Bucharest
09-12 September 2025
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
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
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
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.
PUBLICATION
The manuscripts can submitted for publication in: Lasers in Conservation of Artworks volume (ISI Proceedings) or Virtual Special Issue of a ISI journal.
REGISTRATION
Registration can be considered completed only after filling out the Registration form and uploading the Payment Proof – no later than 29.08.2025.
VENUE
LACONA XIV will take place in the old city center of Bucharest, at Calea Victoriei 37B, București 010061, hosted by Novotel.
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
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