META'13, the 4th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics

Dear colleague,

After the successful editions of Marrakesh (META'08), Cairo (META'10) and Paris (META'12), we are pleased to announce META'13, the 4th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics to be held on March 18 - 22, 2013, in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

META'13 is organized in conjunction with AES 2013, Advanced Electromagnetics Symposium, 19-22 March (same venue).

META'13 will cover the entire scope of Electromagnetic & Nanophotonic Complex Materials, including metamaterials, photonic crystals and plasmonics. Special attention will be given to applications of these innovative materials in optical communication systems, antennas, high-speed circuits, optical sensing, nanoscale imaging, cloaking, biology and medicine,...

META'13 program will include :

Plenary & Keynote lectures
Invited talks
Contributed oral and poster presentations

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Call for Special Sessions
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Should you be interested in organizing a Special Session in META'13, please contact the conference general chair at [email protected]. See list of special sessions: link.

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Important dates
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- Deadline for submission of abstracts: 29 November 2012
- Notification of acceptance: 20 December 2012
- Final manuscript submission deadline: 8 February 2013
- Advanced registration deadline: 8 February 2013
- META'13 in Sharjah: 19-22 March 2013

For more information, please visit the conference website: http://meta13.metaconferences.org

Please kindly be aware that there is no financial support provided for our invitees. All participants are required to register for the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in Sharjah & Dubai - UAE!
With our best regards,

META'13 General Chair
Prof. Said Zouhdi, Paris-Sud University, France

META'13 General Co-Chair
Prof. Abdalla Alnajjar, Arab Science & Technology Foundation (ASTF), UAE

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META'13 topics include, but are not limited to:

Metamaterials and negative index materials
Graphene metamaterials
Acoustic metamaterials
Biophotonic materials
Plasmonics and nanophotonics
Nanophotonics with gain media for loss compensation and spasing
Hybrid and quantum materials
Coherent processes in nanophotonics
Photonic crystals
Chiral and bianisotropic materials
Plasmon-enhanced photovoltaics, photocatalysis, and solar fuels
Structured and disordered media
Transformational electromagnetics
Extraordinary transmission
Frequency selective structures and high impedance surfaces
Near-field optics and nano-optics
Localization of light
Analytical and numerical modelling of complex materials and structures
Experimental characterization techniques
Technologies and applications: micro and nanofabrication, active plasmonic components, cloaking, absorption, plasmonics for health, antennas, nanoantennas, nanoscale imaging, superlensing, hyperlensing, optical sensing, optical data storage...

With best regards,

Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF)