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First International Conference on Soft Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry and Applications to Trace Gas Analysis FH Vorarlberg, Dornbirn, Austria, 18th – 20th September 2017 Overview The need for quantitative and rapid detection of chemical compounds in complex environments and at ultra-low concentrations provides significant challenges to analytical chemistry for applications in many areas. Soft chemical ionisation mass spectrometric techniques can be used to address some of these challenges, and hence are key technologies for many analytical applications, ranging from atmospheric chemistry through to homeland security. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for discussions on research, instrumentation and applications of soft chemical ionisation mass spectrometric (SCIMS) techniques, with a particular focus on the technologies of PTR-MS, IMS, IMS/MS and SIFT-MS, covering many of areas of applications, but with an emphasis on fundamental research and development, atmospheric chemistry, homeland security, and the environmental, food and health sciences. A key purpose of the conference is to bring together scientists and technologists from academia, industry and government who use SCIMS technologies in an informal setting to network and share details on recent advances and applications. An objective of this meeting is to facilitate closer collaboration and to improve the exploitation of novel concepts between disciplines and technologies. Young scientists (e.g. Early Stage Researchers and PhD students) at the beginning of their research careers are particularly encouraged to attend and contribute to the meeting, either with a poster or with an oral presentation. Dornbirn is situated in the beautiful Vorarlberg region of Western Austria near Lake Constance, just a few kilometres from the Swiss border, offering scenic tours of the Alps. There are excellent and fast train connections from many nearby major cities, including Zurich, Munich and Innsbruck. Chris A Mayhew Organisation The conference is co-organized and co-hosted by the Institute for Breath Research, University of Innsbruck, and the FH Vorarlberg, University of Applied Sciences. Local Organisers: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christopher A. Mayhew Prof. Univ.-Doz. Dr. DI Karl Unterkofler Universität Innsbruck FH Vorarlberg, University of Applied Sciences Institut für Atemgasanalytik Hochschulstraße 1 Rathausplatz 4, 6850 Dornbirn 6850 Dornbirn +43 5572 204674/+43 512 504 27783 +43 5572 792 7116 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Abstracts Abstract submissions should be sent to Professor Karl Unterkofler, [log in to unmask] (deadline 15th August 2017). Abstracts should be no more than one side of A4 using font size 12 including graphs and figures. Most abstracts will be accepted for posters, a number will be selected for oral presentation. Registration: The registration fee is only €60 to include a conference dinner and coffee breaks. To register please go to http://veranstaltungen.fhv.at/CSCIMS by the 31st August 2017. We are grateful for support from HORIZON 2020 EU ITN “IMPACT” (Ion Molecule Processes for Analytical Chemical Technologies Network, GA 674911), the University of Innsbruck, the Molecular Physics Group of the Institute of Physics (UK), and the FHV, which has enabled us to keep the registration fee low. Accommodation As a guest of the Fachhochschule Vorarlberg you will be able to get specials rates at Hotel Krone http://en.kronehotel.at/. When booking with the Hotel Krone, please state “Gast der Fachhochschule Vorarlberg”. There are also many other hotels in Dornbirn and the surrounding area. Please e-mail Prof. Unterkofler if you need any assistance. It is advisable to book an hotel from Sunday the17th September. Programme The conference will begin Monday morning (8:45 am) and finish Wednesday late afternoon (5 pm). The program includes invited talks by distinguished leaders using SCIMS covering various research fields; including environmental science, atmospheric chemistry, food science, health science and homeland security. The conference will also include invited short talks and a poster session. (Please state in any abstract submission if you wish to be considered for a talk, a poster or both.) For young researchers, there will be an interactive session on careers within academia, industry and the government. Confirmed Invited International Speakers (June 2017): Franco Biasioli (Fondazione Edmund Mach-Istituto Agrario di S. Michele, Italy) - Food volatilomics by direct injection mass spectrometry Simona M. Cristescu (Radboud University, Holland) - Sniffing the chemical language of plants and microorganisms John M. Dyke (Southampton University) - Calculation of rate coefficients of radical -molecule reactions of importance in atmospheric chemistry and their measurement with photoionization Julian King (ZFF) - Mathematical Modelling for Breath Gas Analysis Veronika Ruzsanyi (Institut Breath Research, University of Innsbruck, Austria) - Ion mobility spectrometry for use in the Health Sciences Jochen Schubert (Universitätmedizin Rostock, Germany) - Applications of Soft Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometry for Clinical Breath Analysis Patrick Sears & Peter Hickey (Dstl, UK) - Ambient ionisation techniques and homeland security, & spectrometry for security applications Patrik Spanel (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Research Institute) - Selected Ion Flow Tube Mass Spectrometry, SIFT-MS: from plasma physics via analytical chemistry to medicine Jonathan Williams (Max Planck Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften E.V.) - Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometry and Atmospheric Chemistry http://www.fhv.at/cscims/ http://impact-h2020itn.com/events-page/ Universitätsprofessor Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck Leiter des Instituts für Atemgasanalytik Rathausplatz 4, 6850 Dornbirn 0043 5572 204674 & Univesitätsklinik für Anästhesie und Intensiv Medizin, Innrain 66, 5. Stock, 6020 Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria 0043 512 504 27783 Head of Molecular Physics School of Physics and Astronomy University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK Tel: 0044 121 4144729 Coordinator IMPACT EU ITN www.impact-h2020itn.com To join or leave the molecular-dynamics-news email list, go to: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/molecular-dynamics-news.html