1st International Conference on Artificial Light at Night

The Verlust der Nacht collaboration and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased

to announce the first interdisciplinary conference on Artificial Light at Night.

The conference program will consist of 12 plenary talks, contributed talks in parallel sessions, and a poster session.

If you would like to be kept informed of conference news, please send an email to

alan2013@wew.fu-berlin.de.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Berlin!

 

Call for Posters

Our call for talks has been closed on March 18, 2013. However, we are still happy to receive abstracts for posters that address new or recent advances.

Abstracts should be emailed to alan2013@wew.fu-berlin.de,

and should follow these requirements:
• State title, authors and institutional affiliations, intended presenter, and the contact email of the main author
• State for which of the five major topics your abstract is submitted (see list below)
• Consist of a main text of up to 2500 characters in length
• Abstract should be submitted as Word-document (DOC or DOCX) or Plain Text (TXT)

Conference Fee

Regular: 200 €
(participation in sessions, conference materials, coffee breaks and lunches)

 

Major Topics of ALAN

*** Technology and Design ***
- Architectural lighting
- Energy efficiency
- Outdoor planning and concepts
- Outdoor advertising- Street lighting
- Trends in indoor and outdoor lighting

*** Biology and Ecology ***
- Behavior- Biodiversity
- Chronobiology
- Evolutionary adaptation
- Food webs
- Orientation

*** Society ***
- Economics
- Legislation and outdoor lighting governance
- Lighting conflicts
- Outdoor lighting practices
- Perceptions of night- Preservation of natural areas
- Security

*** Measurement and Modeling ***
- Human exposure- Modeling
- Remote sensing
- Street lighting
- Urban and pristine areas

*** Health ***
- Chronobiology
- Circadian rhythm disruption
- Exposure to outdoor and indoor light
- Illness related to artificial light at night
- Melatonin