Asia Pacific EPR Society - EPR Symposium 2008

Important Dates
Early Electronic Registration -25 April 2008
Abstract Submission Deadline -25 April 2008
Notification of Abstract Acceptance -2 May 2008
Late Electronic RegistrationFrom -9 May 2008
Workshop Multifrequency EPR: Applications to Complex Systems13 July 2008(12.30-5.30pm)
Opening of the Conference -13 July 2008 (6.30pm)
Conference Banquet and Close of Conference -18 July 2008 
 
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we cordially invite you to participate in the 6th Asia Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium which will be held in Cairns, Australia from 13-18 July 2008 and promises to be an exciting conference. This is the 6th in series that has taken place since 1997 (Hong Kong) and subsequently in 1999 (Hangzhou, China), 2001 (Kobe), 2004 (Bangalore) and 2006 (Novosibirsk). APES has a wide reach to nations on the Pacific rim, particularly from Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, India, Vietnam), Russia (particularly Siberia including Vladivostok), Australia and New Zealand) and also from other parts of the world including the USA and Europe. 
 
APES 2008 aims to address all aspects of EPR/ESR ranging from theoretical and experimental advances in CW EPR/ESR, pulsed EPR, high frequency and high field EPR, ENDOR, time resolved EPR, FMR, EPRI, CIDEP and ODMR to applications in medicine, biology, chemistry, materials science and nanotechnology. We envisage sessions in the following areas:
- High resolution EPR
- High field EPR
- Metal ions, free radical and their roles in disease
- Metalloensymes
- Advanced materials
- Macromolecular materials
- EPR imaging in medicine
- Dynamic nuclear polarization
- Spin labelled proteins - distance measurements
- Quantum chemistry and simulation - towards structure determination
- Photochemistry radiation and the application in medical therapy
- Multi-functional nitroxide spin traps
- Detection of radical in biological systems
- Quantum computing
- Organic and inorganic molecules 
 
The scientific program will involve a mix of plenary, invited and session lectures as well as two poster sessions to enable the dissemination of the latest results in the development of EPR spectroscopy and the application of EPR in the fields of physics, materials (solid state and polymer) science, chemistry, biochemistry and medicine. There will also be annual general meetings of the International EPR Society and the Asia Pacific EPR Society. A tentative schedule is available download Conference Program 
 
You are invited to take part in a Workshop on Multifrequency EPR: Applications to Complex Systems during the afternoon of Sunday 13th July 2008, immediately preceding APES2008. The workshop has been designed around a series of introductory lectures intended to provide researchers and graduate students some basic insights into various important emerging areas of Multifrequency EPR. The lectures will be teaching sessions, illustrated by a few current research results, but definitely different from the usual conference research presentations.download Workshop Overview 
 
Special Issue
It is planned to publish a special issue of the journal Applied Magnetic Resonance with contributions to the APES2008 conference. Guest editors will be Professors Davies, Hanson and Schenk. 
 
The contributions should be original papers prepared according to Instructions to Authors to be found at Instructions to AuthorsThe manuscripts should be submitted during the registration. They will undergo the standard refereeing procedure by two referees and be returned to authors before the end of the meeting.  
 
APES Young Scientists' Award
Participants at APES 2008 who have held a PhD degree for less than five years will be eligible to apply for a YOUNG SCIENTISTS’ AWARD.
Applicants are asked to provide a curriculum vitae including a list of publications and the names of three referees who may be consulted by the Selection Committee.
Awards will be made for excellence involving electron paramagnetic resonance in any field covered by physics, materials science, chemistry, biology and medicine.
It is proposed to make two awards of $AUD1000 towards expenses involved in attending APES 2008. The Awardees will also be presented with a Certificate and a Citation describing the work for which the award has been made.
The Selection Committee reserves the right to make no award.
Applications should reach Professor Graeme Hanson, Centre Magnetic Resonance, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072 by 1st June 2008. Submissions may also be made electronically to graeme.hanson@cmr.uq.edu.au 
 

Committees
Conference Co Chairs
Prof. Michael Davies (Heart Research Institute)
Prof. Graeme Hanson (Centre for Magnetic Resonance, The University of Queensland)
Prof John Pilbrow (School of Physics, Monash University) 
 
Local Organising Committee
Dr. John Boas (School of Physics, Monash University)
Dr. Murray Davies (School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University)
Dr. Simon Drew (Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne)
Prof. Boris Martinac (School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland)
Dr. Alan McKinley (University of Western Australia)
Dr. Christopher Noble (Centre for Magnetic Resonance, University of Queensland)
Prof. Peter Lay (School of Chemistry, University of Sydney)
Dr. Ron Pace (Department of Chemistry, Australian National University)
Prof. Harald Schmidt (Department of Pharmacology, Monash University)
Assoc. Prof. Charles Young (School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne) 
 
International Advisory Committee
Prof. Elena Bagryanskaya (International Tomography Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Prof. Sergei Dzuba (Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Prof. Howard Halpern (Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, USA)
Prof. Balaraman Kalyanaraman (Dept of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)
Prof. Sa-Ouk Kang (School of Biological Sciences Seoul National University, Korea)
Prof. Yong Li (Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, China)
Prof. Wolfgang Lubitz (Max Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Germany)
Prof. KP Mishra (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India)
Prof. Toshikazu Nakamura (Department of Materials Molecular Science, Institute of Molecular Science, Japan)
Prof. Hitoshi Ohta (Molecular Photoscience Research Center, University of Kobe, Japan)
Prof. J. Lakshmana Rao (Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, India)
Prof. Czeslaw Rudowicz (Institute of Physics, Szczecin University of Technology, Poland)
Prof. Kev Salikov (Zavoisky Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Prof. Nguyen Tien Tai (Institute of Chemistry for Natural Sciences and Technology, Vietnam)
Prof. Seigo Yamauchi (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Japan)
Prof. P. Sambasiva Rao (Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University,
India) 
 

Abstract Submission
Deadlines
General Abstract Submission: April 25, 2008
Abstract Withdrawl: May 2, 2008
Participants will have the opportunity to present scientific papers as follows:
-Poster presentations
-Oral presentations
Selection of abstracts for oral or poster presentations will be based on the assessment of the scientific committee, comprising the Co Chairs and the local organising committee. The abstract review procedure will be completed within 30 days of the deadline for abstract submission and the authors will be notified by email by April 18. 
 
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION (see sample abstract) Download this document
1. The entire abstract with title, author(s), full address (and e-mail if possible), and text must be typed on one A4 page of 21.0 x 29.7 cm 2.5 cm margins on all sides.
2. The presenting author must be underlined.
3. The title must be written in capital and bold (Times 14 pt).
4. A single blank line spacing between Title and Authors.
5. Authors full names should be given with the corresponding author underlined (Times 12 pt)
6. A single blank line spacing between Authors and Address.
7. Address should be in itallics and the email address of the corresponding author given (see example for format, Times 12 pt)
8. A single blank line spacing between Address and Text.
9. The text must be single spaced and must be formatted in Times 12 pt.
10. It must be presented in Microsoft WORD 2003 format (NOT Microsoft Office 2007 format).
11. Your text will appear in the Book of Abstracts exactly as you send it and every error or imperfection of the original, will show up.
12. A pdf version of the abstract should also be forwarded to us in case of formatting/font problems.
Please make every effort to follow the above guidelines as closely as possible as this will reduce our workload. 
 
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION:
1. The abstract (Word and pdf formats) must be sent by e-mail as attached files to:
abstracts-apes2008@apeprs.org
2. In the body of the email, please include the name of the presenter, sex, degree, area of specialization, address, telephone number, and whether the abstract is for a poster or an oral presentation.
3. For every abstract accepted for presentation (oral or poster) in the Conference and publication in the Book of Abstracts, the Registration Fee for at least one of the authors will have to be paid.
Please contact cochairs-apes2008@apeprs.org if confirmation of receipt has not been sent to the Presenting Author within 15 days. 
 
Sponsors
Platinum level
Jeol
Since 1957 JEOL has been providing JES series ESR system worldwide. The latest FA series of instruments offer high sensitivity and high stability with full computerization and includes a new built-in magnetic field control system, which can be applied to any ESR measurement activities. New pulse ESR, JES-MQ series allows to detect the detailed signals which CW method cannot. JEOL also offers a wide selection of attachments including ESR imaging etc.
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Gold level
Bruker Biospin
Bruker Biospin is part of the NASDAQ listed Bruker Corporation which has four main business units - Bruker Biospin, Bruker AXS, Bruker Daltonics and Bruker Optics. Bruker Biospin is the worldwide market leader in NMR, EPR and pre-clinical MRI. It offers the world's most comprehensive range of analytical research tools based on magnetic resonance technology for life sciences, process control, materials science, food science and clinical research. EPR systems range from the benchtop X-band ESCAN for dosimetry, food, beer and medical applications, through the routine EMX Micro/ EMX Plus routine/research X-Band CW systems and top-of-the-line multi-frequency, CW/FT Elexsys research systems. Systems exist for L-band imaging at 1GHz all the way to superconducting magnet based W-Band systems operating at 94 GHz.
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Springer Science + Business Media
Springer Science+Business Media is one of the world’s leading suppliers of scientific and specialist literature. It is the second-largest publisher of journals in the science, technology, and medicine (STM) sector, the largest publisher of STM books and the largest business-to-business publisher in the German-language area. The group publishes over 1,900 journals and more than 5,500 new books a year, as well as the largest STM eBook Collection worldwide.
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ARC Centre for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology was established through the award of an Australian Research Council grant worth some $12 million over five years to strengthen Australia’s formidable position in the field of Free Radical Chemistry and to provide the breakthrough science that will expand the frontiers of understanding of the chemistry of free radical processes and enable the development of advanced materials and technologies for building and transforming industry. The Centre comprises researchers from the University of Melbourne, The Australian National University, The University of Sydney, Monash University and Queensland University of Technology. Other participants include CSIRO, Howard Florey Institute, Bluescope Steel, Dulux, Fosters Group as well as the Victorian Institute for Chemical Sciences (VICS).
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Cryogenics Ltd.
'Over thirty years experience in the design and manufacture of cryomagnetic instrumentation for both laboratory research and industrial applications.'
Cryogenic Ltd. is renowned in low temperature research and material science laboratories world-wide for delivering high quality measurement systems and providing the highest magnetic fields and lower temperatures.
We are actively committed to developing new products for our existing and future customers. These include our wide range of Liquid Helium Free Magnet systems and Variable Temperature Inserts which are easy to operate and offer significant operational cost benefits. Applications include standard laboratory systems, novel MRI imaging magnets and magnetic separation systems with both wet and dry separation processes. A wide range of automated systems are now available using sophisticated data acquisition software and hardware running under the LabVIEW operating environment.
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Increase your visibility by becoming a corporate sponsor of APES 2008.
Corporate support is vitally important to sustain and stimulate research activities in the field of electron paramagnetic (spin) resonance EPR/ESR spectroscopy and its application in quality control, the characterisation of materials, polymers, chemical and biological molecules, treatment and diagnosis of medical diseases and to the overall success of this meeting. Sponsorship can be directed to specific activities (such as the Sunday night reception, Friday night banquet, materials (A/V equipment rental, printing, etc.), the workshop entitled Multi-frequency EPR and its application to Complex Systems or designated as general funds to defray conference expenses. We invite you to take advantage of our many sponsorship opportunities: 
 
-Platinum = $10,000+ (AUD)
-Gold = $5000-9999 (AUD)
-Silver = $3000-4999 (AUD)
-Bronze = $1000-2999 (AUD)
-Sponsor = $1-999 (AUD) 
 
There are many benefits to sponsoring the APES 2008 conference. This is an ideal way to demonstrate your company’s interest in and commitment to the field of EPR research, and to publicize this support to the leaders, postdoctoral fellows and students in the field of EPR.Many of our conference participants either make purchasing decisions for their laboratories or will recommend the products and services offered by our sponsors.Our corporate sponsors receive prominent recognition in the pre-conference mailings, the conference program booklet and signage, and on the conference website.
Allow us to help you increase exposure and networking potential of your organization, by supporting APES 2008
For additional information, contact Dr. Gerhard Schenk, Treasurer of APES 2008 
 
Dr. Gerhard Schenk
School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences
The University of Queensland
St. Lucia, Queensland,
Australia, 4072 
 
Ph: +61-7-3365-4144
Fax: +61-7-3365-4273
Email: Treasurer-apes2008@apeprs.org 
 

Exhibitors 
 
If your organization would also like to reserve exhibit space during the APES 2008 conference, the exhibitor fee is $1,000 (AUD) per table.
Exhibitor space includes a skirted table, two chairs, a wastebasket, and access to an electrical outlet. Exhibitors will also be acknowledged in our conference book. 
 
For additional information, contact Dr. Gerhard Schenk, Treasurer of APES 2008 
 
Dr. Gerhard Schenk
School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences
The University of Queensland
St. Lucia, Queensland,
Australia, 4072 
 
Ph: +61-7-3365-4144
Fax: +61-7-3365-4273 
 
Email: Treasurer-apes2008@apeprs.org

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