The Department of Chemistry at Brock University is delighted to host the 41th annual Inorganic Discussion Weekend from Nov. 28nd to Nov. 30th, 2008. The Chemistry Department is located in the city St. Catharines at 500 Glenridge Avenue.

      

About IDW

    The Inorganic Discussion Weekend (IDW) has been a tradition among inorganic chemists in Ontario and Quebec since its inception in 1968. IDW 2008 invites submissions of poster and oral presentations from undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows in any area of inorganic chemistry.

Important Dates

General Information

-     Important change ! The Sigma-Aldrich supported Friday evening mixer will be held at 7-10:30 pm on the Brock Campus  in Pond Inlet. --> How to get there !
-    Oral presentations including the Varian Plenary Lecture and the  Bruker Invited Speaker will be held in the Academic South, rooms 203-204. -->  How to get there !
-    Desican sponsored coffebreak will be served in the hallway of Academic South on Saturday.
-    The Xerox Poster session will be held in the hallway of Academic South and Sodexho Mezzanine.
-    The IDW banquet on Saturday night will be held at the Pond Inlet.  -->  How to get there !
-    If you stay at 4 Points Sheraton hotel, we suggest that you leave vehicles at the hotel during the conference as the conference venue can be easily reached by foot (15-20 min). However, there is ample parking space available on Brock campus in lot A and also minimal number of paid parking spots near the Academic South building.
-   Important Notice ! We negotiated a highly discounted parking fee for IDW2008 of $3 only. You can pay at the booth at the entrance of lot A and at the entrance to the Visitor lot D.

Sponsors

Without the support of our sponsors, IDW 2008 would not be possible. We would like to acknowledge the following organizations for their generous contributions.