Invitation & General Information

 

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Accommodations

Wyndham Orlando Resort
8001 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: 407-351-2420 Fax: 407-345-5611
http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/MCOWD/main.wnt

 

FOR LODGING RESERVATIONS: The workshop will be held at the Wyndham Resort in Orlando Florida, USA. Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Wyndham Resort by phone 1-800-421-8001, 407-351-2420 or fax 407-345-5611 requesting the American Chemical Society rate of $109.00 (single or double) plus applicable taxes per night. Surrounded by 42 acres of tropical gardens and winding lagoons, the Wyndham Orlando is an idyllic retreat situated on Orlando's famed International Drive Ü just minutes from central Florida's best-loved attractions and 12 miles from Orlando International Airport.

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PROGRAM

Preliminary Program:

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2005 - Welcome and Opening Remarks

4:00 PM Registration Begins

7:00 PM Timothy Bunning, Air Research Laboratories

MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2005

Biophotonics – Session Chair: Kevin D. Belfield

9:00 AM Dr. Paras N. Prasad, State University of New York at Buffalo

10:00 AM Dr. Robert R. Birge, University of Connecticut

11:00 AM BREAK

Nanophotonics – Session Chair: Guillermo Bazan

1:30 PM Dr. Ned Thomas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:30 PM Dr. Sandy Asher, University of Pittsburgh

3:15 PM. BREAK

3:30 PM. Dr. Sam Jenekhe, University of Washington

4:15 PM. Dr. Susan Ermer, Lockheed Martin Corporation

6:00 PM Contributed Poster Session

TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2005

Polymers in Photovoltaics and OLEDs/PLEDs – Session Chair: Sam Jenekhe

8:00 AM Dr. Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria, "Polymer-based Photovoltaic Solar Cells"

9:00 AM Dr. Ching Tang, Eastman Kodak Company

9:45 AM Dr. Russell Guadiana, Konarka

10:25 AM BREAK

10:40 AM Dr. Kirk Schanze, University of Florida

11:25 AM Dr. Jean-Luc Bredas, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tuesday Afternoon Laboratory Tours
University of Central Florida
Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL)
Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)

Keynote Speaker and Dinner – Session Chair: J. Paul Armistead

6:30 PM Dr. Larry Dalton, University of Washington

WEDNESDAY JUNE 8, 2005

Displays and Data Storage – Session Chair: Thomas W. Smith

8:00 AM Dr. Peter Rentzepis, University of California Irvine

9:00 AM Dr. Tomiki Ikeda, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, "Photoresponsive and Photostrictive Polymers"

9:45 AM BREAK

10:00 AM Dr. Toshihiko Nagamura, Kyushu University, Japan, "Materials and Devices for Molecular Photonic Image Processing"

10:45 AM Dr. Klaus Mullen, Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany, "Putting the Molecules into Molecular Electronics"

11:30 AM Dr. Dennis Smith, Clemson University

LECTURE AND POSTER ABSTRACTS:

A book of abstracts for presentations and posters will be distributed at the symposium. Speakers and poster presenters are asked to submit a one to two page abstract both electronically and in hard copy. A 12-point Times font and single spacing are preferred. Please send to lesiar@vt.edu, ATTN: Lesia Linkous, 410 Davidson Hall, MC 0279, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 by April 25, 2005. Speakers are also requested to include a short biography with their abstracts.

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Registration

The registration fee is $675 for Members of the Division of Polymer Chemistry and $725 for Non-Members ($200 Student Members, $250 Student Non-Members). There is a $200 fee for a Non-Participating Guest that may accompany you. Written cancellation or registrations after April 25, 2005, will cost an additional $50. Checks may be made payable to the Division of Polymer Chemistry.

To register send the completed registration form (below) with remittance to Lesia Linkous, Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., Virginia Tech, 410 Davidson Hall, M.C. 0279, Blacksburg, VA 24061, Phone: 540-231-3052, Fax: 540-231-2588, e-mail: lesiar@vt.edu.

 

REGISTRATION FORM
PHOTONICS 2005
Nanophotonics, Biophotonics and Optoelectronic
Polymer Systems
June 5 - 8, 2005

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