February 6th - 8th,
2008
Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA Come join in the celebration of 55 years
of spectroscopy, optics and related topics.
You and your associates
are invited to attend the 55th WSA Conference, chaired by Wei Kong. This conference
highlights recent work in the broad subject of molecular spectroscopy. This year's
program consists of ten invited lectures, contributed lectures, and poster sessions
on subjects of current research interest in spectroscopy and related areas. Please
mark your calendars now for this exciting conference held in the beautiful surroundings
of Asilomar.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Chris Bardeen (UC Riverside) Vicki DeRose (University of Oregon) Nancy
Levinger (Colorado State University) Sergey Nizkorodov (UC Irvine) Jeanne
Pemberton (University of Arizona) David Plusquellic (NIST) Farid Salama
(NASA Ames) Trevor Sears (Brookhaven National Labs) Ruth Signorell (University
of British Columbia) Jingsong Zhang (UC Riverside)
CONFERENCE INFORMATION Register early--space
is limited.
Spouses, guests, and families are
also invited. The conference center is located on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula
near Asilomar State Beach, with many scenic and historic sites located nearby.
Guests are also invited to the social hours, meals, and banquet. Arrangements
can be made directly with Asilomar if you desire to stay for the weekend.
Architectural note: The core
buildings at the Asilomar Conference Center were designed by noted American
architect Julia Morgan, whose works
include the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.