Place and venue LACONA 8 will take place in Sibiu - Romania, 21-25 September 2009, in the Thalia Theater - Hall of Philarmonic Orchestra from Sibiu, organized by National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics from Romania. The biennual event will gather scientists, conservators, restorers, architects, companies, decision-makers, professors and students involved in projects on laser equipment and applications for artwork conservation. Thalia Theater Hall was built into the ancient fortified walls of the city. The renovation has produced a compact, elegant and acoustically refined hall. Interior spaces include ancient exposed walls and modern comforts for orchestra members and concert goers. LACONA 8 continues the tradition of previous LACONA conferences held in 1995 (Heraklion, Greece), 1997 (Liverpool, UK), 1999 (Florence, Italy), 2001 (Paris, France), 2003 (Osnabruek, Germany), 2005 (Vienna, Austria), 2007 (Madrid, Spain) with an increase number of participants and contributions in every event of the series. The field of LACONA has gained enormously in importance in the last decades with a number of monuments that benefited by the laser technologies. A larger number of laser cleaning applications are now part of the “classical”, but sensitive materials cases are research cases and advanced investigation, diagnosis, and monitoring methods open new frontiers. The organizers are expecting a large audience from all over the world. The interesting and advanced scientific presentations will bring together more than 300 attendees. Furthermore, we are planning to have a vendor session during the program. You can also download the official presentation leaflet of LACONA 8. Papers associated with LACONA 8 Conference will be published after regular peer-reviewing process in a special volume. The deadline for submission of abstract will be February 1, 2009.