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7^th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky

Light Pollution and Global Warming

International Exhibition: Quality Lighting and Light Pollution

October 5-6, 2007, Bled, Slovenia

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This year the conference will focus on the following topics:

• protection of the night sky,
• light pollution and glare,
• light pollution and biodiversity,
• light pollution and human health,
• light pollution, glare and safety,
• the night environment as cultural heritage,
• light pollution, CO2 emissions and global warming,
• importance of high quality lighting,
• light pollution laws,
• EU Directive on light pollution,

Special guests of the conference:

• representatives from the EU Parliament Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety,
• representatives from the European Commission, Environment DG,
• representatives from the European Environment Agency,
• high-level politicians.

Paper abstracts will be evaluated and selected by advisory board of the International Scientific and Organizing Committee (ISOC). Please send:

• speakers name and full contact details,
• abstract of 500 words, summary of the talk,
• very short bio of the speaker (to be published on web page)

Please submit abstracts to:

   Andrej Mohar
   E-mail: andrej.mohartp-lj.si
   Tel. +386 1 477 66 43

Conference event: Friday, October 5, 2007,
astronomical observations at the darkest point in Slovenia, 1680 m above sea level, 1 hr drive from conference venue.

Post conference event (optional): Sunday, October 7, 2007,
Austria, about 2h drive from conference venue, 2200 m above sea level.

For both observations large telescopes will be available (up to 14 inch /36 cm diameter).

Within the conference there will be an exhibition of quality lighting, and an exhibition of light pollution photography and astrophotography.