Conferences, sympozia, exhibitions and other meetings and activities in the field of digital imaging which we organize, co-organize or visit only and consider as important to inform our scientific community



                    Past meetings




                    PHOTOKINA 2000
September 20-25, 2000, Köln/Rhein
Grant No.362/2000from FRVŠ of Ministry of Health, Youth and Sports (Innovation of photographic methods classes for biologists) enabled me to visit biggest exhibition of photography in the world. Exhibition PHOTOKINA 2000 has been realized from 20 to 25 September. Web site of Photokina is HERE. Report from that visit is here together with pictures (in Czech version only) click HERE.

INVEX
October 9-13, 2000, Brno
Our visit of the most popular Czech exhibition of computers and communication. Because of local importance only, we have no English translation.

Possibilities of 3D image analysis in microscopy
October 19, Plzeň
Traditional seminar orgaized by Biological institute of LF UK in Plzeň in cooperation with Reference laboratory of optical microscopy of the company Olympus C&S (LF UK in Plzeň). Head-organizer has been famous microphotographer doc.RNDr.Josef Reischig,CSc.

EXHIBITION
October 23-24, Jindřichův Hradec
Miniexhibition "Může být věda krásná aneb Půvab vědecké fotografie" ("Might science be beautiful or graace of scientific photography"), has been posted by mine during ocasion of  XXII- international  symposium of phototechnique in the city of  Jindřichův Hradec on October 23-24, 2000. Exhibition has been based on digital techniques among professional photographers.  For the picture of the whole panel please click HERE. Also 3 of my students were nominated to take part here free of charge.

  Digitization and electron microscopy
November 14, 2000, České Budějovice
Laboratory of Electron Microscopy (Institute of Parasitology AV ČR) and our Laboratory
of digital imaging in entomology have organized one-day seminar on November 14, 2000.  Information at the following site (HERE). Changed text of that lecture together with pictures is HERE (in Czech version only).

       Lecture
Weyda F.: News in digital imaging usable in biological laboratory.
November 23, 2000 at 01:00 p.m., lecture room in the Institute of Entomology AV ČR, České Budějovice. Lecture has been organized by Department of general biology, Biological faculty of SouthBohemian university especially for the students of that university. Due to that reason it was realized in the framework of the project FRVŠ No.362/2000 "Inovace výuky fotografických metod pro biology" (Innovation of photographic methods classes for biologists). Sylabus of that lecture is HERE (in Czech verrsion only).

Lecture
Last lecture for 2000 hase been done on December 18, 2000 on seminar of General biology department and Laboratory of digital imaging in entomology. Subject: "F.Weyda- Digitální technika ve výuce a pracech studentů" (Digital technique in education and thesis of students"). Seminar has been realized in the framework of the project FRVŠ No.362/2000 "Inovace výuky fotografických metod pro biology" (Innovation of photographic methods classes for biologists). Sylabus of that lecture is HERE.


Digital microscopy and image analysis
January 25.-26, 2001, Praha
Conference organized by Mgr.Veronika Vymětalová (vymetalv@vscht.cz). I presented a lecture there: "Weyda F.: Digitální fotografie v biologii" (Digital photography in biology). Text přednášky of that lecture together with pictures is HERE). Further, I have presented there poster Weyda F.: Úprava a tisk digitálních obrázků- příklady (Managing and printing of digital images- examples). Text of that poster is HERE (in Czech version only). For details click here.


COVERT MICROWORLD
September 1 - December 31, 2000 Planetárium České Budějovice
Author exhibition (F.Weyda) based on digital photographs from scanning electron microscope (SEM). Exhibiton has been financially supported by the company Olympus C&S and has been organized in the framework of grant from FRVŠ especially for the students of Southbohemian university. CLICK HERE. IT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO HALF OF FEBRUARY, 2001. Examples from that exhibition are HERE (in Czech version only).


Short visit of Zoological institute of Vienna university
I have visited on December 11, 2000 that institute where I have very good friends having with them bilateral seminars in Vienna or in Ceske Budejovice in past. My last visit was realized in the framework of the project FRVŠ No.362/2000 "Inovace výuky fotografických metod pro biology" (Innovation of photographic methods classes for biologists). I have investigated there how teachers of that institute use digital techniques during teaching. It was very interestiing experience for me- report (in Czech only) is HERE.


Lecture
On March 8, 2001 a lecture: "Weyda F.- Digitální filmování a digitální fotografie přírodnin" (Digital movie-making and digital macrophotography of natural objects) has been presented. Lecure has been completed by exhibition (see next section).


Lecture
On March 20, 2001 we present lecture: "Weyda F.: Use of digital processing of images in zoology" in lecture hall of Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural History of Charles University in Prague. That lecture opened cycle of lectures we plan to realize for students of main Czech universities. For picture from that lecture CLICK HERE!


Exhibition "Interkamera 2001"
On April 3 to 6, 2001 that famous exhibition took place in Prague. Due to its much smaller size it cannot be concurrent to big exhibition PHOTOKINA, but some "hot news" appeared here also.  Report from that exhibition will be presented here soon (click HERE).


Exhibition "Digital macrophotography".
March 3 - April 13, 2001. SouthBohemiam museum in České Budějovice
Author exhibition (F.Weyda) based on digital macrophotography pictures shot by digital cameras of Olympus. Exhibition is supported by company Olympus C&S.


6th Central  European Workshop on Soil Zoology
April 23-25, 2001, České Budějovice
Popular meeting of scientists from countries surrounding our republic will be held in České Budějovice again. We have presented poster entitled "Weyda F.: SCIENTIFIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND ITS APPLICATION TO MODERN ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH" (click HERE) and 2 posters on ultrastructure of termites.



Recent meetings



 Future meetings



Key conference "DIGITAL IMAGING IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2001"
one-day: May 15,  2001

We will organize NEW conference which  follow successful conference organized by us previous year .  New conference will takes place in the same location as previous one. All recent information you may find on NEW conference page: Click HERE!