Dear Colleagues, Dear Friends,

The 26th International Symposium on Glycoconjugates, the Glyco26, programmed for August 29-September 3 of this year, has been deferred to August 27-September 1, 2023. As you can imagine, it is with great disappointment and sadness that we have had to make this difficult decision. However, I think we are all in agreement that this was inevitable due to the pandemic covid-19 that seriously continues to affect all the world. The safety of the whole community remained the most important point to take the final decision.

We want to thank all the Colleagues that accepted- or programmed to attend the Glyco26.

In a second moment, I contacted the national representative that offered their efforts to organize the next glyco27, glyco28 and glyco29 in Vancouver (Canada), Japan and France, respectively, and informed on the necessity to progressively shift all the symposia of two years. They accepted this and accordingly  the next sequence will be: Taipei in 2023, Vancouver in 2025, Japan in 2027 and France in 2029. 

We very much look forward to welcoming you all to Taipei in 2023!

 

The International Glycoconjugate Organization

Professor Sandro Sonnino

International Glycoconjugate Organization, President

Glycoconjugate Journal, Editor-in-Chief

Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine

University of Milan

Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate (Mi), Italy

Tel. 3480085043

We hope that you have remained safe and well during this difficult time.

In light of the continued uncertainty surrounding the vaccine rollout plan in the US and around the world, the GRC Board of Trustees surveyed all 2021 conference chairs to determine their preference to either defer the meeting to 2023 or reschedule the meeting to the fall of 2021. The GRC Board approved the chair request to defer the 2021 Glycobiology GRC / GRS to 2023. Although it is not ideal to withdraw another season of conferences, we believe that it is the best course of action at this time. 

If you have already completed your registration for the upcoming conference, GRC will provide a full refund of your registration fee. The 2023 meeting will be held at a comparable date and location, and the schedule will be developed and posted in the coming months. We will announce the new dates at that time and you will be able to resubmit your application to the 2023 meeting. In order to maintain a cutting-edge program in 2023, please keep in mind that the 2021 invited participants and program content may change.

 

The GRC Board and staff extensively considered virtual alternatives, and ultimately determined that there is not a single platform that can replicate the unique format, community engagement, and value of our in-person meetings. However, in an effort to stay connected during this time, we launchedGRC Connects, to provide opportunities to connect and collaborate with GRC colleagues until we resume in-person conferences. We will be working with chairs on potential virtual opportunities so please check our website for future events related to your community.

 

We are very much looking forward to welcoming back our communities in 2022 and 2023! Our 2022 conference schedule is posted on our website.  

 

Thank you for being a part of GRC’s community and for your continued support during these challenging times.

It is my sad duty to inform the glycobiology community of the recent passing of Professor Irwin Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein was a longtime member of the Society for Glycobiology, as well as its predecessor, the Society for Complex Carbohydrates. One of Dr. Goldstein’s students, David Roberts (NIH/NCI) kindly forwarded this information and asked me to disseminate it together with links you can cut and paste to read memorials from Dr. Goldstein’s family and from the University of Michigan. On behalf of the Society, I send our deepest sympathies to Dr. Goldstein’s family, friends, and colleagues; he will be dearly missed.