The goal of the Conference is to estimate and determine the strategic directions of Holography market development in CIS and abroad and to increase the qualification of young specialists.

In the context of the conference will be provided:
- scientific and practice conference “Holography. Science and Practice”;
- specialized exhibition of achievements in holography area. 

Official Conference Organizers: 

Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Moscow, Russia),
State scientific organization “Institute of physics named after B.I. Stepanov of  BNAS”, open company “Light magic”, JSC “Holographic Industry”, Belorussian State University (physical faculty – department of laser physics and spectroscopy), RSTE “Kryptotech” of Department of state signs of Ministry of Finances of Republic of Belarus, RUE “Minsk Press Factory” of Department of state signs of Ministry of Finances of Republic of Belarus, open company “Regula” (Minsk, Republic of Belarus), SE “HOLOGRAPHY” (Kiev, Ukraine), NPO "Krypten" (Dubna, Russia), JSC “HoloGrate” (St.Petersburg, Russia), “Holography - Service" Ltd. (Moscow, Russia), open company “Krypto-print” (Moscow, Russia).

Arrangers:  State scientific organization “Institute of physics named after B.I. Stepanov of  BNAS”, open company “Light magic” (Minsk, Republic of Belarus), “Holography-Service” Ltd. (Moscow, Russia).

Conference and exhibition are organized under support of:
- Belorussian National Academy of Sciences;
- Belorussian State University;
- Belorussian optics and Mechanics Assotiation;
- State organizations of Russia and republic of Belarus: department of physics, mathematics and informatics of BNAS (Minsk); department of informatics of RAS (Moscow); State organization “Center of expert testimony in court and criminalistics of Ministry of Justice Republic of Belarus”; RSTE “Kryptotech” of Department of state signs of Ministry of Finances of Republic of Belarus, RUE “Minsk Press Factory” of Department of state signs of Ministry of Finances of Republic of Belarus.
- First-rate universities and institutes of Russia: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Scientific and Technological Center of Unique Instrumentation of Russian Academy of Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University, the Samara Space University, State university “Moscow engineering and physical institute” (SU-MEPHI), Lebedev Physical Institute of RAS (FIAS), Russian Research Institute for Optical and Physical measurements, Institute of Automatics and Electrometrics the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science and others.
 - And leading foreign firms and enterprises: “OpSec” (UK), “Leonard Kurz” (Germany), Open Company "NPF "the Center of Laser Technologies” (Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan), “Process Color” (India), “Centro Grafico dg Spa” (Italy), Optaglio (Czechia), “Nanospeckle” (Czehia), “Demax” (Bulgaria), Innovation Center of Microscopy, Daugavpils University (Latvia), “Geola” (Lithuania). 
- International Association of Manufacturers of Holograms (IHMA, UK, President Ian Lancaster).

Within the framework of the specialized exhibition “HOLOEXPO-2011”  the following thematic sections will be presented:
- Security holography and its application;
- Holographic optics, 3D holographic display systems, optical memory;
- Art holography, holographic packaging;
- The equipment, technological processes and materials for holography.

Order and thematics of scientific - practical conference:
28 September (Wednesday) 2011 – arrival and registration of participants 14.00-18.00
29 September (Thursday) 2011 – solemn opening 9.30-10.30
29 September (Thursday) 2011 – session time 10.30-18.30, 15 reports by 20 minutes each.
 1) Newest scientific and technical developments in area of analog and digital technology of security holograms obtaining; new optical effects based on nanotechnology and nanomaterials in security holograms used in passports, plastic identification and pass documents; devices of security holograms identity control; marketing of holographic production;

2) Analog and computer-synthesized color imaging holograms, 3D systems of viewing of volume objects with holograms help;

3) Photo materials, photo polymers and other register mediums for holography;

4) physical bases of holography and coherent optics.

30 September (Friday) 2011 – session time 9.30-18.30, 17 reports by 20 minutes each.
5) Methods of calculation, electronic and laser-optics technology in area of making micro- and nanohologram optics, hologram and diffraction optical elements, using of metamaterials;

6) Holographic interferometry, optics and holographic systems of memory, optical information processing and holographic filters, wave-guide holography;

7) Speckle-optics.
 

Closing of 8th Conference “HoloExpo-2011”.
30 September 2011 – Acquaintance evening – 19.00-23.00.
01 October (Saturday) 2011 – Acquaintance with Minsk-city.

To take part in  conference with report you should send us 1 page report abstract in English (font 12 Times new roman or Arial, format MS Word2003, files *doc or *rtf) before 1st July 2011 on E-mail: odinokov@bmstu.ru or leonidtanin@gmail.com. The program committee will select conference reports before 10th July 2011. The invitations for reports performances will be sent before 10th July 2011.
The conference fee for participants who make a report is 250 dollars USA (for 2 participants of the conference - 10 % discount; for 3 participants of the conference - 20% discount). In case of presentation at conference co-participants the conference fee is equal to the payments from participants of conference without the report.
The conference fee for participants who will not make a report is 500 dollars USA for one person (for 2 participants of the conference - 10% discount; for 3 participants of the conference - 20% discount). It includes conference materials and conference reports, coffee break, lunch.
The application form for participation at the conference can be found at the site www.holoexpo.ru and www.holography.by . Official languages of the Conference and Exhibition are Russian and English. The synchronous translation from Russian into English and from English into Russian will be provided.
The conference program will be public on sites www.holoexpo.ru and www.holography.by and sent to the participants before 10 July 2011.
Organizing Committee informs that  citizens of CIS don’t have to make out visas to Republic of Belarus. Organizing Committee helps at making out visas to Republic of Belarus to citizens of USA, Canada, EU, Baltic, Switzerland, Japan, East and South-East Asia and other countries.
Organizing Committee helps in booking tickets at hotels “Europe”, “Minsk”, “Victoria”, “Belarus”, “Jubileinaya” (Minsk, Republic of Belarus), application forms for booking rooms you should sent before 1st July 2011 by fax +375-17-280-01-31 and e-mail leonidtanin@gmail.com.
 

The Chairman of organizing committee                                           S.B. Odinokov
 
The Co-Chairman of organising committee,
Academician of International Engineering Academy                           L.V. Tanin