We are pleased to announce the 11th International Symposium on SiO2, Advanced Dielectrics and Related Devices (SiO2 2016), to be held in Nice, France, on June 13-15, 2016.

The biennial SiO2 symposia series is an international forum on the science and technology of silica-based systems, also including new dielectrics and related applications. It began in 1996 in Agelonde (France). After the 2014 meeting in Cagliari (Italy), the 2016 conference will be hosted by the “Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée” (LPMC), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS.

Oral and poster communications are solicited reporting on original research (both experimental and theoretical) in the following areas:

• Electronic and atomic structure
• Optical and electronic properties
• Defect generation and transformation
• Basic mechanisms and modeling
• Radiation effects (including laser processing and harsh environments)
• Dosimetry, sensors, radiation hardening
• Micro-/nano-structuring
• Fiber optics and fiber-based devices
• Microelectronics
• Optoelectronics, photonics

Please visit: http://sio2-2016.sciencesconf.org/