Dear Colleagues,

The Chairs and Organizing Committee cordially invite you to participate in the 7th International Symposium on the Chemistry and Biological Chemistry of Vanadium - V7 Symposium- which will be held in Toyama, Japan, from the 6th to the 9th of October, 2010.

This Conference focuses on all aspects of Vanadium Chemistry and Biochemistry and follows the Symposia in Cancun, Mexico (V1-1997), Berlin, Germany (V2-1999), Osaka, Japan (V3-2001), Szeged, Hungary (V4-2004), San Francisco, USA (V5-2006) and Lisbon, Portugal (V6-2008). Vanadium Chemistry and Biochemistry is an active area of research, and we are sure that the V7 Symposium will provide additional stimulus for the further development of this field.

This Conference is supported by Hiroshima University, University of Toyama, Osaka University, The Chemical Society of Japan, The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, Catalysis Society of Japan, Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry, The Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan, The Japanese Biochemical Society, The Zoological Society of Japan, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry and The Biophysical Society of Japan.

We look forward to welcoming you to Toyama.

Sincerely,

Hitoshi Michibata, Kan Kanamori and Toshikazu Hirao (Chairs)