ICCEOCA
International Conferences on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA):
One of the main activities involved in this program is to organize a series of the International Conferences on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA), which will serve as a major forum to showcase high-quality scientific achievements in organic chemistry continuously occurring in Asian countries, in order to propagate and inspire further research in this region.
The conferences are held annually, and venues are rotated among the participating countries so that each country will have an opportunity to bring discussions on cutting-edge fields of organic chemistry from all over the world to their own regions. Thus, the training of local young chemists can be achieved. Additionally, these international conferences will also help bring the importance of organic chemistry to the attention of societies and governments.
In the initial phase of this program, five international conferences have been planned to be organized between 2006 and 2010 in Japan , South Korea, China , Thailand , and Taiwan, respectively. These conferences will cover all aspects of organic chemistry, but highlight a different theme each year. Participating organic chemists will acquire not only the knowledge and techniques involved in cutting-edge organic chemistry research of high international importance, but also have invaluable opportunities for intensive interactions with fellow research scientists from other countries, leading to the formation, strengthening, and expansion of an Asian network for organic chemistry in the future. Moreover, chemists with outstanding poster or oral presentations will be selected for the Lectureship Awards. The recipients will be financially sponsored for an international visit and lecture tour in the host countries.
