The 41~(st)EUCHEM Conference on Stereochemistry Burgenstock (Switzerland),April 22-28,2006

摘要

Trying to persuade around 120 chemists from all over the world to attend a conference where they are not told who the speakers are in advance might at first glance seem like quite a challenge.However,such is the history and prestige of the Burgenstock Conference on Stereochemistry,coupled with its idyllic location in the Burgenstock Hotels overlooking Lake Lucerne,that those who attend know they will be guaranteed a feast of chemistry in an environment conducive to discussion and interaction with scientists from academia and industry from all over the world.This year was no exception,with the President Bernhard Krautler (University of Innsbruck),the Vice President Samir Zard (Ecole Polytechnique,Palaiseau),and the local organizing committee Hans-Beat Burgi (Universitat Bern),Frangois Diede-rich (ETH Zurich),E.Peter Kundig (University of Geneva),Klaus Muller (Hoffmann-La Roche,Basel),Philippe Renaud (Universitat Bern)and Jay Siegel (Universitat Zurich)putting together a programme of fourteen world class speakers.