The "Lasermethoden in der Strömungsmesstechnik" (Laser methods in flow instrumentation technology) conference will be held from the 6th to the 8th September at the BTU in Cottbus, Germany. This deals with development and application of laser-optic instrumentation for diagnosing technical and natural flows. Interesting in this are fundamental research into physical flows and the applied research in the fields of automobile and aircraft construction, propulsion technology, aerospace, process technology, bio-technology, medicine and environmental protection technology.