Congress Main Areas

Analytical/Environmental

•  Environmental Chemistry and Global Climate
•  Bioanalytical Chemistry
•  Green Chemistry
•  New Frontiers in the ICP-MS Methodology in the Analysis of Environmental Samples.
•  Recent Advances in Chromatographic Analysis
•  The Chemistry of Dioxins and Furans in the Environment

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

•  Biochemistry and its Role in Biosciences.
•  New Frontiers in Genomics and Proteomics.
•  Medicinal Chemistry from Tropical Sources in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
•  Supramolecular Systems and its Role in Biochemical Interactions.
•  Molecular Understanding of Biology.
•  Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Nucleic Acids

Chemical Education

• Innovations in Chemical Education
• Recent Advances in the Use of Technological Strategies in Chemical Education
• The Discovery Approach in General Chemistry
• Public Understanding of Chemistry
• Impact of the Chemical Education in the Workforce Development

Inorganic Chemistry

• Recent Advances in Coordination Chemistry
• Metalproteins and Metals in Biochemical Metabolisms

Nano Science

• Nanotechnology and Semiconductors
• The Incorporation of Nanotechnology in the Study of Biochemical Reactions
• Development of Nanotubes in Surface Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

• Recent Advances in Organic Synthesis
• Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis
• Recent Developments in Physical Organic Chemistry
• The Chemistry of Natural Products Chiral Studies in Organic Chemistry
• New Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules

Physical Chemistry

• Recent Advances in NMR and MRI Techniques
• Theoretical Chemistry Approach to Solve Biochemical Mechanisms
• New Frontiers in Electrochemistry
• Spectroscopic Methods in Physical Chemistry

Congress Main Local Topic

The Role of Biotechnology in the Development of the Agricultural and Pharmaceutical Industry

• Bioanalytical Chemistry Contribution to the Development of Biotechnology
• Discovery and Selection of Successful Biopharmaceutical Drugs
• The Development of the Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutical Industry

Site and Local Arrangements

Convention Center of the Americas

A major focal point of San Juan is its new, state-of-the-art Puerto Rico Convention Center - an architecturally dynamic structure that recalls the shapes and colors of the Caribbean in an elegant, modern style. Designed to accommodate groups of 2,500 to 10,000 attendees, the new Convention Center; the largest in the Caribbean features more than 580,000 square feet (53,882 sq m) of event space. And, as part of a 113-acre urban development project - known as the Convention Center District - the surrounding area offers everything meeting planners expect from a top-notch destination.

The Puerto Rico Convention Center has 152,000 square feet in the Exhibit Hall, Ballrooms for Plenary with a capacity of 3,290 seats, 14,000 square feet, 27 Break-out rooms with a capacity of 60 seats each. In addition, we will have several break-out rooms at the Sheraton, Condado Plaza and Caribe Hilton hotels.

The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, the oldest convention bureau in the Caribbean with more than 42 years of experience, is the official marketing and sales agent for the new Puerto Rico Convention Center. The award winning Bureau also provides all the services meeting planners need to hold a memorable meeting or event.

IUPAC Divisions, Standing Committees and Bureau Meetings - University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Facilities

The University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus will provide fifty rooms for Bureau, Division and Standing Committees Meetings with capacity to up to fifty (50) each. The University will also provide two auditorium rooms with capacity of four hundred (400) seats.

The University will also provide space for staff working offices and dormitory facilities for young scholars awardees and young investigators. The University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus is the largest University of Puerto Rico with about 25,000 student body. The University is located in the Metropolitan Area about 15 minutes bus ride from the Convention Center and the Hotel area. Bases will be provide to transport the delegates from the Convention Center to the University free of charge.

Scientific Program

General scientific subjects and topics were included in Section II of this proposal. The Congress will include plenary lectures, symposia, oral presentations, poster presentations, workshops and group meetings. There will be ten concurrent sessions each day from Monday through Thursday and Poster Sessions each afternoon and evening from Monday through Thursday.

There will be at least two workshops each day from Monday through Thursday. There will be seven plenary lecturers, two every day at 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. every day, except Thursday.

Tentative Plenary Titles

• New Developments in Ultrafast Diffraction and Microscopy

• Fullerene Tubes as Essential Tools in New Technological Developments in Chemistry

• Chemistry of the Chlorofluorocarbons and Global Warming

• Supramolecular Chemistry: the Old, the Present and the Future

• Real and Hypothetical Intermediate Valence Fluoride Ag+2/Ag+1 Systems as Potential Superconductors

• Cyclopolymerization of diethyldipropargylmalonate and related species yields five and six membered rings polymers.

• RNA Catalysis and the Replication of Chromosome Telomeres.

• Mechanism of Action of Cytochrome C Oxidase versus Structural Genomics.

• RNA as a Research Tool for Studying Gene Functions.

• Molecular Basis of Eukaryotic Transcription: DNA and RNA Interactions.

• New Advancements in ICP-MS as Analytical Tool for Environmental Samples.

Young Scientists Program

To encourage young chemists to participate in this unique congress, the organizers have established a program, offering travel assistance. The program is especially targeted to young scientists from developing and economically disadvantaged countries. About 40 awards will be made available to qualified candidates as a contribution toward their registration and travel costs. The awards of up to $2000 will be made available to qualified candidates as a contribution to the travel expenses and registration fees.

Applications from candidates under age 35 are welcomed. Award winners will be expected to submit an abstract of a poster or paper to be presented at the Congress. These abstracts will be subject to adjudication as will all other submissions for presentation at the meeting.

There is no specific application form, but applicants are required to provide:

• a letter of application

• a brief CV

• a confirmation of their current status and affiliation

• a publication list

• Two (2) letters of support from the appropriate department head, dean, research advisor or laboratory supervisor