November 2008

12th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Event dates: 1 - 30 November 2008
Event summary: A. General Organic Synthesis B. Solid Phase Chemistry and Combinatorial Synthesis C. Bioorganic Chemistry and Natural Products D. Symposium on Selenium and Tellurium Chemistry E. Symposium on
Event Venue: Internet based conference, Spain

Pharma-Bio-Med 2008

Event dates: 2 - 5 November 2008
Event summary: Specialist conference for information professionals in the Pharmaceutical & Biotech industries.
Event Venue: Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia

RNAI - The RIGHT Track to therapy

Event dates: 3 - 5 November 2008
Event summary: The RIGHT consortium (RNA Interference Technology as Human Therapeutic Tool) is organising its final international symposium on RNAi in vivo applications. The symposium will be held on 3–5 November
Event Venue: International Auditorium, Brussels, Bruxelles, 1210, Belgium

ŷ��AV Simonsen Lecture – Professor Amos B Smith III – Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products.

Event dates: 3 November 2008
Event summary: Simonsen Award winner Professor Smith III is giving a talk at the University of Leeds as part of his lecture tour.
Event Venue: University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

Food for Thought

Event dates: 3 November 2008
Event summary: Join SCI’s Food Commodities and Ingredients Group (FCIG) at this unmissable evening event. Attendance is free and a buffet dinner will be provided. Rachel Edwards-Stuart, awarded winner of the IFS
Event Venue: SCI, London, SW1X 8PS, United Kingdom

CHI’S Bridging the Business Development Alliance Management Interface

Event dates: 3 - 4 November 2008
Event summary: The model for new pharmaceutical product development is changing rapidly and your company’s strategy must respond, whether you are a large pharmaceutical company, or an emerging biotech company.
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Boston, Boston, MA, United States

Asia Oil & Gas Investment Congress 2008

Event dates: 3 - 7 November 2008
Event summary: Asia Oil & Gas Investment Congress 2008 brings together international and regional NOCs, IOCs and small-cap oil & gas companies to explore the abundant opportunities for exploration and investment i
Event Venue: Singapore

A Chemist's Guide to Chemical Engineering

Event dates: 4 - 7 November 2008
Event summary: This course sets out to give chemists an introduction to the main topics in chemical engineering and help them appreciate the importance of the subject.
Event Venue: Barcelona, Spain

Joint Teesside and Newcastle upon Tyne and NE Coast local sections Mixer Meeting

Event dates: 4 November 2008
Event summary: An opportunity to network between two neighbouring local sections at a venue over looking Durham city.
Event Venue: University of Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

The First World War: Irs Chemical Origins

Event dates: 4 November 2008
Event summary: As well as describing the state of the chemical industries in Britain & Germany in 1914 and its consequences Prof. Dronsfield will also carry out a bench demonstration.
Event Venue: Preston College Fulwood Campus, Preston, United Kingdom

Chemistry Lecture: Outer sphere ligand design for new products and processes

Event dates: 4 November 2008
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Event Venue: University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Education Evening for Teachers

Event dates: 4 November 2008
Event summary: An Evening of Practical Chemistry and Demonstrations featuring Spectroscopy in a Suitcase and Chemistry for the Gifted and Talented. Daniel Riddell and Tim Jolliff, the respective authors of these
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Molecules of Murder

Event dates: 4 November 2008
Event summary: Lecture for Sixth Form students given by Dr John Emsley, University of Cambridge
Event Venue: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Durham University Chemical Society Lecture - Fuelling the Future, Fuelling Fun

Event dates: 4 November 2008
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Event Venue: Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

POSTPONED: Shedding Light on Organometallic Alkane and Noble Gas Complexes and C-H Activation Using Fast Infrared Spectroscopy in Conventional and Supercritical Fluids

Event dates: 4 November 2008
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Event Venue: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

EU Pharma Law

Event dates: 4 - 5 November 2008
Event summary: The Essential Guide to the Lastest Legal and Regulatory Developments
Event Venue: Mövenpick Hotel, Geneva, PO Box 556, United Kingdom

Good Manufacturing Practices in Chemical Development

Event dates: 4 - 5 November 2008
Event summary: This course considers the regulatory aspects of the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries, with emphasis on their practical application in chemical development. Its purpose is to encourage che
Event Venue: London, United Kingdom

Bioavailability

Event dates: 5 November 2008
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Event Venue: University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Simonsen Lecture – Professor Amos B Smith III – Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products

Event dates: 5 November 2008
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Event Venue: Cardiff University, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

Joint ŷ��AV/Bristol ChemLabs Lecture: The Chemistry of Death

Event dates: 5 November 2008
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Event Venue: University of Bristol, United Kingdom

What happened to Flight TWA 800

Event dates: 5 November 2008
Event summary: A forensic investigation
Event Venue: University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

Test Kits and Sensors for Water Analysis Quality Assurance Issues

Event dates: 5 November 2008
Event summary: This seminar will provide information on the development and issues arising from the use of test kits and sensors in the monitoring of chemicals in drinking and environmental waters. Issues around m
Event Venue: ŷ��AV, Cambridge, CB4 0NF, United Kingdom

Chemistry and Physics Seminar: Modeling the Interaction of Peptides and Surfactants with Inorganic Surfaces: Understanding Specificity Through Computation and Experiment

Event dates: 5 November 2008
Event summary: By Dr Hendrik Heinz, University of Akron, Ohio
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

Surface Science of Biologically Important Interfaces 10 and Nano-Molecular Analysis for Emerging Technologies III

Event dates: 5 - 6 November 2008
Event summary: This two-day meeting will focus upon advances in the analysis of biological materials under ambient conditions, through such methods as scanning probe microscopy and emerging mass spectrometry, and
Event Venue: National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, United Kingdom

THE ASAP-CHI BIO-PHARM Alliance Summit

Event dates: 5 - 6 November 2008
Event summary: The model for new pharmaceutical product development is changing rapidly and your company’s strategy must respond, whether you are a large pharmaceutical company, or an emerging biotech company.
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Boston, Boston, MA, United States

CHI’S Pharmacogenomics Now: Maximizing Benefits/Minimizing Risk

Event dates: 5 - 6 November 2008
Event summary: Pharmacogenomics is being implemented now and is already have an impact in the clinical setting and in healthcare. Employing a pharmacogenomics strategy with marketed drugs can mitigate risk by avoi
Event Venue: Hotel Omni Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The 7th Annual Electronic Submissions Conference ECTD: The Adventure Continues

Event dates: 5 - 7 November 2008
Event summary: The eCTD is rapidly moving towards the preferred, and in some cases mandated, electronic submission format world-wide. As of January 1st of this year, FDA mandated the eCTD format for all electronic
Event Venue: Westin San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States

DIA's 6th Canadian Annual Meeting: Benefit and Risk Management: An Evolution in Progress

Event dates: 5 - 7 November 2008
Event summary: DIA’s 6th Canadian Annual Meeting will cover a number of important issues facing Health Canada, the pharmaceutical industry, health academia and the health care system. FEATURED TOPICS •
Event Venue: Westin, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9H4, Canada

1st Asian Conference on Ionic Liquids: Engineering and Applications

Event dates: 5 - 11 November 2008
Event summary: The Conference is focused on Ionic Liquids with particular interest on engineering and application aspects, such as Industrial Synthesis at Scale, IL Registration and Toxicity, Reactors, Engineering
Event Venue: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China

Stability & Specifications for Biological and Biotechnology Derived Products

Event dates: 6 - 7 November 2008
Event summary: Details the technical, regulatory and quality practices necessary for setting specifications for a wide variety of biological and biotechnological products.
Event Venue: San Diego, CA, United States

Green Supply Chain '08

Event dates: 6 - 7 November 2008
Event summary: NNFCC's Fifth Annual Conference. This two-day event will showcase activity across the range of renewable fuel, energy and materials sectors from the past 12-months, providing delegates and exhib
Event Venue: Royal York Hotel, York, YO24 1AA, United Kingdom

CANCELLED: ŷ��AV Team Working & Co-Operation

Event dates: 6 - 7 November 2008
Event summary: This course is concerned with how to make teams work more effectively by focusing all team members on the team purpose. It develops an understanding of what it means to proactively collaborate as a
Event Venue: ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Nanomaterials: Lithographic applications and effect on the environment

Event dates: 6 November 2008
Event summary: The lecture will look at how we have used nanomaterials as elements to be written to, in order to fabricate 3D nanostructured surfaces, as well as how such nanomaterials behave in the environment
Event Venue: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Hot Chile Wines

Event dates: 6 November 2008
Event summary: Professor John Hepworth from Lancaster returns to delight us all with a fine selection of Chilean wines supplemented by a veritable Chilean banquet.
Event Venue: Forth Valley College, FALKIRK, FK2 9AD, United Kingdom

Metallodrugs Meeting

Event dates: 6 November 2008
Event summary: Conference on the role of metals in drugs
Event Venue: IT-Tallaght, Ireland

ŷ��AV Family Evening: A Pollutant's Tale

Event dates: 6 November 2008
Event summary: A collection of spectacular demonstrations to support an update on Global Warming
Event Venue: University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Half day organic symposium

Event dates: 7 November 2008
Event summary: Lectures will be given by: 2 pm Dr Paul Davies (University of Birmingham); 3 pm Dr Chris Frost (University of Bath); 4 pm Prof Alan Armstrong (Imperial College, London)
Event Venue: University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom

Real life eCTD: What every regulatory affairs professional should know

Event dates: 7 November 2008
Event summary: A unique training seminar on electronic regulatory submissions (eCTD, NEES etc) based on practical experience from two leading companies
Event Venue: Corus Hotel, Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Simonsen Lecture – Professor Amos B Smith III – Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products

Event dates: 7 November 2008
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Event Venue: Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom

Chilterns and Middlesex Section Lecture: Unlock Molecular Secrets in Chinese Medicine

Event dates: 7 November 2008
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Event Venue: London Metropolitan University, London, N7 8DB, United Kingdom

Small Molecules, Antibodies and Natural Products: Multiple Faces of Medicinal Chemistry

Event dates: 7 November 2008
Event summary: The Medicinal Chemistry Division of SRC (Société Royale de Chimie) and the Division for Medicinal and Bio-Organic Chemistry of KVCV (Koninklijke Vlaamse Chemische Vereniging) are organizing every ye
Event Venue: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

Leading People and Improvement

Event dates: 7 - 9 November 2008
Event summary: Successful departments don’t just happen – they are nurtured and developed by enterprising leaders. This workshop for prospective and recently appointed heads of departments in secondary schools pr
Event Venue: Hotel in Central Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom

ChemCareers 2008

Event dates: 8 November 2008
Event summary: ChemCareers 2008 is a careers fair with a difference featuring over forty top employers, an exhibition, presentations and workshops.
Event Venue: National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham, United Kingdom

4. German Conference on Chemoinformatics

Event dates: 9 - 11 November 2008
Event summary: The division Chemistry-Information-Computer of the German Chemical Society cordially invites you to the 4. German Conference on Chemoinformatics. This international symposium will address a broad ra
Event Venue: Hotel Der Achtermann, Goslar, Germany

Modern Chemical Techniques for Light Harvesting - 4th ERA-Chemistry Flash Conference

Event dates: 9 - 12 November 2008
Event summary: It is the purpose of this Flash Conference to give an exchange forum for chemical research on these modern, second generation light harvesting systems, either on their synthesis or on the characteri
Event Venue: Euroforum, Madrid, Spain

Well Characterized Biologicals

Event dates: 10 - 12 November 2008
Event summary: Now in its 12th year, IBC’s Well Characterized Biologicals continues its tradition of delivering the latest analytical approaches and technologies to help you better understand and overcome the sign
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Reston, Reston, VA, United States

CHI’S Biomarkers Europe

Event dates: 10 - 11 November 2008
Event summary: Biomarkers Europe 2008 offers a comprehensive program, covering all aspects of biomarker translation and implementation in the clinic. Drawing on the expertise of producing a diverse array of biomar
Event Venue: Inter Continental Wien, Vienna, Austria

Equipping our Students for a Changing Profession

Event dates: 10 November 2008
Event summary: While the UK pharmacy degree continues to be internationally recognised for its scope and quality, it is nevertheless essential to ensure that there is a suitable level of connection between the edu
Event Venue: Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, United Kingdom

Fireworks: Principles and Practice

Event dates: 10 November 2008
Event summary: Rev. Ron Lancaster, MBE, Fŷ��AV and founder of Kimbolton Fireworks, will describe and demonstrate the history, manufacture and use of fireworks.
Event Venue: University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

Simonsen Award Endowed Lecture: Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products

Event dates: 10 November 2008
Event summary: Prof Amos Smith will present his lecture
Event Venue: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Pretty, Pretty, Bang, Bang

Event dates: 10 November 2008
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Event Venue: School venues to be confirmed, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Simonsen Lecture – Professor Amos B Smith III– Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products.

Event dates: 10 November 2008
Event summary: Professor Smith III is giving his Centenary Lecture in Dublin as part of his tour around the British Isles.
Event Venue: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

GC & GC-MS Training Courses

Event dates: 10 November 2008
Event summary: 1-day GCxGC Hands-on for ananalysts curious about GCxGC, for both beginners and those looking for practical tips
Event Venue: Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Super Chemistry - Condensed Phase Chemistry at the Frontiers of Reactivity Seminar

Event dates: 10 November 2008
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Event Venue: Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom

GC & GC-MS Training Course

Event dates: 10 November 2008
Event summary: 1-day GCxGC Hands-On course – practical tips, theory & GC Image software navigation. Analysts benefit from the hands-on nature of this course.
Event Venue: Manchester, United Kingdom

ChemBus

Event dates: 10 - 14 November 2008
Event summary: A chemistry roadshow visiting schools across Tayside and Fife.
Event Venue: United Kingdom

GC & GC-MS Training Courses

Event dates: 11 November 2008
Event summary: 1-day Absolute Basics of GC & GC-MS Course The What, Why, Where, When, and How of GC & GC-MS. For those absolute beginners to GC and GC-MS, who may not even know what a GC looks like, this will be
Event Venue: Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Top of the Bench

Event dates: 11 November 2008
Event summary: Competition for Schools
Event Venue: Saint Benedict's School, Ealing, W5 2ES, United Kingdom

Chemistry Lecture: Adventures with Liquid Crystals: From the Non-covalent to the Inorganic Solid State

Event dates: 11 November 2008
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Event Venue: University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

Durham University Chemical Society Lecture - Protein Aggregation: Teasing out Generalities

Event dates: 11 November 2008
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Event Venue: Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

AQA AS Module 1 Revision Topic: Moles and Calculations (New Specification)

Event dates: 11 November 2008
Event summary: Revision lecture for Sixth Form students prior to January examinations.
Event Venue: University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Production, Use and Disposal of Radioisotopes in Nuclear Medicine

Event dates: 11 November 2008
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Event Venue: AstraZeneca R&D Charnwood, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Spectroscopy, a Bridge between the Sciences

Event dates: 11 November 2008
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Event Venue: Christ College, Brecon, LD3 8AF, United Kingdom

GMP Auditor Training

Event dates: 11 - 12 November 2008
Event summary: This 2 day course is aimed at Quality Assurance auditors and production management for Level 2 internal audits and supplier auditing. Participants will learn about the key techniques and thought pr
Event Venue: The Window Conference Centre, London, N1 8QG, United Kingdom

Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 11 - 12 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Swavesey Village College, Cambridgeshire, CB4 5RS, United Kingdom

FULL: Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 11 - 12 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre East Midlands, Leicester, LE1 7RF, United Kingdom

MHRA's Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Distribution Practice Symposium

Event dates: 11 - 12 November 2008
Event summary: The MHRA is offering 2 days of events aimed at QPs & RPs in the pharmaceutical industry. This is an unrivalled opportunity to be updated on GMP and GDP requirements, deficiencies and recommendations
Event Venue: Crowne Plaza, Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 1QW, United Kingdom

7th Louis Pasteur Conference on Infectious Diseases

Event dates: 11 - 13 November 2008
Event summary: The 120th anniversary of the foundation of the Institut Pasteur will take place in 2008. One of the events to highlight this celebration will be the 7th Louis Pasteur Conference on Infectious Diseas
Event Venue: Institut Pasteur, Paris, 75015, France

FULL: Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 12 - 13 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5HA, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Essex Section - Autumn Mixer Meeting

Event dates: 12 November 2008
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Event Venue: M & B Sports and Social Club, Romford, RM7 0QX, United Kingdom

New Horizons in Natural Products Chemistry

Event dates: 12 November 2008
Event summary: Natural products are central to biology and medicine, serving as pharmaceutical leads, drugs, and powerful reagents for studying cell biology. New research areas centered around natural products ch
Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom

Chemical Sciences Research Seminar

Event dates: 12 November 2008
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Event Venue: Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Simonsen Lecture – Professor Amos B Smith III– Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products

Event dates: 12 November 2008
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Event Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Industrial Lecture

Event dates: 12 November 2008
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Event Venue: University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, United Kingdom

Intellectual Property Awareness Seminar

Event dates: 12 November 2008
Event summary: The UK Intellectual Property Office and ŷ��AV would like to invite you to attend this exciting FREE event aimed at people in chemical science companies who want to find out more
Event Venue: The Heath Business & Technical Park, WA7 4QX, United Kingdom

GC & GC-MS Training Courses

Event dates: 12 November 2008
Event summary: 1-day combined GC/GC-MS & LC/LC-MS for Research Training. For those doing MSc and PhDs, postdoc or laboratory research technicians, you may like to take advantage of this course.
Event Venue: Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

5th Annual Science Week Table Quiz

Event dates: 12 November 2008
Event summary: ENTRY IS €20 PER TABLE OF FOUR 1st Prize €200; 2nd Prize €100; 3rd Prize €50; plus spot prizes throughout the night
Event Venue: Foley's Bar, Dublin, Dublin2, Ireland

25th LC/MS Montreux Symposium

Event dates: 12 - 14 November 2008
Event summary: The Montreux LC/MS conference is the worlds premier conference since its start in the early eighties on LC/MS and all related hyphenated technologies including important aspects of the application c
Event Venue: Montreux Music & Convention Center, Montreux, 1820, Switzerland

CHI’S Post-Approval Drug Safety Strategies

Event dates: 12 - 14 November 2008
Event summary: Improving products’ effective clinical safety will increase the industry’s fundamental value proposition to patients, healthcare providers, payors and regulators. The program will focus on pharmacov
Event Venue: Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, United States

Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 13 - 14 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre North East, Durham, DH1 5BZ, United Kingdom

POSTPONED: Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS3/4

Minimise Waste & Save Money

Event dates: 13 November 2008
Event summary: For this month’s Chemical Elements we are joining forces with Envirowise to bring you the latest on waste management and minimisation (and saving money!). Mark Hilton from Envirowise will provide a
Event Venue: Knowsley Hall, Liverpool, L34 4AG, United Kingdom

Aspects of Liverpool: The Port City

Event dates: 13 November 2008
Event summary: The Port City is the theme of a new gallery under development in the Museum of Liverpool. This is an early opportunity to hear about, and even influence plans for, the content of this exhibition.
Event Venue: Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, WA8 0DF, United Kingdom

How to Audit API Manufacturers

Event dates: 13 November 2008
Event summary: This one day seminar is aimed at QA staff in drug products manufacturers and especially their QPs who have specific responsibilities under directive 2004/27/EC. Participants will learn about the le
Event Venue: The Window Conference Centre, London, N1 8QG, United Kingdom

Hollywood Science, Jonathan Hare lecture

Event dates: 13 November 2008
Event summary: This lecture is based on the BBC / OU TV series Hollywood Science. How realistic is the science behind some of Hollywood's classic movies and stunts? We will take a number of Hollywood Films and loo
Event Venue: The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

Computing Biomolecular Interactions: QM to QSAR

Event dates: 13 November 2008
Event summary: This lecture will describe insights that computational approaches can furnish into protein folding and binding, ranging from the use of ab initio calculations to understand the optical spectroscopy
Event Venue: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Encapsulation for Drug Delivery & Microbubbling

Event dates: 14 November 2008
Event summary: Description: The aim of the symposium is to bring together researchers from academia, industry and clinical practice to explore exciting new developments in the area of encapsulation for drug deliv
Event Venue: University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Simonsen Lecture – Professor Amos B Smith III – Evolution of Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC): Construction of Architecturally Complex Natural and Unnatural Products

Event dates: 14 November 2008
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Event Venue: Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom

Leading People and Improvement

Event dates: 15 - 17 November 2008
Event summary: Successful departments don’t just happen – they are nurtured and developed by enterprising leaders. This workshop for prospective and recently appointed heads of departments in secondary schools pr
Event Venue: Hotel in Central Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

4th EMBO Conference: From Functional Genomics to Systems Biology

Event dates: 15 - 18 November 2008
Event summary: * Transcriptional networks * Genomic approaches to diseases * Protein-protein interaction networks * Genomic analyses of phenotypic variation * System level behaviour * Stoc
Event Venue: EMBL Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69117, Germany

GC & GC-MS Training Course

Event dates: 17 - 19 November 2008
Event summary: 3 day Practical Essentials of GC Definition of Gas Chromatography, Gases & Plumbing, Sample Introduction, Analytical Columns, Detectors, MSD, Sampling, Data Analysis
Event Venue: Dublin, Ireland

CHI’S Mastering Process Chemistry

Event dates: 17 - 19 November 2008
Event summary: The Fourth Annual Mastering Process Chemistry conference returns to Philadelphia in November, 2008. Through pharmaceutical industry case studies, roundtable discussions and panel sessions, this year
Event Venue: Crowne Plaza Philadelphia City Center, United States

CHI’S Imaging Week

Event dates: 17 - 19 November 2008
Event summary: • In Vivo Molecular Imaging www.imaging-week.com
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States

BIO-Europe 2008 – 14th Annual International Partnering Conference

Event dates: 17 - 19 November 2008
Event summary: The 14th annual BIO-Europe event is the world’s largest dedicated biotechnology partnering conference.
Event Venue: m:con Congress Center Rosengarten, Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany

Mastering Process Chemistry

GC & GC-MS Training Course

Event dates: 17 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: The Complete 5-day GC Course . Ideal for all GC users. Comprises the 3-day Practical Essentials of GC and the 2-day GC Clinic courses placed back to back
Event Venue: Dublin, Ireland

GC & GC-MS Training Course

CHI’S Strategic Resource Management

Event dates: 17 - 18 November 2008
Event summary: Each year the Strategic Resource Management attracts over 100 participants who help lead their organization’s resource management strategy. Our 2008 meeting will build on last year’s successful even
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, United States

European Regulatory Affairs

Event dates: 17 - 18 November 2008
Event summary: The course will cover the evolution of the Registration Systems available for approval of products since January 1995 in the European Union, together with major changes in New Medicines Legislation.
Event Venue: Renaissance Paris Hotel La Défense, Paris la Défence Cédex, F-92918, France

NDA Research and Development Strategy Workshop: Geological Disposal Facility

Event dates: 17 - 18 November 2008
Event summary: As part of the consultation on Radioactive Waste Management Directorate’s Proposed Research and Development Strategy the NDA is holding a two-day workshop examining the R&D issues associated with
Event Venue: University of Loughborough, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom

Joint ŷ��AV Pharmaceutical Society meeting

Event dates: 18 November 2008
Event summary: A joint meeting with the Local Section of the Pharmaceutical Society.
Event Venue: Dunston Hall, Norwich, NR14 8PQ, United Kingdom

Grand Finals of the Chemical Olympiad

Event dates: 18 November 2008
Event summary: The final three stages of our local Chemical Olympiad event all in a morning
Event Venue: Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom

Durham University Chemical Society Lecture - Old and New Ideas on the Chemical Evolution of Life

Event dates: 18 November 2008
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Event Venue: Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

Complexes of metallic radionuclides for diagnostic medical imaging with PET and SPECT

Event dates: 18 November 2008
Event summary: Lecturer: Prof Jon Dilworth, Oxford University.
Event Venue: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Seminar with Professor Peter Skabara

Event dates: 18 November 2008
Event summary: Plastic electronics - from organic lasers to the world's smallest television screen Conjugated polymers are semiconducting materials that feature rich electrochemical properties. Depending on the
Event Venue: Bangor University, Dean Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom

Visit to EMA Hub

Event dates: 18 November 2008
Event summary: A visit to the DHL cargo hub at East Midlands Airport, the second busiest cargo airport in the UK
Event Venue: East Midlands Airport, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

CHI’S Portfolio Management

Event dates: 18 - 19 November 2008
Event summary: Our 2008 forum will be built with guidance from the PSS advisory board. It will include novel case studies and perspectives from thought leaders who have real-world perspectives to share. www.healt
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA, United States

CHI’S GLP Bioanalysis Course # 2

Event dates: 18 - 19 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego, CA, United States

New Horizons in Catalysis

Event dates: 18 - 19 November 2008
Event summary: This event 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, th
Event Venue: Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Florida, United States

ŷ��AV lecture

Event dates: 19 November 2008
Event summary: Joint lecture organised by Analytical Division, local section and the Andersonian Chemical Society
Event Venue: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, United Kingdom

Chemistry and Physics Seminar: Discover Chemistry - attracting, retaining and skilling-up talented scientists

Event dates: 19 November 2008
Event summary: By Dr David Fox, ŷ��AV
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

The MSc Nanotechnology Taster Day

Event dates: 19 November 2008
Event summary: The event aims at students to gain an understanding of the scope and feel of this course through seminar topics including What is Nanotechnology?, Business Aspects of the Emergent Nanotechnology Ind
Event Venue: University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom

Schools' Chemistry Quiz

Event dates: 19 November 2008
Event summary: Quiz for teams of four from local schools (2 x year 9, 1 x year 10 and 1 x year11)
Event Venue: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

Schools Quiz

Event dates: 19 November 2008
Event summary: Local school teams compete for a place at Top of the Bench
Event Venue: University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS3

Event dates: 19 - 20 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Canon Palmer Catholic School, Essex, IG3 8EU, United Kingdom

CHI’S Drug Formulation

Event dates: 19 - 20 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Crowne Plaza Philadelphia City Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Signal Detection and Data Mining: International Perspectives on Spontaneous Reports and Other Healthcare Data Sets

Event dates: 19 - 20 November 2008
Event summary: Data mining and screening of spontaneous reports have become increasingly important. Screening of other data sets such as insurance data and electronic patient reports has received much attention. A
Event Venue: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, 20001, United States

Surface and Colloid Science for Advanced Materials

Event dates: 19 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: Surface and colloid science is essential to the art and science of making advanced modern and future materials. Accordingly, the aim of this Symposium is to highlight the role of surface and colloid
Event Venue: Kårhuset, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Oncology Phase III Trials

Event dates: 19 - 20 November 2008
Event summary: This interactive and informative course provides a comprehensive overview of the planning and implementation of phase III and phase IV oncology clinical trials. The course will demonstrate how oncol
Event Venue: Newark, NJ, United States

WORLD CIA Chemistry, Industry & Environment 2008

Event dates: 20 - 23 November 2008
Event summary: This event dedicated to chemistry, industrial application products and technologies for the environment this year moves outside the Italian borders, to the new exclusive multi-functional centre Mont
Event Venue: Il Grimaldi Forum di Monaco, Monaco

5th Latin American Congress of Clinical Research: Regional Perspectives and Future Trends

Event dates: 20 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: OPENING LECTURE “Trends in Global Clinical Trials: The Role of the Emerging Markets” Ronald D. Fitzmartin, Immediate Past President, DIA Board of Directors PLENARY SESSIONS Pharmacogenetic/ph
Event Venue: Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel, Buenos Aires, 1104, Argentina

Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS3

Event dates: 20 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Rose Bridge High School, Wigan, WN1 3HD, United Kingdom

The GC Clinic 2-day course

Event dates: 20 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: Method Development & Optimisation, Selective discrimination, Fast GC, Deconvolution, Multi-dimensional GC, Troubleshooting & Maintenance.
Event Venue: Dublin, Ireland

Proteins Congress

Event dates: 20 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: Proteins Congress, 20th & 21st November, Berlin The congress is the single most focused event in Europe dedicated to key technological and scientific trends in proteins engineering, expression and
Event Venue: Berlin, United Kingdom

LRI 10th Anniversary Event - Innovative science for environment and health: Tools for REACH and beyond

Event dates: 20 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: The goal of this workshop is to highlight research topics LRI has addressed in the past, as well as identify critical issues for future environment & health research. LRI will draw on the expertise
Event Venue: Hotel Amigo ( Grand Place), Brussels, 1000, Belgium

Interfacing Chemistry with Patents

Event dates: 20 - 21 November 2008
Event summary: This course covers patentability, patent procedures, infringement, the commercial exploitation of patents, the interpretation of patent literature and the role of the inventor.
Event Venue: London, United Kingdom

2nd Annual International Congress World Cancer Conference

Event dates: 20 - 22 November 2008
Event summary: New in 2008: • Updates on cancer epidemic & control strategy in Asia & China • New approaches and strategies to diagnose and treat cancer • Hear from clinical practitioners to understand current
Event Venue: Beijing International Hotel, China

Towards the Flexible Synthesis of Piperidine Alkaloids Using Novel Nitrones

Event dates: 20 November 2008
Event summary: The use of two novel nitrones as key intermediates in concise and flexible approaches to a number of bioactive alkaloids will be presented.
Event Venue: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Mediaeval Molecules - The Fabric of Written History

Event dates: 20 November 2008
Event summary: Second in this season's evening lectures in Aberystwyth
Event Venue: University of Aberystwyth, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV US Section, Annual General Meeting

Event dates: 22 November 2008
Event summary: After the AGM business meeting our speaker will be Prof. Jimmie Oxley, University of Rhode Island. She will discuss the topic: “Studying Energetic Materials: from Safety to Security”.
Event Venue: The Princeton Club of New York, New York, NY, 10036, United States

Leading People and Improvement

Event dates: 22 - 24 November 2008
Event summary: Successful departments don’t just happen – they are nurtured and developed by enterprising leaders. This workshop for prospective and recently appointed heads of departments in secondary schools pr
Event Venue: Hotel in Central London, London, United Kingdom

Chemical Control With Electrons and Photons

Event dates: 22 - 27 November 2008
Event summary: Deadline for applications: 27 September 2008. Grants for young researchers to cover conference fee and travel costs. Topics: Chemical Control using ultrashort light pulses; Chemical Control usin
Event Venue: University Centre Obergurgl, Ötz Valley (near Innsbruck), Austria

ŷ��AV West India Invitation Talks

Event dates: 24 November 2008
Event summary: Chairman Dr. Sumit Bhaduri Fŷ��AV First Invitation Talk, 9.45 TO 10. 35 Professor Ray C F Jones Fŷ��AV ,Professor of Organic & Biological Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Loughborough Unive
Event Venue: Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, 400 076, India

European Regulatory Affairs Forum

Event dates: 24 - 25 November 2008
Event summary: • Scientific Advice and the Transatlantic Simplification Process • Centralised procedure: New market authorisation procedures and case studies • Update on Variation Regulations • Update on CMD(h
Event Venue: Le Meridien Hotel Munich, Munich, 80335, Germany

Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 24 - 25 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Science Learning Centre West Midlands, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

Securing the Safe performance of Graphite Reactor Cores

Event dates: 24 - 26 November 2008
Event summary: A follow-up to the very successful meeting on British Graphite-Moderated Reactor Systems held at The University of cardiff in November 2005 (proceedings published by ŷ��AV Publications as "Management
Event Venue: The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Tabletting Technology for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Event dates: 24 - 26 November 2008
Event summary: An intensive course on the formulation, production and properties of pharmaceutical tablets. This course will examine the basic concepts of equipment selection, granulation and end-point determinati
Event Venue: Moller Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Solvents to Cement

Event dates: 25 November 2008
Event summary: Increasing environmental awareness and raw materials costs mean businesses are looking torecover/recycle solvents from their waste streams for re-use on site or by third parties
Event Venue: Forth Valley College, Falkirk Campus, FALKIRK, FK2 9AD, United Kingdom

Thermal Analysis in the Pharmaceutical Industry from Discovery to Manufacturing

Event dates: 25 November 2008
Event summary: This is the Annual TMG specialist meeting. Lectures will cover the following themes: Understanding of Solid State Forms in API, Characterisation of API in Drug Products, Novel Applications of T
Event Venue: Harlow GSK, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Lecture: Functional and Supramolecular Metallopolymers with Dr Ian Manners

Event dates: 25 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom

How Green is your Cement

Event dates: 25 November 2008
Event summary: Processing unwanted solvent residues into an alternative to fossil fuel. Could this be a source of greener cement?
Event Venue: Leapark Hotel, GRANGEMOUTH, FK3 9BX, United Kingdom

Searching and Sorting

Event dates: 25 November 2008
Event summary: A seminar on finding and processing chemical information This seminar will provide guidance on what organisations can do for themselves and guidance on outsourcing novelty and infringement searches
Event Venue: ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV West India Invitation Talks

Event dates: 25 November 2008
Event summary: First Invitation Talk, 9.45 TO 10. 35 Professor Ray C F Jones Fŷ��AV, Professor of Organic & Biological Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, UK Dipolar Cycloadditio
Event Venue: National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411 008, India

Chemistry and Physics Seminar: Amino Acid-Derived Organometallics: Applications and Solution Structure

Event dates: 26 November 2008
Event summary: By Professor Richard Jackson, Sheffield University
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

‘The challenges of digital & creative media in the 21st Century’

Event dates: 26 November 2008
Event summary: Join us to discuss ‘The challenges of digital & creative media in the 21st Century’
Event Venue: Mercure St Paul's Hotel, Sheffield, S1 2JE, United Kingdom

LAUNCH EVENT for Nottingham Fluids and Particles Research

Event dates: 26 November 2008
Event summary: www.nfpr.org.uk Launch event followed by a lecture: “Challenges in Particle Technology” a talk by Prof. M. Ghadiri, University of Leeds Manufacturing of products involving particulate solids is
Event Venue: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom

Genotoxicology – Extrapolations from molecules to man

Event dates: 26 November 2008
Event summary: Organised by the Industrial Genotoxicology Group of the United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society. The morning session will review risk assessment from in silico predictions to levels of toxico
Event Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Wines of Spain

Event dates: 26 November 2008
Event summary: Pictures, wines and tapas
Event Venue: Queensgate Restaurant, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

The Case for Nuclear Energy

Event dates: 26 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, SA1 1RR, United Kingdom

Bread and its Markets: How Chemistry has Modified Tradition

Event dates: 26 November 2008
Event summary: The three speakers will between them cover the history of baking from the earliest times (several thousand years ago) to the present day and the chemical aspects of baking, in particular the formati
Event Venue: ŷ��AV, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

Chemistry for Non-Specialists KS4

Event dates: 26 - 27 November 2008
Event summary: This 4 day course is aimed at raising confidence and expertise in teaching Chemistry amongst non-specialist school science teachers.
Event Venue: Nunnery Wood High School, Worcestershire, WR5 2LT, United Kingdom

Chemistry and Biology meet in the end: telomeres as therapeutic targets

Event dates: 27 November 2008
Event summary: The lecture will describe how the structural organisation of the ends of human chromosomes can be exploited in the rational design of small molecules active against human cancer cells.
Event Venue: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Obesity - A growing problem

Event dates: 27 November 2008
Event summary: Obesity is increasing on an epidemic scale in the developed world, and its associated morbidity and mortality pose one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st century. The problem has a high
Event Venue: University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

A Joint Meeting on Planning a New Generation of Nuclear Power Reactors in Britain

Event dates: 27 November 2008
Event summary: Talks will be given on 'The AP1000 Reactor' and 'The European Pressurised Reactor'
Event Venue: The Loop Cafe, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Planning a New Generation of Nuclear Power Reactors in Britain

Event dates: 27 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: The Loop Café, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Planning a New Generation of Nuclear Power Reactors in Britain

Event dates: 27 November 2008
Event summary: Talks will be given on 'Westinghouse AP1000 Reactor' and 'European Pressurised Reactor'.
Event Venue: The Loop Restaurant, Abingdon, OX14 4RR, United Kingdom

Fireworks Lecture

Event dates: 27 November 2008
Event summary: An entertaining demonstration lecture about fireworks. Will cover the chemistry behind the fireworks, and will also include information on how firework displays are put together.
Event Venue: University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S3 7HF, United Kingdom

CANCELLED: Industrial Chemistry and Education

Event dates: 28 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: United Kingdom

Integration of drug discovery and systems biology

Event dates: 28 November 2008
Event summary: This workshop is the third of a series entitled "Analytical Tools for the Life Sciences". This series is aimed to bring together researchers from chemistry and life science to discuss problems and o
Event Venue: Geological Society, London, United Kingdom

Top of the Firm Quiz

Event dates: 28 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: York Brewery, York, United Kingdom

Chemical Sciences Research Seminar

Event dates: 29 November 2008
Event summary:
Event Venue: Keele University, Keele, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom

ŷ��AV Finland Sitsit Party

Event dates: 29 November 2008
Event summary: A traditional Sitsit party, i.e. a dinner with drinks (and singing!) is planned for ŷ��AV Members and guests after the invited lecture
Event Venue: Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, 02150, Finland