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Green and Microscale Chemistry

27-29 May 2015, Ciudad de México, Mexico

The Universidad Iberoamericana-Cd. de México is organizing the following joint events:

· 5th Latin American Green Chemistry Workshop

· 8th International Symposium on Microscale Chemistry

· 10th Anniversary of the Mexican Chapter of the Green Chemistry Institute—American Chemical Society

· 25th Anniversary of the Mexican Center for Green and Microscale Chemistry

· 70th Anniversary of the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Department—Ibero

Confirmed international speakers and workshop leaders include:

· John Bradley, UNESCO-Associated Centre

· for Microscience Experiments, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)

· Supawan Tantayanon, President, Chemical Society of Thailand, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

· Bruce Mattson, Creighton Jesuit University (USA)

· Angela Koehler, Romain-Rolland Gymnasium (Germany)

· Abdulaziz Alnajjar, Kuwait Chemical Society (Kuwait)

· Robert Worley, CLEAPSS-Brunel University (United Kingdom)

For more information, please contact Ibáñez Cornejo Jorge <jorge.ibanez@ibero.mx> or Elizabeth García Pintor <elizabeth.garcia@ibero.mx>; Tel: +52 (55) 59504168

www.ibero-dicq.mx/actividades.php

Functional π-Electron Systems

19-24 July 2015, Seattle, WA, USA

The 12th International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems (Fπ-12) will be held in Seattle, Washington, USA on 19-24 July 2015. Fπ-12follows the success of previous Fπ conferences organized in Japan (Osaka in 1989, 1999, and 2006, and Kobe in 1992), USA (Santa Cruz in 1995, Ithaca in 2004, Atlanta in 2009), Europe (Ulm, Germany in 2002, Graz, Austria in 2008, and Arcachon, France in 2013), and China (Beijing in 2011). It was initially started as the “International Symposium on Functional Dyes” in Osaka. In order to broaden the scope of the conference and to adjust to developments in academic and industrial research, the name was changed to the “International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems” in 2002.

Fπ-12 is expected to attract 400-500 participants from all over the world to discuss their new achievements in research fields including:

· design and synthesis of new π-conjugated molecules and polymers

· organic and polymeric semiconducting materials for thin film transistors

· organic and polymeric photovoltaic and photo-detective materials and devices

· organic light-emitting materials for display and lighting application

· hybrid/perovskite materials and devices

· conjugated polymers and oligomers in chemo/bio-sensors

· bioelectronics

For more information, please contact Christine Luscombe <luscombe@uw.edu>, University of Washington, Seattle.

http://depts.washington.edu/fpi12/

Novel Aromatic Compounds

5-10 July 2015, Madrid, Spain

The 16th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-16) will be held in Madrid, on 5-10 July 2015. The ISNA was founded in 1970 by Professor T. Nozoe* who discovered the first non-benzenoid aromatic compound, hinokitiol, in Taipei. The name and goals of this symposium series have evolved as aromatic compounds have pervaded all branches of science. Highlighting the most exciting challenges in aromaticity, the ISNA-16 in Madrid will also be an opportunity to celebrate the 150th anniversary of a milestone in aromaticity, the first publication of Kekulè’s benzene.

To continue the blossoming tradition of ISNA symposia, ISNA-16 will provide an interactive platform for researchers worldwide to present new findings and exchange innovative ideas on advanced synthesis, structure-property relationship, and applications of novel aromatic compounds for different purposes. The scientific program of this symposium includes the Nozoe memorial lecture, plenary lectures, invited lectures, oral communications, and poster presentations.

* Attendees at the 16th International Symposium on Novel Aromatic Compounds (ISNA-16) in Madrid this summer will have the opportunity to “sign” a new volume of the Tetsuo Nozoe Autograph Books. They, and you, can join Guy Ourisson—Secretary General of IUPAC from 1975–1983—and thousands of others who have added their names and their inscriptions into the Nozoe legacy and a piece of chemical history. The entire 1179 pages of the Nozoe Autograph Books have recently been published in The Chemical Record. A 21st Century volume has an open-door policy and “The Pleasure of Your Company” is called for by Jeffrey I. Seeman and Brian P. Johnson, respectively Guest Editor and Managing Editor of The Chemical Record. All this is highlighted in their recent essay titled The Nozoe Autograph Books: “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over”; DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201500002 available free at http://www.wiley-vch.de/util/nozoe/online.php.

For more information, please contact Nazario Martín, Symposium Chairman, ISNA-16, Professor of Chemistry, Complutense University, or Ángeles Herranz, Symposium General Secretary, <isna2015@pacifico-meetings.com>

www.isna16.org