The first PiE conference was held at ISMAR-CNR in Bologna, Italy, 13-14 October 2008 and had roughly 40 attendees from Europe, USA and Canada.
The organizers were Dr. Ole Aarup Mikkelsen and Dr. Yogi Agrawal from Sequoia Scientific, together with Dr. Leonardo Langone and Dr. Stefano Miserocchi from ISMAR-CNR.
There were two invited speakers: Professor Xavier Casamitjana from University of Girona (Spain) and Dr. Andrew Manning from University of Plymouth (UK).
PiE 2008 program
13 October 2008
| 9:00-9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30-10:10 | OA Mikkelsen: Welcome, purpose of workshop YC Agrawal: Introduction to LISST technology |
| 10:10-10:45 | X Casamitjana: Particle concentration in Lakes and Coastal zones: Case Studies. |
| 10:45-11:10 | F. Gentile, T. Bisantino, R. Corbino, F. Milillo, G. Romano, G. Trisorio Liuzzi: Use Of An Infrared Light Sensor For Suspended Solids Monitoring In Rivers. |
| 11:10-11:40 | Coffee |
| 11:40-12:05 | M Guerrero: Field Measurements Of Suspended Sediment Transport With Acoustic Multi Frequencies Technique. |
| 12:05-12:30 | PD Thorne, R Meral: An assessment of the acoustic scattering properties of suspended sandy sediments and the implications for measuring suspension particle size and concentration. |
| 12:30-12:55 | BD Moate, PD Thorne: Measurements Of The Acoustic Backscattering Characteristics Of Sediment Suspensions Having Broad Particle Size Distributions. |
| 12:55-13:20 | D Doxaran, M Babin, K Ruddick, Y Park, M Fettweis: Tidal Variations Of Particle Size Distribution And Optical Properties In Turbid Coastal Waters. Perspectives For Ocean Colour Remote Sensing. |
| 13:20-13:30 | Discussion |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-14:55 | KM Braithwaite, DG Bowers.: A Comparison Of Predicted And Measured Scattering Of Light By Marine Particles. |
| 14:55-15:20 | TS Kostadinov, DA Siegel, S Maritorena: Determination Of The Particle Size Distribution Using Satellite Ocean Color Imagery: Applications And Assessment Of Uncertainty. |
| 15:20-15:45 | BD Moate: Measuring the Mass Specific Absorption Spectra of Organic Detritus. |
| 15:45-16:05 | Coffee |
| 16:05-17:00 | OA Mikkelsen: Technical presentation: Demo of new LISST-SOP software. LISST-100X, LISST-Portable, LISST-StreamSide and LISST-SL will be on display for hands-on experiences |
| 20:00 | Dinner |
14 October 2008
| 9:00-9:35 | AJ Manning: An Overview Of Video Measurements Of Estuarine Mud Flocculation. |
| 9:35-10:00 | GW Graham, WAM Nimmo Smith: The Application Of Holography To The Analysis Of Size And Settling Velocity Of Suspended Cohesive Sediments. |
| 10:00-10:25 | TG Milligan, PS Hill, BA Law, E Boss: In The Eye Of The Beholder: Size Distributions As Seen By LISST And DFC |
| 10:25-10:50 | S Jacquet, O Radakovitch: Particles Size Characteristics Of The Rhône River And Plume Suspended Matter. |
| 10:50-11:20 | Coffee |
| 11:20-11:45 | AJ Souza, W Thurston: Observations Of The Effects Of Turbulence On Particle Size Distributions In An Estuarine top Boundary Layer. |
| 11:45-12:10 | F Mietta, JC Winterwerp: Settling column flocculation experiments |
| 12:10-12:35 | M Fettweis: Uncertainty Of Excess Density And Settling Velocity Of Mud Flocs Derived From In Situ Measurements. |
| 12:35-13:00 | R Verney, P Le Hir, P Bassoullet: Modelling Flocculation In Sediment Transport Models: Needs For In-Situ Particle Size And Settling Velocity Measurements |
| 13:00-13:30 | Discussion, wrap-up |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch and departure |
| 14:30-17:00 | Sequoia available for questions, more hands-on with display instruments |