15th International Congress on High-Speed Photography and Photonics
Lincoln L. Endelman · SMPTE Journal · 1983
The 15th International Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics was held August 21 to August 27, 1982 in San Diego, California, in conjunction with the SPlE 26th Technical Symposium.The Congress was co-sponsored by the Aeroballistic Range Association, American Society of Photogrammetry, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers, and the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers was responsible for the organization and arrangements for the Congress.I t acted as the Secretariat and provided the staffing and facilities to put on the sessions and workshops.The Congress was very well attended and the papers were interesting and informative.Almost 600 people registered for the Congress and about 150 papers were read.About 205 papers will be printed in connection with the proceedings.Several innovations were introduced in the 15th Congress.A secretariat was formed which handled all the correspondence, assigned the papers, and provided the personnel to make all the arrangements.This was a tremendous help in the smooth operation of the Congress.The SPlE will provide this secretariat on an ongoing basis to preserve the continuity from Congress to Congress and will serve as a central distribution point for information and correspondence on the Congresses.Workshops the week, as described below.