History

The international conferences on coordination chemistry organized by the Slovak Chemical Society, Slovak Technical University and Comenius University in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, are held biannually as a rule at the beginning of June. They are the only scientific events in the field of coordination chemistry which are held regularly every two years at the same place (Smolenice Castle). In order to keep the tradition, from the very beginning the Conferences were focused on up-to-date problems of coordination, inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry. They have never been specialized on particular fields or techniques, nevertheless, each of the four working days of the Conferences was devoted to a main topic which was covered by plenary and section lectures, and sometimes by posters as well.

The Conferences have their characteristic atmosphere. The Castle itself and the surrounding nature create preconditions for fruitful discussions based on well and in advance prepared conference materials. Those are the Proceedings of the Conferences (abstracts only) and since 1993 a monograph – a book/CD/USB-key containing reviewed and selected papers of the participants in full extent. The monograph series are internationally recognized and registered.

Social programs of the Conferences at Smolenice helped to strengthen the friendship between participants and give them possibility to learn more about Slovakia, its folk and customs.

For those who did not attend the Conference at Smolenice till now, some details about the last Conferences are given.

	28th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 15) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 5 – 10, 2022 and was entitled "Recent Progress in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry". Book of abstracts (incl. complete program) (6,53 MB) USB-Monograph (8,31 MB)
	27th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 14) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 2 – 7, 2019 and was entitled "Progressive Trends in Coordination, Bioinorganic, and Applied Inorganic Chemistry". Book of abstracts (incl. complete program) (1,96 MB) USB-Monograph (5,69 MB)
	26th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 13) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 4 – 9, 2017 and was entitled "Modern Trends in Coordination, Bioinorganic, and Applied Inorganic Chemistry". Book of abstracts (incl. complete program) (2,59 MB) USB-Monograph (13,0 MB)
	25th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 12) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on May 31 – June 7, 2015 and was entitled "Advancing coordination, bioinorganic and applied inorganic chemistry". Book of abstracts (incl. complete program) (3,66 MB) USB-Monograph (13,0 MB) 50th anniversary of the ICCBIC (536 kB)
	24th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 11) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 2 – 7, 2013 and was entitled "Recent developments in coordination, bioinorganic and applied inorganic chemistry". Book of abstracts (incl. complete program) (2,11 MB) USB-Monograph (26,4 MB)
	23rd International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 10) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 5 – 10, 2011 and was entitled "New Trends in Coordination, Bioinorganic, and Applied Inorganic Chemistry".
	22nd International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 9) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 7 – 2, 2009 and was entitled "Insights into Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry".
	21st International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 8) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 3 – 8, 2007 and was entitled "Achievements in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Applied Inorganic Chemistry".
	20th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 7) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 5 – 10, 2005 and was entitled "Advances in Coordination, Bioinorganic and Inorganic Chemistry". It was a scientific event of very high level. A number of participants reached 45 from Slovakia and 76 from abroad covering 23 countries. For the first time, participants from Turkey, Iran, New Zealand and Thailand took part in ICCBIC. The results obtained by the participants were presented in 26 plenary lectures, 57 section lectures, and 9 contributions were presented in the poster section. Based on appreciation received at previous ICCBIC, also at this conference young participants, considered as future of coordination chemistry, were given an opportunity to present their results in the form of oral presentation as 10 minute lectures within Young Scientists Section.
	19th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 6) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 2 – 6, 2003 and was entitled "Progress in Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry". As usually, it represented a very interesting meeting of 92 active participants from 18 countries (Belgium 1, Canada 2, Czech Republic 3, Egypt 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 6, Hungary 9, Italy 1, Japan 11, Poland 6, Romania 5, Russia 1, Slovakia 39, Spain 1, Switzerland 1, UK 1, USA 1). The main plenary lectures (each lasting 45 minutes) were delivered by the invited lecturers (A. von Zelewsky from Fribourg University, Switzerland, P. Strauch from Postdam University, Germany, and A.B.P. Lever from York University, Canada). 26 contributions were presented as 30 minute plenary or section lectures, moreover, participants read 42 section lectures (each 15 minutes). As a matter of good tradition, young participants were given an opportunity to present their results in the form of 11 shorter (10 minutes) lectures in the young scientists section. Within the poster section 10 contributions were presented.
	18th International Conference on Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry (Volume 5) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 4 – 8, 2001. The Conference entitled "Challenges for Coordination Chemistry in the New Century" was a very interesting meeting of 93 participants from 19 countries (Australia 1, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 2, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 8, Hungary 2, India 2, Japan 7, Portugal 1, Poland 6, Romania 2, Russia 1, Slovakia 51, Slovenia 1, Taiwan 1, Turkey 1, UK 1, USA 3). The invited lecturers (D. Rehder from University of Hamburg, Yu. Wang from National Taiwan University in Taipei, B. Chowdhury from Matech Associates in Scanton, USA, and J. Mrozinski from University in Wroclaw) opened the main plenary sessions (45 minute lectures) in which further 19 plenary lectures each lasting 30 minutes, were delivered. Moreover, participants presented 54 section lectures (each 15 minutes) and 13 shorter lectures (10 minutes) in the young scientists section. No posters were presented this time.
	17th Conference on Coordination Chemistry(Volume 4) The Conference was organized on June 7 – 11, 1999. The scope of the Conference corresponded to its title "Coordination Chemistry at the Turn of the Century". Participants from 17 countries took part in the Conference: Belgium 2, Bulgaria 1, Canada 1, Denmark 1, France 3, Germany 6, Greece 1, India 1, Italy 2, Japan 10, Poland 7, Portugal 1, Romania 3, Russia 1, Slovakia 49, UK 4, and USA 5. The invited plenary lecturers (G. Kauffman from California State University of Fresno, J. Gladysz from University of Utah, Salt Lake City, M. Andruh from University of Bucharest, P. R. Bontchev from University of Sofia, and M. Verdaguer from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris) opened the main sessions of the Conference and presented their plenary lectures (each 45 minutes). Moreover, 24 plenary lectures (each 30 minutes), 38 section lectures (each 15 minutes), 11 section lectures (each 10 minutes), and 15 posters were presented at the Conference.
	16th Conference on Coordination Chemistry (Volume 3) The Conference entitled "Progress in Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry" was organized on June 9 – 13, 1997. Participants from 20 countries took part in the Conference: Australia 1, Belarus 1, Bulgaria 1, Canada 3, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 6, India 1, Ireland 1, Italy 3, Japan 1, Poland 8, Portugal 1, Russia 2., Slovakia 40, Slovenia 4, Spain 2, Ukraine 1, USA 1, and Yugoslavia 1. The particular fields were introduced by main plenary lectures (each 45 minutes) presented by established scientists: P. Braunstein (L. Pasteur University of Strasbourg), J.J. Ziolkowski (University of Wroclaw), I. Bertini (University of Florence), and M. Grätzel (École Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne). Moreover, 22 plenary lectures (each 30 minutes) and 43 section lectures (each 15 minutes) were read at the Conference.
	15th Conference on Coordination Chemistry (Volume 2) The Conference was held on June 5 – 9, 1995 under the title "Current Trends in Coordination Chemistry". Participants from 21 countries (Austria 5, Bulgaria 2, Canada 2, Croatia 1, Czech Republic 1, France 2, Germany 9, Great Britain 1, Greece 1, Israel 1, Italy 2, The Netherlands 1, Poland 6, Russia 1, Slovakia 42, Slovenia 3, South Africa 1, Spain 1, Switzerland 3, Ukraine 4, and USA 3) took part in the Conference. Twenty three plenary lectures (each 35 minutes) and fifty six section lectures (each 15 min.) were presented at the conference. The particular fields were introduced by main plenary lectures (each 60 min.) delivered by distinguished scientists: E. Constable (University of Basel), H. Hennig (University of Leipzig), D. Gatteschi (University of Florence) and J. Reedijk (University of Leiden).
	14th Conference on Coordination Chemistry (Volume 1) The Conference was held in Smolenice Castle on June 1993 and was entitled "Contributions to the Development of Coordination Chemistry".