The General Congress of the International Commission for Optics (ICO) - Commission Internationale d'Optique (CIO) - is held every three years. The 19th Congress will be held in Firenze (Florence, Italy) 25-30 August 2002, in the Palazzo degli Affari of the Congress Center.
The scientific program will include plenary sessions and parallel topical sessions. The latter ones will be held in the rooms of the new Scientific Campus of the University of Florence.
The theme for the 19th Congress is Optics for the Quality of Life and therefore wishes to embrace every fundamental phenomenon and every application of optics which can be useful for the progress of the knowledge and of the welfare of the humanity.
Optical scientists, engineers, and optical industrialists from more than 40 countries are expected to meet together to present and discuss the latest scientific and technical developments in all areas of optics. Organizers' aim is to provide an unique forum in the field of optical sciences to all participants.
