IRUG15 Conference & Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, week commencing 25 September 2023!
Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (Tobunken), and the Infrared and Raman Users Group (IRUG) are excited to confirm that the 15th IRUG International Conference will take place in the week 25-29 September 2023, in Tokyo, Japan (the week after the SWBSS Conference in Nara, Japan and ICOM-CCs 20th Triennial Conference in Valencia, Spain). Papers and posters are invited on all aspects of IR and Raman spectroscopies and their application to the study of cultural heritage, with submissions on attenuated total reflection (ATR) or reflectance mode techniques encouraged. The in-person conference (Covid developments permitting) will also feature a workshop on portable ATR and reflectance instruments with emphasis on data acquisition, processing, and interpretation. The deadline for submission of abstracts (in English, no more than 1000 words please) and titles is 30 March 2023 and should be sent as an email attachment to IRUG15@ml.geidai.ac.jp. Further conference information and details will follow! Please do circulate this information to any colleagues who may be interested, and please forgive any cross posting.
