International Organization for Biological Crystallization explained

International Organization for Biological Crystallization
Abbreviation:	IOBCr
Formation:	2002, ICCBM-9, Jena
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Status:	Scientific Organization
Purpose:	Promote interactions among scientists interested in the crystallization of biological molecules
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Prof. Ivana Kuta Smatanova
Leader Title2:	Vice-President
Leader Name2:	Dr. Jose A. Gavira
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Website:	http://iobcr.org/index.html

The International Organization for Biological Crystallization (IOBCr) is a non-profit, scientific organization for scientists who study the crystallization of biological macromolecules and develop crystallographic methodologies for their study. It was founded in 2002 to create a permanent organ for the organization of the International Conferences for the crystallization of Biological Macromolecules (ICCBM). The ICCBM conferences are organized biannually with venues that change regularly to maintain an international character. The objective of the IOBCr is the exchange of research results and encourage practical applications of biological crystallization. It organizes and supports interdisciplinary workshops. The attendance at the ICCBM meetings includes bio-crystallographers, biochemists, physicists, and engineers. The last International Conferences on Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules ICCBM15 was held in Hamburg, Germany.

ICCBM meeting locations

• ICCBM17 Shanghai, China (Organisers: Zhi-Jie Liu & Da-Chuan Yin), October 29 - November 2, 2018^[1]
• ICCBM16 Prague, Czech Republic) (Organiser: I Kutá Smatanová), July 2–7, 2016^[2]
• ICCBM15 Hamburg, Germany, September 17–20, 2014 (Organisers: C. Betzel & J.R. Mesters)^[3]
• ICCBM14 Hunstville, Alabama, September 23–28, 2012 (Organisers: J. Ng & M. Pusey)^[4]
• ICCBM13 Dublin, Ireland, September 12–16, 2010 (Organiser: M. Caffrey)^[5]
• ICCBM-12 Cancun, Mexico, 6–9 May 2008 (Organiser: A. Moreno)
• ICCBM-11 Quebec, Canada, 16–21 August 2006 (Organisers: S.-X. Lin)
• ICCBM-10 Beijing, China, 5–8 June 2004 (Organiser: Z. Rao)
• ICCBM-9 Jena, Germany, 23–28 March 2002 (Organiser: R. Hilgenfeld)
• ICCBM-8 May 14–19, 2000 San Destin, Florida, USA (Organisers: L. DeLucas, A. Chernov)
• ICCBM-7 Granada Spain 3–8 May 1998 (Organizer: J. Garcia-Ruiz)
• ICCBM-6 Hiroshima, Japan 12–17 November 1995 (Organizers: T. Ashida, H. Komatsu)
• ICCBM-5 San Diego, California, USA, 8–13 August 1993 (Organizers: E.A. Stura, J. Sowadski, E. Villafranca)
• ICCBM-4 Freiburg, Germany 18–24 August 1991 (Organizers: J. Stezowski and W. Littke)
• ICCBM-3 Washington DC USA, 13–19 August 1989 (Organiser: K Ward)
• ICCBM-2 Bischenberg, Strasbourg, France, 19–25 July 1987 (Organisers: R. Giege, A. Ducruix, J. Fontecilla-Camps)
• ICCBM-1 Stanford, California, USA, 14–16 August 1985 (Organiser: R. Feigelson)

ICCBM Proceedings

• ICCBM-14 Crystal Growth & Design^[6] Volume vi, Issue 10, (September 2012)
• ICCBM-13 Crystal Growth & Design^[7] Volume vi, Issue 7, (September 2012)
• ICCBM-12 Crystal Growth & Design^[8] Volume 8, Issue 12, pp 4193–4193 (November 2008)
• ICCBM-11 Crystal Growth & Design^[9] Volume 7, Issue 11 Pages 2123–2371 (November 2007)
• ICCBM-10 Acta Crystallographica D^[10] Volume 61, Part 6 (June 2005)
• ICCBM-9 Acta Crystallographica D^[11] Volume 58, Part 10 (October 2002)
• ICCBM-8 Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 232, Issues 1–4, Pages 1–647 (November 2001)
• ICCBM-7 Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 196, Issue 2–4, (January 1999)
• ICCBM-6 Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 168, Issues 1–4, Pages 1–328 (June 1996)
• ICCBM-5 Acta Crystallographica D^[12] Volume 50, Part 4 (July 1994)
• ICCBM-4 Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 122, Issues 1–4, Pages 1–405 (August 1992)
• ICCBM-3 Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 110, Issue 1–2, Pages 1–338 (March 1991)
• ICCBM-2 Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 90, Issue 1–3, Pages 1–374 (May 1988)
• ICCBM-1 Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 76, Issue 3, Pages 529–715 (May 1986)

Notes and References

1. http://iccbm17.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1 ICCBM17 website
2. http://www.xray.cz/iccbm/ ICCBM16 website
3. http://media.biochem.uni-luebeck.de/sites/iccbm15/iccbm/iccbm15.xhtml ICCBM15 meeting website
4. https://twitter.com/iccbm14 Twitter account for ICCBM14 meeting
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20110204092440/http://www.iccbm13.ie/ archive.org page for ICCBM13 meeting website
6. Web site: Virtual Issue 11: ICCBM14. pubs.acs.org.
7. Web site: Virtual Issue 7 - 13th International Conference on the Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules (ICCBM13). pubs.acs.org.
8. Web site: Crystal Growth & Design (ACS Publications). pubs.acs.org.
9. Web site: Crystal Growth & Design (ACS Publications). pubs.acs.org.
10. Web site: Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography. International Union of. Crystallography. journals.iucr.org.
11. Web site: Acta Crystallographica Section D Volume 58, Part 10, Number 1 October 2002. IUCr. 27 May 2015. journals.iucr.org.
12. Web site: Acta Crystallographica Section D Volume 50, Part 4, July 1994. IUCr. 20 March 2015. journals.iucr.org.