The International Symposium on Inorganic Ring Systems (IRIS) is one of the leading international conferences in the fields of Main Group Chemistry, including Organometallic Chemistry and Inorganic Materials Chemistry. Normally, this conference takes place every three years, however, due to the unforeseen circumstances regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was delayed by one year. The IRIS16 will now take place in Graz (Austria) from July 24 – 29, 2022.

As usual, this conference will serve as a professional forum to disseminate scientific knowledge on areas related to Main Group Chemistry, including Organometallic Chemistry and Inorganic Materials Chemistry. Within these fields, synthesis, structure and reactivity, including catalysis, theoretical methods, and material aspects will constitute the major themes of IRIS16.

First held in Graz in 1981, this is the second time this prestigious conference will be hosted by the University of Technology, Graz. We would once again like to welcome participants from both academia and industry to share some outstanding days in our beautiful city.

IRIS16 will be held in conjunction with 29th ICOMC hosted in Prague by Ales Ruzicka (University of Pardubice) and Petr Stepnicka (Charles University, Prague) from July 17 – 22, 2022.