Computer Science School of the Technical University of Madrid
3 - 5 March 1999

first announcement & 
call for papers

Organised by
The Environmental Physics Group of 
The Institute of Physics
and
The Environmental Software & Modelling Group & Computer Science School of the Technical University of Madrid

in collaboration with:
International Union of 
Air Pollution and
Environmental Protection
Associations (IUAPPA) 	Air & Waste
Management
Asscociation
(A&WMA)	

Further Information
For further information, please contact:
Lucy Hamilton, The Institute of Physics, 
76 Portland Place
London W1N 3DH, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 171 470 4800 
Fax: +44 171 470 4848
email: lucy.hamilton@iop.org

Web Site
http://www.iop.org/IOP/Confs/UAQ

The Institute of Physics is a charitable organisation and a member of IAPCO (International Association of Professional Congress Organisers)

Introduction
This conference is the second in a series which began with the highly successful meeting at the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom in July 1996.  The overall aim of this meeting is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers and decision and policy makers to meet and discuss the latest developments in this field. It is hoped that this series of conferences will encourage international collaboration between researchers, regulators and policy makers. In light of this, the organisers welcome the participation of SATURN and TRAPOS both of which represent important frameworks for urban air pollution research.

Venue
The conference will take place at the Computer Science School of the Technical University of Madrid.  Accommodation will be located in central Madrid.

Social Programme
A range of social activities will be organised to complement the conference.  Further details will be announced in the Registration Document.

Conference Topics 
Urban air quality over the past few years has developed into a world-wide concern and consequently scientific research in this field has increased dramatically. It is recognised that high quality research is needed to provide sound scientific basis for understanding the physical and chemical processes in the urban atmosphere and for formulating and implementing air quality management strategies.  This conference will encourage discussion of the latest research advances in measurement, modelling and management of urban air quality.  The topics for the conference will include:
•	Measurement and monitoring of urban air pollutants on a local and urban scale 
•	Sampling techniques and instrumentation
•	Analysis of air pollutants
•	Use of surface instrumentation for monitoring urban air quality and meteorology
•	Emission models and inventories 
•	Source apportionment studies
•	Urban scale modelling 
•	Emergency urban and regional forecast modelling
•	Roadside air quality modelling including street canyons
•	Wind tunnel & physical modelling studies
•	Modelling validation & sensitivity studies
•	Urban canopy meteorology & chemistry
•	Applications of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) 
•	Remote sensing and satellite data assimilation for urban air quality
•	Environmental and health impact of urban air pollution
•	Urban air quality management systems (AQMS) & decision support systems (DSS)
•	Data integration into environmental models
•	Use of World-Wide-Web for urban air quality monitoring, modelling information and archiving 

Digest and Abstract Submission
300 word abstracts (no figures) should be submitted by 25 September 1998 using one of the following methods;
•	WWW: full online submission of your personal details, abstract text, references and figure(s) is available through the conference website at;
	http://www.iop.org/IOP/Confs/UAQ.  
	This method is the preferred option and offers the highest degree of flexibility and security.
•	E-mail:  full instructions and suitable templates can be obtained by sending a blank e-mail to confs@ioppublishing.com with the subject “UAQ instructions”.
•	FTP: full instructions and templates can be obtained by downloading the files ‘readme.txt’ and ‘UAQ.tem’ from: ftp://ftp.ioppublishing.com/outgoing /conferences/submissions/UAQ/
•	by mail: Use A4 paper and a box size of 17cm x 20.5cm per page.  Using standard mail, you should send your contribution to;
	UAQ Conference, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1N 3DH, UK
If your abstract is accepted, you will be requested to submit an abstract of 2 pages with figures and diagrams by 18 January 1999.  This abstract will be reproduced in the Conference Proceedings which will be made available to each participant at the start of the conference.

Publication of Proceedings
All authors will be invited to submit a paper which will be considered for publication in a major international journal.  Full details will be provided in the programme and registration documents.

Timescale
25 September
Receipt of 300 word abstract
Mid October 
Notification of acceptance
18 January
Receipt of 2 page abstract

Please note that these deadlines will be adhered to strictly. 

Conference Organising Committee
Dr Ruwim Berkowicz  (NERI and TRAPOS, Denmark)
Dr Larry Cravey  (AWMA)
Professor Rosa M Gonzalez Barras  (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)
Lucy Hamilton  (IOP, Conference Secretariat)
Mr Richard Mills  (IUAPPA)
Professor Nicolas Moussiopoulos  (Aristotle University Thessaloniki and SATURN, Greece)
Professor Roberto San Jose  (Technical University of Madrid, Spain)
Dr Ranjeet S Sokhi  (University of Hertfordshire, UK), Chairperson

International Scientific and Advisory Committee
Dr John G Bartzis 
	(NCSR DEMOKRITOS, Greece)
Dr Ruwim Berkowicz 
	(NERI, Denmark)
Professor Carlos Borrego 
	(University of Aveiro, Portugal)
Dr Trond Bohler 
	(NILU, Norway)
Dr Norbert Gonzalez-Flesca 
	(INERIS, France)
Professor Steven R Hanna 
	(George Mason University, USA)
Professor Mark Z Jacobson 
	(University of Stanford, USA)
Dr Jaakko Kukkonen 
	(FMI, Finland)
Dr Doug R Middleton
	(Meteorological Office, UK)
Professor Nicolas Moussiopoulos
	(Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece)
Professor Jack Slanina 
	(ECN, Netherlands)
Professor Roberto San Jose 
	(Technical University of Madrid, Spain)
Dr Andreas Skouloudis 
	(JRC, Ispra)
Dr Ranjeet S Sokhi 
	(University of Hertfordshire, UK)

Enquiries and Information
Dr Ranjeet S Sokhi, Chairperson
Atmospheric Science Research Group (ASRG)
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, AL10 9AB, UK. 
Tel: +44 (0) 1707 284520, 
Fax: +44 (0) 1707 285258, 
Email: r.s.sokhi@herts.ac.uk

Professor Roberto San Jose
Director of Environmental Software and 
Modelling Group
Computer Science School, Technical University of Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo, Boadilla del Monte, 28660, Madrid, Spain. 
Tel: +34 91 3317465, 
Fax: +34 91 3367412, 
Email: roberto@fi.upm.es

Lucy Hamilton (Conference Secretariat)
Conference Department, The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, W1N 3DH, UK.
Tel: +33 5 62 65 75 52,  
Fax: +33 5 62 65 75 53, 
Email: lucy.hamilton@iop.org

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