Gold Innovations Blog

At last, the organisers have notified everyone who submitted an abstract for GOLD 2009 on the outcome –  and by the scheduled date! With well over 330 abstracts submitted (and still some latecomers arriving), it was a difficult decision on who would give oral presentations and who will display posters on their research. With much hard work by the technical committees, the organisers finally made their decisions at a meeting in mid-February. This was not easy with so many high quality abstracts submitted. Hopefully, we have pleased most people but, inevitably, some  will feel disappointed.

We are now busy working on scheduling the oral presentations to produce an interesting, well-balanced programme over the 3 and one-half days of the conference. Again, not an easy task, but we shall succeeed, no doubt. It is clear that the  Nanotechnologysector will be  much more substantial this time and the bigger number of applications-oriented presentations should give more interest for industrialists looking  for exploitation opportunities. We have decided on having a 5th parallel session for some sessions to accommodate the large number of good quality orals that will be presented, rather than shorten the time allowed by each speaker.  This need not worry delegates who fear moving back and forth between lecture rooms ( a problem at Gold 2006 in Limerick) as all are close together.

The posters will be divided into 2 sessions this year, again to accommodate the many abstracts submitted. Remember, we are accepting abstracts for posters right up to the start of the conference. So, if you have some interesting research to report, submit an abstract on the conference website (do I need to tell you: it is www.gold2009.org ). I do need to tell you that, if you are attending GOLD 2009, you should register and book your accommodation soon. The hotels are filling up fast, we are told! Otherwise you may need to bring your tent and camp by the river…. Its not long now til we meet in Heidelberg – just before my Birthday, as it happens……..