20th Ozone World Congress and 6th Ultraviolet World Congress Call for Papers

The International Ozone Association and The International Ultraviolet Association are pleased to invite you to take part in their2011 Joint World Congress & Exhibition20th IOA World Congress - 6th IUVA World CongressFIRST ANNOUNCEMENTCALL FOR PAPERS AND EXHIBITORSIUVAThis event continues a long series of successful congresses organized worldwide to provide an international forum for all concerned with fundamental, engineering and applied aspects oxidation techniques involving ozone and related oxidants and/or UV techniques.OUR HISTORY - WORLDWIDE SUCCESSPrior IOA World Congresses are listed in blue. Prior IUVA World Congresses are listed in violet. Our 1st Joint IOA / IUVA World Congress is listed in black1973 Washington. 1975 Montréal. 1977 Paris. 1979 Houston. 1981 Berlin. 1983 Washington. 1985 Kyoto. 1987 Zurich. 1989 New York. 1991 Monte Carlo. 1993 San Francisco. 1995 Lille. 1997 Kyoto. 1999 Dearborn. 2001 London. 2001 Washington. 2003 Las Vegas. 2003 Vienna.2005 Strasbourg. 2005 Whistler. 2007 Los Angeles. 2009 Tokyo. 2009 Amsterdam.SCOPEThe upcoming congress will host experts from all over the world to present and discuss the latest advances in knowledge and technology for development and application of processes based on UV, ozone or any derived or comparable oxidants for:• Environmental and human health protection (water, gas, soil and waste purification)• Industrial manufacture and conditioning (pulp and paper, food, electronics, chemicals, …)• Medical therapy.OBJECTIVESThe IOA and IUVA wish to continue to offer the world the unique opportunity:• To interface with scientists, researchers, students, engineers, users, technical experts, representatives of leading organizations from various disciplines,• To share the latest information on research topics, current issues, technologies under development, new applications, full-scale experiences and equipments and products,• To consider and discuss directions able to deliver innovative, competitive and sustainable solutions which address current and next challenges.Ozone and UV: Leading-edge science and technologies23-27 May 2011Paris, FrancePROGRAMMEThe congress will feature:• Four concurrent scientific and technical sessions including keynote lectures, oral communications, short oral presentations with connected poster sessions and discussions (23-25 May),• Exhibition of Industry’s technologies, products and services (23-25 May),• Technical visits of full-scale application plants (26-27 May),• Social and cultural events for delegates and their guests.SUBMISSION OF PAPERSAuthors are kindly invited to propose an extended abstract in English of two pages (with title, authors’ names and addresses, keywords, tables and figures) preferably by e-mail to the IOA and IUVA at the following addresses:• IOA office, ioa@esip.univ-poitiers.fr for Ozone abstracts• IUVA office, abstracts@iuva.org for UV abstracts.Each proposal should be accompanied by the Submission form and Agreement for publication to be downloaded at www.ioa-ea3g.org and dully filled.SCHEDULEPUBLICATIONSAll papers will be published in the Congress proceedings that will be handed out to participants at registration and further available from IOA and IUVA.After the Congress, the editors of Ozone: Science & Engineering, the IOA’s peer-reviewed Journal, and IUVA News, the IUVA’s quaterly publication, will select the best full papers for publication.EXHIBITION AND SPONSORINGOrganizations and companies are invited to support the Congress organization and to display their technologies, products and services related to the Congress theme. For exhibition or sponsoring options, please contact the Congress Offices via:IOA office ioa@esip.univ-poitiers.frIUVA office DianaS@iuva.orgINFORMATIONEnglish will be the official language. Congress venue will be CAP 15 International Center of Businesses and Congress, located close to the Eiffel Tower in the France’s prestigious capital city of Paris.IUVATOPICSThe topics of interest connected to the general theme of the Congress include but are not limited to:• Chemical and biochemical reactions• Photochemical and photobiological reactions• Reaction mechanisms• Reaction kinetics and modeling• Advanced oxidation processes• Ozone and UV synergies• Hydrodynamics and mass transfer• Reactor design / Modeling / Validation• By-products formation and control• Process optimization and control tools• Ozone generation• UV source technologies• Multiphase reactors• Gas diffusion devices• Regulatory requirements• Gas treatment and odor control• Soil remediation• Biosolids treatment• Water disinfection• Emerging contaminants, occurrence and treatment• Pollutants removal• Wastewater treatment for reuse or discharge• Application in agricultural and industrial processes• Decontamination/Modification of materials and surfaces• Measurement and on-line monitoring• Operation studies• Competitiveness of technologies• Medical applications• …FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CONGRESS OR ANY INFORMATION ON THE ASSOCIATIONSPlease visit: www.ioa-ea3g.org www.iuva.orgOr contact the Congress Offices:IOA office ioa@esip.univ-poitiers.frIUVA office DianaS@iuva.orgOctober 10, 2010Deadline for submission of abstracts for next selection by the Scientific CommitteesNovember 15, 2010Notification about acceptance of papers and guidelines formanuscript layoutFebruary 15, 2011Deadline submission of print ready papers by e-mailMarch 15, 2011 Final program