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7th International Symposium on Enabling Technologies (ETP 2013)

April 30 – May 1, 2013
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
255 Front Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ETP 2013 provides an open, interdisciplinary forum for scientists, engineers and technologists to discuss research and development of innovative tools that extend the bioanalytical capabilities of researchers.  Features include a world-class program of invited speakers from industry and academia, oral and poster presentations from submitted abstracts and exhibitor showcases.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION – opens December 1, 2012

REGISTRATION – opens December 1, 2012
Fees include Breaks and Networking Reception

List of Speakers:

Dr. Perdita Barran, The University of Edinburgh
Dr. Ronald Beavis, Beavis Informatics Ltd.
Dr. John D. Brennan, McMaster University
Dr. Donald Douglas, University of British Columbia
Dr. Norman Dovichi, University of Notre Dame
Dr. Daniele Fabris, University at Albany
Dr. John Klassen, University of Alberta
Dr. X. Chris Le, University of Alberta
Dr. Richard Oleschuk, Queen’s University
Dr. Anthony Pawson, Mount Sinai Hospital
Dr. Pierre Thibault, Université de Montréal
Dr. Dietrich Volmer, Saarland University
Dr. John Wilkins, University of Manitoba

Symposium Chair: Dr. Daniel Figeys, University of Ottawa

We’ve collected together below some papers from these invited speakers, which will be free to access until 16 November – do use the opportunity to take a look.

How useful is ion mobility mass spectrometry for structural biology? The relationship between protein crystal structures and their collision cross sections in the gas phase
Ewa Jurneczko and Perdita E. Barran
Analyst, 2011, 136, 20-28
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00373E

Bioactive paper dipstick sensors for acetylcholinesterase inhibitors based on sol–gel/enzyme/gold nanoparticle composites
Roger E. Luckham and John D. Brennan
Analyst, 2010, 135, 2028-2035
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00283F

Simplified sheath flow cuvette design for ultrasensitive laser induced fluorescence detection in capillary electrophoresis
Oluwatosin O. Dada, Bonnie J. Huge and Norman J. Dovichi
Analyst, 2012, 137, 3099-3101
DOI: 10.1039/C2AN35321K

Characterization of microstructured fibre emitters: in pursuit of improved nano electrospray ionization performance
Xinyun Wu, Richard D. Oleschuk and Natalie M. Cann
Analyst, 2012, 137, 4150-4161
DOI: 10.1039/C2AN35249D

Micro- and nanostructures and their application in gas chromatography
M. Mittermüller and D. A. Volmer
Analyst, 2012, 137, 3195-3201
DOI: 10.1039/C2AN35184F

Point-of-Care Diagnostics Workshop
4 December 2012, Burlington House, London, UK

Point-of-care diagnostic (POC) test devices provide rapid results on an ever expanding range of medical tests, helping to streamline healthcare and improve clinical outcomes. Research on microfluidics for POC applications has increased markedly in recent years, fuelled by an interest in constructing field-deployable analytical instruments. The interest in POC microfluidic-based devices has been intense and has cut across all major disciplines in lab-on-a-chip research, including engineering (biomedical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical), chemistry, and physics.  For further details please visit the website.

Abstract submission deadline: 31 October 2012. Abstract submission is now available online.

Application deadline: 31 October 2012. Application is now available online.

Workshop format
The aims of this Joint Biochemical Society/Royal Society of Chemistry workshop are to provide participants with a better understanding of the challenges involved in translating research outputs into application and to help encourage collaborations with industry and clinicians on POC. The workshop will bring together researchers who work at the interface between biology, chemistry and the wider life and medical sciences. Participants will be encouraged to participate in oral presentations, as well as in discussion groups intended to help move this area forward.

Speakers
Dr Ana Alfirevic, University of Liverpool, UK
Professor Andrew de Mello, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Attendance is by application only and will be FREE of charge for Biochemical Society and Royal Society of Chemistry members.

This workshop is the fourth of a series entitled “Analytical Tools for the Life Sciences”, a collaborative project between the Biochemical Society and Royal Society of Chemistry members.

The Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) is pleased to announce that at their recent Governing Board meeting in March three new member organizations, namely the AES Electrophoresis Society, the Spectroscopical Society of Japan (SpSJ), and the North American Society for Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (NASLIBS), have been accepted to the federation as full member organizations.

The Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) is an organization designed to further the interests of analytical chemistry and spectroscopy on behalf of its member organizations.

In 1973, FACSS was founded as a federation of member organizations for the exchange of ideas at the forefront of analytical sciences. Over the last thirty nine years FACSS has pursued five critical objectives to realize the Federation’s goals:

A. Education and Training
B. Advancement of Knowledge
C. Advancement of Technology
D. Social and Professional Peer Networking
E. Promotion / Enabling of Interests of Member Organizations

With the addition of the AES Electrophoresis Society, the Spectroscopical Society of Japan (SpSJ), and the North American Society for Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (NASLIBS), to the federation’s existing member organizations [Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS), ANACHEM, the Coblentz Society, the International Society for Automation (ISA) – Analysis Division, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Analytical Division, and the
Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS)], FACSS is now 10-member societies strong. This expansion reflects a unique element of FACSS and its annual North American meeting, SciX, in that all areas and aspects of analytical chemistry and spectroscopy are welcome, bringing together leading scientists from among many disciplines for scientific exchange.

FACSS believes that the addition of these three member organizations will enhance its ability to serve the analytical chemistry and spectroscopy community.

Future North American conferences presented by FACSS will carry the name SciX – the Great Scientific eXchange. Additional information on SciX and the 2012 SciX conference is available at www.scixconference.org.