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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Historical Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is holding a one-day meeting on the above on 19 March 2020, in the RSC’s fine, historical headquarters building in Piccadilly, central London, adjacent to the Royal Academy. The nearest underground stations are Green Park and Piccadilly Circus. <b>The meeting is free of charge and open to all</b> (regardless of whether they are RSC members), but registration is required (see below) so as to ensure there is adequate tea and coffee on registration and in the afternoon break. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The meeting, entitled <b><span style='color:black'>The Handed World: 150 Year of Chiral</span></b><span style='color:black'> <b>Molecules</b> will take place at the Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly on <b>Thursday 19 March</b>, with registration starting at 10.15 am and the proceedings proper at 10.45 am. The meeting will review optical activity and molecular chirality from a historical perspective – beginning in the nineteenth century and ending with techniques that are used today in the latest facilities such as the Diamond Light Source, with special reference to the biological and pharmaceutical importance of chirality.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Fuller details of the objectives of the meeting, including the programme, with a “Book now” button are available on the RSC website at <a href="https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/40046/the-handed-world-150-years-of-chiral-molecules">https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/40046/the-handed-world-150-years-of-chiral-molecules</a></span>. Anyone having difficulty with booking <i>via</i> the website should contact me (if he or she is an RSC member, giving his or her RSC membership number).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With best wishes, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mike <span style='color:black'> Jewess <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>_________________________________________________________________</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Address for correspondence:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Dr Michael Jewess<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Research in intellectual property law, science, and technology</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>The Long Barn</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Townsend</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Harwell</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Oxfordshire OX11 0DX</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>UK</span><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Phone:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> +44 (0) 1235 835637<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Fax:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> +44 (0) 1235 862103<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:michaeljewess@researchinip.com"><span style='color:blue'>michaeljewess@researchinip.com </span></a></span></u></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Website: <a href="https://www.researchinip.com"><span style='color:blue'>https://www.researchinip.com</span></a></span></u></b><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>