3rd European Lipidomic Meeting July 2 – 4, 2013
Invitation Letter
Dear colleagues,
We would like to cordially invite you to participate in the 3rd European Lipidomic Meeting,
which will be held in Pardubice, Czech Republic, July 2 – 4, 2013 The meeting is organized by
the Czech Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the University of Pardubice in
cooperation with organizers of previous successful Graz Lipid Mass Spec Meetings in 2010 and
2012 Based on the mutual agreement, we have decided to continue in this series and invite
colleagues interested in the lipid research from all over the world The conference title is
changed to the European Lipidomic Meeting, but the original numbering is kept to demonstrate
the continuity of Graz meetings The word quotEuropeanquot shows the intention to rotate the
organization among different European locations We have removed quotMass Specquot from the title
to emphasize that scientists from all branches of chemistry, biology and medicine are welcome
with a single connecting idea – interest in lipids and lipidomics The analytical chemistry and
mass spectrometry in particular will certainly play a significant role again, but intensive
interactions and complementary expertise of analytical chemists, biologists, medical doctors,
nutrition specialists and experts from other fields could result in better knowledge of biological
roles and metabolism of lipids The conference program will consist of invited plenary lectures,
oral and poster contributions We can proudly announce the list of prominent plenary speakers
confirmed so far
– Edward A Dennis University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA,
– Stephen J Blanksby University of Wollongong, Australia,
– Andrej Shevchenko Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics,
Dresden, Germany,
– Xianlin Han Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Orlando, USA
– Kim Ekroos Zora Biosciences, Espoo, Finland,
– Bernhard Spengler University of Giessen, Germany,
– Harald C Köfeler Medical University of Graz, Austria
The scientific part of the meeting will be complemented by rich social program
emphasizing the local history Participants will have a chance to visit Pardubice chateaux with
exhibitions of Czech glass and taste beer from old Bohemian brewery The conference venue is
easily accessible from Prague, which has regular flight connections with many European and
overseas destinations Trains between Prague and Pardubice run frequently and fast only 60
minutes Pardubice city is famous due to the local production of gingerbread, high concentration
of chemical industry and important sport events horse race Velká Pardubická steeplechase,
Golden Helmet of Pardubice speedway competition, ice-hockey, etc
We are looking forward to meet you in Pardubice
Michal Holčapek
Chairman of 3rd European Lipidomic Meeting
Josef Cvačka
Chairman of the Lipidomic Section of Czech Society
for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
