Congress Events
is organized by Fund for Laser Physics, technically co-sponsored by IEEE Photonics Society and supported by:
ITMO University
The Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Employers) of St. Petersburg
The Conference sponsored by:
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
will be held on June 4-8, 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The symposium is a part of annual International Conference Days on Diffraction-2018 and the II International Congress "Lasers & Photonics". It will take place in one of the most beautiful cities in Russia during spectacular White Nights season.
www.metasymposium.ifmo.ru
PCNSPA 2018 is endorded by:
German Society of Applied Optics (DGaO)
Brazilian Materials Research Society (SBPMat Brazil-MRS)
Informational support from The Optical Society (OSA)
ITMO University invites you to take part in the Third Edition of Summer School on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials for PhD, Master students, engineers, postdocs and researchers. The internationally recognized scientists will give a series of talks in the field of their expertise.
The school is organized by the Nanophotonics and Metamaterials Laboratory of the ITMO University.
The event is intended to bring together scientists interested in the theory of various nature wave phenomena. We welcome active researchers from all over the world.
Conference also includes special sessions.
will take place on 7-8 June 2018 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The International School for Young Scientists “Advanced Photonic Materials” (APM’2018) is one of the events of the program of The II International Congress "Lasers and Photonics" organized by ITMO University. Registration to the APM’2018 School includes admission to the scientific program of all the events of the Congress "Lasers and Photonics" 2018.
About Congress

Dear friends!
On behalf of the Advisory Committee of the International Congress “Lasers and Photonics” I am honored to invite you to St. Petersburg. Photonics is a fascinating interdisciplinary area of research which has already transformed the society in which we live and will be even more important for the future. The Congress will be hosted by ITMO University which is known for its academic and research activities based on the integration of photonic, digital and bio-technologies. We are delighted that you would join us in the Congress and wish you fruitful and inspiring discussions. We hope also all of you can find new friends and enjoy the sights in St. Petersburg.
VLADIMIR VASILYEV
Advisory Committee Chair
Rector of ITMO University
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Program committee, it is my pleasure to welcome you all to Saint Petersburg and the 2nd International Congress “Lasers and Photonics”.
The Congress unites three major international conferences: 18th “Laser Optics”, “Photonic Colloidal Nanostructures: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications” and “Days on Diffraction”, and 13th International Symposium on Nanophotonics and Metamaterials. We strongly believe that it will provide an excellent forum for researchers and engineers to exchange ideas and findings.
The technical program will cover a wide range of topics focused on different areas of laser sciences, new optical materials and industrial technologies, and address recent advancement in these areas.
We hope that two summer schools: “Advanced Photonic Materials” and “Nanophotonics and Metamaterials” will definitely give young researchers, the opportunity to explore new areas of research, and enhance their current knowledge of the scope of photonic sciences.
I would like to thank all members of the Program Committee for having contributed to the success of this meeting.
We look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg.
EVGENY VIKTOROV
Program Committee Chair
