The 30th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC) virtual conference, June 26th – July 1st, 2022.

ILRC-30 in Topia

The ILRC-30 will be virtually held on the interactive platform Topia from June 26, 2022 through July 1, 2022. For those who have not used Topia before, the platform is provides an excellent environment for a successful interactive virtual event. It will include multiple virtual auditoriums, a poster area, gathering places and so on. In order to prepare yourself on what to expect in Topia, please read the Topia Basics.

Lightning Talk Submissions

  • All lightning talks must be a maximum 2 minute pre-recorded slide show using the ILRC Lightning Talk Template (<-click link to download template and if it downloads with .pps extension, you can rename it with a .ppt or .pptx extension to open it in Powerpoint for editing).
 Email ILRC-30-support@espo.nasa.gov with any questions.

February 18, 2022, Important update: ILRC is going virtual

As a result of lingering restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the ILRC Organizing Committee has made the decision to switch this year’s ILRC conference format from “in-person” to “fully virtual.”

Please click here to read our latest statement, which provides the reason for our decision and what to expect in the weeks to come for ILRC-30 attendees. Note that CLRC has decided to maintain an in-person format in Big Sky. Despite different conference formats, the ILRC and CLRC Organizing Committees will continue to work together to offer a joint session.

Stay tuned, and visit the ILRC-30 website for further updates.

Looking forward to meeting you (virtually!) in June 2022

Oral and Poster Selection details (May 16, 2022)

Notifications for Oral and Poster presentation selections have been sent out, if you submitted an abstract and have not heard back from the Program Committee, please contact ILRC-30@baeri.org 

Extension (May 15, 2022)

Extended abstract submission is now closed.  

Special COVID-19 Statement

Click here to read a special statement regarding COVID-19 from the ILRC Organizing Committee.

Registration- Now Open

Free Registration for ILRC- 30 is now open.  Please submit your registration using one of the appropriate forms listed below:

Regular Attendee Registration
Student Registration

Conference Topics

    1. Emerging lidar techniques, methodologies, and discoveries
    2. Atmospheric clouds and aerosol properties
    3. Atmospheric temperature, water vapor, wind, turbulence, and waves
    4. Atmospheric boundary layer processes
    5. Greenhouse gases, tracers, and transport in the free troposphere and above
    6. Measurements in the stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere
    7. Measurement techniques and observations of ocean properties
    8. Space-borne lidar missions, instruments and science
    9. Synergistic use of multiple instruments and techniques, networks and campaigns
    10. Model validation and assimilation using lidar data
    11. Joint CLRC-ILRC Session: Past, present and future synergy of heterodyne and direct detection lidar applications
    12. 50 years of lidar observations: the tip of the laser remote sensing iceberg?