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Warwick Polymer Conference 2012 will be held in the University of Warwick on July 9th-12th. The level of science and social events will be at their maximum! Please see below the list of speakers.

The deadline for the abstract submission is 30th of April and spaces are limited to the first 500 registrations (last 75 to go by today). Please follow the link for further information. www.warwick2012.org.uk

Speakers include Sir Fraser Stoddart, George Whitesides, Jean Frechet, Craig Hawker, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Karen Wooley, Mitsuo Sawamoto, Joe DeSimone, Virgil Percec, Tazuko Aida, Xi Zhang, Ming Jiang, Ian Manners, Patrick Theato, Graeme Moad, Jan Van Hest, Brent Sumerlin, Stuart Rowan, Sebastien Lecommandoux, Philippe Dubois, C Remzi Becer, Matt Gibson, Filip Du Prez, Eva Harth, Sebastien Perrier, Greg Tew, Ian Hamley, Neil Cameron, Jean-Francois Lutz, Cameron Alexander, Jeffrey Pyun, Barney Grubbs, Jon Weaver, Charlotte Williams, Paul Topham, Bernadette Charleux, Maria Vamvakaki, Heather Maynard, Jonathan Howse, Bert Klumperman, Jose (Txema) Asua, Michael Meier, Joachim Spatz, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Harm-Anton Klok, Martina Stenzel, Todd Emrick, Beppe Mantovani, David Fulton, Steve Howdle, Yusuf Yagci, Molly Stevens, Helmut Schlaad, Tom Davis, Neil Ayres, Julian Nicolas, Mathias Destarac, Nicolay Tsarevsky, Matt Becker, Olivier Colombani, Daniel Savin, Brett Helms, Terry Cosgrove, Uli Schubert, Richard Hoogenboom, Cyrille Boyer, Jim Hedrick, Eva Malmstrom, Kelly Velonia, Didier Bourissou, Volga Bulmus, Chris Sammon, Andrew Cooper, Levent Demirel, Jean-Francois Gohy, Amitav Sanyal, Steve Brocchini, Therese Reineke, Kristi Kiick…

Polymer Chemistry has organised a poster prize at EUPOC 2012. Organised by The European Polymer Federation the conference will be held near Lake Garda at the Palazzo Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Italy. The topic of the 2012 conference is: “Porous Polymer-based Systems: From Design to Application”

The organisers hope the conference will bring together the various disparate communities that work on porous polymers. These communities include those working on the development of materials for membranes, catalysis, absorption, microelectronics, drug delivery, tissue engineering, and lightweight materials. The conference will present topics with similar underlying themes that originate in a variety of research areas with very different perspectives.

The Invited Speakers include:
Markus Antonietti, MPI-KG Golm (Germany); Alexander Bismarck, Imperial College (UK); Neil R. Cameron, University of Durham (UK); Andrew I. Cooper, University of Liverpool (UK); Herve Deleuze, Université Bordeaux I (France); Gaetano Guerra, Università di Salerno (Italy); Neil McKeown, Cardiff University (UK); Philippe Mesini, CNRS (France); Manuel Monleón Pradas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain); Julio San Román, CSIC (Spain); Edwin L. Thomas, Rice University (USA); Mathias Ulbricht, Universität Essen (Germany); Ulrich Wiesner, Cornell University (USA).

For more information about the meeting, please see the web site: http://www.dcci.unipi.it/eupoc2012/ 

Conference Scope:

Polymer Therapeutics are amongst the most successful first generation “Nanomedicines”. A growing number of products have been approved by Regulatory Authorities for routine clinical use and others are progressing through clinical trials as single agents or as components of combination therapy regimes.

Polymer Therapeutics include inherently biologically active polymeric drugs and polymeric sequestrants, polymer-protein and polymer-drug conjugates, block copolymer micelles, and the supramolecular assemblies that form multi-component polyplexes designed to promote cytosolic delivery of genes, siRNAs and proteins.

Ever more sophisticated synthetic chemistry is leading to complex three dimensional polymeric architectures, including dendrimers, dendronised polymers and self-assembling nano-sized particles. Many polymeric carriers and hybrid polymer-coated systems are being developed as imaging agents and theranostics.

As clinical applications broaden to include treatments for infectious and inflammatory diseases, tissue repair and regeneration, and diseases of the ageing population there has been growing interest in the use of biodegradable polymers that are more suited to use for chronic treatments.

Plenary Lectures:

• Virgil Percec (Univ. Pennsylvania) • Dendrimers, dendrimersomes and other complex architectures with potential for drug delivery
• Bernhards Ogutu (Kenya Medical Research Inst.) •The challenge of diseases of poverty in Africa
• Scott E. McNeil (Nanotech Characterization Lab, NCI) • Challenges for the translation of advanced nanomedicines into clinical development
• Michelle Bradbury (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) • Development of Multimodal (including PET) Imaging platforms: Design, Evaluation and Translation from Lab to Clinic”

Please visit the conference website for additional information & registration:

APME 2011, “IUPAC 9^th International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering”, was held at Dedeman Cappadocia Hotel & Convention Center, Cappadocia, TURKEY, from September 5th to 8th, 2011. The aim of the APME 2011 was to discuss the fundamental aspects and recent developments of macromolecular engineering and evaluate its potential in the syntheses of smart materials from complex structures (grafts, brushes, dendrimers, etc.) to nanostructures (self-assembly, nano-size, etc.) for a wide range of applications.

The APME 2011 was attended by 220 participants from 25 different countries. There were 80 oral and 170 poster presentations in the conference. The poster prizes were awarded to:

1^st Functionalization of MW-CNT by Demet Karaca Balta, Ahmet Ozsen, Nergis Arsu

2^nd Photo Cross-Linked pH and Temperature Sensitive Positively Charged Hydrogel Films for the Immobilization of Enzymes by Anne Richter, Dietmar Appelhans, Brigitte Voit

3^rd Asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) for the characterization of different polymer systems by Esra Altuntas, Martin Hager, Ulrich S. Shubert

The APME 2011 was organized by Dr. Yusuf Yagci (Co-chairman), Dr. Munmaya K. Mishra (Co-chairman) and Dr. M. Atilla Tasdelen (General Secretary). The selection of Cappadocia for the location of APME 2011 provided an exciting atmosphere for the exchange of scientific ideas. The APME 2011 provided a useful platform for scientific, social and cultural interactions amongst the participants. The organizing committee would like to sincerely thank all the participants for their contributions to the success of the meeting.

The next APME 2013 will be held in Durham Centre for Soft Matter, Durham University, United Kingdom.
The symposium will be chaired by Dr. Lian R. Hutchings.

European Polymer Federation (EPF) and the group of polymers GEP of the Spanish Royal Chemistry and Royal Physics Societies, would like to send a cordial and warm invitation to participate in the forthcoming  EUROPEAN POLYMER CONGRESS EPF2011, and XII CONGRESS OF THE SPECIALIZED GROUP OF POLYMERS GEP, which will be held in the GRANADA CONGRESS CENTRE “Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos” , from the 26th June until the first of July, 2011. This international conference centre is placed in the centre  of the historical and wonderful city of GRANADA which provides a unique opportunity to combine the participation in the sessions of the most important meeting held in Europe, and discover the magic and wonderful city visiting the  well recognized historical sites considered as HERITAGE OF THE MANKIND.

Universally recognized plenary conference speakers have confirmed their participation, and selected invited speakers will contribute to offer a complete program with 12 plenary conferences, 60 invited lectures, about 350 oral presentations, and a selected number of posters. The topics that will be covered during this conference are;

1. Synthetic Routes: Monomers and Polymers from Bioresources and Advanced Methodologies
2. New Analytical and Characterization Tools
3. Advanced Processing and Recycling Technologies
4. Polymers for Advanced Applications Including Energy, Transport, Packaging and Environmentally Friendly Activities
5. Chemistry and Physics of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies
6. Bioinspired Polymers, Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Prof. Julio San Roman and the organizing committee of the EPF2011/GEP2011, is encouraging the participation of both academic and industrial specialists, to exchange ideas and discuss perspectives in the field of Polymer Science and Technology, to contribute for new developments and close cooperation between scientific groups and companies.