33rd Canadian High Polymer Forum

August 26-29, 2007, Glen House Resort, Gananoque, Ontario

Website: http://pages.usherbrooke.ca/hpf/

Organizing Committee

Yue Zhao, Conference Chair

University of Sherbrooke

Jianfu Ding, Program Chair

National Research Council Canada

Tim Bender, Secretary-Treasurer

University of Toronto

Program

Xerox Forum Lecture

Timothy Swager, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Polymer Electronics for Ultrasensitive Sensors

Invited Speakers

Christopher Barrett, McGill University

Photo-Mechanical Azo Polymers: from Reflectometry to Robotics

Géraldine Bazuin, University of Montreal

Use of Small Molecules to Control Self-Assembly and Structure in Block Copolymer Films

Tom Enright, Xerox Research Centre of Canada

Living Radical Polymerization in Microreactors

Guojun Liu (MSED Award Lecture), Queen’s University

Directed and Multi-tier Block Copolymer Assembly

Ian Manners, University of Toronto and University of Bristol

Living Photocontrolled and Supramolecular Polymerizations and the Development of Functional Metallopolymers

Jean-Michel Nunzi, Queen’s University

Micro-patterning of polymers using photo-induced self-organization

Michel Pezolet, Laval University

Structure-Property Relationships in Spider Silk: From the Gland to the Fiber

Molly Shoichet, University of Toronto

Biology-Inspired Polymer Design

Joao Soares, University of Waterloo

TBA

Françoise Winnik, University of Montreal

Polymer Design Strategies towards Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications

Along with contributed oral presentations and an expanded poster session

Call for Papers

Please send a short abstract of your paper (maximum 1 page) to Jianfu Ding (jianfu.ding@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca) by e-mail only. The deadline for submission is May 31, 2007. Size of the poster: no larger than 46”(w) x 38” (h).

Registration

The registration fees are 330$ for delegates and 260$ for students and postdoctoral fellows (including breakfasts, lunches and dinners on Monday and Tuesday, and breakfast on Wednesday and all coffee breaks). Please download the registration form from http://pages.usherbrooke.ca/hpf/, fill in it and send it, with your payment, to Tim Bender (postal address in the registration form).

Accommodations

Conference rate: 139$ (for single and double occupancy) or 159$ (for triple and quadruple occupancy).

Please contact the Glen House Resort directly for reservation before July 26, 2007 (website: http://www.glenhouseresort.com. Phone: 1-800-268-4536 or 613-659-2204).

More Information

Please visit the conference’s website for the latest program details as well as other information.