Dear Colleagues

It is a great honour and privilege to welcome you in BRNO to the XIVth Conference on “Heterocycles in Bio-organic Chemistry”. These series of Conferences started in 1980 on initiative of Prof. H.C. van der Plas. Its aim was to focus especially on the important role heterocycles in understanding of the leading principles in bioprocesses, such the action of enzymes, of vitamins, understanding of the photosynthesis and heredity. Also its role in the development of new agricultural and pharmaceutical products and new materials was an important part of the scientific program. The first two Conferences took place in 1980 and 1982 in Noordwijkerhout (the Netherlands), a village on the coast of the North Sea. This start was quite successful and initiated the idea to continue these Conferences in other countries of Europe. Subsequent Conferences took place in Balatonfüred (Hungary), Houthalen (Belgium), Bechyne (Czechoslovakia), Solbacka (Sweden), Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Como (Italy), Aussois (France), Manchester (United Kingdom), Sitges (Barcelona, Spain), Siena (Italy), and Sopron (Hungary).

The conference in 2011 will be held in the new facilities of the Masaryk University in Brno (Czech Republic). Prof. M. Potáček will be the host of the Conference. I am convinced that this meeting will be as successful as the previous ones with interesting lectures and good discussions, and certainly also in a friendly atmosphere with Czech hospitality. I look forward to see you in Brno.

Jan Bergman
(Chairman of the Scientific Committee)


Dear Colleagues,

It is my great honour and pleasure to invite you to XIVth Conference on Heterocycles in Bio-organic Chemistry which will be held on September 4 – 8, 2011, at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic.

The conference is a continuation of the series started by Professor Henk van der Plas in 1980. Since that time the boundaries of bio-organic chemistry have been expanded significantly and we feel it is time to learn about the latest progress in the field. Therefore, our Department took the opportunity to organize the XIVth Conference. Our goal is to create a pleasant and friendly atmosphere in order to facilitate fruitful interaction of young scientists with internationally recognized speakers who were chosen with the help of the members of the Scientific Committee. We believe you will find the program attractive. We will offer you a registration package with full quality service for a reasonable price.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Brno - city of science and music, personified by Johann Gregor Mendel and Leoš Janáček.

Sincerely,
Milan Potáček
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Department of Chemistry, Masaryk University, Brno