Affiliations: FEMTO-ST Institute,University of Franche
Comté / CNRS 6174, Department "Energy and Multi-physical
systems". 2 avenue jean Moulin, Parc Technologique, 90000
Belfort, France. E-mail: jean-pierre.prenel@univ-fcomte.fr; URL:
www.femto-st.fr
Abstract: The 13th international Symposium on Flow Visualization (ISFV 13) was
held in Nice, Acropolis Convention Center, France, July 1-4, 2008. In order to
avoid duplication, the 12th French Congress on Visualization in Fluid Mechanics
(Fluvisu 12) took place simultaneously. The symposium attracted 298
participants from 27 countries and was organized in 40 ORAL sessions, four
invited lectures and a poster exhibition. The Asanuma and Leonardo da Vinci
Awards were attributed to scientists for their outstanding contributions to the
field of flow visualization. A technical exhibition was organized in order to
present recent optical systems and components. A video / photo contest allowed
to reward the most aesthetic pictures presented during the symposium.