Faraday Discussion 145 aims to bring together the physical chemists / chemical physicists with their organic counterparts, not only in solution-phase reactivity chemistry but also in the booming area of non-covalent interactions and recognition at interfaces.

The following themes will be included in the discussion:

• Organic reaction mechanisms, including synthetic and natural (enzymes, ribozymes) catalysts  
• Theoretical methods (ab initio and computer simulation) 
• Non-covalently bonded structures (intermolecular interactions, supramolecular chemistry, molecular recognition, surfactant aggregation, polymer-surfactant complexes, liquid crystals, self-assembly) 
• Organic surfaces (structure, properties and reactivity) 
• Gas phase structure and reactivity and its relationship to solution behaviour 
• Ultrafast processes: solvation, charge transfer, electron transfer     

The meeting will be opened with an introductory lecture by Rudy Marcus (Caltech, USA) and the closing lecture will be given by Josef Michl (Colorado at Boulder, USA).

The latest ISI citation data give an impact factor for Faraday Discussions of 5.0, emphasising their importance as a forum for developing new ideas. For your chance to be published in the journal and discuss your work at the conference, submit an abstract for oral presentation.

Please note the deadline for oral abstracts has been extended until 10 October 2008.

For more information on the scientific aims, the full list of invited speakers who will present their work at the conference and details on how to submit an abstract, please see the 'In this section' links.