three days of hard work, talks and discussions with some delight for your senses. It will be held on Wednesday evening at the Weinbistro Archipenko, located at the Saarlandmuseum in Saarbrücken. The dinner is included in the workshop fees.

• To facilitate organisation please let us know if you intend to participate the Gala Dinner.

• Additionally, there will be possibility to visit the Art Museum of the Saarlandmuseum. Current exhibitions are Zilla Leutenegger and Hans Purrmann.

• Please do not hesitate and bring your poster. We strongly encourage you to use the poster session for discussion even for ongoing projects.

• The poster exhibition will take place in Sulzbach. on Tuesday during the lunch break.

• For your convenience, posters can be put up already on Monday 19th , and can stay until Wednesday, 21st . They are accessible while being at Sulzbach.

• Please provide 1 page of abstract (until June 10, 2006). Poster format is roughly 120 cm x 90 cm max. (i.e. A0, 841mm × 1189mm ).

Transfer to and from St. Ingbert – connecting to Saarbrücken and Sulzbach – is organized. For your convenience, we will have one bus circulating meeting points in the morning and evening. Details will be published just before the start of the workshop. Please check the website.

For reasons of organisation and due to the tight schedule, we ask all to be on time for the bus transfer. If you are late at the meeting point of the circulating bus, we cannot wait, and we are not in the situation to take any responsibility. In such case, please arrange your transport to St. Ingbert on your own. The timetable of local trains will be published on the website. If you prefer to use taxi, please ask at the reception of your hotel.

In case of late arrival to St. Ingbert, and for transfer to Sulzbach, please contact one of the local workshop assistants who will organise a shuttle for you.

We do our best to provide you with a comfortable atmosphere, interesting topics and good supply of food and refreshments. In case you need something, please contact one of the workshop assistants. They will be happy to help you.

Workshop Office - Mrs. Kerstin Knobe -
Fraunhofer Institute of Biomedical Technology
Ensheimer Str. 48,
66386 St. Ingbert, Germany
+49 (0) 6894 980 151 (phone)
+49 (0) 6894 980 152 (fax)
karsten.koenig(at)ibmt.fraunhofer.de