Events Calendar
Welcome to the Platinum Metals Review Events Calendar: a multidisciplinary worldwide listing of conferences, symposia, lectures, courses, meetings and programmes related to the platinum group metals. The events feature the pgms or a topic of general interest to pgm science and technology.
You can browse events scheduled for the next few months. Past events can be viewed in our Events Calendar Archive.
If you know of an event that is of interest to pgms scientists not included in the Events Calendar, then please email us. We also welcome your reports of pgms papers given at events you attend; please contact us.
26th Santa Fe Symposium 20 - 23 May 2012
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- State-of-the-art, innovative research conceived and performed by the industry’s best-known experts
- Advice and information about effectively applying the latest technology to your business, allowing you to make (and keep) your processes more cost-effective
- An open, relaxed atmosphere that actively encourages discussion, ideas, questions and networking
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Diesel Emissions Conference & AdBlue® Forum Europe 2012 30 May - 01 Jun 2012
Germany
“Our flagship conference and the world’s most important meeting of global automotive stakeholders concerned with diesel emissions legislation and technologies.”
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WHEC2012 03 - 07 Jun 2012
Toronto, Canada
“World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2012″
- Hydrogen Production
- Hydrogen Infrastructure and Storage
- Fuel Cells
- Applications, Safety, and Regulation
- Business Cases for Hydrogen systems
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International Conference: Diesel Powertrain 05 - 06 Jun 2012
Rouen, France
Will focus on the innovative technologies for future CO2 emission targets with main focus on the migration of the innovation to value vs. cost.
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The 15th Nordic Symposium on Catalysis 10 - 12 Jun 2012
Culture and Congress Centre Alandica, Mariehamn, Åland
- Catalysis, Northern Europe and Baltic Sea
- Catalysis of Renewables
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FACS XIV 10 - 14 Jun 2012
Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, Massachusetts, USA
“The French American Chemical Society (FACS) is a volunteer, non-profit organization that was informally established in 1986 to promote organic chemistry and scientific interactions between France and the United States. The meetings are about the size of a US Gordon Conference with perhaps 150 or so participants, and are held every two years at alternate locations in France and the US. These meetings are among the few US binational participatory meetings focused on the latest advances in organic chemistry, and they have arguably become the most prestigious of such gatherings.”
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Maria Mizak, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
ISACS7 12 - 15 Jun 2012
Edinburgh, UK
“Challenges in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology”
Themes:
Catalysis
Total Synthesis
Methodology
Bioorganic Chemistry
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4th Conference MinNOx 12 - 13 Jun 2012
Berlin, Germany
Downstream technologies for reducing nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel vehicles (applications for NOx-absorption catalysts (NAC) or selective catalytic reduction (SCR) – ranging from component development and system integration to cost optimization, consumption- and environment-related influences and from experience in production to perspectives resulting from changes in the legal framework)
Downstream technologies for reducing nitrogen-oxide emissions for lean-burn spark-ignition combustion concepts
Effects of increasing powertrain electrification on exhaust gas aftertreatment (hybridization concepts, electrically assisted exhaust-gas aftertreatment components)
SCR for commercial applications (denoxing concepts for different markets, commercialvehicle and “off-road” applications, impacts on fuel economy and the environment)
Engine-based measures for reducing NOx and their effects on exhaust gas aftertreatment (EGR concepts, modern combustion processes and injection strategies and the influence they have on denoxing, overall system approaches)
MinNOx diagnostics and control strategies (OBD for Europe and the USA, sensor development, closed-loop control strategies)
Other relevant topics (advances in catalyst and component development, reducing-agent infrastructure, emission and emission-control trends, health aspects, development methodology, research results, alternative approaches to exhaust gas aftertreatment etc.)
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Streamlined Organic Synthesis: Practical Catalysis 12 - 14 Jun 2012
Edinburgh, UK
The content will focus on problems and targets relevant to pharmaceutical and agrochemical interests. An emphasis will be placed on practical solutions.
- Palladium and copper catalysed C-C and C-X bond forming processes;
- Rhodium catalysed conjugate additions;
- Metathesis as a practical tool;
- Catalytic hydrogenation, including transfer hydrogenation and asymmetric hydrogenation;
- Catalysis in heterocycle modification and synthesis; air and water-tolerant Lewis acid catalysts; emerging areas in catalysis.
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Honorary RSC Fellows Lecture: Coupling Chemistry 13 Jun 2012
Chemistry Centre, Burlington House, London, UK
Keynote speakers: Professor Akira Suzuki and Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, 2010 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
“The RSC is delighted to welcome Professor Suzuki and Professor Negishi to London on 13 June; both were made Honorary Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In 2010, Professors Akira Suzuki, Ei-ichi Negishi and Richard F. Heck were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on “palladium-catalysed cross couplings in organic synthesis”. This chemical tool has dramatically improved the possibilities for chemists to synthesise more sophisticated molecules, such as complex natural products. As a result, it has found widespread applications; ranging from the production of medicines, more precise electronics and agrochemicals. This is an exceptional opportunity to hear from the scientists who developed arguably one of the most definitive reactions in organic synthesis.”
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Dr Anne Horan, Programme Manager, Life Sciences, Royal Society of Chemistry
Washington Fuel Cell Summit 19 Jun 2012
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, USA
“Government and industry stakeholders will convene to share the latest advancements and keys to market successes for fuel cells with federal agencies and legislators on Capitol Hill. Successes, challenges and obstacles will be discussed openly.”
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ICTAC-14 26 - 30 Jun 2012
Vlissingen, The Netherlands
“14th International Conference on Theoretical Aspects of Catalysis”
- Transition metal catalysis
- Nanoporous materials: zeolites – MOFs
- Synthesis modeling
- Electro catalysis – Energy storage
- Theoretical method
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13th Tetrahedron Symposium 26 - 29 Jun 2012
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“Challenges in Bioorganic & Organic Medicinal Chemistry”
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CCESC2012 27 - 29 Jun 2012
Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
International Symposium on “Catalysis for Clean Energy and Sustainable Chemistry”
Catalysts for hydrogen production
Catalysis related to fuel cells
Biofuels and chemical products synthesis from renewable by catalytic technologies.
Catalysis for sustainable chemistry
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15th ICC 01 - 06 Jul 2012
Munich, Germany
“15th International Congress on Catalysis”
“Mechanisms”, “Materials” and “Processes”
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CAT4BIO 08 - 12 Jul 2012
Thessaloniki, Greece
“Advances in Catalysis for Biomass Valorization”
“Will be centered on recent advances in catalysis for biomass valorization to fuels and chemicals. The transformation of biomass into fuel and chemicals is becoming increasingly popular as a way to mitigate global warming and diversify energy sources. Catalysis will serve as key technological driver to achieve efficient and practical biomass conversion routes to useful products.”
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ISHC XVIII 09 - 13 Jul 2012
Toulouse, France
“18th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHC-18)”
Organometallic catalysis
Cross coupling reactions
Catalytic C-H functionalization
Olefin metathesis
Catalytic radical reactions
Catalyzed selective organic syntheses
Catalytic polymerizations
Catalyzed transformations of renewable feedstock
Organocatalysis
Enzymatic catalysis
Biomimetic/bioinspired catalysis
Electrocatalysis
Photocatalysis
Solar energy
Catalysis in non conventional solvents
Heterogenized homogeneous catalysis
Multiphasic homogeneous catalysis
Mechanistic investigations of catalytic cycles
Computational approaches
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12th International Conference on Inorganic Membranes 09 - 13 Jul 2012
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Metal membranes
- Mixed conducting oxides
- Zeolites
- Sol-gel membranes
- Composites
- Gas separation
- Pervaporation
- Liquid applications
- Characterisation
- Modelling
- Process simulation
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Hybrid Small Fuel Cells 2012 18 Jul 2012
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
“13th Annual International Conference: Fuel Cells & Hybrid Devices for Commercial & Military Applications”
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ISACS8 19 - 22 Jul 2012
Toronto, Canada
“Challenges in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry”
Themes:
Catalysis
Organometallic Chemistry
Porous Materials
Main Group Chemistry
Magnetism
Materials for Energy
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Fuel Cells 05 - 10 Aug 2012
Bryant University, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA
“We focus on the limits of present technology, asking how and what science might circumvent those limits. We will also explore those related areas in which the extensive science developed during the roughly 20 years of rapid progress on fuel cells might be fruitfully leveraged. The latter includes technologies of tangential overlap such as air electrodes for other applications, flow batteries, microbial fuel cells and so on. We also want to consider the larger context of hydrogen-based systems.”
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4th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress 26 - 30 Aug 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
“4th Congress of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences”
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Electromembrane processes and materials 26 - 29 Aug 2012
Český Krumlov, Czech Republic
- Membrane materials (polymer, hybrid, inorganic)
- Electromembrane processes (membrane electrolysis, electrodialysis, electrodeionisation)
- Fuel cells and other energy conversion processes (fuel cells, redox batteries, water electrolysis, reverse electrodialysis)
- Sensors
- Mathematical modeling
- Industrial and combined processes
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CAPoC9 29 - 31 Aug 2012
Brussels, Belgium
“Ninth International Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control”
All topics related to applications and requirements of catalysis in automotive (including cars, light and heavy duty vehicles) emission control will be considered such as:
Catalyst and sorption technologies (TWC, cold start emission, lean-burn of gasoline and diesel: SCR, storage and other NOx emission control),
Particulate emission control for both diesel and gasoline engines,
Aftertreatment for gaseous HC, H2 and renewable or reformulated fuel mixtures,
Emission control for hybrid vehicles,
Off-cycles emissions and unregulated pollutants (e.g. greenhouse gases),
Materials for catalysts, washcoat and fuel-borne catalysts (additives),
Modelling of aftertreatment systems and catalyst characterisation,
Integrated emission control systems, on-board diagnostics,
Sustainable fuel technologies,
Innovative technologies (new materials, recovery of precious metals).
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ICOMC 2012 02 - 07 Sep 2012
Lisbon, Portugal
“XXV International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry”
Activation of small molecules
C-H and C-C bond activation and functionalization
Metal-mediated synthesis
Catalysis
Organometallic and green chemistry
Polynuclear and supramolecular assemblies
Polymers
Organometallics for materials
Bioorganometallic and bioinorganic chemistry
Fundamental organometallic chemistry
Reaction mechanisms
Theoretical and physical methods
Electrochemistry
Organometallics related chemistry
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ICEC 2012 02 - 06 Sep 2012
Lyon, France
“7th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis”
The scientific programme of ICEC 2012 will be organised around 5 main topics :
- Topic 1 – Catalysis for automotive pollution control
DeNOx (SCR, NOx traps), particulate emission control, TWC, DOC… - Topic 2 – Catalysis for air treatment
Catalytic processes including photo-, plasma- and electro-catalysis for indoor air quality and stationary sources cleaning (VOC, NOx, PAHs, particulates…) - Topic 3 – Catalysis for water treatment
Catalytic elimination of organic and inorganic water pollutants (including photo- and electro-catalysis), catalytic hydrodehalogenation, liquid waste valorisation - Topic 4 – Catalysis for clean energy
Clean fuels, hydrogen production (Reforming, WGS, PROX…), Fischer Tropsch, biofuels - Topic 5 – Catalysis for green chemistry
CO2 valorization, biomass to chemicals, green catalytic processes
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Electrochem 2012 02 - 04 Sep 2012
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, UK
Organised by SCI’s Electrochemical Technology Group and RSC’s Electrochemistry Interest Group
Nanoelectrochemistry/Energy
Fundamental Electrochemistry/Modeling of Electrochemical Systems
Electrochemical Techniques & Enabling Technologies
Bio-electrochemistry/Electrochemical Sensors
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Dr Mike Lyons, School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Carisma 2012 03 - 05 Sep 2012
Copenhagen, Denmark
“3rd Carisma International Conference”
The conference is the third in the series initiated by the CARISMA European Coordination Action on Intermediate and high temperature Membrane electrode Assemblies.
- Proton conducting membranes
- Fuel cell catalysts
- Catalysts supports
- Electrode and MEA development and characterisation
- Ageing, degradation and, mitigation strategies
- Novel techniques for MEA characterisation
- Alkaline anion-exchange membrane fuel cells
- Modelling/simulation
- Inorganic proton conducters
- Direct fuel cells
- Stack and stack components
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ICCC40 09 - 13 Sep 2012
Valencia, Spain
“40 International Conference on Coordination Chemistry”
Will be structured around the current and emerging themes of coordination chemistry, including:
- Materials chemistry
- Nanoscience
- Bioinorganic chemistry
- Catalysis and reactivily
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Superalloys 2012 09 - 13 Sep 2012
Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, Pennsylvania, USA
” The 12th International Symposium on Superalloys”
“The overall scope seeks to highlight advances in superalloys made possible by practical application of modeling and simulation. While significant advances in the fundamental understanding and sophistication of materials models have been made, the major challenge for the superalloy community is to apply these models across the life cycle of superalloys, from alloy and process design, then to industrial processes in the factory, and finally to materials used in production.”
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Dalton Discussion 13 10 - 12 Sep 2012
University of Sheffield, UK
“Inorganic Photophysics and Photochemistry – Fundamentals and Applications”
- Solar energy
- Energy and electron transfer
- Applications of strongly emissive complexes
- Bond breaking and isomerisation
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SAE 2012 Heavy Duty Diesel Emissions Control Symposium 11 - 12 Sep 2012
Gothenburg, Sweden
Provides upcoming regulatory actions, state-of-the-art technical information and first hand experiences relating to heavy duty diesel emission control strategies, engine and aftertreatment systems and integration and the future direction of the industry.
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Diesel Emissions Conference India 2012 12 - 14 Sep 2012
India
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IEX 2012 16 - 21 Sep 2012
Queens' College, University of Cambridge, UK
- Industrial water treatment in the power and process industries
- Nuclear applications
- Potable water treatment
- Water recovery and recycle
- Environmental and pollution control, including regulatory compliance
- Extremely pure water e.g. for electronic and high pressure boiler applications
- Bioprocesses and bioseparations
- Food processing (sugars, sweeteners, dairy etc.)
- Pharmaceutical applications
- Catalysis
- Chemical processes (conversion, purification, recovery etc.)
- Metallurgical applications
- Polymer resin and adsorbent developments
- Inorganic ion exchangers and adsorbents
- Plant design and developments
- Membrane applications and development in the above fields
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5th International Platinum Conference 17 - 21 Sep 2012
Sun City, South Africa
“A Catalyst for Change”
Community and social impact
Risk management and safety initiatives
Environment and sustainability
Impact of increasing cost of utilities
Exploration and orebody delineation
Project valuation and funding
Current and future mine design and layout
Current and future mining operations
Mineral processing, smelting and refining
New technologies for mining and processing
Mining Charter and legislation
Platinum marketing, uses and applications
Research and development
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Electrochemistry 2012 17 - 19 Sep 2012
Technische Universität München, Germany
The scientific topics include:
New types of batteries and electrochemical storage devices
Electrocatalysis and fuel cells
Seminconductor electrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry
Solid state electrochemistry, ionic liquids, and unconventional electrolytes and interfaces
Biosensors and electroanalysis
Advances in electrochemical synthesis and production
Corrosion and new deposition and coating strategies
Interfacial and fundamental electrochemistry
Nanoelectrochemistry
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ISCSC 2012 23 - 26 Sep 2012
Tlemcen, Algeria
“International Symposium on Catalysis and Speciality Chemicals”
Symposium main topics include (but are not limited to):
Catalysis and Petrochemistry
Catalysts for Cleaner Energies
Nanomaterials in Catalysis
Intermediaries in Green Chemistry
Catalysis for Fine Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals
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A Celebration of Organic Chemistry 2012 24 - 25 Sep 2012
AstraZeneca, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, UK
“Driving Synthetic Excellence through Collaborative Research”
Organised by SCI’s Fine Chemicals Group
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MS&T’12 07 - 11 Oct 2012
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
“Materials Science & Technology 2012 Conference & Exhibition”
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f-cell 2012 08 - 10 Oct 2012
Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre, Stuttgart, Germany
“The f-cell symposium and trade fair will be held in conjunction with the premier presentation of the Battery+Storage conference and exhibition. Battery+Storage addresses experts in battery manufacturing, system integration, and energy supply as well as representatives of research institutes, service providers and the automotive industry. Participants of f-cell and Battery+Storage 2012 can look forward to a high quality program of lectures, an enlarged networking platform and a wide range of side events.”
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KUNMING-PM’2012 15 - 19 Oct 2012
Kunming, China
The Fifth International Conference
“Platinum Metals in Modern Industry, Hydrogen Energy and in the Spheres of Life Maintenance in the Future”
SECTION 1. Platinum metal production:
- primary/secondary raw platinum metal material processing;
- manufacture of technical and special platinum metal products.
SECTION 2. Platinum metals in the modern production:
- in ecological technologies of refining and processing of industrial and automobile discharges;
- in electronic industry;
- in chemical and petrochemical industries;
- in glass industry and production of glass/basalt fibers, monocrystals and optical glass
SECTION 3. Platinum metals in hydrogen energy technologies:
- in fuel cells and accompanying technologies;
- in hydrogen production & purification technology;
- in solar-hydrogen and wind-hydrogen power engineering;
- in hydrogen storage/transportation technologies:
- in technologies of safety in production, purification, transportation, storage and use of hydrogen (hydrogen sensors, safety systems).
SECTION 4. Platinum metals in the technologies of life-maintenance and products for man:
- in food and pharmaceutical industries;
- in medicine equipment and dentistry;
- in jewelry.
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Diesel Emissions Conference & Diesel Exhaust Fluid Forum USA 2012 16 - 18 Oct 2012
USA
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IX International Conference Mechanisms of Catalytic Reactions 22 - 25 Oct 2012
St. Petersburg, Russia
I. Catalysis: from first principles
II. Mechanisms of homogeneous catalysis
III. Mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysis
IV. Catalytic processing of renewables
V. Electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, biocatalysis
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2012 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition 05 - 08 Nov 2012
Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
“The 2012 technical program will feature four tracks that cover all aspects of fuel cell R&D, applications, and commercialization. Topic presented will be High Temperature Research and Development; Fuel Processing; Low Temperature Research and Development; Hydrogen Research and Development; Fuel Cell Testing; Fuel Cell Modeling; Demonstrations and End-User Perspectives, Commercialization; and Global Overviews.”
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Precious Metals ’12 12 - 13 Nov 2012
Cape Town, South Africa
“Will deal with all aspects of the processing of gold, silver and PGM ores, such as flotation, bio and hydrometallurgy.”
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New Horizons in Catalysis 19 - 20 Nov 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
Case Studies in Research & Development
Aims to bring together industrial chemists and academics to learn about emerging catalytic methods and their industrial application. Featuring top speakers from academia and industry, this event will provide industrial chemists with an unparalleled opportunity to explore how catalysis is beginning to change the landscape of process chemistry.
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2012 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit 25 - 30 Nov 2012
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Materials for energy technologies
- Soft materials and biomaterials
- Functional materials and nanomaterials
- Structural and advanced materials
- Synthesis, characterization and modeling methods
- General materials science
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13th Tetrahedron Symposium – Asia Edition 27 - 30 Nov 2012
Taipei, Taiwan
“Challenges in Bioorganic & Organic Medicinal Chemistry”
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TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition 03 - 07 Mar 2013
San Antonio, Texas, USA
“Linking Science and Technology for Global Solutions”
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35th International Geological Congress 01 Jul - 31 Aug 2016
Cape Town, South Africa
The website has been made available to publicise the fact that, for only the second time ever, the IGC will be held on the African continent (the first having being held in 1929 at Pretoria, South Africa). This premier and most prestigious event will be held during the period July/August 2016, in the city of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Ms Nthombi Mdluli-Jacha, Council for Geoscience, South Africa
