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Plenary
Speakers
John
Anthony
University of Kentucky
Uwe
H. F Bunz
Georgia Institute of Technology
Remi
Chauvin
CNRS Toulouse
Hak-Fun
Chow
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Michal
K. Cyranski
Warsaw University
Jean-Pierre Desvergne
Université Bordeaux
François
Diederich
ETH Zürich
Ben
L. Feringa
University of Groningen
Liangbin
Gan
Peking University
Miguel
A. Garcia-Garibay
University of California
Los Angeles
Rolf
Gleiter
Universitaet Heidelberg
Robin
Hicks
University of Victoria
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Plenary
Speakers
Takeshi
Kawase
Osaka University
Dietmar
Kuck
Universität Bielefeld
Yoshiyuki Kuwatani
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Yee-Hing
Lai
National U of Singapore
Michael
J. Marsella
University of California,
Riverside
Armin
de Meijere
Georg-August-Universität
Göttingen
Junzo
Otera
Okayama University of Science
Jay
S. Siegel
University of Zürich
Yoshito
Tobe
Osaka University
Vivian
W.W. Yam
The University of Hong Kong
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Invited
Speakers
Shawn
Collins
Université de Montréal
Kathleen
V. Kilway
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Benjamin
T. King
University of Nevada, Reno
Jean-François
Nierengarten
Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Université
de Strasbourg
Shigehiro
Yamaguchi
Nagoya University
The final Technical Program
is now available!
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Social
Program
Following
completion of the scientific program at lunchtime on Thursday, August
18, the conference delegates and accompanying persons will be divided
into two groups (A for Aromaticity and B for Benzene). Group A
will take a boat trip on the tour boat Scademia
and Group B will have a walking tour of downtown St. John's (see
below for descriptions). Once these tours have come to an end (each
one will be about 75 minutes), Group
B will then board the Scademia and Group A will take the walking
tour. There wil then be some free time, after which conference
delegates and accompanying persons will be taken by bus to the campus
of Memorial
University for the conference banquet. A sampling of the rich musical
heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador will be provided by renowned
local musicians.
Walking
Tour of St. John's.
We
begin our walk at the site of the famous tour boat Scademia. Heading
east along the harbourfront, we get a bird's eye view of the variety
of vessels docked along the way, so close we can
touch them. From crab boats, to offshore oil vessels, from cruise
ships to yachts, the harbour is a safe haven for boats from all
over the world. At the most eastern edge we'll stop at the Terry
Fox monument, before heading up to Military Rd. Sign the guest book
at Government House then stroll past the Colonial Building, Bannerman
Park, Rennies Mill Road, and walk through Rabbit Town to the Basilica
for a guided tour, including the new exhibit of the Pope's visit
to Newfoundland.
Scademia. The tour will begin
in St. John's harbor, a spectacular example of a natural harbor,
and proceeds through the "Narrows" past picturesque views
of downtown St. John's and two national historic sites - Signal
Hill and Fort Amherst. It's then on to Cape Spear, the most Easterly
point in North America. The tour continues around St. John's Bay
where colorful birds and humpback whales might be seen.
Guest
Program
City
Tour and Cape Spear ($50.00)
Begin
your St. John’s experience with a bus tour of the oldest city
in North America. You’ll be guided through historic landmarks
including the Harbourfront and Narrows, Terry Fox monument, Water
Street, Signal Hill, Quidi Vidi, Colonial Bldg., Government House
and the Grand Cathedrals. A stop and walk-about at Signal Hill,
and a stop and tour of the Basilica, including the new exhibit of
the Pope’s visit to Newfoundland. Then it’s on to Cape
Spear, the most easterly point in North America. You’ll tour
a restored lighthouse and the remnants of a World War 11 Coastal
Station.
Geo Center/Colony of Avalon ($95.00)
Begin with a guided tour of the Johnson Geo Centre and discover
why Newfoundland is called “the rock”. Newfoundland and
Labrador is unique as Earth’s geological showcase…no other
easily-reached place on the planet has a geological record that
so fully reveals the fascinating story of our Earth. You’ll
see an 18 minute film which tells the story of Newfoundland and
Labrador while highlighting its spectacular scenery, and tour the
exhibit area where you can hold some of the most ancient rocks on
the planet. Also included, the Titanic exhibit. Then leave the city
and travel to the Southern Shore of the Avalon Peninsula along the
winding coastline of the Irish Loop, passing many small outport
communities along the way. Lunch will be served in Ferryland, then
a tour of the Colony of Avalon archeological site where the remains
of an early 17th century settlement is well preserved. Founded by
George Calvert, and later by Lord Baltimore in 1621, who abandoned
Avalon for Maryland, U.S.A., the settlement was forgotten and its
remains lay undisturbed for centuries. An artifacts exhibit and
shop, cobbled streets, a 17th country herb garden, and a re-constructed
period kitchen are some of the highlights you’ll see while
touring the extraordinary remains of everyday life in one of the
earliest settlements in North America.
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