1st spring school of acousto-optics and its applications Gdansk- Wieiyea 26-30 May 1980

The School was organized by the Institute of Physics of the University of Gdatisk and the Sections of Quantum and Molecular Acoustics and Sonochemistry of Polish Acousti¬cal Society and supported by the Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The Honorary Committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Ignacy MA¬LECKI, Prof. Dr. Hanna RYFFERT, Prof. Dr. Janusz SOKOLOWSKI. The Organizing Committee consisted of Prof. Dr. Antoni gLIWIiISKI, Prof. Dr. Aleksander OPILSKI, Prof. Dr. Jerzy_ RANACHOWSKI, Dr. Anna MARKIEWICZ and Maria BORYSEWICZ, M. Sc., Dr. Iwona WOJ¬CIECHOWSKA, Dr. Marek KOSMAL, Dr. Piotr KWIEK and Dr. Bogumil LINDE.
The School had an international character both in terms of experts invited (9 from abroad and 7 from Poland) and participants (5 from abroad and 51 from Poland). 72 scientists took part in the school. In addition to 22 lectures there were also 15 poster form presenta¬tions.