LACONA 14

Bucharest

09-12 September 2025

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ABOUT LACONA XIV

LACONA “Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks” is the International Conference on advances in photonic techniques for the diagnosis and conservation-restoration of cultural heritage. Since 1995, LACONA has brought together researchers, conservators and restorers from public institutions and private enterprises to discuss

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CONFERENCE TOPICS

Heritage sciences are undeniably a transdisciplinary domain. Photonics for the safeguarding of cultural heritage currently offers a large set of modern tools and methods, precise, versatile, functional in the most varied conditions and which can often provide results through non-contact methods on fragile, precious surfaces or which do not

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IMPORTANT DATES

conference:
September 09-12, 2025

Abstract submission:
May 16, 2025

Notification of acceptance:
July 01, 2025

Early-bird Fee:
August 1, 2025

Complete registration:
August 29, 2025

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Oral and poster contributions are welcome on subjects within the topics of the conference.
The authors can submit the abstract until 16.05.2025, using the template provided and uploading it in the submission form.
All accepted contributions will be compiled in the Book of Abstracts, which will be made available online.

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PUBLICATION

The manuscripts can submitted for publication in: Lasers in Conservation of Artworks volume (ISI Proceedings) or Virtual Special Issue of a ISI journal.

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REGISTRATION

Registration can be considered completed only after filling out the Registration form and uploading the Payment Proof – no later than 29.08.2025.


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VENUE

LACONA XIV will take place in the city center of Bucharest, at Calea Calea Dorobanților 5-7, hosted by Sheraton Bucharest Hotel.

INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE

John F. Asmus, USA
Marta Castillejo, Spain
Martin Cooper, UK
Vincent Detalle, France
Abdelrazek Elnaggar, Egypt
Wolfgang Kautek, Austria
Martin Laboure, France
Marco Leona, USA
Mohamed Oujja, Spain
Austin Nevin, Italy
Johann Nimmrichter, Austria
Vadim Parfenov, Russia
Paraskevi Pouli, Greece
Jose Santiago Pozo Antonio, Spain
Roxana Rădvan, Romania
Matija Strlič, UK
David Saunders, UK
Salvatore Siano, Italy
Alessandro Zanini, Italy

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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Giorgio Bonsanti, Italy
Klaus Dickmann, Germany
Costas Fotakis, Greece
Renzo Salimbeni, Italy
Manfred Schreiner, Austria
Véronique Vergès-Belmin, France
Kenneth Watkins, UK

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CONFERENCE TOPICS

Photonics for safeguarding cultural heritage includes nowadays a large set of tools and methods, such as: laser ablation, photothermal treatments, X ray-UV-Vis-IR-THz spectroscopy, LIPS/LIBS and Raman spectroscopy, 2D/3D/4D modeling, multispectral and iperspectral imaging; interferometry and holography, photoacoustics, LDV, and other. In recent years, photon sources and sensors have experienced significant innovations driven by the impressive development of the semiconductor, fiber, and microelectronic technologies, which have allowed to rise

ABOUT LACONA XIV

LACONA “Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks” is the International Conference on advances in photonic techniques for diagnostics and conservation-restoration of cultural heritage.Since 1995, LACONA has gathered together researchers, conservators, and restorers from public institutions and private enterprises for discussing about novel approaches in non-invasive material characterization, conservation treatments, and monitoring based on photon sources and sensors. The topics of the Conference focus on innovation in dedicated

PROGRAM

The Program of LACONA XIII includes Oral Presentations, Poster Presentations, Breaks, and Social Events. ORAL PRESENTATION An Oral Presentation is expected to be held using digital slides (PPT, PPTX, PDF) and/or video clips. The duration of an Oral Presentation must not exceed 15 minutes. When an Oral Presentation is held by two speakers, the time sharing between them must be preliminarily communicated to the Session Chair. POSTER PRESENTATION A Poster

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for abstract submissions May 20, 2022 Notification of Review Outcome May 29, 2022  Publication of the Final Program* June 25, 2022 Deadline for reduced Registration Fee July 13, 2022 Conference LACONA XIII September 13-16, 2022 Deadline for submission of manuscripts for publication November 30, 2022  *After June 13, 2022, minor changes to the Program will be still possible through direct exchanges with the participants involved.

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Publication

We preliminary plan to share the manuscripts that will be submitted for publication after LACONA XIII in two independent issues: – Journal of Cultural Heritage (IF: 2.955) – Virtual Special Issue – Book of Proceedings In the Abstract Form, authors are invited to express their preference by taking into account that case studies without a significant scientific novelty content are not acceptable for publication in JCH. The manuscripts submitted

VENUE

The Conference will take place at the Auditorium of Santa Apollonia, located in Via San Gallo 25 A, in the city center of Florence, at walking distances from the Santa Maria Novella railway station and the well-known historical buildings and masterpieces of the city. HOW TO ARRIVE IN FLORENCE BY PLANE: Florence can be easily reached through its own International Airport, “Amerigo Vespucci”, through Pisa’s “Galileo Galilei” International Airport,

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REGISTRATION 

The Registration Fee of the Conference (Sept. 13-16, 2022) for a regular participant, members of the ISC, or student includes: – Welcome drink – Access to the Conference – Conference bag – Coffee breaks – Light lunches – Excursion – Participation Certificate Option to submit up to two manuscripts for publication after the Conference* *Manuscripts will undergo the usual peer-review process and only accepted manuscript will be eventually published.

Committees

INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE John F. Asmus Center for Advanced Nanotechnology, Dep. of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA Marta Castillejo Instituto de Química Física Rocasolano, CSIC, Madrid, Spain Martin Cooper Lynton Lasers Ltd., Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom Vincent Detalle Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France – C2RMF, Paris, France Abdelrazek Elnaggar Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) Wolfgang Kautek University of

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The International Steering Committee, the International Advisory Committee, and the Local Organizing Committee of LACONA XIII are pleased to invite researchers, conservators, and restorers to submit abstracts on the Topics of the Conference for oral or poster presentation. The abstracts text should be written in English and must include: title, names of authors, affiliations and summary of the work (200-500 words). IMPORTANT DATES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION