Welcome note

Dear colleagues,

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the Annual Meeting of the German Biophysical Society (DGfB) from 23–26 September 2012 which is held in the Central Lecture Hall Building of the University of Göttingen! It is a delight for us to present you a diversified programme with the newest developments in the field of biophysics.

The DGfB, as an association, represents biophysics in Germany and thrives on interdisciplinary exchange with other associations and their subgroups. This year’s cooperation partners, the Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM), the professional Association for Biophysics (DPG) and the collaborative research centers 803 as well as 755, have been decisive contributing to a varied, distinctive and internationally orientated programme. We are more than pleased that members of related societies and associations are actively participating in our conference. Therefore, we would like to thank them for all the support.

We are convinced that our Annual Meeting, held on the famous research campus of the traditionally rich "Georg-August-University" of Göttingen, will entail new results and impulses for many fields of biophysics. We would like to seize the opportunity to thank the internationally renowned keynote speakers, who have accepted our invitation to join our meeting and to give valuable insights into their fields of expertise.

Impressed by the gratifying commitment regarding the submission of diverse innovative presentations of various institutions, we would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who was enriching the abstract submission process and thereby our stimulating scientific programme. The remarkable number of lectures and poster presentations will promote our scientific exchange with lasting impressions.

During the conference, the German Biophysical Society will award the Klaus Arnold Publication Prize to a young German scientist with an outstanding publication in order to reward the engagement of young scientists and support their careers. Furthermore, the best three poster contributions will be granted with a poster award.

Our conference will be accompanied by a worthwhile social programme. We kindly invite you to join the guided city tours to get introduced to the city’s historical centre. Furthermore, attendees are invited to the conference dinner taking place in the refectory’s premises of the University’s Medical Center.

Furthermore, our conference will be accompanied by an extensive, specialised industrial exhibition, giving insight in technical innovation and particular procedures.
We are looking forward to sharing informative and inspiring days at this year’s Annual Meeting of the German Biophysical Society in Göttingen with you!

With best regards,