Lab on a Chip has established itself at the heart of the miniaturisation community through various sponsorships for prizes and awards, which recognise and highlight the contributions of young and emerging scientists in the field, to online support via new initiatives such as 'Chips & Tips'- the quick-fix online forum providing useful advice on common practical problems for scientists in the miniaturisation world. 

More issues, more leading research and a new editorial board chair - 2009 promises to be an exciting year for the Lab on a Chip community.

Do you know which RSC journals you can access at your institution? Or whether you can use the RSC Journals Archive? If you're not sure, help is at hand. 

We've introduced a special web page to help you to find out exactly what RSC content you can access. This new page is called Your RSC Subscriptions and it lists all products for which your organisation has a current subscription, plus other content which may be available to you, such as the RSC Journals Archive and the RSC eBook Collection. 

You can also find out about RSC content that is available free, including: 

• Research articles that are free for a limited time
• News articles in magazines
• Free chapters from the RSC eBook Collection
  

The Second ChemComm International Symposium on Supramolecular Chemistry will take place in Korea in November 2008 with one-day meetings in Seoul, Daejeon and Pohang. This follows a successful First ChemComm International Symposium on Polymers and Polymer Science in China in December 2007. 

ChemComm, with an impact factor of 5.14, publishes some of the most significant work in the chemical sciences and is the fastest at publishing general chemistry communications. ChemComm Symposia aim to bring together scientists in an environment that fosters collaborations between the researchers and universities involved. All symposia are free to attend and each is devoted to a topical area of the chemical sciences, featuring an invited programme of international and locally based expert speakers. In this second symposium, the programme is supplemented by a poster session, showcasing the work of local universities. 

As the second symposium approaches fast and promises to be as successful as the first, plans for a third symposium next year in China are already well underway. The Third ChemComm International Symposium on the topic of Organic Chemistry will be held in February 2009, with meetings in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu.

For more details on ChemComm Symposia, and full programme schedules for the Second Symposium on Supramolecular Chemistry in Korea, visit the ChemComm webpage.