6th Workshop of SeS Redox and Catalysis (WSeS-6)

22-23 September 2017

WROCŁAW, POLAND

http://wch.pwr.edu.pl/3421876.dhtml

CALL FOR REGISTRATION

We are pleased to announce that the sixth workshop of Selenium and Sulfur Redox and Catalysis (WSeS-6) will be organized at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, in Wrocław, a city in the south-west of Poland. This workshop is organized as a post-conference of the 60th Scientific Meeting of the Polish Chemical Society in Wrocław. We cordially invite world-wide participants, including graduate students, to attend the workshop devoted to the latest achievements in the chalcogen chemistry, with the special focus on selenium in the 200th anniversary of its discovery. The program will include plenary lectures by leading specialists in the field, together with short communications and poster presentations.

Prizes will be awarded for excellent presentations by young scientists: Marcello Tiecco award for the innovation through the chemistry of organochalcogens and Nicola Petragnani award for the role of organochalcogen chemistry in a multidisciplinary environment.

General information on WSeS-6 is given below.

We are looking forward to welcome you in Wrocław!

Elżbieta Wojaczyńska, Mariola Zielińska-Błajet

Chairs of WSeS-6


GENERAL INFORMATION

Date 22-23 September, 2017

Conference Venue Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Building H-14, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 40, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

https://www.google.pl/maps/place/wybrzeże+Stanisława+Wyspiańskiego+40,+Wrocław/

51°06'25.0"N 17°03'40.0"E

Organizing Committee

Dr. Elżbieta Wojaczyńska

Dr. Mariola Zielińska-Błajet

Dr. Tomasz Olszewski

Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry

Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Dr. Jacek Wojaczyński

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wrocław

Scientific Committee

Prof. Claudio Santi, University of Perugia, Italy

Prof. Michael Jonathan Davies, University of Copenhagen, Danmark

Prof. Józef Drabowicz, Center for Molecular and Macromolecular Studies,

Polish Academy of Sciences, Łódź/University of Częstochowa, Poland

Prof. Michio Iwaoka, University of Tokay, Japan

Prof. EderJoãoLenardão, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Prof. Vito Lippolis, University of Cagliari, Italy

Prof. Govindasamy Mugesh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Prof. Rafael Radi, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay

Prof. João Batista Teixeira daRocha, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil

Prof. Carl Schiesser, Seleno Therapeutics, Melbourne, Australia

Patronage and Sponsorship

·  International Network of Selenium and Sulfur Redox and Catalysis (www.sesredcat.org)

·  Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology

·  Wrocław Centre of Biotechnology - the Leading National Research Centre programme (KNOW) for years 2014-2018

·  The Marshal’s Office of Lower Silesia Voivodeship

Previous Workshops

·  WSeS-1 2012 (Perugia, ITALY)

·  WSeS-2 August, 2013 (Perugia, ITALY)

·  WSeS-3 September, 2014 (Perugia, ITALY)

·  WSeS-4 April, 2015 (Perugia, ITALY)

·  WSeS-5 May, 2016 (Hiratsuka, JAPAN)

REGISTRATION AND ABSTRACTS

All the participants of the workshop should register on-line. Registration is free of charge.

Registration form and Abstract format files are available from the web site:

http://wch.pwr.edu.pl/3421876.dhtml

Deadline of registration and abstract submission is 31st May, 2017.

ACCOMMODATION

We recommend an accommodation in the John Paul II Pension located in the historical part of the city: http://www.hotel-jp2.pl/en/hotel/rooms.php?_PageID=38581

Both city center and the conference venue are in a walking distance from the hotel.

Special price offers (ca. 55-60 EUR per night) are prepared for the conference guests. Please indicate dates of arrival and departure in the registration form.

We offer also a cheap accommodation (20 EUR per night) in the university student house (Wittiga St., good tram/bus connection with the city center and the conference venue).

ARRIVAL AND TRANSPORTATION

Wroclaw-Copernicus Airport offers direct connections to ca. 30 European cities.

http://airport.wroclaw.pl/en/

The airport is located ca. 10 km from the city center. City bus No. 106 goes to/from the Central Railway/Bus Station everyday every 20 minutes. The journey takes approximately 40 minutes. Night bus line No. 206, operates on the same route. The price of a single ticket is 3.00 PLN (3.20 PLN at night); it can be purchased from a vending machine at a bus stop or inside a bus using a proximity card. Tickets should be validated (stamped) at the beginning of your travel.

It is possible to take a taxi from the airport to the city center. An approximate charge should be ca. 50-80 PLN.

For the information about arrival by train, bus or by car, see:

https://www.inyourpocket.com/wroclaw/arrival-transport

The public transport in Wrocław includes tram and bus lines. For details, see:

http://www.wroclaw.pl/en/public-transport

https://www.inyourpocket.com/wroclaw/Getting-Around

CURRENCY

The currency in Poland is called “złoty” (abbreviated zł, official code PLN).

As for 17 February, 1 EUR = ca. 4.4 PLN, 1 USD = ca. 4.0 PLN, 1 GBP = ca. 5.0 PLN, 1 BRL = ca. 1.3 PLN, 100 JPY = ca. 3.6 PLN.

CONTACT

Dr. Elżbieta Wojaczyńska

Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry

Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27

50370 Wrocław, Poland

Phone: +48713202410

e-mail: