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The Balticum Organicum Syntheticum (BOS) is an biennial organic chemistry conference that rotates through Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, the three capitals of the Baltic States. The conference goals are:
to convey the excitement of synthetic organic chemistry as practiced in industry and universities worldwide;
to promote interactions between chemists of the Baltic States and other countries of the world to create links, collaborations, and common research projects in both, academic and industrial settings;
showcase the historical significance, architecture, and beauty of the Baltic States. With the participation of many Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian chemists, you will also become aware of the history, culture, language, and social framework of the Baltic States.
The first Baltic international conference on organic synthesis “Balticum Organicum Syntheticum” (BOS 2000) was held in Vilnius (Lithuania) in June of 2000. The vision of the inaugural organizer, late Professor Victor Snieckus, Queen’s University, Canada was that “The conference should follow several aims: to open a window to the West for the chemists of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; to create conditions for discussions between the chemists of the Baltic and the West and also for scientific contacts and collaboration at the academic and industrial levels; to provide an original, linguistic, and social program for participants and their associates.”
Two decades later, the scientific window to the West and the East is widely opened, but the excitement of discovering new secrets of Nature and of conveying it to colleagues worldwide remains. BOS organizer prof. Eugenijus Butkus Vilnius University, Lithuania: “If I was told nearly 20 years ago that the BOS conferences would become significant not only in the Baltics but internationally with nearly 10 Nobel laureates having participated, I would have said that this nice dream would never become a reality. Nowadays it has become true! The BOS conferences have inspired many young chemistry students, some of whom eventually became speakers at BOS and other international conferences!”
The BOS conferences are comprised of plenary lectures by a distinguished roster of Baltic and international speakers, and poster sessions held in a congenial atmosphere to stimulate discussion. We aim for a balanced program of academic and industrial speakers presenting fundamental and practical aspects of organic synthesis.