We are preparing for the new millennium by organizing the 4th Canadian Computational Chemistry Conference (CCCC4 - 2000) in Lennoxville, Quebec, on the campus of one of the oldest liberal arts universities in Canada, in an area called the Eastern Townships, at the foot of the Appalachian mountains. The conference format will be in the "Gordon conference" style. The conference will take place from July 31st, 2000 to August 3rd, 2000.

Canadian computational science has been active this year on the national scene through the creation of new computational consortia: including C3.ca, Canadian Computational Collaboratory, RQCHP, R=E9seau Qu=E9b=E9cois de Calcul de Haute Performance and others. Major grants were received from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to upgrade high performance computational facilities across the country. Computational chemistry was identified as one of the most important growth areas.

CCCC4 is a continuation and showcase of the excellence of computational chemistry in Canada. We have put together a program covering major new directions in research and applications of the computational discipline, with special emphasis on interfacing the "developers and users" of high performance computing. The goal is to highlight the impact of this discipline in academia, industry and society. For this purpose we have prepared a program of speakers actively involved in developing new methods and applications of high performance computing in chemistry.

Additional information can be found by monitoring our web site: http://www.sims.nrc.ca/sims/c4_e.html

Session Topics:

  1. Advances in Quantum Chemistry Methodology
  2. Advances in Classical-Quantum Dynamics
  3. Advances in Force Fields
  4. Electron-Proton Transfer Problems
  5. Materials Modeling
  6. Solvation Problems
  7. Free Energy of Binding-Scoring Functions
  8. Cheminformatics
  9. New Types of Computers
  10. QM/MM Methods
Registration fee is $300 and Students $100. (Includes banquet)
Room and board at Bishop's university residences will be $60/day.

Information: Lise Hughes