AsCA'09 Beijing Joint Conference of the Asian Crystallographic Association and Chinese Crystallographic Society October 22-25, 2009, Beijing, China
Website: http://www.ciccst.org.cn/asca09/ PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to August 5, 2009. SPONSORS: The Asian Crystallographic Association Chinese Academy of Sciences National Natural Science Foundation of China LOCAL ORGANIZERS: Chinese Crystallographic Society (CCrS) Biophysical Society of China (BSC) Institute of Biophysics, CAS (IBP) Nankai University Tsinghua University Peking University Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to Beijing for the Joint Conference of the Asian Crystallographic Association and Chinese Crystallographic Society, AsCA'09, from October 22-25 2009. This conference is devoted to crystallography in Asia. The meeting aims to cover all aspects of crystallography, ranging from inorganic and organic small molecules to macromolecular proteins, viruses, and membrane proteins; from crystal growth to protein engineering; from structural chemistry and material science to nanoscience and nanotechnology; from crystal structure, proteomics, and genomics, to drug design; from diffraction physics and ray optics to the applications of electron, neutron, and synchrotron X-ray photons for structural investigations, and so on. Beijing, the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games, is the political, educational and cultural capital of China. It offers an exciting and stimulating blend of rich cultural heritage and thoroughly modern facilities. The city is home to many beautiful historic sites, including the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace. The AsCA'09 meeting will be held in Jingyi Hotel, an elegant conference facility opened prior to the 2008 Olympic Games. Boasting excellent meeting, recreation and health facilities, Jingyi Hotel is located 6 km from downtown Beijing and 40 km from Beijing International Airport. It is within easy reach of many cultural sights, either via taxi or by subway from two nearby subway stations. We look forward to welcoming you to Beijing in 2009. With your participation, we have every confidence that AsCA'09 will be a successful meeting, both scientifically and socially. Yours sincerely, Zihe Rao Chairman, AsCA'09 President of Nankai University President of the Biophysical Society of China Jianhua Lin Chairman, AsCA'09 Vice President of Peking University President of the Chinese Crystallographic Society Invited speakers (secured so far): PLENARY LECTURES: Ted Baker: "Why crystallography?" Hongkun Park: "Capturing Light and Poking Cells with Nanowires" Yoshinori Fujiyoshi: "Structural physiology based on electron crystallography" KEYNOTE LECTURES: Joel Sussman: "Proteopedia - a Scientific 'Wiki' Bridging the Rift Between 3D Structure and Function of Biomacromolecules" David Owen: "Cargo recognition during clathrin-coated vesicle formation" Matthew Rosseinsky: "Reactivity and flexibility in metal-organic frameworks: amino-acid based and post-synthetically functionalised materials" Thomas Mak: "Crystalline silver(I) complexes containing all-carbon and carbon-rich anionic ligands" Session Topics: 1. STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY Membrane proteins Protein-nucleic acid complexes Structural genomics Structural biology in disease/structure-based drug design Macromolecular assemblies New tools for macromolecular crystallography Hot structures 2. CHEMICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES Inorganic and nano-materials Charge density studies Organic crystal engineering and structure Metal-organic crystal engineering Superconductivity and crystal properties 3. SPECIALISED TECHNIQUES Neutron and synchrotron sources and applications Advanced imaging techniques Small angle scattering and soft materials crystallography Powder diffraction Electron microscopy and diffraction A new feature of this AsCA meeting will be a Plenary Symposium Session for young scientists, 'AsCA Rising Stars'. Six speakers will be selected from the submitted abstract to participate in this symposium. Those eligible for selection will either be current PhD students or a young post-docs (thesis submitted after October 2006). When the abstract is submitted, a letter must be provided by the young scientist's supervisor requesting that he/she be considered for this session and confirming their eligibility. The supervisor must then ensure that any young scientist they are recommending comes prepared to give a 15 minute plenary presentation. Young scientists selected to participate will be notified the evening before the 'Rising Stars' symposium. Two speakers will be selected from each of the meeting's main themes, Structural Biology, Chemical Crystallography, and Specialized Techniques. For further information and registration details, please visit the conference website: http://www.ciccst.org.cn/asca09/
