Information on chemistry and chemical patents

The tenth international chemical information conference and exhibition will be held in Nîmes, France, from 18 to 21 October 1998. The aim of the event is to address the impact of new technology in electronic information on scientific and technical information.

The conference will address issues in chemical publishing and the development of new chemical communities, as well as patent issues, network tools and new database techniques. The topics to be covered during the conference will include the following:

- The challenge of media migration: from print based to electronic information;
- The electronic migration: what chemists hope for and expect from electronic journals;
- The Internet Journal of Chemistry and the lessons learned from the first year;
- An overview of developing virtual communities in chemistry;
- Using the Internet and Intranet for molecular modelling;
- The future of patent information from a Japanese, American and European viewpoint;
- Patent information and the World Wide Web;
- Collaborative filtering technology for sharing chemical data;
- Network security and identification on the Internet;
- Leading edge strategies for integrating business and technology information;
- Integration of heterogeneous biotechnology databases;
- Reaction information requirements for the modern synthetic chemist.
For further information, please contact:

Infonortics Ltd.
Chemical Information Conference
15 Market Place
Tetbury, Glos. GL8 8DD
United Kingdom
Tel. +44-1666-505772; Fax +44-1666-505774
E-mail: chemical@infonortics.com