ISMTII-2009
The 9th International Symposium on Measurement Technology and Intelligent Instruments
29 June - 2 July 2009      Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Technical Tours

During the ISMTII-2009 Symposium we kindly invite the attendees to take part in the Technical Tours.

Date: July 2, Thursday
Time: 09.00-12.30 (including Lunch Break)
Bus Pick-up: 09. 00 from Pulkovskaya Hotel
09.15 from Rossiya Hotel
Visits to: D.I. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology (VNIIM)
Saint-Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
Scientific Institute “OPTOINFORMATIKA”
Time: 12.30 return to Rossiya Hotel for Lunch Break

The Technical Tours are optional and all participants joining the Technical tours need to make pre-registration before the Symposium and pay an additional fee of 20 Euro. Attendees that have paid for the Technical Tour in advance should only choose the Technical Tour and inform at the Registration Desk. The Technical Tour fee includes the bus transportation and lunch.

Below you will find the more complete information.

  1. D.I. Mendeleyev Institute for Metrology (VNIIM) The participants visit the laboratories of Institute and get acquaintance with the state primary etalons for force, length, pressure and so on. Also they visit the Metrological museum and Memorial office of D.I. Mendeleev and exposition «Mendeleyev-founder of scientific metrology» (tour coordinator – Prof. Valery Alexandrov).
  2. Saint-Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (SPbSU ITMO)
    • Scientific Institute «OPTOINFORMATIKA»
      The participants visit the laboratories for optical material synthesis, optical material diagnostics, fiber optics, laser physics, and holography (tour coordinator – Prof. Nikolay Nikonorov).
    • Optical Museum
      The attendees could see the collection of art and computer holograms, actual holographic systems as well as the collection of bronze mirrors and ancient lights, collection of spectral lamps, demonstration of magic mirrors and “camera Obscura”. There will be presented the panorama on the Venetian glass history and interactive catalogue Abbe-unique collection of 144 optical glasses, prototypes of the first laser rods and fiber-optical elements, laser shooting-gallery, and laser chess. Special halls are devoted to astral optics with mini-planetarium, precise measurements; computer games: laser weapon and chess, kaleidoscopes, mirror systems, light music (tour coordinator – Prof. Sergey Stafeev).