Introduction

The 5th ChemComm  International Symposium will take place in Japan and China in May 2011. The purpose of RSC journal symposia is to bring together scientists in a stimulating and friendly environment that will foster collaborations between the researchers and the universities involved in the meetings.

The symposium will feature three one-day meetings. Each one day meeting will feature a selection of lectures covering organic chemistry and catalysis given by some of the world's leading international scientists. The first one-day meeting, will be held at Kyoto University, Japan, before the symposium moves to China for two further events. The second one-day meeting will be held in Lanzhou University with the final instalment taking place at Nankai University, Tianjin. The symposium is organised by Chemical Communications, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the local host organisations.

The symposium will appeal to academic and industrial scientists with an interest in organic chemistry and catalysis. Attendance at the symposium is free of charge and student participation is strongly encouraged. 

We welcome and encourage posters at all three events, please contact the Editor for more information.

Venue and dates

The 5th International ChemComm symposium will take place as follows: 

• Monday 16th May 2011 - Symposium at Seminar House in the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Japan                
• Wednesday 18th May 2011 - Symposium at Lecture Hall, Fei Yun Building, Lanzhou University, 222 Tianshui S. Road., Lanzhou, Gansu 730000 
• Friday 20th May 2011 - Symposium at Nankai University, Tianjin, China   

Speakers 

In Kyoto University:

• Veronique Gouverneur - University of Oxford, UK 
• Ben Feringa - Groningen University, the Netherlands
• Viresh Rawal - University of Chicago, USA 
• Atsuhiro Osuka - Kyoto University, Japan
• Tsutomu Katsuki - Kyushu University, Japan
• Zhenfeng Xi - Peking University, China
• Kuiling Ding - Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China                   

In Lanzhou University:

• Veronique Gouverneur - University of Oxford, UK
• Ben Feringa - Groningen University, the Netherlands
• Viresh Rawal - University of Chicago, USA                  
• Keiji Maruoka - Kyoto University, Japan 
• Xinhe Bao - Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China  
• Dawei Ma - Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
• Deqing Zhang - Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China                

In Nankai University, Tianjin:

• Veronique Gouverneur - University of Oxford, UK 
• Ben Feringa - Groningen University, the Netherlands
• Viresh Rawal - University of Chicago, USA
• Keiji Maruoka - Kyoto University, Japan
• Zhen Yang - Peking University, China
• Jun Chen - Nankai University, China 
• Buxing Han - Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China