About ILRC-30
For over fifty years, the International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC) has gathered more than 350 scientists, engineers, scholars, faculty members and students to foster state-of-the-art knowledge and contribute to the understanding of Earth Systems by means of laser remote sensing. The 30th edition of the ILRC will not be an exception and promises to unveil many of the newest results and discoveries in atmospheric science and laser remote sensing technology. With growing environmental concerns to address, such as air quality deterioration, stratospheric ozone depletion, extreme weather events and a changing climate, the lidar technique has never been more critical than it is today to monitor, alert, and help solve the current and emerging problems of this century.
Starting in early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic caused a major disruption to all aspects of our lives, it was inevitable that the conference was postponed. Due to continued risks and complications posed by the pandemic, we have elected to move the conference to a virtual format.
This new format is sure to offer more opportunities to collaborate with more attendees and will reach a wider audience than in normal years.
The ILRC conference program will include all contemporary ILRC themes, leveraging on both the past events’ legacy and the latest advances in lidar technologies and scientific discoveries.
ILRC will also be collaborating with CLRC to offer joint hybrid sessions between the two conferences.
To celebrate 50 years of lidar atmospheric observations since ILRC-1 took place, there will be a special session consisting of review talks followed by a plenary discussion on anticipated future directions and undertakings. As has been the tradition for past events, our 30th edition will be specifically formatted to encourage participation by young scientists, ensuring continuity in excellence in the very-fast evolving field that is laser remote sensing.