Organometallic chemistry is an exciting and continually burgeoning field with significant impact on humankind. This fact has been recognized by the recent award of three Nobel Prizes in Chemistry (2001, 2005, 2010) to nine organometallic chemists. Many of the challenges that face society in the 21st century and beyond are intimately entwined with this area of science (sustainable energy, new materials, polymers, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals, climate change issues), and will require new and significant developments in this field in order to help address these.

The 2017 Organometallic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference will highlight recent developments that span fundamental discovery science to practical application as well as approaches that are required to span the gap between the two. This conference will include participants from the US and abroad. These individuals will represent a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, spanning senior investigators to junior scientists and graduate students from academic, industrial, and National Laboratory settings. The conference program will aim to foster a collegial environment in which the discussion of relevant scientific and technological issues will help promote new scientific directions and the development of future collaborations. All participants are strongly encouraged to contribute to the conference by presenting a poster during one of the afternoon/evening poster sessions. Participants will be afforded the opportunity to have their poster considered for one of the selected "short talk" poster presentations. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows should also consider participating in the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Organometallic Chemistry (July 8-9, same location) that is specially designed to promote interaction and discussion among junior scientists.