Announcement: 5th International Conference on Environmental and Biological Aspects of Main-Group Organometals (ICEBAMO 2001)

Goals and Scope The ICEBAMO meetings aim to facilitate interdisciplinary discussion on environmental and biological aspects of main-group organometals. have brought together researchers from the fields of toxicology, environmental sciences, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and synthetic organometallic chemistry. ICEBAMO 2001 at the castle of Schieileiten, which is located about 50 km east of Graz, Styria, Austria, will provide a forum for discussing the origin, behavior and fate of organometallic compounds in the environment, and their application to and impact on biological systems. Focus will be on the following aspects of organometallic compounds: Origin and pathways in the environment Fate in organisms including accumulation and toxicological effects Biological and biochemical studies on transformation/detoxification processes Analytical chemistry including speciation techniques Main group metal-based drugs The meeting will consist of oral presentations of invited and contributed papers and poster presentations. Invited oral presentations will be 45 minutes. Contributed oral presentations will be 20 minutes including 5 minutes for questions.