CALL FOR PAPERS

New Synthetic Developments in Polyolefins and Metathesis-Based Polymers

241^th ACS National Meeting
Anaheim, CA
March 27-31, 2011

Co-organizers: Kenneth Wagener (Univ. of Fla), Michael Buchmeiser
(Stuttgart), Phil Hustad (Dow) and Robert Waymouth (Stanford) 241st ACS
National Meeting & Exposition Poly Division, March 27-31 2011 (Anaheim, CA)

Goals and Scope: The objective of this symposium is to bring together
leading researchers from academia and industry to discuss recent challenges
and opportunities in synthetic methods for olefin polymers, encompassing
both metathesis and insertion polymerization. Recent advances in the
development of new catalysts, new insights into mechanisms of olefin
transformations, and new polymerization processes will be highlighted. The
symposium will encompass six 1/2 day sessions and include a mix of invited
and contributed papers.

Program: The symposium will encompass six 1/2 day sessions and include a mix
of invited and contributed papers.
The following scientists have agreed to speak as invited speakers: Michael
Buchmeiser (Stuttgart), Peter Chen (ETH-Zürich), Brian Edgecombe (Materia),
Robert Grubbs (Caltech), Laura Kiessling (Wisconsin), Richard Schrock (MIT),
Christain Slugovc (Graz), Marcus Weck (NYU), Kenneth Wagener (Florida);
Geoff Coates (Cornell), Ted Carnahan (Dow), Jerzy Klosin (Dow), Richard
Jordan (Chicago), Markus Klapper (MPI/Polymers, Mainz), Clark Landis
(Wisconsin), Stephen Miller (Florida), Yoshinobu Nozue (Sumitomo), Lawrence
Sita (Maryland), Robert Waymouth (Stanford).

Talks are targeted to be 20 minutes for contributed talks and 30 minutes for
invited talks, consistent with ACS symposia structure. Breaks will be
scheduled at regular intervals to foster lively discussions between
participants and speakers. We solicit in particular young scientists to
foster lively discussions between participants and speakers.

Those interested in being considered for this symposium should submit a
contribution on the central ACS website (PACS) no later than October 18,
2010.