The symposium is being organized by Paul T. Anastas, Berkeley (Buzz) W. Cue, Jr., Chao-Jun (CJ) Li, and Julie B. Manley. The objective is to bring together experts from academia, government, non-governmental organizations, and industry including technology providers of the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industry to share knowledge and challenges with the intention of facilitating collaboration to expedite the integration of green chemistry solutions into these industries. This symposium not only shares applications of green chemistry but it also encourages green chemistry through the supply chain. The first symposium in this series was held October 20-22, 2006 at McGill University in Montreal, Canada and received very favorable feedback. See the website for testimonials and sponsorship/exhibit information.