Sixth Workshop La Paz 2011
VI WORKSHOP ON LIDAR MEASUREMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA
(VI WLMLA – September 26 to October 1, 2011 – La Paz, Bolivia)
The VI Workshop Lidar Measurements in Latin America will be held at La Paz, Bolivia from September 26 to October 1, 2011.
The WLMLA is a bi-annual meeting, where the Latin American's lidar researchers and students join together to share knowledge among then as well as with researchers worldwide. It will be hosted by the Atmospheric Physics Laboratory of the Institute of Physical Research at University of San Andrés (LFA-UMSA), la Paz, Bolivia from September 26 to October 1, 2011.
The main topics of this Workshop are:
Lidar technologies and methods.Lidar applications in environmental sciences.Lidar Networking.Synergy between lidar and others instruments.Regional and international cooperation in lidar technologies.Aerosol studies with other instruments
The specific goals of the Workshop are to promote communication and cooperation between scientific members of the LIDAR community in Latin America, and to plan future LIDAR research projects in the region. A training course (Escuela Básica de Lídares, open to students from Latin America) will fill the first three days of the Workshop; the next two days will be devoted to oral and poster presentations and the last day is reserved for touristic and social activities.This event is also a great opportunity for lidar and environmental companies to contact potential clients in Latin American lidar working groups.
VI Workshop on Lidar Measurements in Latin AmericaSeptember 26 - October 1, 2011
La Paz, Bolivia
Detailed and exact information about this workshop will be available soon.
Local Organizing Committee
| Francesco Zaratti (Chair) |
| Ricardo N. Forno (Co-chair) |
| Wilfredo Tavera |
| Marcos F. Andrade |
| Eduardo R. Palenque |
| Luis A. Blacutt |
| René Gutiérrez |
| Fernando Calderón |
| Fernando Velarde |
| David Whiteman (GSFC-NASA, USA) |
International Organizing Committee
| Eduardo Landulfo (Chair) | IPEN, Brazil |
| Francesco Zaratti (Co-Chair) | LFA-UMSA, Bolivia |
| Juan Carlos Antuña | GOAC, Cuba |
| Errico Armandillo | ESA-EU |
| Barclay Clemesha | INPE, Brazil |
| Angel de Frutos | U. de Valladolid, España |
| Gelsomina Pappalardo | IMAA, Italia |
| Alan Robock | Rutgers University, USA |
| Eduardo Quel | CEILAP, Argentina |
| Alvaro Bastidas | UNALMED, Colombia |
| Upendra Singh | LaRC-NASA, USA |
| David N. Whiteman | GSFC-NASA, USA |