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Georgian Bay Evening" a water colour by John Stillman ©2006 |
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About the
ConferenceMessage From The Conference Chair Message From The Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario Message From The Mayor of Parry Sound The photographs show scenes of the Stockey Centre and the Georgian Bay region in good weather and bad! Click 'Home' to rotate randomly through the selection. About the conference Message from Martin Stillman, Conference Chair Yes, CanBIC-3 will take place in 2011. We are pleased to promote bioinorganic chemistry in Canada and in 2011 the choices will be superb: CanBIC at the end of May, CS-2011 in Montreal during the first week of June, and ICBIC-15 in Vancouver in August . I am delighted to welcome you to CanBIC, a small and specialised conference devoted to the biological chemistry of metals to be held in this wonderful setting. The development of ever more powerful techniques both experimental and theoretical has allowed research to delve in detail into this remarkable chemistry. Where science has had a few hundred years to refine chemical mechanisms, Nature has had a billion years and the results are staggering in their exquisite refinement, from the delicate tuning that allows iron to bind oxygen reversibly to the miraculous operation of the nervous system, there is much to study and then mimic synthetically. There is a downside in the toxic effects of almost all metals at some concentration. These effects too need detailed and careful study. The symposia offered over the three days in Parry Sound bring together scientists from across the world who directly research these areas - the location in the beautifully rugged Parry Sound, Ontario will foster discussion and collaborations. In 2011 we have added an extra event for those who want to experience Georgian Bay - we will have kayaks and canoes available to try - bring extra clothes, plus trail walking and a BBQ at the famous Killbear Provincial Park, just 20 minutes from Parry Sound (on the 4th June). Welcome to CanBIC-3 and Parry Sound, as you start your summer feast of BioInorganic Chemistry.! Message from Prof. David Wardlaw, Dean of the Faculty of Science, The Let me take this occasion to welcome you to the second Georgian Bay International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry. The Faculty of Science is proud to sponsor this unique forum to share the latest ideas concerning both the toxic and beneficial effects of metals on biological systems. As so many of you have come from countries around the world as well as North America, it is fitting that the discussions here will have impact on a local as well as an international scale. CanBIC is a wonderful opportunity to discuss the great strides that this research has made in recent years and to chart the paths for future endeavours. On behalf of the Faculty of Science at The University of
Western Ontario, I wish you a stimulating and informative conference that will
enable you collectively to advance your field. I hope that you will have the
opportunity to enjoy the local hospitality and natural beauty of With my best wishes, David M. Wardlaw Dean Faculty of Science The Message from Prof. Kim Baines, Chair of the Department of Chemistry, On behalf of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Western Ontario, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 3rd Georgian Bay International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry. I especially want to welcome our international attendees and their guests to this magnificent area of our country. I hope you are able to take some time to enjoy all that it has to offer. I am pleased to see the strong encouragement of participation by students. The younger chemists are critical for the future of our profession and I sincerely hope they take advantage of this excellent opportunity to interact directly with the experts in their field. The conference, known more simply as CanBIC, focuses on the intricate connections and functions of metals in biological systems. It includes a wide range of symposia: from the synthetic chemistry of the porphyrins to the toxicological effects and transport of metals in organisms, to the spectroscopic measurement in metal binding sites, and to the theoretical understanding of electronic control of function. I am sure the beauty of Georgian Bay with its thirty thousand islands, and the ruggedness of the landscape will promote numerous rewarding scientific exchanges. This conference would not be possible without Martin Stillman and his research group. I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to them for their tireless efforts in organizing what promises to be a very exciting conference. I am delighted to be able to support the conference on behalf of the Department of Chemistry. My hope is that you leave the conference with new inspirations and new prospects for future collaborations. Have fun! Kim M. Baines, Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry The University of Western Ontario Message From The Mayor of Parry Sound 
52 Seguin Street, Parry Sound, Ontario P2A 1B4 Tel.: (705) 746-2101 Fax: (705) 746-7461 www.townofparrysound.com November 2008 CanBIC Conference Participants: On behalf of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Parry Sound it gives me great pleasure to welcome all Conference Participants to the Town of Parry Sound for the 2nd Georgian Bay International Conference on Bioinorganic Chemistry. Each year this event gets bigger and better and the program this year is excellent. For those of you who have attended this event before, you already know how special this conference is in our extraordinary venue the Charles W. Stockey Centre in the distinctive wild environs of the 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay. For those of you attending for the first time, you’re in for a real treat. I trust that your visit to the world renowned jewel of the 30,000 Islands on Georgian Bay will be an enjoyable and memorable experience and that you will have a very successful conference. I am pleased that you have chosen Parry Sound as the site for your second conference and I sincerely hope that many of you will plan a return visit to our beautiful Town. Yours truly, Richard Adams Mayor Return to Top |
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