ExTech 2011
13th International Symposium on Advances in Extraction Technologies 2011

September 27-29, 2011 Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Joint Organisers:

Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM)

and

the National University of Singapore (NUS)

Introduction
The International Symposium on Extraction Technologies (ExTech) series began in 1999, and has been held annually around the world (e.g. Poznań, Poland (2010), Rapid City, USA (2009), Bruges, Belgium (2008), Ålesund, Norway (2007) and York, UK (2006), etc.).

The Symposium is the premier event for sample preparation, and provides the perfect opportunity for all researchers and practitioners to present, discuss and exchange ideas in all areas of sample preparation and extraction. The focus in each symposium is on the fundamentals, development of novel approaches and new technologies of extraction and sample preparation in various fields of analytical sciences. These fields include eco- and enviroanalytics and forensics, bioanalytics, nanoanalysis, natural products chemistry, and food and flavor chemistry.

ExTech 2011
For the first time, an ExTech event will be held in Asia, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2011. Kuala Lumpur, or generally known affectionately as KL, is the international, modern and vibrant capital city of Malaysia.

The organizers invite all researchers and practitioners of sample preparation and extraction, from academia to commercial laboratories, to Kuala Lumpur, to participate in ExTech 2011 – the 13th International Symposium on Advances in Extraction Technologies which will be hosted jointly by Institut Kimia Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, or IKM) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur from September 27-29, 2011.

Symposium Topics
 New developments and technologies in sample preparation and extraction
 Eco- and environmental and forensic analysis
 Bioanalysis (biomedical, clinical, pharmaceutical analysis, in vivo sampling and analysis)
 Nanoanalysis
 Natural products chemistry
 Food and flavor chemistry
 Fundamental studies in sample preparation

covering techniques such as, but not limited to, miniaturized approaches (solid-phase microextraction, stir bar sorptive extraction, liquid-phase microextraction), liquid-phase extraction, solid-phase extraction, molecularly-imprinted polymers, novel materials including nanoparticles, microwave-assisted extraction, extraction with unconventional solvents, pressurized extraction, headspace extraction, purge-and-trap, microfluidics, hyphenation, automation, etc.

About Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur is a cosmopolitan city of various cultures and religious beliefs. Situated in the west cost of Peninsular Malaysia, it is easily accessible by air, sea and road. The city is a melting pot of various people with rich cultural diversity. It is modern with superb infrastructure, high-rise office blocks, apartments and famous landmarks including the Petronas Twin Towers. Yet in Kuala Lumpur you will find old Chinese and Indian temples side by side with Muslim mosques. It is also known as a shopper’s paradise with mega malls, arts and culture markets and “pasar malam” with bargain prices. Kuala Lumpur is also famous for its large variety of food from tasty local Malay dishes to sumptuous Chinese cuisines, spicy Indian cooking and numerous international gourmets such as Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Mexican, French and Italian

Malaysia is a fascinating country with rich cultural as well as biological diversity. It is a land with beautiful sandy beaches, scenic tropical islands and lush green tropical rainforests with mega biodiversity in its flora and fauna. However, the greatest asset of Malaysia is her people with the warmest hospitality that treats all visitors as friends of the family.

International Advisory Committee

• Prof Bahruddin Saad Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
• Dr Josep M Bayona CID-CSIC, Spain
• Prof Carlo Bicchi Tecnologia Del Farmaco, Italy
• Prof Stig Pedersen Bjergaard University of Oslo, Norway
• Prof Doo Soo Chung Seoul National University, South Korea
• Prof Jana Hajslova Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic
• Prof Henryk Jelen Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
• Prof Gui-Bin Jiang State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, China
• Prof Kiyokatsu Jinno Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
• Prof Abdul Malik University of South Florida, USA
• Dr Graham Mills University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
• Prof Luigi Mondello University of Messina, Italy
• Dr Janusz Pawliszyn University of Waterloo, Canada
• Prof Valerie Pichon Ecole Supericure de Physique, France
• Prof Chen-Wen Whang Tunghai University, Taiwan
• Prof Doug Raynie South Dakota State University, USA

ExTech 2011 National Organising Committee

Chairpersons
Prof Lee Hian Kee National University of Singapore, Singapore
Datuk Dr Soon Ting Kueh Institut Kimia Malaysia, Malaysia

Secretary
Prof Yang Farina Abdul Aziz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Members
Prof Datin Zuriati Zakaria Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Prof Tan Guan Huat Universiti Malaya
Prof Lee Yook Heng Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Prof Mhd Radzi Abas Universiti Malaya
Prof Mohd Marsin Sanagi Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Assoc Prof Zaini Hamzah Universiti Teknologi MARA
Dr Tan Kah Ban Universiti Putra Malaysia
Assoc Prof Sharon Teh Geok Bee Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman

Registration Fee:

ExTech 2011 Secretariat
c/o Institut Kimia Malaysia
127B, Jalan Aminuddin Baki, Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 60 3 7728 3272 Fax: 60 3 7728 9909
www.ikm.org.my/extech2011.html