"Canadian NMR Research" news bulletin

Colleagues,

the Fall 2012 issue of the "Canadian NMR Research" news bulletin is ready for your attention, our traditional mix of news and research updates. In this issue Michèle Auger and Stéphane Gagné report from MOOT XXV Symposium for those of us unable to attend, large crop of recent NMR theses defences, job posts, and the software special contributed by Frank Delaglio and Corey Morcombe (Agilent Technologies) about integration of NMRPipe in VnmrJ.

http://nmr900.ca/nmr_bulletin.html

You are welcome to share this bulletin with your colleagues and students.

Thanks for reading,

Victor

Pacifichem 2015 - Call for Symposium Submissions

The 2015 International Congress of Pacific Basin Societies (Pacifichem) will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 15-20, 2015.

The Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC), a Founding Society of Pacifichem invites you to submit a symposium proposal in the first round, which opens January 1, 2013 and closes April 1, 2013. Canada had its strongest showing ever at Pacifichem 2010; we encourage Canadian chemical scientists and engineers to once again show our strengths at what many consider to be the premier global scientific congress.

The CSC is represented on the Pacifichem 2015 Organizing Committee by Professor Cathleen Crudden, Queen's University / CSC President (2012-2013) / Pacifichem 2015 Communications and Protocol Committee, Professor Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University / Pacifichem 2015 Vice-Chairman / Scientific Program Committee Chair and Roland Andersson, Chemical Institute of Canada / Pacifichem 2015 Finance Committee.

The Call for Symposium Submissions instructions are at:
http://www.pacifichem.org/technical-program/symposium-proposal-submission/

The Pacifichem 2015 Theme
The theme of Pacifichem 2015 is Chemical Networking: Building Bridges Across the Pacific, emphasizing the collaborative nature of chemistry as a multidisciplinary science and the opportunities to network with Pan-Pacific research groups at the Pacifichem meetings.

Collaborations in Chemistry
In keeping with the theme, Pacifichem 2015 welcomes proposals focusing on collaborations in chemistry. Symposia showcasing various aspects of collaboration across different geographic regions or between different sectors of chemical research (industry, academia, research institutes, government laboratories) are welcome, as are symposia focusing on partnerships between traditional industries and contract research organizations (CROs) or contract manufacturing organizations (CMO's). Other collaborative arrangements of interest include precompetitive industrial collaborations on enabling chemical technologies, new technologies and new strategies for facilitating effective collaborations across multiple time zones, and managing intellectual property and licensing.

Industry in Chemistry
In recognizing the increasing importance of pan-Pacific collaborations in the chemical industry, Pacifichem 2015 welcomes symposia proposals related to Industry in Chemistry. Topics of potential interest include emerging challenges in the chemical industry, entrepreneurship and job creation in chemistry, translating chemical research discoveries into new commercial products, IP concerns in chemistry, optimization of chemistry workflows, use of six sigma and lean manufacturing practices in the chemical industry, disruptive chemical technologies, platform technologies in chemistry, leadership in the chemical industry, management in the chemical industry, talent acquisition training in the chemical industry, etc.

Cathleen Crudden, President, Canadian Society for Chemistry
Steven Holdcroft, Pacifichem 2015 Vice-Chairman & Technical Program Committee Chair
Roland Andersson, Executive Director, Chemical Institute of Canada

EUROMAR 2013 - First Announcement

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to EUROMAR 2013, the 9th European Magnetic Resonance Conference that will be organized on the island of Crete/Greece, by the National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”.

The conference will take place between 30th June to 5th July at the Creta Maris Convention Center, a modern facility situated 25 km from the Heraklion International Airport and adjacent to the town of Hersonissos.

EUROMAR 2013 will bring together distinguished scientists of the magnetic Resonance field in the unique location of Crete that combines Mediterranean landscape with world-renowned historical sites and a rich cultural heritage. The conference will cover all aspects of Magnetic Resonance theory, methodology and applications. The 5-day scientific program will run in three parallel sessions and will be structured around lectures of distinguished invited speakers and oral presentations of selected high-quality abstracts.

Representative topics include: Biosolids, Theory and Computation, Liquid State NMR Methods, Materials and Processes, Transport and Diffusion, Proteins and Nucleic Acids, Metabolomics, Imaging, in Cell and in Vivo studies, Paramagnetic Systems, EPR Methods and Applications, Solid State NMR Methods, Relaxation and Dynamics, Sensitivity Enhancement, Small Molecules and Pharmaceuticals, New Methodologies and Instrumentation Advances, Solid State Physics, Industrial and Cultural Applications.

Confirmed plenary speakers include: Anja Boeckmann (Institute of Biology and Chemistry of Proteins, France), Dmitri Budker (University of California Berkeley, U.S.A.), Isabella Felli (University of Florence, Italy), Daniella Goldfarb (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel), Stephen Hill (NHMFL/ Florida State University, U.S.A.), Arno Kentgens (Radbour University, The Netherlands), Dominique Massiot (CEMHTI-CNRS, France), Alex Pines (University of California Berkeley, U.S.A.), Graham Smith (University of St Andrews, United Kingdom), Yi-Qiao Song (Schlumberger-Doll Research, U.S.A), Shimon Vega (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel), Peter van Zijl (Kennedy Krieger Institute, U.S.A.), Charalampos (Babis) Calodimos (Rutgers University, U.S.A.).

Key dates:
Conference Registration Opens 01/12/2012
Early Registration Closes 01/04/2013
Deadline for Oral Submission 01/05/2013
Deadline for Poster Submission 31/05/2013

Website:
The website of the conference is http://www.euromar2013.org/index.html and is being constantly enriched with the necessary information on the conference, the venues and travelling to Crete.

I believe that the attractive setting of Crete together with EUROMAR’s high scientific level will provide an excellent forum for rewarding discussions and exchanges between magnetic resonance researchers from around the world. Looking forward to welcoming you in Crete,

Georgios Papavassiliou
Chairman
EUROMAR 2013 Conference