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Meeting on NMR of Liquid crystalline Samples at Tropea (September 29th – October 2nd 2005).
Liquid crystalline samples give NMR spectra which are often very complex, but uniquely rich in information on the structure, conformation and orientational order of the molecules. The complexity of the spectra, and the care which must be taken in their interpretation, act as a deterrent, and so the scientific community which engages in this area of research is small, and their interests are not usually well represented at the many, large conferences on either the applications of NMR in general, or on liquid crystals. Marcello Longeri of the University of Calabria, Carlo Alberto Veracini of the University of Pisa and Jim Emsley of the University of Southampton sought to remedy this neglect by bringing together some of the devotees of this subject to a Monastery of Frati Minori in Tropea, Calabria . The result was a very stimulating occasion, with 32 attendees from such far-flung places as Canada, Armenia, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Finland, France, Slovenia, England, and several parts of Italy. All departed having made new friends, and hoping that this conference will become a regular chance to discuss common problems in the application of this fascinating aspect of NMR spectroscopy.
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