Day 1: 20th September 2011 09:30-10:30 Arrival and registration 10:30-12:20 SESSION 1: Chair Anna Peacock, University of Birmingham 10:30-11:00 Keynote: Elizabeth New, UC Berkeley, USA

2011 Dalton Younger Researchers Award Winner Responsive Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents

11:00-11:20 OC1: Kogularamanan Suntharalingam, Imperial College, UK The Interaction of Poly-pyridyl Metal Complexes with Quadruplex DNA

11:20-11:40 OC2: Emmanuel Oheix, University of Birmingham, UK Development of Metal Dependent Peptide Switches for DNA Binding

11:40-12:00 OC3: Katie Marriott, University of Leeds, UK From Simplicity to Complexity: Reduced Oxidation State Phosphorus in Prebiotic Chemistry

12:00-12:20 OC4: Aimee Gamble, University of York, UK Ruthenium(II) cis-tach complexes as active anticancer agents

12:20-13:40 Lunch 13:40-15:20 SESSION 2: Chair Charlotte Willans, University of Leeds 13:40-14:00 Industry talk: Richard Ward, Johnson Matthey, UK

From Academia to Industry; A Johnson Matthey Example

14:00-14:20 OC5: Andy Chapman, University of Bristol, UK Frustrated Lewis pairs beyond the main group: zirconocene-phosphinoaryloxide complexes and their application in catalytic dehydrogenation of amineboranes

14:20-14:40 OC6: Jean-Charles Buffet, University of Oxford, UK Biodegradable Polymers from Non-Toxic Metal Catalysts

14:40-15:00 OC7: David Lunn, University of Bristol, UK Transition metal catalysts immobilised on block comicelles

15:00-15:20 OC8: Beverly Stewart, Stockholm University, Sweden Computational evidence for facile creation of active 16e- Ruthenium complexes via a CO-dissociation pathway

15:20-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-17:30 SESSION 3: Chair Peter Scott, University of Warwick 16:00-16:30 Keynote: Karsten Meyer, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

2010 Dalton Transactions Europe/Africa Lectureship winner From High-Valent Iron Nitrides to Ammonia Synthesis

16:30-16:50 OC9: David Mills, University of Nottingham, UK A Comparison of Lanthanide and Actinide Carbenes: Theoretical Determination of M=C Bond Polarisation and Complementary Reactivity and Magnetism Studies

16:50-17:10 OC10: Robert Kretschmer, Technical University Berlin, Germany Atomic Metals as a New Leaving Group from the “Old”SN2 Reaction

17:10-17:30 OC11: Zoe Button, University of Sussex, UK Activation of CO and CO2 by Zr(III) mixed sandwich complexes

17:30-19:00 POSTER SESSION 20:00-late Conference Dinner

Day 2: 21st September 2011 09:10-11:00 SESSION 4: Chair Mike Ward, University of Sheffield 09:10-09:40 Keynote: Erwin Reisner, University of Cambridge, UK

Solar fuels through bio-inspired chemistry

09:40-10:00 OC12: Manuel Tropiano, University of Oxford, UK Electrochemically Modulated Lanthanide Luminescence

10:00-10:20 OC13: Emma Richards, University of Liverpool, UK Immobilisation of polyazamacrocycles into porous materials?

10:20-10:40 OC14: Peter Dunne, University of Warwick, UK Synthesis of Hybrid Ceria/Mesoporous Silica Nanocomposites

10:40-11:00 OC15: Rachel White, University of Southampton, UK The Stability of Al2Si2O5(OH)4 (Halloysite) Nanotubes in Acid and Alkaline Aqueous Suspensions

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break 11:30-13:30 SESSION 5: Chair Peter Scott, University of Warwick 11:30-12:00 Keynote: Michaele Hardie, University of Leeds, UK

Metallo-supramolecular star-burst prisms and coordination networks

12:00-12:20 OC16: Thomas Faust, University of Manchester, UK Molecular Rings for Quantum Information Processing

12:20-12:40 OC17: John Breen, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Polyoxometalates

12:40-13:00 OC18: Thomas White, University of Warwick, UK Varying molecular interactions by coverage in supramolecular surface chemistry

13:00-13:20 OC19: Gavin Craig, University of Barcelona, Spain A new bi-stable spin crossover complex based on a novel polypyrazolyl ligand

13:20-13:30 Closing Remarks

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2. Registration:

Registration will take place from 09:30 on 20th September outside the lecture theatre (located in MS.01 in the Zeeman Building, marked on the map). Please remember to bring your confirmation of registration with you. At the registration desk you will receive your delegate information and badge - please wear your badge at all times, this will enable you to identify fellow delegates.

3. Getting to Warwick University: Directions to the University by road, air and rail are available on the Warwick website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/conferences/howtofindus 4. Parking:

Car Parking on campus is complimentary, please use car parks 6, 7, 8a or 15 as marked on the campus map attached. Take a token on entering the car park and exchange this token for your exit code at Rootes Reception.

5. Accommodation:

• Please check in at the reception in the Rootes Building (building 51 on the

campus map), where you can collect your key. • Check in for all accommodation is from 15:00 onwards on the day of arrival. • Please check out by 09:30 on the day of departure. • Rootes Reception is open from 7am to 11pm, if you plan to arrive after this time,

then please call ahead to confirm arrangements for key collection on 024 76 522280

• Breakfast is served in Rootes Restaurant (First floor of Rootes Building) from 7.30am to 9.00am.

6. Baggage:

• Baggage can be stored at the accommodation reception before check in if necessary.

• Please note there will be no secure baggage storage at the symposium registration desk or in the lecture theatre.

7. Internet facilities:

There is no ad hoc wireless facility available to visitors, but Warwick hotspots support Eduroam access (eduroam.org) - please enquire at your own institution. All bedrooms will be equipped with internet facilities via an Ethernet connection. If you require use of the internet please ask the reception staff to provide you with a code when checking into your accommodation. Please note you will need to bring your own Ethernet Cable in order to access the internet.

8. Options for lunch: - marked on campus map, no more than approx. 10 mins walk from lecture venue

• CAFE HUMANITIES HUMANITIES BUILDING - small cafe • CAFE LIBRARY – hot food available • CAFE SOCIAL STUDIES - small cafe

• EAT WARWICK ARTS CENTRE - restaurant • CAFE BAR WARWICK ARTS CENTRE – hot food available

There are various food and drink outlets available on campus, for details of the opening times please see our website: www2.warwickretail.com and www.warwicksu.com/food

9. Conference Dinner:

The conference dinner will take place from 8pm on 20th September in Bar Fusion (http://www.barfusion.net/). It will consist of a buffet of various main course and dessert. There is a bar at the venue where drinks can be purchased. Please alert Ruth Doherty (dalton-rsc@rsc.org) before the meeting if you have any special dietary requirements, if you have not already done so when registering. Please note that you need to register for the dinner and make a payment before the meeting. We will be unable to register you for the conference dinner at the meeting. 10. Instructions for speakers:

• Keynote talks: 25 mins with 5 mins for questions • Oral Contributions: 15 mins with 5 mins for questions • Please keep to allotted time and ensure there is time for questions • Your talk must be compatible with Office 2007. This will be the system available

at the meeting. Alternatively you could present your talk by converting it to a PDF presentation format.

• All speakers to contact an organiser in the lecture theatre at least 20 minutes before your session so that talks can be loaded ready on the system – the sooner the better for this!

11. Discussion:

All delegates are encouraged to ask questions of the speakers during the discussion period after each talk. In cases where there is not time to ask your question in the session itself do seek out the speaker during the free time.

12. Poster instructions: Delegates will be provided with a poster board suitable for an A0 portrait style poster. Poster board dimensions: 2.1 metres (height) by 1.2 metres (width). Velcro will be supplied to hang posters with. Landscape A0 will not fit on poster boards. The programme includes one dedicated poster session from 17:30-19:00 on 20th September 2011. Upon registration, you will receive instructions which will inform you where to display your poster. Delegates can put up their posters on arrival at the symposium and all posters MUST be taken down by the end of the session on the 20th September 2011.

Useful contacts and information:

Website containing FAQs about University of Warwick facilities: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/conferences/faqconference/

For further information contact Ruth Doherty on +44 (0) 1223 432259 or dalton-rsc@rsc.org before the meeting. During the meeting (20th – 21st September) Ruth can be contacted on 07554458152. If you require any further information regarding accommodation etc. before your stay at Warwick, please contact Conference Park directly using the details below: Conference Park Sales Office t: 024 7652 3222 e: reservations@warwick.ac.uk

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