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Quantum Symposium

2nd International Symposium on
“Single Photon based Quantum Technologies”

May 22 - 24, 2019 in Berlin, Germany

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Join our symposium by giving a talk, presenting a poster, or without any presentation. We especially encourage young scientists to present their work with an oral presentation. A special prize will be awarded for the “Best Student Talk”.

Aim and purpose

Quantum Symposium 2018About a century ago, the theory of quantum mechanics was born. By virtue of its extraordinary explanatory power this theory has not only dramatically changed to the way we see the world, but also led to a first quantum revolution that has brought us groundbreaking new technologies such as the transistor, solid-state lighting, lasers, and GPS.

Today, we are paving the way for a second revolution. With quantum theory now fully established, we are beginning to look at the world in a fundamentally new way: objects can be in different states at the same time ("superposition") and can be deeply connected without any direct physical interaction ("entanglement"). By way of breathtaking advances in creating and manipulating dedicated entangled and/or superimposed quantum states, new technologies will emerge that promise to change our society in the next 5-20 years through revolutionary methods in imaging, sensing, communication, simulation and computation. However, in many of the related research fields, we are still at the beginning of transferring theory into technology.

The purpose of this symposium is therefore to provide an interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of experience and information as well as sharing recent findings in the field of single photon based quantum technologies. The symposium will cover a rather broad range of topics, since “single photons” are one important basis for many quantum technologies, such as single-photon detectors and sources, metrology and sensing, correlations and entanglement, communication and QKD, information processing, or integrated photonic quantum circuits.

Student award

As nurturing young scientists is important to PicoQuant, we host a competition for the “Best Student Talk” with an award worth 750 Euro. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit their contributions until January 28, 2019.

The submission of abstracts for oral presentations is now closed. The winner of the "Best Student Talk" will be announced on June 1.

Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit their contributions until May 31, 2017. Please indicate during the registration/abstract submission if you wish to participate in the contest.

Important dates

  • The registration is already open
  • Deadline for submission of abstracts: extended to February 1, 2019
  • Deadline for early bird registration: extended to February 1, 2019
  • Deadline for submission of abstracts for post-deadline posters: April 22, 2019
  • Final deadline for symposium registration: April 22, 2019
  • Notification on acceptance of abstracts: early March 2019
  • Program available: mid March 2019
  • Deadline for submission of abstracts for post-deadline posters: April 22, 2019

Contact

Symposium coordinator: Andrea Usison

Tel: +49-30-1208820-645
Fax: +49-30-1208820-90
Email: events@picoquant.com


Please note: schedule and content of this event is subject to change without notice.
 

Invited speakers and their preliminary titels

Program committee

Symposium Topics

Since “single photons” are one important basis for many quantum technologies, the symposium will cover a rather broad range of topics, such as:

  • Single-photon detectors
  • Single-photon sources
  • Quantum metrology
  • Quantum correlations and entanglement
  • Quantum information processing
  • Quantum communication and QKD
  • Quantum sensing
  • Integrated photonic quantum circuits
  • ...

Abstract submission

Abstract submission will open in Oktober 2018.

Abstract submission for both oral and poster presentations is now closed.

The deadline for abstract submission is May 31, 2017. Post deadline abstracts may not be considered.

Abstract submission is open. The deadline for abstract submission is January 28, 2019. Post deadline abstracts may not be considered.

  • Abstracts can be submitted for oral or poster presentation. Depending on the number of received abstracts, some oral presentations may be changed to a poster presentation.
  • Abstracts can only be submitted along with the registration for the workshop.
  • Abstracts must be submitted in English containing not more than 200 words (body text) and no graphics.

 

Abstract submission for oral presentations is closed.

Abstracts for post deadline poster presentations can still be submitted until April 22, 2019.

  • Abstracts can only be submitted along with the registration for the workshop.
  • Abstracts must be submitted in English containing not more than 200 words and no graphics.
  • Notification on acceptance of abstracts: early March 2019
  • Program available: mid March 2019

Program

The program consists of invited and contributed oral presentations, as well as a poster presentation according to the tentative scheme below.

  Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
9:00 Invited Invited Invited
9:30 Contributed Contributed Contributed
9:50 Contributed Contributed Contributed
10:10 Contributed Contributed Contributed
10:30 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
11:00 Invited Invited Invited
11:30 Contributed Contributed Contributed
11:50 Contributed Contributed Contributed
12:10 Contributed Contributed Contributed
12:30 Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break
14:00 Invited Invited Invited
14:30 Contributed Contributed Contributed
14:50 Contributed Contributed Contributed
15:10 Contributed Contributed Contributed
15:30 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
16:00 Invited Poster Session  
16:30 Contributed  
16:50 Contributed  
17:10 Contributed  
18:00 Reception  

We have received an overwhelming large amount of abstracts for talks and posters. We thank all particpants for their contribution.

The originally planned schedule did unfortunately not allow to accept all submitted abstracts for talks. We therefore included four "flash talk" sessions into the program. A flash talk offers with a maximum of 4-5 transparencies and 4 minutes a way to highlight a poster. There will also be no questions during the flash talks as there will be plenty of time for questioning and discussions at the poster session that follows the flash talks on the same day.

Symposium fees

The fee structure as well as terms and conditions for payment will be released at a later date.

  Until February 1, 2019 February 2, 2019 until April 22, 2019
Academic/University 300 € 350 €
Industry and Private Sector 750 € 900 €

Besides full symposium attendance, the fee includes all coffee breaks, a reception with free food and drinks, three lunches, and an abstract book. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel, lodging, and meals.

Please note the terms and conditions

  1. For payment you can choose between credit card (Visa, Master Card) and bank transfer. Possible bank charges have to be paid by the participant. Please note, that we do not accept checks.
  2. After online registration, you will receive an email notification including a PDF file that includes information on the payment procedure.
  3. All payments have to be received within 14 days after date of registration.
  4. We will send an email confirming your participation once we have received your payment. If payment is overdue, your registration will not be processed and considered invalid.
  5. A receipt of payment will be included in our email confirmation of participation.
  6. Cancellation of registration must be submitted in writing or via email and is valid only with acknowledgment of receipt by PicoQuant GmbH. A refund of registration fees is dependent on the notice given:
    • For cancellations made until April 22, 2019, 75 % of the received registration fee will be reimbursed. In case of cancellations after April 22, 2019, 25 % of the registration fee will be reimbursed.
    • It is possible to name and send a substitute participant.
  7. No visa letters will be issued until payment of the registration fee is received and confirmed.
  8. Schedule and content of this event is subject to change without notice.
  9. PicoQuant records photographs and video material of participants at the events. By registering for a PicoQuant event, you agree that we may include images of yourself (either as a full image or in parts) for promotional purposes (press releases, event website, etc.). If you do not want us to use pictures in which you appear, please inform us in written form.
     

Financial support

PicoQuant will grant a fee waiver to a few participants from the university and academic sector of economically less privileged countries. Accommodation, travel, and personal expenses still need to be paid by the participants themselves. The selection of sponsored people is completely the sole decision of PicoQuant and there is no right or guarantee to receive a fee waiver.

The deadline to apply for a fee waiver has passed. We can no longer accept any fee waiver applications.

To apply for a fee waiver, please send us your application:

  • a letter of application and
  • a formal letter of recommendation from your department/institute

Deadline for a fee waiver application is January 28, 2019.

Please note that only one person per research group can be considered for a fee waiver.

Details on the fee waiver application process will be published at a later date.

 

Registration and abstract submission (Post-deadline poster only!)

Symposium fees*
Terms and conditions*
  1. For payment you can choose between credit card (Visa, Master Card) and bank transfer. Possible bank charges have to be paid by the participant. Please note, that we do not accept checks.
  2. A few days after online registration, you will receive an email notification including a PDF file that gives detailed information on the payment procedure.
  3. All payments have to be received within 14 days after date of registration.
  4. We will send an email confirming your participation once we have received your payment. If payment is overdue, your registration will not be processed and considered invalid.
  5. A receipt of payment will be included in our email confirmation of participation.
  6. Cancellation of registration must be submitted in writing or via email and is valid only with acknowledgment of receipt by PicoQuant GmbH. A refund of registration fees is dependent on the notice given:
    • For cancellations made until April 22, 2019, 75 % of the received registration fee will be reimbursed. In case of cancellations after April 22, 2019, 25 % of the registration fee will be reimbursed.
    • It is possible to name and send a substitute participant.
  7. No visa letters will be issued until payment of the registration fee is received and confirmed.
  8. Schedule and content of this event is subject to change without notice.
  9. PicoQuant records photographs and video material of participants at the events. By registering for a PicoQuant event, you agree that we may include images of yourself (either as a full image or in parts) for promotional purposes (press releases, event website, etc.). If you do not want us to use pictures in which you appear, please inform us in written form.
Additional information
Privacy policy *

All the information provided during the registration process will be used by PicoQuant for organizing the event and contacting consented participants exclusively about matters related to the quantum symposium. Any information you provide will not be sold, rented, leased or forwarded to any third party. Please also see our privacy policy.

Symposium location

The workshop will be held in Berlin-Adlershof. Details will be announced at a later date.

The symposium will be held in the "Max-Born-Saal" in Berlin-Adlershof, located in the south-east of Berlin.

Max-Born-Saal
Carl-Scheele-Straße
12489 Berlin
Germany

Local area map showing the symposium location (red marker)

Accommodation

We have negotiated special rates for a limited number of rooms in several hotels located close to the symposium location. The number of rooms as well as booking time are limited and we therefore advise to reserve your room as soon as possible.

City Tax

Please note that since the beginning of the year 2014, tourists staying overnight in Berlin are subject to paying an accommodation tax, the so-called City Tax. It amounts to five percent of the room rate (net price), excluding VAT and fees for amenities and services such as mini-bar, sauna, or spa area. The City Tax does only affect private overnight stays and NOT business travellers. The business purpose of a trip can be verified by a bill that is paid by or issued to the employer, or a letter from the company. If the accommodation is booked by the employer in the first place, there is no further proof necessary.

Also see the information at www.berlin.de

  

Hotels within walking distance to the symposium location

  

Airporthotel Berlin-Adlershof
Rudower Chaussee 14, 12489 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-720-2222-000
Fax: +49-30-720-2222-100
Website of the hotel
reservierung@airporthotel-berlin-adlershof.de

Room prices per night
  • single room: 79 € (excl. breakfast)
  • double room: 94 € (excl. breakfast)

breakfast: 13 € per day and person

Airporthotel Berlin-Adlershof

Booking code: QSYM PicoQuant

Please contact the Airporthotel via phone, fax, or e-mail to book a room.

The rooms are bookable at this rate until March 16, 2019. We can not guarantee any reservations at these prices or any reservation at all after this date.

ADAPT Apartments
Erich-Thilo-Straße 3, 12489 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-678-929-80
Fax: +49-30-678-929-82
Website of the apartment house
info@adaptberlin.de

Room prices per night
  • single room: 69 € (excl. breakfast)
  • double room: 90 € (excl. breakfast)

Guests can join the breakfast in the bakeries or nearby hotels at the campus.

Wireless LAN is included in the room price.

ADAPT Apartments Berlin-Adlershof

Please book your room via e-mail, using the booking code: QSYM PicoQuant.

The rooms are bookable at this rate until April 30, 2018 on a first come, first served basis. We cannot guarantee reservations at these prices or any reservations at all after this date.

Dorint Adlershof Berlin
Rudower Chaussee 15, 12489 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-67822-0
Fax: +49-30-67822-1000
Website of the Dorint Adlershof
info.berlin-adlershof@dorint.com

Room prices per night
  • single room: 93 € (incl. breakfast)
  • double room: 111€ (incl. breakfast)

Wireless LAN is included in the room price.

Dorint Hotel Berlin Adlershof

Booking code: QSYM PicoQuant.

Please contact the Dorint Adlershof Berlin via phone, fax, or e-mail to book a room. If you do not wish to have breakfast included, please inform the hotel when making your reservation.

The rooms are bookable at this rate until April 30, 2019 on a first come, first served basis. We cannot guarantee reservations at these prices or any reservations at all after this date.

 

Hotels 25 min away by public transportation

  

Seminar und Gästehaus Flussbad Gartenstrasse (guest house)
Gartenstraße 46-48, 12557 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-65880094
Website of the guest house
hostel@onlinehome.de

Room prices per night

single room: 69 € (incl. breakfast)

 

Seminar und Gästehaus Flussbad Gartenstrasse (guest house)

Booking code: QSYM PicoQuant.

Please contact the guest house via phone, fax, or e-mail to book a room.

The rooms are bookable at this rate until December 31, 2018 on a first come, first served basis. We cannot guarantee reservations at these prices or any reservations at all after this date.

pentahotel Berlin
Grünauer Str. 1, 12557 Berlin
Phone: +49-30-654790
Website of the pentahotel
 

Room prices per night

single room: 126€ (incl. breakfast)

pentahotel Berlin

Booking code: QSYM PicoQuant

Booking form: https://www.pentahotels.com/contact

The rooms are bookable at this rate until February 20, 2019 on a first come, first served basis. We cannot guarantee reservations at these prices or any reservations at all after this date.

 

Archive

The International Symposium on "Single Photon based Quantum Technologies" is an event since 2018. For further details about each year's event, please select the year from the list below.

 

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