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We had the pleasure to host in Krakow, between 17 and 22 July
Group Photo in front of the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland (Photo by Mateusz Borecki). We had the pleasure to host in Krakow, between 17 and 22 July 2011, the 16th International Symposium on Carotenoids, organized by the International Carotenoid Society, the Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology of the Jagiellonian University, and Targi w Krakowie Ltd. The program of the Symposium covered both the traditional fields of carotenoid science as well as new developing areas to show recent achievements and future trends in carotenoid research. An accompanying exhibition of companies presenting carotenoid-related products and technologies contributed to the promotion of their activities and was a good opportunity for exchange of information between science and business. The main aims of the conference were to present and discuss the most important topics in different disciplines of carotenoid science and to facilitate interaction and cooperation between scientists. To achieve these goals, 62 top specialists in various areas of the carotenoid field were invited to give plenary and session lectures in the following sessions: SESSION 1. Nutritional Carotenoids and their Implication in Human Health In Memoriam: Professor Norman Krinsky Coordinators: William S. Blaner, Aldona Dembińska-Kieć, Joanna Góralska Chair: William S. Blaner, Aldona Dembińska-Kieć SESSION 2. Photosynthesis, Photochemistry, and Photoprotection by Carotenoids In Memoriam: Professor Trevor Goodwin Coordinators: Grażyna Białek-Bylka, Leszek Fiedor Chair: Yasushi Koyama, Tomas Polivka SESSION 3. Chemistry, Analysis, Chemical Synthesis, and Industrial Production of Carotenoids In Memoriam: Professor Dr. Hans-Dieter Martin and Dr. Rodney Lee Ausich Coordinators: Małgorzata Barańska, Agnieszka Kaczor, Frederick Khachik Chair: Małgorzata Barańska, Hansgeorg Ernst, Agnieszka Kaczor, Frederick Khachik SESSION 4. Carotenoids in the Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Coordinators: Józef Dulak Chair: Józef Dulak, Alicja Józkowicz, Joseph Levy, Yoav Sharoni SESSION 5. Interaction of Carotenoids with Reactive Oxygen Species Coordinators: Grzegorz Bartosz, Helmut Sies Chair: Fritz Boehm, Paola Palozza, Werner Siems, Wilhelm Stahl SESSION 6. Biosynthesis, Genetics, and Metabolism of Carotenoids Coordinators: Rafał Barański, George Britton, Joseph Hirschberg Chair: Rafał Barański, George Britton, Joseph Hirschberg SESSION 7. Carotenoids and Vision Coordinators: Paul S. Bernstein, John T. Landrum, Tadeusz Sarna Chair: John T. Landrum, Tadeusz Sarna, Johanna M. Seddon SESSION 8. Model Systems, Computational and in silico Studies of Carotenoids Coordinators: Wiesław I. Gruszecki Chair: Wiesław I. Gruszecki, Witold K. Subczyński Apart from invited plenary and session lectures there were 27 short oral presentations, selected from the abstracts. In addition, during three poster sessions 128 posters were presented and discussed. The Conference had truly international character with about 260 participants from 37 countries, among them about 220 from abroad. The biggest number of participants was from the USA (45), followed by Poland (43) and Japan (23). Forty presentations from the Symposium were submitted and published in this issue of Acta Biochimica Polonica. We hope that this special issue will be appreciated by the members of our carotenoid family and everybody interested in carotenoid science. Kazimierz Strzałka Symposium Chair International Advisory Board George Britton Richard Codgel Hansgeorg Ernst Reimund Goss Hideki Hashimoto Masayoshi Ito Peter Jahns Elizabeth J. Johnson Frederick Khachik Yasushi Koyama John T. Landrum Paola Palozza Marta Pasenkiewicz-Gierula Robert M. Russell Wolfgang Schalch Carmen Socaciu Wilhelm Stahl Witold K. Subczyński Johannes von Lintig University of Liverpool, UK Immediate Past-President of ICS, University of Glasgow, UK BASF, Germany University of Leipzig, Germany President-elect of ICS, Osaka City University, Japan Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Japan Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf, Germany USDA-HNRC, Tufts University, USA President of ICS, University of Maryland, USA Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan Treasurer of ICS, Florida International University, USA Catholic University, Italy Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Office of Dietary Supplements at NIH, USA R & D Human Nutrition and Health, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd., Switzerland University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Romania Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf, Germany Medical College of Wisconsin, USA Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA Professor Kazimierz Strzałka, the Symposium Chair and a couple in traditional Polish folk costumes from the Kraków region during the Opening Ceremony (Photo by Mateusz Borecki). Organizing Committee Małgorzata Barańska Department of Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Rafał Barański Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Seed Science, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Poland Grzegorz Bartosz Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Poland Grażyna Białek-Bylka Institute of Physics, Faculty of Technical Physics, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Aldona Dembińska-Kieć Medical Faculty, Colegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Józef Dulak Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Leszek Fiedor Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Joanna Góralska Medical Faculty, Colegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Wiesław I. Gruszecki Institute of Physics, Department of Biophysics, Maria Curie Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland Małgorzata Jemioła-Rzemińska Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Agnieszka Kaczor Department of Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Dariusz Latowski Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Tadeusz Sarna Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Kazimierz Strzałka (chair) Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Magdalena Szyjakowska Targi w Krakowie, Poland Anna Wiśniewska-Becker (secretary) Ewa Woch Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland Targi w Krakowie, Poland Participants of the 16th International Symposium on Carotenoids gathered for a group photo in the Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland (Photo by Mateusz Borecki).
