We welcome you to OFS
2002
About Optical Fiber
Sensors 2002
Since
1983, the International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS) has been
an exciting forum for reporting and discussing the latest progress in
optical fiber sensing and related technologies. The series of OFS
conferences, held approximately every one and a half years, has established
a tradition for providing researchers with a high-quality technical program
accompanied by an interesting social program and a changing venue. The
fifteenth OFS conference in this series will be held 6-10 May 2002, at the
Portland Hilton in Portland, Oregon. Highlights of OFS 15 include
preliminary sessions, invited presentations, two poster sessions, an
after-dinner post-deadline paper session, our traditional banquet dinner
with a "northwest" flavor, and visits to Portland and the
surrounding area.
The Portland area offers a wide variety of
opportunities for entertainment prior to, following, or during the
conference week. The convenient downtown location of the Portland Hilton,
directly adjacent to the Oregon Symphony, the Oregon Ballet, theaters,
shopping and restaurants, will allow attendees many entertainment and
relaxation opportunities. Nearby attractions include the Portland Japanese
Gardens, the Hoyt Arboretum, the Oregon Zoo, the Portland Chinese Garden,
the World Forestry Center, the worldÕs largest bookstore, professional
basketball and baseball, and many other attractions. Outside the city, the
Columbia River Gorge area is an outdoor paradise with approximately 50 of
the 500 top rated waterfalls in Oregon, Washington and Idaho and hundreds of
miles of well maintained trails. Just north of Portland lie Mt. St. Helens
Volcanic area and Mt. Adams. East is Mt. Hood, the highest peak in Oregon
and the third major volcanic neighbor of the city of Portland. In the Mt.
Hood area one can find a wide variety of terrain, hikes and vistas ranging
from easy access by car to true wilderness areas. To the west lies the
Pacific Ocean and what many consider to be the most beautiful beaches in the
continental US. Mountains, parks, waterfalls and thousands of miles of
hiking trails await.
We welcome you to OFS 15.
