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Announcing The GOLDEN GATE POLYMER FORUMNovember Dinner LectureWednesday, November 18

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"The Rapid Characterization of Polymer Combinatorial Libraries"
Ralph NielsenDirector, Organic MaterialsSymyx TechnologiesSanta Clara, CA

ABSTRACT
Combinatorial strategies for accelerating the discovery process have recently been extended beyond pharmaceutical applications to include the discovery of electronic materials and catalysts, with a few reports relating to the combinatorial discovery of synthetic polymeric materials. Successful combinatorial discovery benefits from rapid methods for both the creation and screening of large numbers of candidates, to determine which candidates show useful performance attributes. Examples of parallel synthesis of polymer libraries will be presented, together with newly developed, rapid screening methods for polymer attributes such as molecular weight.

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6 PM -- social hour
7 PM -- dinner
8 PM -- lecture

cost: $30

LOCATION:
Capriccio Ristorante Italiano
325 Sharon Park Drive
(in Sharon Heights Shopping Center)
Menlo Park
The restaurant is located in the Sharon Heights Shopping Center just off Sand Hill Road behind Stanford University. From 280, take Sand Hill east toward Stanford, and turn left on Sharon Park Drive. For more detailed directions, call the restaurant or talk to one of the registration contact people listed below.

Restaurant Phone (650)-854-6822

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REGISTRATION information:

Registration is required; to register, contact (email preferred):
Clayton Henderson
claytonh@us.ibm.com
(408)-256-6599
or Allen Nixon
anixon@raychem.com
(650)-361-5535

*** Please register by Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 5 PM.***

Due to our obligations to the restaurant, we must request that registered attendees who fail to show up be prepared to pay the registration fee. You may cancel without penalty up until the registration deadline.

For this occasion, dinner selections may be made at the restaurant.