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Second global EuCheMS General Assembly Helsinki Chemicals Forum The second global Helsinki Chemicals Forum in Interlaken will be held on 20 to 21 May 2010.The Forum is inviting national and international authorities, Luis Oro, EuCheMS President, chaired the companies and industry associations, interna- 2009 EuCheMS General Assembly hosted by tional organisations, non-governmental bo- the Swiss Chemical Society in Interlaken on dies, human interest groups, and academia for 15 to 16 October, bringing together the an open dialogue to find and contribute to sus- Presidents and other representatives of the tainable solutions for environmental problems EuCheMS member societies and delegates and consumer concerns. from the scientific Divisions. Representatives “The European Chemicals Agency (Echa) is de- of the Federation of African Societies of Che- lighted to be an active partner in the Helsinki mistry (Treasurer Yonas Chebude), IUPAC Chemicals Forum,” says Geert Dancet, Execu- (President Elect Nicole Moreau), the Ameri- tive Director of the Agency states. “The Reach can Chemical Society (President Tom Lane) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging and associated organisations of EuCheMS – (CLP) Regulations will ensure a high level of CEFIC, ECTN, CERC3, COST Chemistry, FECCIA, At the General Assembly:Georg Frater, protection of human health and the environ- the European Physical Society – also made Luis Oro, Nicole Moreau, Yonas Chebude, ment from chemical substances across Euro- valuable contributions to the debates. Par- Evelyn McEwan and Tom Lane (from left). pe – Echa and companies across Europe and ticularly appreciated were the presenta- beyond are working towards that right now. tions by Nicole Moreau on the plans for the co de Angelis will beTreasurer (see page 3). 2010 is a very important and busy year for us International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011, At the conclusion of the General Assemb- all as we prepare for two big deadlines – the Tom Lane on the resurgence of science in the ly, Luis Oro recalled some of the significant registration of chemicals before 1 December United States, Yonas Chebude on the Federa- EuCheMS achievements during the first 2010, and the notifications for classification tion of African Societies of Chemistry (see year of his Presidency. He expressed his con- and labelling one month later.” The Echa’s page 3) and Georg Frater on chemistry in fidence in the increasing efforts of the Divi- 4th Stakeholders’ Day will take place the day Switzerland. sions, Working Parties and member socie- before. The significant achievements of the Euro- ties in supporting EuCheMS in undertaking In 2010 the Helsinki Chemicals Forum will fo- pean Young Chemists Network (EYCN) were new effective actions. Whilst acknowledg- cus on four new, challenging themes related to presented by Sergej Toews, Chair of the ing that EuCheMS has come a long way in a chemicals policy and chemistry as a science: EYCN, a key role of which is to develop rela- short time as European association, he • chemical regulation – global challenges tions between young chemists and industry. stressed the value of taking a strategic ap- • chemical policies – emerging economies Topical issues were debated during break- proach to future development. He high- • competitiveness – financial constraints out discussions on European Chemistry Re- lighted progress in achieving key objectives • green chemistry – solution provider? search and Funding led by Dave Garner and aimed at The keynote speakers of the event are Presi- Peter Kündig, Sustainable Chemistry Educa- • strengthening the EuCheMS science base dent Martti Ahtisaari, the 2008 Winner of tion led by Ilka Parchmann and Richard • building a sustainable policy the Nobel Peace Prize, and Paul J. Crutzen, Pike, IYC 2011 led by Igor Tkatchenko and development activity the 1995 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Wolfram Koch, and Enhancing recognition • encouraging professional development Chemistry. of EuCheMS led by Franco de Angelis and and networking The Helsinki Chemicals Forum is being orga- Sergio Facchetti. • promoting effective partnerships nised by the Chemicals Forum Association in To promote more effective governance, • enhancing communication and co-operation with the European Commission, the EuCheMS constitution will be amended recognition the European Chemicals Agency, the Finnish to provide a smaller Executive Board. Mor- • improving decision making in Government and partners, including the City ten Bjerrum, Henryk Koroniak, Viktor Milata governance and finance. of Helsinki, Greater Helsinki Promotion, the and Jay Siegel will serve as members of the Finally, Luis Oro thanked the Swiss Chemi- Chemical Industry Federation of Finland, and Board, having been elected following nomi- cal Society for its generous hospitality. the University of Helsinki. nation by their member societies, and Fran- Evelyn McEwan, [email protected] www.helsinkichemforum.eu CHIMIA 2010, 64, No. 1/2 115

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In memoriam Norman E. Borlaug Euroanalysis 2009 in Innsbruck

The plant scientist Norman Ernest Borlaug Euroanalysis has become one of the most died on 10 September 2009, aged 95. He did important broad-spectrum analytical con- more than anyone else in the 20th century to ferences covering all aspects of analytical teach the world to feed itself. His work was sciences. It is held every two years in differ- credited with saving hundreds of millions of ent European countries and is organised un- lives. He was widely described as the father of der the auspices of the EuCheMS Division of the broad agricultural movement called the Analytical Chemistry (DAC). In September Green Revolution. Borlaug’s advances in plant 2009 this conference was organised in Inns- breeding led to spectacular success in increas- bruck by the Austrian Society of Analytical Winners of the poster awards with the ing food production in Latin America and Asia Chemistry(ASAC)withWolfgangBuchberger poster jury, chairpersons and sponsor. and brought him international acclaim. In and Wolfgang Lindner as chairmen. 1970, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The number of participants, about 700 ny). Furthermore, Wolfgang Lindner was LW analytical chemists from 53 countries, was presented with the Martin Gold Medal of as high as in previous conferences. Under the Chromatographic Society. New element Copernicium the motto “The impact of Analytical Che- The Robert Kellner Lecture Award estab- mistry on Quality of Life”, 130 lectures and lished by the EuCheMS Division of Analyti- A joint IUPAC/IUPAP Working Party (JWP) has 640 poster presentations resulted in a very cal Chemistry and sponsored by Springer- confirmed the discovery of the element with attractive program which demonstrated the Heidelberg in memory of the achievements atomic number 112 and this by the collabora- broad diversity of analytical sciences. of Robert Kellner was received by Boris Mizai- tion of Sigurd Hofmann and his team from Euroanalysis 2009 was also selected as koff (University Ulm, Germany). the GSI Center for Heavy Ion Research in the perfect stage to honour scientists with The preparations for Euroanalysis 2011 in Darmstadt, Germany. In accord with IUPAC ASAC’s most prestigious awards. The Pregl Belgrade (Serbia) have already started in or- procedures, the discoverers proposed a name, Medal was awarded to Friedrich Lottspeich der to continue this successful series of con- Copernicium, and symbol, Cn, for the element. (Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry, Mar- ferences. This proposal lies within the long tradition of tinsried, Germany), and the Emich Plaque to Jens E.T. Andersen naming elements to honour famous men of Harald Fuchs (University Muenster, Germa- [email protected] science. The work of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 to 1543) has been of exceptional influ- ence on the philosophical and political think- Portrait: The Polish Chemical Society ing of mankind and on the rise of modern sci- ence based on experimental results. The Inor- The Polish Chemical Society was founded cluding four prewar meetings). The Society ganic Chemistry Division recommended this in 1919 after Poland regained indepen- publishes articles in a monthly Chemical proposal for acceptance. dence. The first president was Leon Mar- News and bimonthly in Orbital, the organi- http://old.iupac.org chlewski, Professor of the Jagiellonian Uni- sation news. The Society is a co-editor of the versity in Cracow. From 1921 the journal journal Chemia Analityczna – Chemical Ana- Roczniki Chemii was the organ of the Socie- lysis. The Lodz Department edits an internet ty, but in 1978 changed to English, becom- issue on www.ptchem.lodz.pl and an inter- ing the Polish Journal of Chemistry. The jour- national bulletin sent to other Societies.The nal was published until 2009 with an inter- Society is a coowner of Chemistry - A Europe- ruption during the war years 1939 to 1945. an Journal, Physical Chemistry, Chemical During World War II any activity of the So- Physics and ChemBioChem. In 2010 the Soci- ciety was forbidden by the occupying forces. ety will take part in the European Journal of Polish chemists took part in underground Inorganic Chemistry and European Journal actions, mainly in underground teaching at of Organic Chemistry.The Polish Chemical universities. After the war 13 new local De- Society is a EuCheMS member and has 3000 partments and 30 specialized Sections be- members. Sigurd Hofmann from the GSI Center for gan their work. To date 52 General Meetings Roman Mierzecki, Polish Chemical Society Heavy Ion Research. (Photo: G. Otto, GSI) of Polish chemists have been organised (in- [email protected] 116 CHIMIA 2010, 64, No. 1/2

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2010 European Young New EuCheMS Executive members Chemist Award

The four newly elected members of the Higher Education, having previously served Under the patronage of EuCheMS, the chemi- EuCheMS Executive and the new treasurer as an elected member of the Polish State cal societies of Italy and Germany (SCI and will take office in March. Committee for Scientific Research. He is also GDCh) and the European Young Chemists Net- Franco De Angelis, Past Presi- a member of the Committee of Chemistry, work (EYCN), the 2010 European Young Che- dent of the Societa Chimica Ita- Polish Academy of Sciences. Currently Pro- mist Award is intended to showcase and rec- liana (SCI), will become EuCheMS fessor at Adam Mickiewicz University in ognize the excellent research being carried out Treasurer in March. He has repre- Poznan, he is also President of the European by young scientists working in chemical sented the SCI at the EuCheMS General As- Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN). sciences. The award will be presented at the sembly since 2005 and has served as a mem- Viktor Milata is a member and 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in ber of the EuCheMS Finance and Strategy Past President of the Slovak Che- Nürnberg, Germany and is sponsored by the Committee. Currently Professor at the Uni- mical Society and a member of SCI. The procedure follows in the tradition of versity of L’Aquila, he is a member of the Pro- the Czech Chemical Society. He the 2006 and 2008 European Young Chemists fessional Order of Chemists (Italy) and repre- has represented the Society at the EuCheMS Awards, held in Budapest and Torino during sents the SCI on the European Chemistry General Assembly. Currently Professor at the the European Chemistry Congresses. Thematic Network Association. Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, A specific call for applying for consideration Morten Bjerrum is Past Presi- SlovakTechnical University, he is also a mem- for this award will be presented soon on dent of the Danish Chemical So- ber of the EuCheMS Working Party on Green www.euchems-congress2010.org. ciety, during which time he rep- and Sustainable Chemistry. Bruno Pignataro, SCI, [email protected] resented the Society at meetings Jay Siegel is a member of the Sergej Toews, EYCN, [email protected] of the EuCheMS General Assembly. Current- Swiss Chemical Society and, as ly Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the the Chair of the EuCheMS GDCh Foundation Prizes: University of Copenhagen, he has also been Division of Organic Chemistry, Call for nominations a delegate to the EuCheMS Division of Che- he is currently an ex officio member of the mistry in Life Sciences and a member of the Euchems Executive. He is Professor and Applications are invited for the Manecke Scho- Danish National Committee for Chemistry. co-Director of the Organic Chemistry Insti- larship of the Georg Manecke Foundation and Henryk Koroniak is a member tute, University of Zurich. He chairs the Eu- the Grohe Prize of the Klaus Grohe Foundation, of the Polish Chemical Society ropean Research Council PE5 Panel for both administered by the Gesellschaft Deut- and of the Council of Sciences Young Investigator Grants and is a member scher Chemiker (GDCh). In 2010 the Georg Ma- at the Ministry of Science and of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. necke Foundation will award a Scholarship of 8000 Euro to a doctoral student or postdoctoral scientist, preferably from Central or Eastern The Federation of African Societies of Chemistry Europe.GeorgManeckewasoneofthepioneers in polymer chemistry. His widow established The Federation of African Societies of ber chemical societies across Africa to pro- the Georg Manecke Foundation to support Chemistry (FASC) was established in 2006 pose activities to celebrate IYC in their re- younger scientists working in polymer science. with the aim of advancing the chemical sci- spective countries. The third FASC Congress Klaus Grohe developed highly effective antibio- ences in Africa. It promotes networking will be held in January 2011 in Johannes- tics. He and his wife Eva established the Klaus among African chemical societies and with burg, South Africa, with the aim of generat- Grohe Prize for Medicinal Chemistry to be sister international and regional societies, ing enthusiasm for the creative future of awarded to outstanding young scientists in the as well as seeking involvement in interna- chemistry, key to Africa’s future. field of medicinal chemistry and drug research. tional and regional initiatives that promote FASC also participated in launching the Proposals should consist of aletter of support of sustainable development in Africa. Pan African Chemistry Network (PACN), an the nomination (self-nominations are wel- FASC is pleased to have played a major RSC initiative launched in 2007 with the come), a curriculum vitae, and a list of publica- role in securing the designation of 2011 as support of Syngenta and which currently tions. Nominations must be submitted to Bar- the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), has hubs in Nairobi and Addis Ababa. PACN bara Köhler (GDCh) by no later than 15 March. putting the proclamation through the has provided generous support for FASC. Barbara Köhler, [email protected] Unesco Executive Board and the UN General Yonas Chebude, FASC Treasurer www.gdch.de/gdch/eps/ausschr/ Assembly. FASC is now encouraging mem- [email protected], www.faschem.org stiftungspreise_2009.htm CHIMIA 2010, 64, No. 1/2 117

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2010 European Young Conference on chemistry for Events New EuCheMS Executive members Chemist Award life sciences in Germany 14 – 19 March 2010, Bamberg, Germany 28 June – 2 July 2010, Bologna, Italy The 3rd European Conference on Chemistry for EUCHEM 2010 Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic EUCHEM Conference on Organic Free Radicals The four newly elected members of the Higher Education, having previously served Under the patronage of EuCheMS, the chemi- Life Sciences (ECCLS) under the umbrella of Liquids, http://events.dechema.de/en/euchem2010 www.isof.cnr.it/biofreeradicals/Euchem.html EuCheMS Executive and the new treasurer as an elected member of the Polish State cal societies of Italy and Germany (SCI and EuCheMS took place in Frankfurt from 2 to 5 23 – 25 March 2010, Munich, Germany 30 June – 3 July 2010, Ravenna, Italy will take office in March. Committee for Scientific Research. He is also GDCh) and the European Young Chemists Net- September 2009. It was organised by the Divi- Analytica Conference 2010 Chemistry for Cultural Heritage (CHEMCH) Franco De Angelis, Past Presi- a member of the Committee of Chemistry, work (EYCN), the 2010 European Young Che- sion Biochemistry (Chairman Arne Skerra) of www.gdch.de/analytica2010 [email protected] dent of the Societa Chimica Ita- Polish Academy of Sciences. Currently Pro- mist Award is intended to showcase and rec- the GDCh. Around 280 participants from 25 19 – 23 April 2010, Barcelona, Spain 4 – 9 July 2010, Crakow, Poland liana (SCI), will become EuCheMS fessor at Adam Mickiewicz University in ognize the excellent research being carried out countries attended the conference, covering European Energy Conference, www.e2c-2010.org 10th European Conference on Research In Chemistry Treasurer in March. He has repre- Poznan, he is also President of the European by young scientists working in chemical ten topics ranging from chemical biology 6 – 10 June 2010, Belgrade, Serbia Education (ECRICE), http://ecrice2010.ap.krakow.pl sented the SCI at the EuCheMS General As- Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN). sciences. The award will be presented at the through bioinorganic chemistry to structural Second Regional Symposium on Electrochemistry 11 – 16 July 2010, Glasgow, Scotland sembly since 2005 and has served as a mem- Viktor Milata is a member and 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in biology.The format included five plenaries, (South-East), http://rse-see.net Macro2010: 43rd IUPAC World Polymer Congress ber of the EuCheMS Finance and Strategy Past President of the Slovak Che- Nürnberg, Germany and is sponsored by the 48 invited lectures, and 138 posters of which 7 – 11 June 2010, Stockholm, Sweden www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/ Committee. Currently Professor at the Uni- mical Society and a member of SCI. The procedure follows in the tradition of 18 were selected for short presentations. FORMULA VI RSCConferences/Macro2010/ versity of L’Aquila, he is a member of the Pro- the Czech Chemical Society. He the 2006 and 2008 European Young Chemists Discussion centred on the huge potential of www.chemsoc.se/sidor/KK/formulaVI/index.htm 11 – 15 July 2010, Perugia, Italy fessional Order of Chemists (Italy) and repre- has represented the Society at the EuCheMS Awards, held in Budapest and Torino during chemistry for solving our future needs. The 13 – 16 June 2010, Oviedo, Spain International Symposium Perugia, Fluorine Days (PFD sents the SCI on the European Chemistry General Assembly. Currently Professor at the the European Chemistry Congresses. main focus was on health but also aspects of 7th International Congress of ANQUE, Integral Water 2010), www.perugiafluorinedays.it Thematic Network Association. Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, A specific call for applying for consideration energy and food duly received attention in line Cycle: Present and Future, www.anque2010.org 29 August – 2 September 2010, Nürnberg, Germany Morten Bjerrum is Past Presi- SlovakTechnical University, he is also a mem- for this award will be presented soon on with their rising importance. The topics were: 20 – 24 June 2010, Budapest, Hungary 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress: Chemistry – the dent of the Danish Chemical So- ber of the EuCheMS Working Party on Green www.euchems-congress2010.org. chemical biology, molecular recognition and Pigments in Food: Chemical, Biological and Technolo- Creative Force, www.euchems-congress2010.org ciety, during which time he rep- and Sustainable Chemistry. Bruno Pignataro, SCI, [email protected] biocatalysis, medicinal chemistry and neuro- gical Aspects, www.foodpigments2010.mke.org.hu resented the Society at meetings Jay Siegel is a member of the Sergej Toews, EYCN, [email protected] chemistry, analytical biochemistry and prote- of the EuCheMS General Assembly. Current- Swiss Chemical Society and, as omics, industrial biochemistry, nucleic acid ly Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry at the the Chair of the EuCheMS GDCh Foundation Prizes: chemistry, proteins for diagnostics and thera- Nürnberg: Call for Papers Sustainable Chemistry Award University of Copenhagen, he has also been Division of Organic Chemistry, Call for nominations py, bioinorganic chemistry, structural biology More than 130 hours of lectures – that is what Applications are invited for the first Award, a a delegate to the EuCheMS Division of Che- he is currently an ex officio member of the and glycochemistry. participants of the 3rd EuCheMS Chemistry prize of 10000 Euro. Individuals or teams of mistry in Life Sciences and a member of the Euchems Executive. He is Professor and Applications are invited for the Manecke Scho- An abstract book including the whole program Congress in Nürnberg 2010 can expect. While up to three persons who make significant con- Danish National Committee for Chemistry. co-Director of the Organic Chemistry Insti- larship of the Georg Manecke Foundation and is available as electronic PDF file. The posters seven plenary and 132 invited speakers have tributions to sustainable development by ap- Henryk Koroniak is a member tute, University of Zurich. He chairs the Eu- the Grohe Prize of the Klaus Grohe Foundation, were of high standard and the audience was already confirmed their participation, online plying green and sustainable chemistry are el- of the Polish Chemical Society ropean Research Council PE5 Panel for both administered by the Gesellschaft Deut- enthusiastically present till the end of the con- submission for papers is now open. The orga- igible. The Award is designed to recognise in- and of the Council of Sciences Young Investigator Grants and is a member scher Chemiker (GDCh). In 2010 the Georg Ma- ference at Saturday noon, having enjoyed the nisers allow at least 220 oral and more than novation that delivers clear improvements in at the Ministry of Science and of the Swiss Academy of Sciences. necke Foundation will award a Scholarship of Frankfurt night on Friday, based on apples 1000 poster presentations. All contributions the sustainable production and use of chemi- 8000 Euro to a doctoral student or postdoctoral from drink to menu. On conclusion of this suc- will result in a congress that will engage scien- cals and chemical products. The deadline for scientist, preferably from Central or Eastern cessful bio-chemical meeting Andras Perczel tists, build on global partnerships. gk online applications is 15 February 2010. eme The Federation of African Societies of Chemistry Europe.GeorgManeckewasoneofthepioneers from Hungary announced that the 4th ECCLS www.euchems-congress2010.org/abstracts.htm www.euchems.org/ESCA in polymer chemistry. His widow established will take place in Budapest from 31 August to The Federation of African Societies of ber chemical societies across Africa to pro- the Georg Manecke Foundation to support 3 September 2011. Chemistry (FASC) was established in 2006 pose activities to celebrate IYC in their re- younger scientists working in polymer science. [email protected] EuCheMS Newsletter with the aim of advancing the chemical sci- spective countries. The third FASC Congress Klaus Grohe developed highly effective antibio- Newsletter coordinator: Karin Schmitz Publisher: Gesellschaft Deutscher ences in Africa. It promotes networking will be held in January 2011 in Johannes- tics. He and his wife Eva established the Klaus RSC-GDCh Lecture Please send all correspondence and manu- Chemiker on behalf of EuCheMS among African chemical societies and with burg, South Africa, with the aim of generat- Grohe Prize for Medicinal Chemistry to be scripts to [email protected] Postfach 900440, D-60444 Frankfurt am Main sister international and regional societies, ing enthusiasm for the creative future of awarded to outstanding young scientists in the Alois Fürstner, winner of the Alexander Todd- Editors: Wolfram Koch (responsible), [email protected] as well as seeking involvement in interna- chemistry, key to Africa’s future. field of medicinal chemistry and drug research. Hans Krebs Lectureship in chemical sciences Uta Neubauer, Frankfurt am Main EuCheMS General Secretary: tional and regional initiatives that promote FASC also participated in launching the Proposals should consist of a letter of support of 2009, gave his lecture on Cheap and expensive Advisory board: Reto Battaglia (Switzerland), Evelyn McEwan, c/o RSC, Burlington House, Claudine Buess Herman (Belgium), Pavel Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA, UK the nomination (self-nominations are wel- ways to catalyse C-C-bond formation at a sym- sustainable development in Africa. Pan African Chemistry Network (PACN), an Drasar (Czech Republic), Philippe Garrigues [email protected] FASC is pleased to have played a major RSC initiative launched in 2007 with the come), a curriculum vitae, and a list of publica- posium on organometallic compounds and (France),Wolfram Koch (Germany), Minos www.euchems.org role in securing the designation of 2011 as support of Syngenta and which currently tions. Nominations must be submitted to Bar- C-C bond formation held at the RSC Chemistry Leontidis (Cyprus), Evelyn McEwan (EuCheMS EuCheMS is registered as “Association inter- the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), has hubs in Nairobi and Addis Ababa. PACN bara Köhler (GDCh) by no later than 15 March. Centre in Burlington House, London, in No- Secretariat) and Giovanni Natile (Italy). nationale sans but lucratif”(AISBL, interna- Layout: Jürgen Bugler, Frankfurt am Main tional non-profit association) putting the proclamation through the has provided generous support for FASC. Barbara Köhler, [email protected] vember. Alois Fürstner is Director of the Production: Nachrichten aus der Chemie AISBL-Registered office: Avenue E. Van Unesco Executive Board and the UN General Yonas Chebude, FASC Treasurer www.gdch.de/gdch/eps/ausschr/ Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Nieuwenhuyse 4, B-1160 Brussels Assembly. FASC is now encouraging mem- [email protected], www.faschem.org stiftungspreise_2009.htm Mülheim. eme