Subject: 2nd INT. CONF. FOR CHEMICAL INFO. USERS- FINAL NOTICE

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 95 11:25:52 GMT

FINAL NOTICE, STILL A FEW PLACES LEFT AT THE:

    2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

               for
    CHEMICAL INFORMATION USERS

Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th November 1995

           MANCHESTER,  UK

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TO REGISTER, EMAIL OR FAX NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ms H Schofield, Chemistry Department Library, UMIST, PO Box 88,
Manchester M60 1QD, UK, Tel: +44(0) 161 200 4420,

Fax: +44(0)161 200 4941

Email: [email-masked]

OR visit the UMIST Chemistry Department HOME PAGE at

        http://uchsg11.ch.umist.ac.uk

for further details, cost and registration form.

COST: £195 for conference registration and meals.
      £57 per night for b&b.

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The Conference comprises of five sessions.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Tuesday 14 November
11.00 - 13.00

Arrival and Registration:  Manchester Conference Centre-Weston Building,
UMIST
12.00

Buffet Lunch in the Exhibition Hall - Weston Building
Assemble in Weston Lecture Theatre, Weston Building
13.00
Introduction:
"Two years is a long time in chemical information"
Dr John M Barnard (Barnard Chemical Information Ltd, Sheffield)

SESSION 1  -  Use and Manipulation of Molecular Strucuture

CHAIRMAN: Professor Peter Willett

13.30

"Applications of 3D structural databases in chemistry and drug design"
Dr Frank H Allen (Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre)
14.00

"Bioinfomatics in the UK"
Dr Alan Bleasby (Daresbury Laboratory, EPSRC)
14.30

"Mass spectrometry databases: current position and future requirements"
 Professor Jim H Scrivens (ICI Chemicals and Polymers, Wilton)
15.00

Tea in the Exhibition Hall
15.30

"Automated structure elucidation with SpecInfo 3"
Dr Mickael Penk (Chemical Concepts GmbH, Germany)
16.00

"A review of programs for de novo drug design"
Dr Val Gillet (University of Sheffield)
16.30
"The role of chemical information in computer-aided drug discovery"
Dr Darren Green (Glaxo-Wellcome Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage)
17.00
End of Session

19.00
Sherry Reception sponsored by Synopsys Scientific Systems Ltd in the
Exhibition Hall
20.00
Conference Dinner in the Restaurant

Wednesday 15 November
SESSION 2  -  New Directions for Chemical Information

CHAIRWOMAN: Dr Diana M Leitch

08.45
"Electronic chemistry libraries: problems and changes"
Dr Engelbert Zass (Chemie-Bibliothek, ETH, ZÅrich)
09.30
"SciFinder: the Glaxo-Wellcome experience"
Dr Stephanie North (Glaxo-Wellcome Medicine Research Centre, Stevenage)
10.00
"Recent developments in similarity and dissimilarity searching"
Professor Peter Willett (University of Sheffield)
10.30
Coffee in the Exhibition Hall
11.00
"A chemical information sabbatical: information provision and training in
an academic setting"
Mr Roger Beckman (Indiana University, USA)
11.30
"Electronic journals in chemistry"
Mr Fytton Rowland (Loughborough University of Technology)
11.55
"The CLIC project (Cambridge, Leeds, Imperial, Cambridge)"
Dr Henry S Rzepa (Imperial College London)
12.15

Academic Forum
Dr Diana M Leitch (John Rylands University Library of Manchester)
Dr Henry Rzepa (Imperial College, University of London)
12.45

Lunch in the Exhibition Hall

SESSION 3  -  Information and Safe Chemical Practice

CHIARMAN: Richard Stephenson

13.30

"Superhighway access to OSH, environment and fire information"
Mrs Sheila Pantry OBE (Sheila Pantry Associates, Sheffield)
14.15

"IUCLID - a database on chemical substances information as a tool for the
EU risk assessment programme"
Mr Christian Heidorn (European Chemicals Bureau, Italy)

SESSION 4  -  Developments in Chemical Patent Information
14.45

"The importance of patents and patent information for academics"
Helen Schofield (UMIST, Manchester)
15.15

Tea in the Exhibition Hall
15.45

"Searching full text documents in chemistry"
John Brennan (European Patent Office, The Hague)
16.15

"Impact of new technologies: chemical patent information products"
Dr Bill G Town (Derwent Information Ltd, London)

SESSION 5  -   The Way Forward

CHAIRMAN: Dr John M Barnard

17.00

Discussion/Forum
Mr Stephen Briggs
Dr Darren Green
Dr Diana M Leitch
Dr Engelbert Zaas

17.30

Closing Remarks and Conclusion of Conference

CURRENT LIST OF CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS

BEILSTEIN INSTITUTE
CHAPMAN & HALL LTD
CHEMICAL CONCEPTS GmbH
DERWENT INFORMATION LTD
EPSRC, DARESBURY LABORATORY
INSTITUTE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
MICROINFO
QUESTEL-ORBIT
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY
STN INTERNATIONAL
SYNOPSYS SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS LTD

LINKED MEETINGS (independent of the conference)

The following meetings will be held:

Wednesday 14 November
10.00 - 12.00
STN User Meeting
Conference Room 6: refreshments and online demonstrations(open forum)
17.10
Chemical Structures Association, Annual General Meeting (open to
Association members only)
18.00
BIDS User Meeting
Speakers: Chris Cooksey - "Jewels from the mailbox", Terry Morrow - "The
chemistry of BIDS" (open forum)

Registration for the conference is not necessary for attendance at these
linked meetings.

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Dr Andy Whiting
Chemistry Department
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UMIST
PO Box 88
Manchester M60 1QD
UK

Tel. (0161)200 4524
Fax. (0161)236 7677

Email. [email-masked]
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