Program: Divisions

Organic Chemistry

Division Representatives

Claude Legault, Université de Sherbrooke
Jean-François Paquin, Université Laval

Symposia and Organizers:

Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry

Organizers:
F. Hof, University of Victoria
S. Eisler, University of New Brunswick
Invited Speakers:
Igor Alabugin, Florida State University, USA
Derek Pratt, University of Ottawa
Silvia Giordani, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Andrew Woolley, University of Toronto
Juli Gibbs-Davis, University of Alberta
Jonathan Nitschke, University of Cambridge, UK
Andreea Schmitzer, Université de Montréal
Anne Petitjean, Queen’s University
Pat Forgione, Concordia University

Advances in Synthetic Chemistry

Part 1. New Synthetic Methods
Part 2. Aromatic Functionalization
Organizers:
A. Beauchemin, University of Ottawa
A. Gagnon, Université du Québec à Montréal
V. Snieckus, Queen's University
Invited Speakers:
Rob Batey, University of Toronto
Mitch Smith, Michigan State University, USA
Arturo Orellana, York University
Shawn Collins, Université de Montréal
Cathy Crudden Queen’s University
Jérôme Waser École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Nicolai Cramer, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Timothy Hurst, York University
Elizabeth Jarvo, University of California - Irvine, USA
James L. Leighton, Columbia University, USA

Chemistry of Natural Products

Organizers:
N.A. Magarvey, McMaster University
R. Kerr, University of PEI
R. Britton, Simon Fraser University
Invited Speakers:
Raymond Andersen, University of British Columbia
David Jakeman, Dalhousie University
Katherine Ryan, University of British Columbia
Andrew Evans, Queen's University
Mike Kerr, University of Western Ontario
Fred G. West, University of Alberta
Marco Ciufolini, University of British Columbia
William Gerwick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA
Christopher Boddy, University of Ottawa
Jon Clardy, Harvard University, USA
Rob Britton, Simon Fraser University

General Session

Organizers:
J.-F. Paquin, Université Laval
C. Legault, Université de Sherbrooke

Glycochemistry and Glycobiology – joint with BM

Organizers:
B. Grindley, Dalhousie University
D.L. Jakeman, Dalhousie University
Invited Speakers:
Harry Brumer, University of British Columbia
Mario Monteiro, University of Guelph
Robert J. Linhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
David Crich, Wayne State University, USA
Chris Cairo, University of Alberta
David Vocadlo, Simon Fraser University

Green Chemistry III: Synthesis and Processing Methods - joint with IN and IC

Organizers:
R. Singer, St. Mary's University
P. Jessop, Queen's University
Invited Speakers:
CJ Li, McGill University
Joseph Fortunak, Howard University, USA
Tomas Hudlicky, Brock University

Synthetic and Catalytic Aspects of Fluorine Chemistry - joint with IN

Organizers:
J. Love, University of British Columbia
G. Sammis, University of British Columbia
J.-F. Paquin, Université Laval
Invited Speakers:
Sam Johnson, University of Windsor
Gary Schrobilgen, McMaster University
Oleg Ozerov, Texas A&M; University, USA
Thomas Braun, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany
Michael Gerken, University of Lethbridge
Jinbo Hu, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
Petr Vachal, Merck & Co., USA
Marc-Olivier Turcotte-Savard, OmegaChem

Organic Chemistry Related Symposia

Green Chemistry II: Catalysis - joint with IC and IN

Organizers:
F. Kerton, Memorial University of Newfoundland
C. Kozak, Memorial University of Newfoundland
D. Amoroso, Cytec Industries

Recent Advances in Peptides and Peptidomimetics – joint with BM

Organizers:
W. Lubell, Université de Montréal
Y. Dory, Université de Sherbrooke
D. Perrin, University of British Columbia

Nature in Action: Drug-design using Natural Products - joint with BM

Organizers:
G. Bérubé, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
D. Poirier, Université Laval

Organosulphur and other Chemistry Topics that Inspire Careers in Science:
A Symposium in Honour of David N. Harpp – joint with CE

Organizers:
C.-J. Li, McGill University
Y. Tsantrizos, McGill University

Halogen Bonding and Other Non-Covalent Interactions – joint with PT

Organizers:
D.L. Bryce, University of Ottawa
M. Taylor, University of Toronto

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