3rd EPNOE international polysaccharide conference (EPNOE 2013)
Résumé
The 3rd EPNOE International Polysaccharide Conference (EPNOE 2013) with the title “Polysaccharides and polysaccharide-derived products. From basic science to applications” was held in Nice (France) from 21 to 24 October 2013. This conference was jointly organised by EPNOE (European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence) and the Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Patrick Navard from the Materials Processing Center of Mines ParisTech was the chairman of the local organising committee. EPNOE 2013 was a great success. More than 450 participants from 45 countries gathered in the newly refurbished Nice Acropolis Convention Center, a perfect location for a scientific meeting with rooms for oral communications, posters and lunch being in the same place. It was also a wonderful site since the Congress Hall is situated in the heart of the old Nice city, close to the Mediterranean sea side. The EPNOE 2013 conference was a forum for bringing together academic, industrial, and government scientists and students dealing with polysaccharides and polysaccharide-derived products. Scientists from many disciplines were present, including biologists, chemists, physicists, food specialists, technologists, and environmentalists. In total, 236 oral communications were presented in four parallel sessions and 200 posters were permanently displayed throughout the conference, catalysing numerous discussions and providing good visibility of the exhibited work.