QCM-D Scientific Meeting Asia 23-24 Sep 2009

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Q-Sense wishes to invite all users to the city of Shanghai, China, for our QCM-D Scientific Meeting Asia 2009. The meeting will be held at the Fudan University in Shanghai, with great support from Professor Ming Jiang at Dept. of Macromolecule Science, Fudan University.

This meeting, titled "Get inspired!", gives an excellent opportunity to meet with QCM-D experts, other users and discuss QCM-D research, as well as a chance to talk to Q-Sense applications specialists about your specific topics of interest. The scientific program will focus on Polymers, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology.

Day 1 - QCM-D conference
The first day includes invited presentations, user submitted talks, and a poster session. All delegates are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral presentations, as well as for posters.

Submit abstract here. Abstracts submitted no later than Sep 4 will be considered for short oral presentation. Authors will be notified.

Day 2 - QCM-D workshop
During the second day, Q-Sense a software workshop will be held. Take the chance to meet and discuss both data analysis and instrument with specialists from Q-Sense!

The official language of the meeting is English.

Warmly Welcome!

Key speakers
Prof. Bengt Kasemo, Chemical Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Prof. Guangzhao Zhang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Title "QCM-D Studies on Enzymatic Degradation of Crystalline Polymers"

Prof. Meiping Tong, Peking University, China
Title "The Deposition Kinetics of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) and Bacteria on Silica Surfaces"

Prof. Hongwei Ma, Peking University, China
Titles "Renaissance of QCM as a Biosensor" and "Four years in QCM: from complexity to simplicity"

Prof. Zhaohui Su, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS, Diffusion of Polyelectrolyte into Multilayer Films"

Dr. GuangMing Liu, Australia National University, Title "Cleaning of Protein Coated Surfaces by Electrochemical Production of Nanobubbles Investigated Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance”

Poster session
There will be a poster session during the meeting, on the topics Polymers, Biomaterials, and Nanotechnology. Abstract submission here.

Program
Day 1, 23 September:

8.30-9.00	Registration
9.00	Welcome at Fudan University, by Q-Sense
9.10	Welcome by Prof. Ming Jiang, Fudan University
9.20	Session 1
10.30	Coffee and poster preview
10.50	Session 2
11.50	Lunch
13.30	Session 3
15.00	Coffee and poster session
16.00	Q-Sense Products and Applications update
16.50	Summary and break before evening activities - or time for further discussions!
18.00	Social activity and dinner

Day 2, 24 September:

9.00	QTools data analysis workshop
11.00	User's forum: support and further software discussions
12.00	Meeting ends: lunch

Accommodation
The meeting is held at the Training Center of School of Journalism, Fudan University, which is in the same building as the four-star FuXuan Hotel.

• Single room, including breakfast: 350 CNY per night
• Double/Twin room, including breakfast: 390 CNY per night

Address: FuXuan Hotel (Training Center of School of Journalism)
              Guo-Ding Road #400, Shanghai 200433
              Tel: +86-21-55589518

We also suggest a budget accommodation:
Qingyun Hotel (inside campus, opposite street from meeting venue)

• Single room, including breakfast: 200 CNY per night
• Double/Twin room, including breakfast: 210 CNY per night

Address: Qingyun Hotel
              Han-Dan Road #220
              Shanghai 200433

Please ask the organizers if you need help with lodging.

Connections
The major international airport in Shanghai is PuDong Airport, and the major domestic one is HongQiao Airport. Fudan University is located in the northen part of Shanghai city area, and a taxi there costs about 170 CNY (from PuDong) or 70 CNY (from HongQiao).

Registration
To attend the meeting you need to register. Registration covers lectures, materials, coffee, lunches, three course dinner on Wednesday night and an evening social activity.

Please note that the latest day for registration is 16 September.

Further information
For further information, please drop an e-mail to the organizer:

Hans Uddenberg, Q-Sense AB: hans.uddenberg(a)q-sense.com
Vanilla Chen, K-Analys AB: vanilla.chen(a)k-analys.se