Other Meetings

SFG is pleased to connect our members with associated meetings of interest. If you know of a meeting that may be of interest to the membership, please email the information to sfg@glycobiology.org for inclusion in this listing.

3rd Annual Sanford Burnham Rare Disease Day Symposium
Friday, February 24, 2012
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sanford-Burnham’s Third Annual Sanford-Burnham Rare Disease Day Symposium: Identifying and Treating Genetic Diseases in Children
La Jolla, CA

Rare Disease Day 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
February 29, 2012 marks the fifth International Rare Disease Day.
Worldwide

The San Diego Glycobiology Symposium
Friday, March 16, 2012  -  Saturday, March 17, 2012
The 15th Annual San Diego Glycobiology Symposium will take place at the Kona Kai in San Diego, California.
San Diego, CA

Carbohydrate analysis and glycomics: where next?
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
A Joint Biochemical Society / Royal Society of Chemistry Workshop This workshop is the fourth of a series entitled "Analytical Tools for the Life Sciences", a collaborative project between the Biochemical Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry. The workshop aims to bring together life sciences researchers that work at the interface between biology and chemistry to discuss problems and facilitate collaborations. The programme will feature speakers using a range of techniques and there will be plenty of networking opportunities. The workshop will be suitable for researchers in biology and the wider life sciences and will also be of interest to chemists studying this topic.
London, United Kingdom

19th New Orleans Carbohydrate Symposium (NOCS)
Friday, March 23, 2012
This stimulating information exchange on all aspects of carbohydrate chemistry is sponsored by the Sugar Processing Research Institute, Incorporated, in New Orleans, and Event Support Sponsors. Participants are able to present recent research and advancements in carbohydrates with insights to share with fellow carbohydrate chemists in a Gordon style conference atmosphere.
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

ACS meeting - Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry
Sunday, March 25, 2012  -  Thursday, March 29, 2012
ACS’ 243rd National Meeting & Exposition will host more than 11,700 presentations on new discoveries that span science’s horizons — from astronomy to zoology. Topics include: Food and nutrition, Medicine, Health, Energy, The environment, and other fields where chemistry plays a central role in preventing and combating disease.
San Diego, CA

Glycobiology at the ASBMB Meeting
Saturday, April 21, 2012  -  Wednesday, April 25, 2012
San Diego, CA

Glycolipid & Sphingolipid Biology
Sunday, April 22, 2012  -  Friday, April 27, 2012
The Gordon Research Conference on Glycolipid and Sphingolipid Biology, the twelfth in this series, promises to be an exciting and instructive meeting on the cutting edge of the field. Important areas of focus will include: novel imaging technologies for glyco/sphingolipidology, role of these lipids in membrane microdomain and membrane dynamics, regulation of the enzymes of glycolipid and sphingolipid metabolism, lipidomics and identification of novel lipids with novel functions, roles of bioactive sphingolipids in signal transduction, gene regulation, and in diseases such as neurodegeneration, metabolic syndromes, diabetes, skin health and cancer.
Lucca (Barga), Italy

8th Annual National Carbohydrate Symposium
Wednesday, May 9, 2012  -  Friday, May 11, 2012
The annual National Carbohydrate Symposium will cover different aspects of glycomics research regarding its applications to human health. Sponsored by the Alberta Glycomics Centre at the Banff Park Lodge in Banff, Alberta.
Banff, Alberta, Canada

GlycoT 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012  -  Saturday, June 9, 2012
Glyco T 2012 is dedicated to address and integrate all aspects of glycosyltransferases. Internationally recognized experts will meet with junior scientists to establish a vivid and stimulating discussion platform.
Hannover, Germany

Immunochemistry & Immunobiology
Sunday, June 10, 2012  -  Friday, June 15, 2012
Les Diablerets provides an intimate setting in the Swiss mountains for the 2012 GRC on Immunochemistry and Immunobiology, where a maximum of 150 participants will exchange ideas and discuss the latest advances in the field. In contrast to many conferences that focus on specialized Immunology topics, this 2012 GRC on Immunochemistry and Immunobiology will feature broad coverage of both innate and adaptive immunity, and will span the full spectrum of basic mechanisms to applied research.
Les Diablerets, Switzerland

19th International Conference on Organic Synthesis
Sunday, July 1, 2012  -  Friday, July 6, 2012
IUPAC 19th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS19) in conjunction with the 24th Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Conference (RACIOrganic24) to be held in Melbourne, Australia in July 1-6, 2012. The meeting will follow a traditional ICOS program developed in consultation with the International Advisory Board.
Melbourne, Australia

Proteoglycans
Sunday, July 8, 2012  -  Friday, July 13, 2012
The goal of the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Proteoglycans will be to bring together leading national and international scientists to present their latest findings in proteoglycan research. Topics that will be discussed include mechanisms regulating the biosynthesis of the proteoglycans as well as their turnover.
Andover, New Hampshire, USA

Increasing the Impact of Glycoscience through New Tools and Technologies
Thursday, July 19, 2012  -  Sunday, July 22, 2012
The idea of this 3 day meeting is to show-case the exiting new developments and applications produced during the 4 years of the Euroglycoarrays network in multiple collaborations between the partner laboratories in a small but intensive workshop. It will be open to a an broader audience outside of the glycoscience field interested in incorporating recently developed glycomics tools to their own lines of biological or biomedical research.
San Sebastian, Spain

26th International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS2012)
Sunday, July 22, 2012  -  Friday, July 27, 2012
The International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS) is the most important event in carbohydrate chemistry and biochemistry, biennially organized under the auspices of the International Carbohydrate Organization (ICO), since the first meeting held in 1960 (Gif-sur-Yvette, France). The symposium will cover all the branches of modern glycosciences, from basic to applied research. The symposium will take place in Madrid City centre (Hotel Meliá Castilla), easily accessible from Barajas Airport by public transportation.
Madrid, Spain

Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Training Course 1
Monday, August 6, 2012  -  Friday, August 10, 2012
Techniques for Characterization of Carbohydrate Structure of Polysaccharides
Athens, Georgia

4th Warren Workshop 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012  -  Saturday, August 11, 2012
This biennial workshop strives to bring together investigators working on the frontiers of glycan characterization in order to advance the field of glycomics, glycolipidomics, and glycoproteomics. The format of the workshop is designed to facilitate interactions and foster meaningful discussions that will encompass the nuts-and-bolts of recent technological advances, the ups-and-downs of data analysis, and the ins-and-outs of glycobioinformatics.
Athens, Georgia

Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Training Course 2
Monday, August 13, 2012  -  Friday, August 17, 2012
Separation and Characterization of Glycoprotein and Glycolipid Oligosaccharides
Athens, Georgia

Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Training Course 3
Monday, August 20, 2012  -  Thursday, August 23, 2012
Analytical Techniques for Structural Analysis of Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs).
Athens, Georgia

Complex Carbohydrate Research Center Training Course 4
Monday, October 15, 2012  -  Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Mass Spectrometry of Glycoproteins
Athens, Georgia

Joint 2012 ASMB/Glycobiology Meeting
Sunday, November 11, 2012  -  Wednesday, November 14, 2012
2012 Joint ASMB/Glycobiology Meeting Sheraton Marina, San Diego, CA
Sheraton Marina, San Diego, CA

Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting
Sunday, April 21, 2013  -  Thursday, April 25, 2013
Main Topics to include: Mechanisms and structure-function relationships of carbohydrate modifying enzymes, Glycomics, systems glycobiology, and bioinformatics, Synthesis, structure and function of carbohydrates and glycoconjugates, Carbohydrate and enzyme engineering, Carbohydrates in health and medicine, New materials and nanomaterials from carbohydrates as renewable resources.
Prague, Czech Republic

22nd International Symposium on Glycoconjugates
Sunday, June 23, 2013  -  Friday, June 28, 2013
The 22nd International Symposium on Glycoconjugates will be held in Dalian, China, June 23-28 2013 (GLYCO-22)
Dalian, China