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2013 European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky

13-14 September, 2013

Planetarium of Pamplona, Spain

More details coming soon.

12th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky

13-15 September 2012

in Bielsko-Biala, Poland

11th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky

6-8 October, 2011

Osnabruck, Germany

The Symposium dealt with the issues of light pollution, its causes, its negative effects and possible remedies. Including:

measuring methods of light pollution
quality of dark sky parks
efficient dark sky friendly lighting
environmental impact (e.g. on insects, humans) of modern light sources (e.g. LEDs)

For more information, please go to the website at http://www.lichtverschmutzung.de/symposium_2011/

10th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky:The Science of Light Pollution

2-4 September 2010, Kaposvár, Hungary

You may follow the conference online through NetViewer by clicking here for the schedule and instructions.

The primary goal of this symposium is to exchange views among experts and activists working in the field of light pollution. The scientific program will be divided in several sessions, dealing with all aspects of obtrusive light. Special attention will be given to scientific results on biological and environmental impacts of light pollution and the modeling of obtrusive light. In addition, a seesion is dedicated to the interaction of light and architecture.

Full information for the symposium is available at: http://www.astro-zselic.hu/symposium.html

Thank you to all who attended the 10th European Symposium for the Protection of the Night Sky - join us next year from October 6-8 in Osnabreuck, Germany...

2009 Conference: Armagh, Northern Ireland

Organized by the Irish Light Pollution Awareness Committee, Armagh Observatory, and Discover Science and Engineering. Full details of the event and a follow up, including speaker presentations are available at http://www.lightpollution2009.eu/

To view the Web sites of previous European Symposia click here >>

Congratulations to Andreas Haenel of Dark Skies Germany in winning the prestigeous Galileo Award and to dial4light in winning the Outdoor Lighting Award for innovation.