From: doelz@comp.bioz.unibas.ch (Reinhard Doelz) Subject: CONF: Molecular Graphics Society 12th Annual Conf, Jun 1993 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1993 01:56:06 GMT Organization: Sterling Software Announcement of the 2nd Circular and Call for Papers /--\ ================================ \--/ || ... Molecular Graphics Society \ / \ : : \ / \. ... : 12th Annual Conference | . . : | . ...: ================================ / \ / : : / \ / :..: || Interlaken, June 8-11, 1993 /--\ SWITZERLAND \--/ Molecular Graphics and the Design of Bioactive Compounds Theme of the Conference The 12th Annual Conference of the Molecular Graphics Society will focus on the Methods and Results in the Computer Aided Design of Bioactive Molecules, with emphasis on the crucial role which Molecular Graphics plays in the visualization and interpretation of data in this field. The Conference sessions will be centered around the following four general topics 1) Molecular Design (methodology and applications, two sessions) 2) Structure-Guided Design: (a) based on X-ray crystallography (b) based on NMR spectroscopy 3) Databases: Use and Applications 4) Structure-Property Correlations Scientific Programme _____________________________________________ The topic of the conference, "Molecular Graphics and the Design of Bioactive Compounds" has been divided into six half-day sessions, each covering a particular subtopic which is opened by a main lecture followed by a number of selected oral presentations. A long lunch breack is scheduled to enable participants to visit the scientific poster session and the commercial software/handware exhibition. Monday, June 7 afternoon Registration evening Opening of Conference and Welcome Address H.P. Weber, chairman of the Organizing Committee Opening Lecture: Molecular Graphics and Structure Design K. M|ller, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel (CH) Welcome Cocktail Tuesday, June 8 morning Session 1: Molecular Design I Main Lecture: 3D Models of Dopamine, Adrenaline, Serotonine, Acetycholine and Mammalian Opsine Receptors Marcel Hibert, Marion Merell Dow, Strasbourg (F) afternoon Session 2: Structure-Property Correlations Main lecture: Hydrophobic Interactions and CoMFA using HINT D.J. Abraham, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA (USA) Wednesday, June 9 morning Session 3: Structure-Based Design (using NMR and related methods) Main Lecture: At Last Coupling Constants Again - Structure and Dynamics of Peptides and Proteins by NMR and MD Calculations H. Kessler, Technische Universitdt, M|nchen (D) afternoon Conference Excursion, Poster and Commercial Exhibition (optional) Thursday, June 10 morning Session 4: Structure-Based Design (using X-ray Crystallography) Main Lecture: Protein Structure and Drug Design T.L. Blundell, Birkbeck College, London (UK) afternoon Session 5: Databases Main Lecture: The Information Explosion: How Can we Cope? P. Murray-Rust, Glaxo Research, Greenford (UK) evening Conference Dinner Friday, June 11 morning Session 6: Molecular Design II Main Lecture: CAVEAT, TRIAD, and ILIAD P. Bartlett, University of California, Berkeley, CA (USA) Closing Lecture: Computer Simulations of Biomolecules: Improvements in Methodology for Searching Conformational Space and Prediction of Molecular Properties W. van Gunsteren, ETH, Z|rich (CH) afternoon Closing of Conference and Farewell Drink A commercial exhibition of relevant hardware and software will be organized and accessible during the Conference. Scientific Advisory Board Organizing Committee Hoeltje H.D., Berlin Breckenridge R., Basel Karplus M., Harvard Doelz R., Basel Mueller K., Basel Karfunkel H., Basel Richards G., Oxford Van de Waterbeemd H., Basel Silvestre J., Lyon Weber H.P., Basel (Chairman) Thornton J., London Tollenaere J., Beerse Weber J., Geneva Attendance and Call for Contributions Please indicate your interest in attending the Conference and to present a paper by requesting the application form from the conference secretariat 12th Annual Conference of the MGS P.O. Box 6, Clarastrasse 57 CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland Tel. ++41-61-691 51 11 Fax. ++41-61 691 81 89 (Deadline for Abstracts: March 31, 1993) Location and Date of the Conference Interlaken is located in the beautiful alpine Bernese Oberland, nested between the two lovely lakes of Thun and Brienz in breathtaking proximity of the majestic Jungfrau massive. The well equipped Congress Center of Interlaken will be the place of the Conference activities. The Conference activities will start in the evening of Monday, June 7, 1993, and proceed until Friday noon, June 11, 1993. Language The official language of the Conference will be English. No facilities for translation or interpretation will be available. Accommodation and Social Events Interlaken, a traditional alpine health resort, offers a choice of accommodation at various tariffs. A half-day Excursion and a Conference dinner are planned, as well as a programme for accompanying persons. Official carrier: Swissair You are recommended to check with Swissair or your local travel agent for the best flight arrangements for this period. Swissair offices round the world will assist you with your travel arrangements. Further Information If you did not receive the second circular, which was sent out early February, 1993, please contact the conference secretariat at the address given below. The second circular includes registration, abstract and hotel reservation form. 12th Annual Conference of the MGS P.O. Box 6, Clarastrasse 57 CH-4005 Basel, Switzerland Tel. ++41-61-691 51 11, Fax. ++41-61 691 81 89 +----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Dr. Reinhard Doelz | RFC doelz@urz.unibas.ch | | Biocomputing | DECNET 20579::48130::doelz | |Biozentrum der Universitaet | X25 022846211142036::doelz | | Klingelbergstrasse 70 | FAX x41 61 261- 6760 or 267- 2078 | CH 4056 Basel | TEL x41 61 267- 2076 or 2247 | +------------- bioftp.unibas.ch is the SWISS EMBnet node ----------------+ -----------------------------------------