15th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes

July 23-27th 2012 Xining, China Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, CAS

First Circular
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, CAS Xining, Qinghai Province P. R. China

SCOPEANDTOPICS
Traditionally the symposium deals with all aspects of solubility: in and between solids, liquids and gases; new experimental methods for determination, new experimental data, prediction of solubilities and phase equilibria by thermodynamic and molecular modelling, correlation with molecular structure, thermodynamic data bases, application of solubility data and phase equilibria in industry, for protection of the environment and in geochemistry. Subjects Solubility Equilibria: Honouring Professor Heinz Gamsjger on his 80th Birthday Solubility features in ionic liquids Equilibria related to solid solutions Solubility phenomena related to brine solutions Computer assisted equilibrium calculations Kinetics of phase transformations During the 15th ISSP, many presentations on solubility equilibria will be planned to honour Professor Heinz Gamsjger on his 80th birthday, in appreciation of his scientific contributions to solid-liquid equilibria research and his organizational activities in the IUPAC Solubility Data Project over many decades. Solubility studies related to ionic liquids, solid solutions and salt lake brines will be among the main topics of this conference. By emphasizing the role of theoretical, thermodynamic and kinetic models in solubility determinations, and exploring the solution chemistry relevant to solubility phenomena, the meeting is expected to advance solubility research from onerous measurements to theoretical predictions. Also discussed at this meeting will be the following further topics. Other Topics Equilibria in hydrothermal and supercritical systems Phase equilibria with reactive gases, gases under high pressure Gas hydrates New solvents and solvent design Solubility in crystallization control and materials synthesis Biological and medical relevance of solubility

SCOPEANDTOPICS
Solubility equilibria in geochemistry Aquatic chemistry and environmental chemistry Parallel to the Symposium a Special Workshop will be held entitled: "Solubility and Other Equilibria in Salt Brines"

INTERNATIONALSCIENTIFICANDORGANIZINGCOMMITTEE
Heinz Gamsjger (Chair, Austria) Christov Balarew (Bulgaria) Peter Fogg (UK) Glenn Hefter (Australia) Petros G. Koutsoukos (Greece) Clara Magalhes (Portugal) Leslie D. Pettit (UK) David G. Shaw (USA) Staffan Sjberg (Sweden) Reginald Tomkins (USA) Vladimir Valyashko (Russia) Wolfgang Voigt (Germany) Conference Editor: Earle Waghorne (Ireland) Local organizing committee (QISL, CAS) Xiaogang Dang, Rongchang He, Youliang Jia, Chensong Wang, Yan Yao, Inquires CHAIR Prof. Haizhou Ma, (Chair) Prof. Dewen Zeng, (Co-Chair) dewen_zeng@hotmail.com Phone: +86 136 1849 6806 Chunhui Fang, Yanming Hu, Fafu Li, Zhijian Wu, Yuan Zhou, Jitka Eysseltov (Czech) Marcelle Gaune-Escard (France) Wolfgang Hummel (Switzerland) John W. Lorimer (Canada) Yizhak Marcus (Israel) Mark Salomon (USA) Kiyoshi Sawada (Japan) Hongwei Sun (China) Alexander Toikka (Russia) Hans Wanner (Switzerland) Peter A. Williams (Australia)

INTERNATIONALSCIENTIFICANDORGANIZINGCOMMITTEE
Phone: +86 136 1849 6806 Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences 18 Xinning Rd, 810008 Xining, P.R. China FAX: +86-(0)971-6306002 For more information please consult the Conference Homepage : http://issp2012.csp.escience.cn

REGISTRATIONFEES
Before 31 March 2012 International Participants (non IUPAC member) International Participants (IUPAC member) Domestic Participants (non IUPAC member) Domestic Participants (IUPAC member) Accompanying Person *10% discount for IUPAC affiliates Registration fees will cover coffee breaks, lunch, supper, banquet, excursion, and other materials related to the conference. About twenty participants from developing countries will be financially supported to enable them to attend the symposium. Those who are interested in obtaining financial support are directed to enquire at: dewen_zeng@hotmail.com USD 200 USD 250 CNY 1800 CNY 2250 CNY 2000 CNY 2500 USD 315 USD 405 USD 350 After 31 March 2012 USD 450

VENUE
The 15th ISSP will be held at the Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Xining, the capital city of Qinghai province, P. R. China. Xining is located in northwest of China and is easily reached by airplane from Beijing with two hours flight or from Shanghai with three hours flight.

VISAS
Entry visas are required for most foreign citizens. Please, check with your travel agencies or with the Consular Offices of the Chinese Embassies whether you need a visa for China. IUPAC sponsorship implies that entry visas will be granted to all bona fide chemists, provided application is made not less than three months in advance. If a visa is not granted one month before the meeting, the IUPAC Secretariat should be notified without delay by the applicant.

REGISTRATIONANDDEADLINES
Online registration: http://issp2012.csp.escience.cn Preliminary registration for submission: 15th December 2011 Abstract submission: 31st March 2012

SYMPOSIUMLANGUAGE
The official language of the Conference will be English. No translation will be provided.