12^th Barrande-Vltava French-Czech Chemistry Meeting

The first "French-Czech Vltava Chemistry Meeting" was launched in Dijon in 2010, following a call of the Embassy of France in the Czech Republic in the frame of the "Vltava" exchange programme. Since then, these meetings have been organized alternatively in academic institutions of the Czech Republic and France with continuous support from the Embassy of France and the French Institute of Prague:

• University of Pardubice (Pardubice, 2011)
• University of Bourgogne (Dijon, 2012)
• Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague, 2013)
• Institute of Chemistry of Natural Substances of the CNRS (Gif-sur-Yvette, 2014)
• Masaryk University (Brno, 2015)
• University of Orléans (Orléans, 2016)
• Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague, 2017)
• University of Strasbourg (Strasbourg, 2018)
• Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Prague, 2019)
• Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l'Université de Bourgogne (Dijon, 2022)

The aim of the Barrande-Vltava French-Czech Chemistry Meetings is to offer French and Czech junior and senior researchers a yearly forum in molecular and supramolecular chemistry in order to reinforce existing and foster future collaborations between academic institutions of France and of the Czech Republic, and implement them in the frame of bilateral programmes, such as: Hubert Curien "Barrande" exchange Program (PHC), PhD cotutelle fellowship of the Embassy of France in the Czech Republic, International Project of Scientific Cooperation of the CNRS. The meetings comprise a two-day scientific programme, usually starting on Monday, in order to allow the participants to arrive on Sunday afternoon, a welcome party being organized in the evening. They combine plenary and invited lectures delivered by senior faculty members and oral communications delivered by graduate students of both countries. In addition, a poster session organized in a convivial atmosphere allows the participants to meet with each other and establish the first contacts.

Topics of contributions cover all aspects of molecular chemistry, and reflect the diversity of the chemistry that is performed in both countries: Organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry, electrochemistry, photochemistry, theoretical chemistry, with applications in synthetic methodology and natural product synthesis, catalysis, molecular recognition and sensing, biochemistry, materials science, molecular electronics and photonics, and medicine (imaging and therapy).

Plenary Lectures (45 min)

• Prof. Peter Faller (University of Strasbourg) - metals in biology and medicine
• Prof. Sébastien Goeb (University of Angers; CNRS Research Director) - supramolecular chemistry
• Dr. Jiří Pospíšil (Palacky University Olomouc) - bioorganic chemistry
• Prof. Lubomír Rulíšek (IOCB Prague) - theoretical bioinorganic chemistry
• Prof. Zdeněk Sofer (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague) - 2D chemistry
• Dr. Éva Jakab Tóth (Centre of Molecular Biophysics, CNRS, Orléans) - smart and bimodal contrast agents in MRI

Invited Lectures (25 min)

• Dr. Erica Benedetti (Université Paris Descartes) - supramolecular chemistry
• Prof. Marcel Bouvet (University of Burgundy, Dijon) - molecular materials-based devices
• Dr. Libor Dostál (University of Pardubice) - coordination chemistry of low-valent group 15 compounds
• Dr. Guillaume Lefèvre (CNRS, Chimie ParisTech) - non-noble metals in catalysis
• Dr. Barbora Papoušková (Palacky University Olomouc) - pharmaceutical analytical chemistry
• Dr. Pavla Perlíková (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague) - natural product-inspired chemistry
• Dr. Michaël Rivard (Université Paris-Est Créteil, Creteil) - organic chemistry in biology and environmental sciences
• Jean-Marie Lehn award winner Jakub Radek Štoček (IOCB & Charles University, Prague) - NMR applications

A presentation of Véronique Debord-Lazaro is here. More information for those interested at Veronique.Debord-Lazaro@ifp.cz

FORT SCIENCE  is an interactive science centre of Palacký University Olomouc. The architecturally exceptional building served as an artillery depot in the 19th century. In 2015, the fort finally became a haven for knowledge.

Location:

17. listopadu 7, Olomouc, Czechia

GPS: 49.59285, 17.25792

See the location on Google maps

How to get there:
TRAM 1, 5, 7 - tram stop Envelopa
TRAM 1, 3, 7 - tram stop Tržnice
BUS 20 - bus stop 17. listopadu

The registration and welcome drink will be held at the FACULTY OF SCIENCE Palacký University.

The Social dinner will be held in the restaurant KONVIKT.

• registration and payment is open here
• categories & fees:
  • Plenary / Invited speaker - no fee
  • Prof. / Dr. - 250 EUR
  • Student - 130 EUR
  • Accompanying person - 180 EUR
  • Non-academic participant - 400 EUR
• important dates:
  • 30^th June 2023 - deadline for registration and abstract submission (all contributions)
  • 27^th August 2023 - conference opening
  • 29^th August 2023 - conference closing

The registration fee includes the conference material, welcome reception (Sunday), coffee breaks (Monday, Tuesday), two lunches (Monday, Tuesday) and social dinner (Tuesday).

Registration, payment and cancelation policy

• the registration process is open here
• after registration, participants will receive a confirmation email
• a confirmation email will contain a link to the payment gateway
• all payments must be made in EURO and banking fees must be covered by the participant
• all payments will be confirmed by the official receipt (no proforma invoices will be issued)
• upon receiving the payment, participants can submit an Abstract and request a password for special accommodation rates
• no refunds will be issued for cancellations received after July 10, 2023 (transfer of registration will be allowed)

• 30^th June 2023  is a deadline for abstract submission (all contributions)
• abstract can only be submitted by a registered conference participant and upon payment of the conference fee
• preference for oral or poster presentation must be indicated during the registration process
• each participant can submit only one abstract as a presenting author
• abstracts must be written in English
• abstracts must be prepared using the template
• specify the presenting author in the abstract
• send abstracts (as a *.docx file) directly to pavel.starha@upol.cz
• all abstracts will be considered by Local Organizing Committee for their acceptance (the decision will be emailed to each participant)

Contributions

• plenary lectures                    40 min
• invited lectures                     25 min
• oral communications            15 min
• poster (A0 (841 × 1189 mm) size is recommended (portrait orientation)

Sponsors

Partners

International Advisory Board

• Jean-Claude Chambron (Université de Strasbourg)

• Eric Doris (CEA/Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette)

• Josef Hamáček (CBM CNRS Orléans/Université d'Orléans)

• Petr Hermann (Charles University, Prague)

• Pavel Lhoták (University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague)

• Ctibor Mazal (Masaryk University, Brno)

• Michel Meyer (Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon)

• Aleš Růžička (University of Pardubice)

• Olivier Siri (Aix-Marseille Université)

• Irena G. Stará (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry CAS, Prague)

• Serge Thorimbert (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris)

 Local Advisory Board

• Pavel Štarha (Department of Inorganic Chemistry, UP) - chair

• Lucie Plíhalová (Vice-Rector for Science and Research; Department of Chemical Biology, UP)

• Petr Bednář (Department of Analytical Chemistry, UP) 

• Miroslav Soural (Department of Organic Chemistry, UP)

• Bohuslav Drahoš (Department of Inorganic Chemistry, UP)

• Aleš Panáček (Department of Physical Chemistry, UP)

Department of Inorganic Chemistry

Faculty of Science

Palacký University Olomouc

17. listopadu 12

77146 Olomouc

Czech Republic

phone: +420-58563-4348

e-mail: pavel.starha@upol.cz