On behalf of the Division of Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society and the Department of Chemistry of the University of Utah, we welcome you to the 39th National Organic Chemistry Symposium. This biannual symposium will be held from Sunday, June 12 to Thursday, June 16, 2005 on the beautiful campus of the University of Utah located at the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The National Organic Chemistry Symposium (NOS) is the premier event sponsored by the Division of Organic Chemistry of the American Chemical Society to highlight the recent advances in organic chemistry research. The 39th Symposium consists of 13 invited lectures, plus the 2005 Roger Adams Award winner. The lectures will be presented during morning and evening sessions at the elegant Kingsbury Hall auditorium. As in the long tradition of the past NOS Symposia, the 39th symposium features a very distinguished and impressive list of speakers

The poster presentations will take place in the evenings (Sunday to Wednesday) from about 9:00 PM – midnight in the Scholarship Reception Room located on the 4th floor of Rice-Eccles Stadium with a breathtaking view of the city and surrounding mountains. Wednesday evening will feature a conference dinner open to all registered attendees and guests.

Salt Lake City and the State of Utah offer a wealth of natural and unnatural attractions. Conference Services at the University of Utah has arranged extracurricular activities during and after the symposium to visit and enjoy many of these.

Please take the time to thumb through this web site. Because of the excellent location and the outstanding program, we are confident that NOS 2005 will be a meeting that you won’t want to miss!!

See you in Salt Lake City.

Ahmed F. Abdel-Magid
Johnson & Johnson
Pharmaceutical Research & Development

Jon D. Rainier
The University of Utah