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                FIRST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OPTICAL SETI

                            FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

                      Abstract Due Date: August 15, 1992

A few weeks ago I invited your participation in the SPIE (Society of
Photographic & Instrumentation Engineers) Free-Space Laser Communications
Symposium V that will include a special session devoted to THE SEARCH FOR
EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE (SETI) IN THE OPTICAL SPECTRUM, otherwise
known as OPTICAL SETI.  This is the FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS.


                                 OE/LASE '93

                      FREE-SPACE LASER COMMUNICATIONS V

SPIE's International Symposium on Lasers, Sensors, and Applications.

Date:
16-23 January 1993.

Location:
Los Angeles Airport Hilton and Airport Marriott Hotels, Los Angeles,
California, USA.

Conference Chairs:
G. Stephen Mecherle (TRW Inc.), Michael A. Krainak (NASA/Goddard Space
Flight Ctr.).

So far, about seven presentations have been arranged, including opening
remarks by Arthur C. Clarke.  Please fax, email or mail your intent to
participate, title of paper and abstract by this Saturday.  It will not be
possible to include your paper in this conference if I do not receive
notification of author(s) and title by this weekend, as the conference
chairs must allocate time and dates for this historical session.  The
symposium program announcement shortly goes to press.

Since the idea for this Optical SETI symposium was floated rather late in
the summer after the usual abstract deadline, August 15 is the absolute cut-
off date, after which it will not be possible to accept papers.


Dr. Stuart A. Kingsley
FIBERDYNE OPTOELECTRONICS
545 Northview Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43209
United States

Tel/Fax: (614) 258-7402
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