Nowadays Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is undoubtedly the most used velocity measurement technique in fluid-mechanics. This success depends on the fact that it is multi-point, based on simple concepts, without calibration, accurate and with low intrusivity.
Following this wide development, the Symposia on PIV are continuing to be a forum for users, experts and developers. The seventh International Symposium of the series will take place in Roma, Italy,  from Tuesday September 11th 2007 to Friday 14th. As for the successful previous Symposia in Fukui (1995, 1997), Santa Barbara (1999), Göttingen (2001), Busan (2003) and Pasadena (2005), the main objective of the Symposium is to bring together users and experts in PIV in a friendly, relaxed and warm atmosphere.
Discussions during presentations,  poster sessions, round tables will support the usual oral presentations. Invited lectures by experts will introduce last developments of the technique and applications. An exhibition of the most important companies in the fields of PIV, Image Processing, Image Acquisition and Analysis, LASER and optics, photo and video cameras will take place in parallel to the Symposium.