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This special issue of Chirality is a snapshot of the exciting presentations and poster contributions made at the 11 th International Conference on Circular Dichroism (www.cd2007.fmns.rug.nl) held between the 2 nd and the 6 th of September 2007 in the University town of Groningen in the North of the Netherlands. As CD spectroscopy is so intimately linked to molecular and supramolecular chirality, Chirality is certainly an entirely appropriate venue to give a flavour of CD 2007 in the collected Original Research Papers, Short Communications, or Conference Reports in this special issue. The conference was an outstanding success with a packed schedule of nine keynote lectures, 28 invited lectures, 26 oral contributions, 78 poster presentations and over 170 participants from 21 countries. The scientific program including contributions in core areas of CD spectroscopy such as absolute configuration determination, chiroptical techniques including vibrational optical activity (vibrational CD,VCD, and Raman optical activity, ROA), circular polarized fluorescence, solid state CD, theory of chiroptical spectroscopy, electronic circular dichroism (ECD), and computational techniques based on Density Functional Theory. CD spectroscopy continues to be an essential method for the study of bio (macro-) molecules as reflected in several outstanding contributions. However a key goal in developing the scientific program for this edition of the series was to expand the scope of the conference beyond the traditional area of CD to cover topics in which CD spectroscopy plays a less apparent, but by no means less important, contribution including nanotechnology, chemical biology, supramolecular chemistry, molecularly modified surfaces and advanced materials. CD studies of molecular nanomachines, self-assembly processes, responsive polymers and chiral surfaces, among others, reflected some of the exciting developments ahead. It is safe to conclude that as a consequence the field of chiroptical spectroscopy is rapidly expanding and new techniques and applications are emerging continuously. The contributions in this special issue with studies ranging from proteins, oligonucleotides and artificial channels to the origin of chirality and single molecule CD are further testimony of the growing importance of this field of science. The excellent facilities available at the conference venue 'De Oosterpoort' and the venue for the conference dinner 'De Coendersborg' together with the buzzying atmosphere of the city of Groningen ensured that despite the hectic scientific schedule and the sometimes inconvenient weather there was plenty of opportunity to experience all that is best about Dutch hospitality and culture. The co-chairs, Bert Meijer and Ben Feringa would very much like to express their deepest appreciation for the generosity of our sponsors and the team of organisers, in particular Dr. Wesley Browne, who worked hard to ensure everything ran without a hitch. The conference on CD will stay in Europe for the next two meetings in the series in Brescia (Italy) in 2009 and in Oxford (UK) in 2011. We hope that we will see you there and share with us many new exciting discoveries in the field of chiroptical spectroscopy.
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