Activities and Programmes of European Society for Combinatorial Sciences

1. Activities and Programmes of European Society for Combinatorial Sciences Dr. Ferenc Darvas Secretary of ESCS

2. Executive Committee • Chairman: Morten Meldal (Carlsberg Inst., DK) • Secretary: Ferenc Darvas (ComGenex, HU) • Treasurer: Hubert Gstach (Novartis, AU) • EU-contact: Rob Liscamp (Univ. Utrecht. NL) • Public Relations, webmaster: Mark Bradley (Univ. S.Hampton, UK) • Honorary President: Prof. Árpád Furka (Eötvös Univ., H)

3. Activity via Committees • Membership committee • Financial committee • PR/communication/conference committee • Funding and European Contact committee • Publication and Journal committee • Harmonization & standardization committee • Training and Education committee (*) • Scientific and Technological committees (*) (*) = under formation

4. Membership committeeProposed head: Prof. Johan Van der Eycken (Univ. Gent) • Recruits new members • Raises the number of new countries • Nominates distinguished members • Handles disciplinary questions/actions, elects disciplinary committee • Designates/recommends manpower for functions and tasks • Nominates for inner-awards (for members) • Records members’ biographies, resumes and publications, and handles database

5. Financial committeeProposedHeads: Dr. Hubert Gstach (Novartis), Dr. Lieven Meerpoel (Janssen Pharmaceutica) • Compiles annual business plan based upon incomes and expenses Incomes • Membership fees • Grants • Sponsors among • Industry • non-ESCS members (they may become distinguished members) • Incomes generated by special publication • Incomes from Training Expenses Proposes and handles budgets for meetings and training Supports • joint projects • publications and books • awards and recognition • education: scholarships • travel grants

6. PR/Communication/Conference Committee Head: Prof. Mark Bradley, University of S.Hampton • Supervises Eurocombichem meetings organization: Budapest 2001, Coppenhagen 2003 • Edits and issues Press Releases • Topics: meetings, events, training, investments, breakthrough innovations, new/distinguished members, new officers, awards, etc. • Maintains web site of the society that provides platform for: • Discussion Groups (chatboard), • Hot links in combinatorial chemistry, • On-line shop for books/publications, discounted products and services only for members, • Ongoing project and innovation line, • Miscellaneous e-services, etc. • Spots resources of and spreads information (e.g. new targets) for members for free (e-mail alert registration possibility) • Communicates, co-operates with other organizations • FECS, ENC, SBS, ECS, Combichem.net • Develops partnerships with other organizations • SBS, JFCS, AllChemE, IUPAC, ACS, AIChE, ECCC • Maintain public awareness and career center (scholarship contracts)

7. Harmonization and standardization committee Head: Robert Ferenczi, ComGenex, HU • Harmonizes and standardizes • Quality control and ISO issues • Stability and storage issues • GLP of the combinatorial chemistry, Good Compound Characterization Practice (GCCP) • Diversity, Lead Optimization • Encourages • to share “best practices”, experiences, and experties in methodology and technology • to discuss important issues • Evaluates/validates/certifies • technology, laboratories, and facilities • reagent and instrument suppliers

8. Funding and European Contact Committee Head: Prof. Rob Liscamp (Univ. Utrecht, NL) • Participant: E. Perez-Paya, A. Messeguer (Cost coordinator) • Tasks: participation in European programs • European Framework programs • Cordis, Cost, UNIDO, Eu-5 • European funding resources • Contact with other European Societies and Interest Groups • Academical and industrial networks

9. Publication and Journal CommitteeProposedHead: Dr. Oliver Kappe (Univ. Graz) • Partcipants: F. Darvas, H. Gstach, A. Pessi • Tasks: Establish and maintain the ESCS journal • Electronic and hardcopy version • On-line publication by web • Ongoing discussions with Wiley-VCH • Nomination for Editor-in-chief in January • Other publication: Annual Reports... or Advances in combinatorial sciences series • Proceeding books for conference, supports training packages • Book and article review • abstracting service

10. Training Committee (*) Proposed Head: Dr. György Dormán (ComGenex, HU) • Proposed participants:, Wolfgang Altenhofen,Ian Hughes (GSK), György Keserü (GR), Wilhelm Maier, Stanislav Miertus (ICS), Anna-Maria Papini (U.Firenze), Shahzad Rahman (GSK), Manfred T. Reetz, Klara Valko (GSK). • Tasks: organizing tutorials at some of the training centers or pre-conference • Designing the course materials jointly with the scientific sub-committees • Internet-based training packages

11. Scientific Sub-Committees (*) Proposed Head: Prof. Günther Jung (Univ. Tübingen), • Major fields: Chemoinformatics (Peter Willet), Analytics (Klara Valko, GSK), Synthesis (Andre Tartar), Chemical genomics (Mathias Mann), Catalysis (Wilhelm F. Mayer) Automation (Mike Davis, Argonaut) • Section heads at conferences • Reviewers for scientific papers • Select hot papers for the web-site • Contribute to the development of training packages