in conjunction with the 2nd Conference of the European Platform for Photodynamic Medicine (EPPM)
Plenary Lectures
Michael Grätzel (Switzerland) - Molecular photovoltaic cells mimic photosynthesis
Zvi Malik (Israel) - ALA-PDT efficacy: dependence on tissue specific variability of the PpIX synthesis pathway
Peter Herrlich (Germany) - Endogenous regulators of cellular signal transduction and their interplay with radiation
Gareth Jenkins (UK) - Plant UV perception, signaling and response
Symposia
Activation of the immune system by PDT - Chair: Jakub Golab (Poland)
Advanced techniques in fluorescence imaging - Chair: Angelika Rück (Germany)
Classical and novel photoreceptors in circadian vision - Non-visual photoreceptors - Chair: Carlo Musio (Italy)
Cellular and molecular effects of Infrared, Visible and UV radiation - Chairs: Patrizia Agostinis (Belgium), Jean Krutmann (Germany), Rex M. Tyrrell (UK)
Damaging effects of photooxidative stress at the cellular and molecular level - Chair: Albert W. Girotti (USA)
Immuno-PDT (EU Consortium) - Chairs: Dario Neri (Switzerland), Ross Boyle (UK)
Involvement of ROS in UV effects (ESP-ASP symposium) - Chairs: Irene E. Kochevar (USA), Rex M. Tyrrell (UK)
Mechanisms related to systemic photoprotection - Chair: Homer Black (USA), Lesley E. Rhodes (UK)
Molecular and cellular aspects of PDT - Chairs: Zvi Malik (Israel), Jacques Piette (Belgium)
Nanotechnology in photobiology and photomedicine - Chairs: Paola Taroni (Italy), Gang Zheng (Canada)
New drugs and drug delivery technologies for PDT (ESP-EPPM Symposium) - Chairs: Kristian Berg (Norway), David Russell (UK)
New structures and new mechanisms for light sensing - Chair: Aba Losi (Italy)
New topics in photodermatology (ESP-ESPD Symposium) - Chairs: Stefan Beissert (USA), Peter Wolf (Austria)
PDT to treat microbial infections (ESP-EPPM Symposium) - Chair: Giulio Jori (Italy)
Photobiological techniques for the environment - Chair: Francesco Ghetti (Italy)
Photochemical and photobiological methods for solar energy conversion (ESP-EPA Symposium) - Chairs: Nicola Angelini (Italy), Dario Bassani (France)
Photofunctional proteins: from understanding to engineering - Chairs: Santi Nonell (Spain), Cristiano Viappiani (Italy)
Photoimmunology and photocarcinogenesis - Chair: Vivienne E. Reeve (Australia)
Photomorphogenesis and photo-induced growth patterns - Chair: Pill-Soon Song (Republic of Korea)
Photomovements of microorganisms - Chair: Francesco Lenci (Italy)
Photosensitization - Biophysical, photophysical and spectroscopic aspects - Chair: Benjamin Ehrenberg (Israel)
Photostability, photochemistry and phototoxicity of drugs (ESP-Photostability Group Symposium) - Chairs: Miguel Miranda (Spain), Hanne Hjorth Tönnesen (Norway)
Plant photobiology and climate change - Chair: Janet F. Bornman (New Zealand)
Pre-clinical PDT for cancer - Chairs: Tayyaba Hasan (USA), Henricus J.C.M. Sterenborg (The Netherlands)
Sun, Sunscreens and Skin Cancer - Chair: Antony R. Young (UK)
Sunlight exposure and vitamin D - Towards a healthy balance - Chair: Frank R. de Grujil (The Netherlands)
UV repair deficiency and human diseases - Chair: Alain Sarasin (France)
UV-induced DNA damage, repair and mutagenesis - Chair: Evelyn Sage (France)
EPPM Symposia
Light in PDT: sources, delivery and dosimetry - Chairs: Harry Moseley (UK), Hrvoje Zorc (Croatia)
New frontiers in photodynamic medicine (EPPM-ESP Symposium) - Chairs: Piotr Ziolkwski (Poland), Ron Allison (USA)
PDPDT Respiratory - Chairs: Harubumi Kato (Japan), J. Andrew (UK), C. Thorpe (UK)
PDT - Head and neck - Chairs: Colin Hopper (UK), Heinrich Walt (Switzerland)
PDT in Dermatology - Chairs: Alexis Sidoroff (Austria), Sally Ibbotson (UK)
PDT in Gastroenterology/Hepatology - Chairs: Herbert C. Wolfsen (USA), J. Andrew (UK), C. Thorpe (UK)
PDT in Neurosurgery - Chairs: K Moghissi (UK), Herwig Kostron (Austria)
PDT in Urology/Gyneacology - Chair: Yoram Salomon (Israel)
Photodetection and techniques for medical diagnosis, guided therapy and monitoring (EPPM-ESP Symposium) - Chairs: George Wagnieres (Switzerland), Alexis Sieron (Poland)