The Association of Greek Chemists (AGC), the IUPAC Interdivisional Committee on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development (ICGCSD) and the Hellenic Green Chemistry Network (HGCN) cordially invite scientists, researchers, educators, industry representatives, policy makers and all other relevant stakeholders to exchange and disseminate knowledge and ideas that promote the concepts of green chemistry, sustainable development and circular economy, during the 9th ICGC (https://greeniupac2022.org/), that will be held on 5-9 September 2022, in Athens, Greece, offering the choice of on-line participation.

The ICGC-9 will cover the following general areas:

• Green Chemistry in Academia, Research and Industry
• Green Chemistry in Education and Society
• Green Chemistry in Sustainable Development, Bioeconomy and Circular Economy

A broad range of specific topics will be discussed (https://greeniupac2022.org/topics/), such as the valorization of biomass and food waste for the production of fuels, chemicals and materials, the use of non-toxic solvents, the development of low/no waste industrial chemical processes, the use of bio- and degradable plastics and the increase of societal and political awareness towards green chemistry practices. The contribution of Green Chemistry to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations will also be  highlighted.

The conference programme will comprise of Plenary, Keynote, Oral and Poster presentations, and will include special workshops, presentation of awards and prizes, and attractive social events.

The highlights of the conference will be communicated by IUPAC via its news magazine Chemistry International, and selected contributions will be published in a Special Issue of IUPAC’s official journal, Pure and Applied Chemistry. Special Issues in high impact journals in the field of Green and Sustainable Chemistry will also be produced, following the standard peer-review procedures.

The deadline for abstract submission is 31 March 2022 (https://greeniupac2022.org/abstract-paper-submission/).

More information and instructions are available at: https://greeniupac2022.org/

We look forward to welcoming you at the 9th ICGC, virtually or by physical presence, and have a fruitful and enjoyable conference.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee,

Prof. Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis

ktrianta@chem.auth.gr

Chair of the 9th ICGC

Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece