Dinamo in Galapagos
Discussions on Nano & Mesoscopic Optics DINAMO
Nano and Mesoscopic Optics involves the interaction of light with structures that are too small or too complex to be described by traditional continuum methods, as well as the structuring and manipulation of optical fields and interactions at sub-wavelength scale. This is a highly active and interdisciplinary area of research, which involves experimental and theoretical experts from optics, acoustics, biophysics, cold atom and condensed matter physics, and telecommunications.
DINAMO aims to promote the transfer of knowledge between different branches of science and stimulate global solutions to complex problems of nano and mesoscopic optics. DINAMO is conceived to provide an interdisciplinary forum where leading investigators from around the world can present and discuss their latest work and future challenges in an informal and interactive format.
Beautiful natural locations and isolated venues promote the scientific and personal interaction during presentations, discussion, meals, outdoor excursions and social events. The first DINAMO conference was held in “El Chalten” in Patagonia, Argentina in 2015. In 2017, Siglufjörður, a remote location in Iceland, offered an exceptional environment for the second meeting in the series. The third DINAMO conference will take place in 2019 in the Galápagos Islands, one of the most pristine natural places on Earth.
Organizing Committee
Andrea Bragas
CONICET, UBA, Argentina
Stefan A. Maier
LMU, Munich, Germany
Juan José Sáenz
DIPC, San Sebastián, Spain
Alessandro Veltri
Univ. San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Invited Speakers

Abbarchi, Marco

Aizpurua, Javier
Aradian, Ashod

Barberi, Riccardo
Belov, Pavel

Bragas, Andrea
Caldwell, Joshua

Ciracì, Cristian

Cortés, Emiliano

Cwilich, Gabriel
De Liberato, Simone

Feldmann, Jochen
Garcia-Martin, Antonio

García-Parajo, María
Giessen, Harald
Grinblat, Gustavo
Halas, Naomi
Hillenbrand, Rainer
Infusino, Melissa
Käll, Mikael
Kavokin, Alexey
Kena-Cohen, Stephane
Kuznetsov, Arseniy
Lanzillotti-Kimura, Daniel

Leosson, Kristján
Lopez, Cefe

Maier, Stefan

Mansuripur, Masud

Marago, Onofrio
Marqués, Manuel I.
Mendez, Eugenio

Merlin, Roberto

Molina-Terriza, Gabriel

Nordlander, Peter

Oh, Sang-Hyun

Pinheiro, Felipe

Ramos, Daniel
Ritsch, Helmut
Ritsch-Marte, Monika
Juan José Sáenz

Sanchez-Gil, José
Scheffold, Frank

Staude, Isabelle
Törmä, Päivi

Van Hulst, Niek
Veltri, Alessandro

Vignolini, Silvia
Volpe, Giovanni
Volpe, Giorgio

Volke-Sepúlveda, Karen
Zemánek, Pavel

Rubinsztein, Halina
Program
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
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8:30 to 09:00 | |||||||
09:00 to 09:30 | Kuznetsov | Nordlander | Leosson | Ciraci | |||
09:30 to 10:00 | Belov | Cortés | Volpe, Giovanni | Aradian | |||
10:00 to 10:30 | Grinblat | Oh | Volpe, Giorgio | Veltri | |||
10:30 to 11:00 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |||
11:00 to 11:30 | Mansuripur | Halas | Ritsch-Marte | Aizpurua | |||
11:30 to 12:00 | Flight Quito – San Cristobal | Käll | Feldmann | Ramos | Törmä | ||
12:00 to 12:30 | (Time Lag -1h) | Molina-Terriza | Ritsch | Marago | Sivan / Schertel | ||
12:30 to 13:00 | Merlin | Pensa / Jacucci | Zemanek | Kavokin | |||
13:00 to 13:30 | |||||||
13:30 to 14:00 | Flight San Cristobal -Quito | ||||||
14:00 to 14:30 | REGISTRATION | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | LUNCH | (Time Lag +1h) | |
14:30 to 15:00 | +Lunch box | ||||||
15:00 to 15:30 | Caldwell | Giessen | TOUR DAY |
Pinheiro | Maier | ||
15:30 to 16:00 | Infusino | De Liberato | Garcia-Etxarri / Aubry | van Hulst | |||
16:00 to 16:30 | Cwilich | Kena-Cohen | Kutrovskaya / 15 min free | Staude | |||
16:30 to 17:00 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |||
17:00 to 17:30 | Lopez | Hillenbrand | Vignolini | Mendez | |||
17:30 to 18:00 | Volke-Sepülveda | Sanchez-Gil | Rubinsztein | Bragas | |||
18:00 to 18:30 | Garcia-Martín | Scheffold | Garcia-Parajo | Abbarch | |||
18:30 to 19:00 | Lanzillotti-Kimura | Marqués | Barberi | Sáenz | |||
19:00 to 19:30 | Welcome Cocktail (GAIAS) | Farewell Cocktail (GAIAS) | |||||
19:30 to 20:00 | SOCIAL DINNER 1 | SOCIAL DINNER 2 | SOCIAL DINNER 3 | ||||
20:00 to 20:30 | |||||||
20:30 to 21:00 | |||||||
21:00 to 21:30 | Electronic Posters | Electronic Posters | Electronic Posters | ||||
21:30 to 22:00 |
Abstract Submission and Registration
The Abstract Submission is now closed
Abstract Submission
Please submit abstracts to dinamo2019@usfq.edu.ec before Jan 11th 2019, using either the WORD or the LaTeX templates and according to the following guidelines:
- Title must be written in Helvetica 11pt, bold, centered, capital letters
- Authors and affiliations: in Helvetica 10pt, centered, presenting author must be underlined
- Email: Presenting.author@email.com, in Helvetica 10, italics, centered
- Body: in Helvetica 10, justified
- Margins: top, bottom and right: 1 cm. Left: 2cm
Abstracts must not exceed one A5 page (14,8cm x 21cm) and must be written in English.
DINAMO 2019 ABSTRACT TEMPLATE LATEX
Registration
In order to proceed with your registration, please use the “Payment button” link below. If you encounter any problem, please refer to this Howto or contact us at dinamo2019@usfq.edu.ec
Registration fee options
Full packages
All of the Full packages options include:
- Access to all sessions
- Social Tour
- Lunches [1 lunch box (Sunday) + 4 lunches @ Conference days]
- Refreshment breaks
- Social Dinner
- Welcome and Farewell Cocktail

(*) The participants will be accommodated in Hotel Miconia up to 70 guests, with priority given to invited speakers. Please note that the accompanying persons price is only slightly lower than the full fee due to the unique lodging politics of Galápagos (the hotel are payed per person, not per room).
If you travel with young children, please let us know: we will try and have special arrangements for them.
Basic packages
All of the Basic packages options include:
- Access to all sessions
- Social Tour
- Refreshment breaks

Please be aware that by using a Basic Package option, no hotel is included and that we cannot guarantee that you will be able to find an accommodation. Use this option only if you know what you are doing.
Be aware that, for sake of practicality, the Galápagos entry ticket is not included in the fees.
Please bring with you $125 in cash: you will be asked to pay $25 at the Quito airport and $100 at San Cristobal.
Students grants
Full or partial financial support is available for graduate students and postdocs who will present electronic posters (including partial waiving of the fee and/or support for travel expenses).
Applicants should send an email to dinamo2019@usfq.edu.ec including a brief statement about their interest in the conference together with the abstract following the format of the DINAMO’s abstract template. Additionally, students should send a letter of recommendation.
The amount of support will be decided by the organizing committee, communicated to the participants and refunded on-site.
Additional Packages
You can find a list of the additional packages offered by the Metropolitan Touring in the Additional Packages tab.
Additional Packages
Additional Packages
You can buy any of the following additional package contacting by email Gisela Rosero, the dedicated contact with Metropolitan Touring. All of these options can be personalized up to a limit to better suit your needs.
To facilitate the payment process you can download here the following documents:
1. Flight Quito – San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal Quito
FLIGHT TICKET
- Fare per person USD375.81
- Airline fee per person USD7.84
- Service agency per person USD3.36

2. Overnight in Quito
HOTEL WYNDHAM ( 20APR - 21 APR or 27APR - 28APR )
- Single room per night USD146.64
- Double room per night USD161.46
- Service agency per room USD22.40
3. Touring Packages 1:
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6. Touring Packages 4:
Contacts
We are happy to answer any question and help you to have the best experience with the Dinamo 2019 conference.
For general information please contact us at our Dinamo 2019 email:
If you need help in the planning of your travel or you want to personalize your venue, we have a direct contact at the local Metropolitan Touring:
Gisela Rosero <gisela.rosero@metropolitantouring.com.ec>
In this last case, please specify in the mail Subject that you are a participant of Dinamo 2019.
Looking forward to have you in San Cristobal!
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