Electrochemistry in
"Biorelevant materials and Supramolecular Systems"

The 4th ECHEMS Meeting will be held in far western Brittany, in an attractive, peaceful location surrounded by the Atlantic ocean and beautiful preserved wild sceneries. The APAS Holidays Village is located in the small harbour of Camaret sur Mer, about 70 kms south of Brest.

Electrochemistry in "Biorelevant materials and Supramolecular Systems". The selection of this specific topic originates from our belief that electrochemistry is now playing a pivotal role for the understanding of biorelevant and supramolecular processes, concurrently through the study of biological materials and supramolecular/polymeric systems. A major address is: how to domesticate biological electron-transfer for improving life and inspiring sustainable nanodevices. A special stress will be addressed on the understanding of mechanisms and nanoarchitectures by outstanding electrochemical approaches such as ultra-microelectrodes, electrochemical-microscopic and -spectroscopic techniques, as well as by surface modification and studies in new phases.

ECHEMS is a young international organization aimed at promoting the use and development of electrochemistry as a powerful tool to study scientific problems in hot areas of current research. ECHEMS was established in 2004 as a fusion of the former EUCHEM Meetings of Electrochemistry and the Sandbjerg Meetings on Organic Electrochemistry.

The purpose of the ECHEMS meetings is to gather young and more experienced scientists to present and discuss the results of their research in a very informal and friendly atmosphere. Participation of young researchers, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows is particularly encouraged. In keeping with the informal spirit of these meetings and the wish to promote personal contacts between all the participants, the participation will be limited to a restricted number of people, 50-80, who will be accommodated for 3 days at the conference site.