Division representatives:
Scott Kroeker, University of Manitoba
David Herbert, University of Manitoba
Symposia and organizers:
Advances in green chemistry - joint with EN/OR
Organizers:
Matthew Gradiski, Green Chemistry Initiative, University of Toronto
Kevin Szkop, Green Chemistry Initiative, University of Toronto
Maria Cleveland, Green Chemistry UBC, The University of British Columbia
Jade Poisson, Green Chemistry UBC, The University of British Columbia
Jeanette Loos, Green Chemistry UBC, University of British Columbia
Patrick Giesbrecht, Dalhousie University Green Chemistry Initiative, Dalhousie University
Advances in main group chemistry
Organizer:
Jamie Ritch, University of Winnipeg
Invited speakers:
Kim Baines, Western University
Saurabh Chitnis, Dalhousie University
Robert Gilliard, Jr., University of Virginia, USA
Eva Hevia, University of Bern, Switzerland
Michael Hill, University of Bath, UK
Ian Manners, University of Victoria
Alex Spokoyny, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Chemistry and applications of functional molecular materials - joint with OR
Organizer:
Viktor Nemykin, University of Manitoba
Invited speakers:
Tomas Torres, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Dirk Guildi, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
Early career investigator symposium - joint with BM/OR
Organizer:
Christopher Thibodeaux, Mcgill University
Invited speakers:
Zac Hudson, University of British Columbia
Avena Ross, Queen's University
Ryan Hili, York University
Saurabh Chitnas, Dalhousie University
Jeff Chan, University of Illinois, USA
Wei-Chen Chang, North Carolina State University, USA
From coordination polymers to metal-organic frameworks: the chemistry and application of scaffolding materials - joint with MT
Organizers:
Michael Katz, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ashlee Howarth, Concordia University
Invited speakers:
Kim Dunbar, Texas A&M University, USA
Joseph Hupp, Northwestern University, USA
Tendai Gadzikwa, Kansas State University, USA
Sara Thoi, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Yangyang Liu, California State University, Los Angeles, USA
George Shimizu, University of Calgary
Tomislav Friščić, McGill University
Yining Huang, Western University
Bradley Gibbons, Virginia Tech, USA
Symposium Sponsor:
Anton Paar Canada
Hypervalent iodine chemistry - joint with OR
Organizers:
Viktor Zhdankin, University of Minnesota Duluth
Graham Murphy, University of Waterloo
Invited speakers:
Thomas Wirth, Cardiff University, UK
Geraldine Masson, Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, France
Ligand design in metal coordination chemistry and catalysis
Organizers:
Dave Herbert, University of Manitoba
Connie Lu, University of Minnesota
Invited Speakers:
Kenneth Wärnmark, Lund University, Sweden
Louise Berben, University of California – Davis, USA
Oleg Ozerov, Texas A&M University, USA
Jennifer Love, University of Calgary
Laura Turculet, Dalhousie University
Marcus Drover, University of Windsor
Carsten Milsmann, West Virginia University, USA
Saurabh Chitnis, Dalhousie University
Symposium Sponsor:
Inorganic Chemistry (ACS Publications)
Metals in biology, from small molecule therapeutics to big molecule reaction centers - joint with BM
Organizer:
Deborah Zamble, University of Toronto
Invited speakers:
David Barondeau, Texas A&M University, USA
Annie Castonguay, INRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie
Ann English, Concordia University
Jurgen Gailer, University of Calgary
John Honek, University of Waterloo
Tim Storr, Simon Fraser University
Charles Walsby, Simon Fraser University
Jeff Warren, Simon Fraser University
Limei Zhang, University of Nebraska, USA
Novel activation strategies in catalysis: fundamental and applied innovation - joint with OR
Organizers:
Lisa Rosenberg, University of Victoria
Rylan Lundgren, University of Alberta
Invited speakers:
Rob Knowles, Princeton University, USA
Sebastien Monfette, Pfizer, USA
Dan Lehnherr, Merck, USA
Alex Radosevich, MIT, USA
Johanna Blacquiere, Western University
Janelle Steves, GlaxoSmithKline, USA
Tianning Diao, New York University
Recent advances in inorganic chemistry (general session)
Organizer:
Brian Sterenberg, University Regina
Solid-state chemistry in honour of John E. Greedan: the meeting place of structure, reactivity, and property - joint with MT
Organizers:
Mario Bieringer, University of Manitoba
Chris Wiebe, University of Winnipeg
Invited speakers:
Susan Kauzlarich, UC Davis, USA
Jason Gardner, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, China
Athena Sefat, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Shahab Dherakhshan, California State University, Long Beach, USA
Tomoko Aharen, Sanoh Industrial Co. Ltd., Japan
Farshid Ramezanipour, University of Louisville, USA
Andrew Wills, University College London, UK
Solid-state NMR symposium in honour of Roderick E. Wasylishen - joint with PTC
Organizers:
Scott Kroeker, University of Manitoba
David Bryce, University of Ottawa
Invited speakers:
Roderick Wasylishen, University of Alberta
Jean-Paul Amoureux, Université de Lille, France
Cynthia Jameson, University of Illinois, USA
Tatyana Polenova, University of Delaware, USA
Marek Pruski, Ames Laboratory, USA
Thomas Vosegaard, Aarhus University, Denmark
Poster Session
Organizer:
Craig MacKinnon, Lakehead University
