ICOS 2012 - 19th International Conference on Organic Synthesis & The 24th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Conference

Welcome to the official homepage of the IUPAC 19th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS19) in conjunction with the 24th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Conference (RACIOrganic24) to be held in Melbourne, Australia in July 1-6, 2012. The meeting will follow a traditional ICOS program developed in consultation with the International Advisory Board. Along with an outstanding group of plenary lecturers, invited speakers and the Thieme-IUPAC Award Lecture, there will be parallel sessions from students, postdoctoral fellows and early career academics. There will also be Thieme-IUPAC poster prizes especially aimed at students. As part of the RACIOrganic24 program, there will be prizes for both student talks and posters as well as the presentation of the 2012 A. J. Birch Medal, the premier award of the RACI Organic Division.
We warmly invite you to come to Australia in July 2012 to hear about the latest developments in organic synthesis and enjoy what the beautiful city of Melbourne has to offer.
Professor Mark A. Rizzacasa (University of Melbourne, Chair ICOS19)
Dr Paul Savage (CSIRO, Chair RACIOrganic24)
Conference Topics

Total Synthesis of Natural Products
New Reagents and Reactions
Asymmetric Catalysis
Prospects in Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Synthesis of Organic Materials
Organising Committee

Chair (ICOS19): Professor Mark Rizzacasa - University of Melbourne
Chair (RACIOrganic24): Dr Paul Savage - CSIRO
Secretary: Associate Professor Craig Hutton - University of Melbourne
Treasurer: Associate Professor Uta Wille - University of Melbourne
Sponsorship: Associate Professor Jonathan White - University of Melbourne
International Advisory Board

Professor Steve Ley FRS, University of Cambridge, UK
Professor Minoru Isobe, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Professor David Black, University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor Margaret Brimble, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Eusebio Juaristi, CINVESTAV, Mexico
Professor Frank McDonald, Emory University, USA
Professor Pauline Chiu, University of Hong Kong, China