FOMMS 2006 Update

Joe Golab & Clare McCabeChairs

Peter Cummings, Jim Ely, & Phil WestmorelandSenior Advisors

CACHE & CoMSEFSponsors

Robin CravenConference Facilitator

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Background

• FOMMS 2006, Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation 2006, will be held in July 9th-14th, 2006 in Blaine, Washington at the Semiahmoo Resort

• FOMMS 2006 provides a schedule and forum that emphasizes integration from the most fundamental level (electronic structure) through to meso- and macroscale modeling and simulation

• FOMMS 2006 brings together a broad background of scientists and engineers

• Innovators and Developers of new methods in molecular simulation and computational chemistry

• Providers and Vendors which supply hardware and software for modeling & simulation

• Users and Appliers of the technology

• Two successful FOMMS conferences were held at the Keystone Resort in Colorado in July of 2000 and 2003 and from those experiences, we expect about 50% innovators, 40% Users, and 10% Providers including participants from industry and government labs

• Promotion Activities

• At society meetings

• Through mailing lists (both surface and electronic)

• The conference web site, http://www.fomms.org

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FOMMS 2006 Topics and Schedule

Session Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

MorningPolymeric Materials

Nanoscience & Nanotech

Biological Applications

Advances in Modeling & Simulation

Future Vision

Afternoon Free Poster I Outing Poster II

Evening KeynoteElectronic Materials

Beyond the Mesoscale

Reaction Engineering

Banquet

Specific industrial session dropped and industry talks scattered in sessions New session on nanoscience/ nanotechnology 22 invited talks and two poster sessions allow attendees to present work; One poster/ attendee All presenters are invited to submit manuscripts which will be rigorously peer reviewed before

publication in special issues of Molecular Physics and Molecular Simulation Software & Hardware demonstration session for vendors Large blocks of time for informal discussions, relaxation, or leisure as well as several receptions to

facilitate interaction between conference participants

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FOMMS 2006 Invited Speakers

Session Topic Speaker Affiliation Discipline

Keynote Address

Thom Dunning Director, NCSA, University of Illinois Chemistry

Polymeric Materials

Kurt KremerMax Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany

Polymer Science & Engineering

S. Hyodo Toyota Research, JapanAutomotive Industry

Mark W. Matsen University of Reading, UK Physics

Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Glenn Fredrickson

University of California, Santa Barbara

Jerzy Bernholc North Carolina State University Physics

Katsumi Kaneko Chiba University, Japan Chemistry

Mesoscale Modeling

Greg Voth University of Utah Chemistry

Richard Catlow The Royal Institution, UK Chemistry

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FOMMS 2006 Invited Speakers, cont’d

Session Topic Speaker Affiliation Discipline

Biological Applications

Carol Hall North Carolina State University Chem Eng

Shekhar Garde Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Chem & Bio Eng

Gerhard Hummer National Institutes of Health Chemical Physics

Reaction Engineering

Emily Carter PrincetonMechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Randall Snurr Northwestern Chem Eng

Rutger van SantenEindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Chem Eng & Chemistry

Advances in Modeling and Simulation

Denis EvansAustralian National University, Australia

Chemistry

Phillippe Ungerer French Petroleum Institute, France Petroleum Industry

Future Visions

Mark Ratner Northwestern Chemistry

Patricia Sparrell ExxonMobil Petroleum Industry

Vijay Pande Stanford UniversityChemistry, Structural Biology

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FOMMS 2006 Speaker Demographics

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Miscellaneous

• Budget• Submitted $25K DOE• Vendor & Industrial Sponsors• Conference Fees (Anticipated)

• Registration – $800 ($600 Early Bird; $500 Graduates/ Post-docs sponsored by advisor)• Nightly Room Rate – $159 single and $189 double • Includes one copy of the proceedings CD and abstract book, the opening reception, continental

breakfast every morning, refreshments during program breaks, evening receptions, and the conference banquet

• An optional meal plan for three (3) dinners, as well as outings, will be offered• Guests bear an additional fee

• Deadlines• Posters – January 16, 2006; Acceptance – February 28 or sooner• All Abstracts – May 1, 2006• Manuscripts – June 5, 2006

• The FOMMS advisory committee will review the abstracts• Web site will provide one stop registration, submission, etc

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FOMMS 2006 Advisory Committee

Member Affiliation

Anne Chaka NIST

Ken Dill UC San Francisco

Hans Fraaije University of Leiden, Netherlands

Alain Fuchs University of Orsay, France

Peter A. Gordon ExxonMobil

Katherine Hunt Rohm and Haas

David Kofke SUNY-Buffalo

Ron Larson University of Michigan

Jonathan Moore Dow Chemical Company

Matthew Neurock University of Viginia

Jeff Nichols ORNL

John P. O'Connell University of Viginia

Susumu Okazaki IMS, Japan

Costas Pantelides Imperial College, UK

Dorus Theodoru University of Athens, Greece