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18TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CATALYSIS • 14-19 JULY 2024 • LYON - FRANCE

PROPOSAL TO HOST THE

18TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON

CATALYSIS

14 -19 JULY 2024

LYON - FRANCE

18TH ICC - LYON 2024

ROOTS AND WINGSFOR A BETTER WORLDBUILD YOUR ICC!

www.icc-lyon2024.fr


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Building a participatory and interactive worldwide catalysis community

#150 public laboratories in

Catalysis and more than 1600 researchers with among them Nobel Laureates

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Inclusive conference with promotion of diversity in Catalysis

#5Celebrate national day in

France on July 14th and attend the 2024 Summer Olympics

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e-ICC 2024 as the optimally connected Catalysis Conference, at the service of face-to-face interactions

#4Premium yet affordable

services to encourage the participation of young researchers

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Efficient working and enjoyable lunch breaks organized on conference site

#3Lyon UNESCO’s world

heritage & Capital of Gastronomy

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A modern Congress Center located between the Rhône river and a 100 hectares zoological and botanic park

#2Lyon Valley of Sustainable

Chemistry - 1st in R&D centers and leading industrial platforms

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10 good reasons to choose Lyon-France for the 18th ICC

18TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON CATALYSIS • 14-19 JULY 2024 • LYON - FRANCE ROOTS AND WINGS FOR A BETTER WORLD • BUILD YOUR ICC!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1 - INVITATION TO FRANCE .............................4Letter of Invitation .................................................4Welcome to France ...............................................6They already support French candidature ..6

2 - CATALYSIS IN FRANCE ...............................83 - COMMITTEES ............................................10

International Advisory Committee ............... 10National Advisory Committee ........................ 10Executive Committee ......................................... 11

4 - SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM ..............................12Conference Theme ............................................. 12Conference Structure ........................................ 14Satellite Events .................................................... 16

5 - BUILD YOUR ICC! ......................................186 - CONGRESS ORGANIZER ............................207 - FINANCIAL ASPECTS ................................22

Budget ..................................................................... 22Risks analysis & mitigation ............................. 24

8 - CONVENTION CENTER ..............................26Lyon: when History meets Modernity ......... 29

9 - LYON, CONFERENCE VENUE .....................29Accessibility and transportation ................... 32Accommodation ................................................... 33

10 - SOCIAL PROGRAM ..................................34Program for attendees ..................................... 34Program for accompanying persons .......... 36Arriving before or staying longer… .............. 37

11 - LETTERS OF SUPPORT ...........................38The Bellecour Place


1 - INVITATION TO FRANCE

Letter of Invitation

To the Officers and Council Members of the International Association of the Catalysis Societies (IACS)

The French catalysis community is honored to submit a bid for the 18th International Congress on Catalysis in Lyon for the year 2024 (14-19 July). The French candidacy is supported by the French Ministry of Education and Research, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), most major French universities, the Académie des Sciences, the Académie des Technologies, the association of Maison de la Chimie Foundation, and the European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS).

All French academic laboratories related to catalysis, along with the majority of the industrial companies that demonstrate a keen interest in catalysis, strongly support this bid. All these partners will be very helpful in ensuring the scientific and practical success of this event.

France’s solid history in catalysis continues today thanks to a young generation of talented scientists in all major fields of catalysis. Building on these strong roots, the French catalysis community wishes to promote disruptive catalysis with the objective of building a better world. In a spirit of cross-fertilization between disciplines, worldwide societal challenges including the environment, energy, mobility, and the circular economy will be addressed through invited lectures and dedicated sessions in line with the main conference slogan “ROOTS AND WINGS FOR A BETTER WORLD”.

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David Farrusseng and Hélène Olivier Bourbigou

IACS Award Ceremony, ICC 2016, Bejing



While France in general has already proved its ability to organize such a large event, the location of Lyon in particular is especially attractive. Lyon is indeed the heart of the “chemical valley,” bringing together major French and international industries of the sector. Lyon combines a very high standard of culture (UNESCO heritage site), an excellent quality of life, unique attractions and exceptional culinary experiences, while offering affordable hotel and restaurant prices. Many cheaper lodging options for undergraduate and PhD students will be provided in addition to grants for selected oral presenting students. The city of Lyon and its beautiful Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in summer time are ideal for pre- or post-conference trips as well as for brilliant social events. The summer 2024 will benefit from a friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere in France thanks to the Summer Olympics, which are scheduled to take place in Paris from 26th of July to 18th of August. The impact on accommodation in Lyon and traveling will be very limited as the closure of 18th ICC and launch of the Summer Olympics are separated by a whole week. Finally, Lyon is directly accessible by airplane and high-speed train.

We plan to hold the congress in the Lyon Convention Center which has hosted a G8 summit. We have already

reserved the venue, including the main auditorium which can seat more than 3 000 people. The Convention Center offers a wide variety of small- to medium-sized meeting rooms with capacities ranging from 300 to 900 seats. This will enable lively discussions to proceed in a spacious and pleasant environment.

As captured by our secondary slogan “BUILD YOUR ICC!”, we would like to make the 18th ICC an opportunity for “participatory catalysis” by favoring interactions based on digital communication. Building a participatory ICC2024 will be an early add-on prior to the conference. Following the meeting at Lyon in 2024, the participatory tools developed by the community will be shared with the IACS in order to pursue this initiative over the long term.

Our presentation includes letters of support and the relevant information concerning our proposal.

If the IACS Council agrees with the present proposal, the French catalysis community will enthusiastically and efficiently prepare this event in order to make it a grand success and a unique, unforgettable experience in the beautiful city of Lyon which enjoys of a sunny weather at this time of the year.

Sincerely,

Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou

IFP Energies nouvellesCo-Chair of the Conference

David Farrusseng

CNRS, University of LyonCo-Chair of the Conference

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Welcome to FranceThe 18th International Congress on Catalysis is proposed to take place in Lyon from 14th to 19th of July 2024.

This will be a remarkable opportunity for ICC participants to discover or re-discover the quality of French conference infrastructures but also what makes France so unique such as: the beauty and diversity of its landscapes, the French «Art de Vivre», its rich cultural heritage and, last but not least, its delectable gastronomy!

As mentionned, 2024 will be an important year for France as Paris will host the 23rd Summer Olympics. Opening ceremony will take place in Paris on 26th of July, just one week after ICC-Lyon2024.

Participants to ICC-Lyon2024 will therefore have the opportunity to extend their stay in France to attend this incredible event if they wish. Most events will take place in Paris, but Lyon will be one the 9 French cities to welcome men’s and women’s football tournaments. The football matches will take place in Groupama Stadium.

The opening of ICC-Lyon2024 will take place on 14th of July 2024, i.e. on France National Day. After the ICC-Lyon2024 Welcome Reception, participants will have the opportunity to admire the fireworks which is usually launched from Fourvière’s hill.

An unforgettable show!

They already support French candidatureThe candidature to hold the 18th International Congress on Catalysis in Lyon has received the support of numerous institutions and scientific societies as well as that of industrial companies.

ICC-Lyon2024 holding Institutions

National or international scientific institutions

Local Authorities


Celebrate national day in France on July 14th and attend the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Industrial and commercial companies

Universities, High Education and Research Institutions

Letters of support of national or international scientific institutions, local authorities and industrial companies members of the Advisory Board are provided at the end of this document.


2 - CATALYSIS IN FRANCE

France has a long-standing tradition of research and development in all fields of catalysis - heterogeneous, homogeneous, enzymes, electrocatalysis, and more. Along the way, a number of major discoveries and famous scientists have left their mark on history. One of them was Paul Sabatier (Nobel Prize 1912), who paved the way for many achievements in modern industrial catalysis when, along with Jean-Baptiste Senderens, he discovered that finely divided metals are active for the hydrogenation of olefins and unsaturated compounds. Another example is François Gault, a brilliant French scientist who worked on catalytic mechanisms and whose name is honored through the François Gault Lectureship, the highest European distinction in the field of catalysis (EFCATS lecture series). More recent examples are the pioneering work of Henri Kagan on enantioselective catalysis, or the work of Yves Chauvin on the mechanism of olefin metathesis, which granted him the Nobel Prize in 2005.

Beyond such individual success stories, the French catalysis community can trace its own unique roots to the stimulating concurrence and convergences that have developed within its researchers community and schools of thoughts. In France, catalysis developed as a distinct scientific field in the 1960s with the support of the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS), universities, and the coal and oil industry. Today, a strong, dynamic research community focuses its efforts on catalysis. France’s younger generation of catalysis researchers and engineers work in more than 20 specialized laboratories. More than 50 laboratories are distributed over the entire national territory and deal with catalytis studies of some sort, across all domains of catalysis. This means that catalysis research groups are present in almost all French universities. In total, this represents more than 1600 academic researchers.

French academic research on catalysis also focuses on industrial and societal preoccupations thanks to a close

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relationship with semi-private research centers such as CEA or IFPEN, and with world-renowned industrial companies such as TOTAL, ADISSEO, ARKEMA, AXENS, BASF, BAYER, DOMO, ELKEM, EVONIK, LANXESS, and SOLVAY, as well as a wide variety of SMEs and start-up companies. In the recent years, the French catalysis community has acknowledged several breakthrough technologies in Catalysis and new businesses have been created.

The French catalysis community draws its strength from its diversity - all fields of catalysis are covered, and numerous close interactions are constantly being developed with other scientific disciplines. This places catalysis directly at the heart of emerging domains and encourages the creation of multidisciplinary programs and laboratories. The CNRS also strongly supports catalysis research by financing scientific programs (i.e., the Momentum Program) that welcome young researchers in innovative and emerging fields, including catalysis, facilitating their development as they prepare to become tomorrow’s leaders in research.

One of the first major reinforcements to the French catalysis community occurred in 1970 when researchers from different fields of heterogeneous catalysis came together to launch the ‘‘Study Group in Catalysis’’ (Groupe d’Études en Catalyse, GECat, now part of the French Chemical Society). Its role is to promote contacts and communication between French-speaking researchers from universities or industry who are interested in catalysis. Every year, GECat organizes a conference gathering members of the French-speaking catalysis community, including a high proportion of promising young researchers.

The French catalysis community is also represented by the Catalysis Division (DivCat), founded in 1983, which

is one of the scientific divisions of the French Chemical Society (SCF). DivCat promotes excellence in catalysis at three different levels: national, European (via the European Federation of Catalysis Societies, EFCATS), and international (via the International Association of Catalysis Societies, IACS). It aims to accelerate the emergence of young scientists, facilitate exchanges between academia and industry, and build bridges with other fields of science related to catalysis. For example, DivCat participated in the creation of EFCATS, which made the EuropaCat conference series possible. Quite recently, in 2014, DivCat, together with GECat, decided to launch a new international event that takes place every three years and caters to a wider audience: the French Conference on Catalysis (FCCat). The two first events, in 2016 and 2019, were great successes with more than 250 participants (40% non French), and led to the publication of special issues of conference research papers in ChemCatChem. After the first edition of FCCat, DivCat published a review of the most recent results obtained in French laboratories, mainly in heterogeneous catalysis, to summarize the state of the art of catalysis research in France: ‘‘The pivotal role of catalysis in France: selective examples’’ (ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 2029).

The French catalysis community, along with the French scientific community in general, is also very experienced in the organization of large scientific events - the latest of these was the EuropaCat XI Conference in Lyon in 2013, with more than 1300 participants.

The French catalysis community would be honored to host the next ICC in France. We welcome friends, colleagues, and all researchers and students working in catalysis and related fields to join us in Lyon for a memorable learning experience.

50 public laboratories in Catalysis and more than 1600 researchers with, among them, Nobel Laureates

Nathalie TanchouxPresident of the Catalysis Division of the French Chemical Society


3 - COMMITTEES

International Advisory CommitteeAll Council Members of the International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS)

National Advisory CommitteeAll members of the Executive Committee and

Virginie Belliere-Baca, ADISSEO

Philippe Bonnet, ARKEMA

Eric Benazzi, AXENS

Thibault Cantat, CEA

Jean-Pierre Dath, TOTAL

Philippe Marion, SOLVAY

Pierre Braunstein, Academy of sciences

Bruno Chaudret, Academy of sciences

Marc Taillefer, President of the French Chemical Society

Claire-Marie Pradier, Institute of Chemistry of CNRS

Audrey Bonduelle, IFP Energies nouvelles

Clément Camp, CNRS, University of Lyon

Jean-Francois Carpentier, University of Rennes

Montserrat Gomez, CNRS, University of Toulouse

Pascal Granger, University of Lille

François Jérôme, CNRS, University of Poitiers

Franck Launay, Sorbonne University Paris

Benoit Louis, CNRS, University of Strasbourg

Francoise Maugé, CNRS, University of Caen

Eric Monflier, University of Artois

Armelle Ouali, CNRS, University of Montpellier

Anne-Cécile Roger, University of Strasbourg

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Executive Committee

Chairs

Vice-Chairs

Hélène Olivier-BourbigouIFP Energies nouvelles

Co-Chair of the Conference

David FarrussengCNRS, University of Lyon

Co-Chair of the Conference

Céline ChizalletIFP Energies nouvelles

Congress Secretary

Dorothée LaurentiCNRS, University of Lyon

Treasurer and relationships with PCO

Axel LöfbergCNRS, University of Lille

Communication and Build your ICC!

Pascal FongarlandUniversity of Lyon

Industrial relationships

Catherine PinelCNRS, University of Lyon

Institutional relationships

Nathalie TanchouxCNRS, University of Montpellier

President of DivCat, relationships with national

catalysis community


4 - SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Conference ThemeThe scientific program will be based on the following elementary components (see Figure on next page for details):

• The consolidated roots of our discipline, being fundamental aspects of catalysis in its multidisciplinarity. Developments and practical achievements in the many scientific fields that serve as a basis for Catalysis, will be at the core of this part of the program. These will be found among sub-disciplines of chemistry, biology, physics and digital science, involving experimentation and simulation at several scales.

• The young roots consisting in innovative concepts and methods, and of new connections between existing methods, that will emerge between 2020 and 2024, as solutions to the deciphering of increasingly complex catalytic systems.

• The branches holding fruits, composed of mature and emerging (but already well identified today) fields of application, in their diversity. Aspects linked to environmental concerns, sustainability, energy production and storage, chemicals, will be covered.

• The shoots, consisting in new growth territories made possible by cross-fertilization of the knowledge obtained on mature and emerging fields, that will appear between 2020 and 2024, and that are expected to contribute to breakthroughs in our societies.

All aspects of Catalysis will be covered, including homogeneous and heterogeneous, electrocatalysis and bio-catalysis, upon thermal and non-conventional activations, as well as combinations of these, making use of multi-scale approaches from fundamentals to technology-oriented questions, including the

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development of low-carbon footprint next generation of reactor technologies.

These ingredients feed our wings, depicting the Grand Challenges addressed by Catalysis as a whole. Chemistry, energy, environment and mobility remain clear general aims, more and more accompanied by challenges related to climate change, bioeconomy, and circular economy. We will not forget the topics devoted to health and education of catalysis, driven by the current needs of our societies.

The organization committee, hand-in-hand with IACS, will be at the initiative of the construction of the portion of the program devoted to consolidated roots and branches.

A call will be organized in 2021-2022 for the identification of young roots and shoots. The whole Catalysis community will be able to make an input, not only

by submitting abstracts dealing with innovative investigation techniques or new application territories, but also by proposing a structure for short symposia and round tables devoted to these aspects. Young scientists, PhD students and post-doc researchers will be invited to lead some debates. Proposals from academia and industry, of all nationalities, genders and ages will be encouraged. This is a major component of the Build your ICC! action (see page 18). The organization committee, and volunteer members of IACS will evaluate the proposals and chose those that will find a place in the final program. Transversal sessions might also emerge from such a participative approach. Round tables will also be devoted to our wings in the program.

Kinetics

ThermodynamicsMolecular modeling

Diffusion

Coordination chemistryAnalytical science

Photochemistry

ElectrochemistryMaterials science

Chemical engineering

Renewable resource conversion

Fine chemistry

Petrochemistry

Refining

Water and air treatment

Conversion of small molecules

H2 production

Natural gas transformation

Energy storage

Areas of new growth

Health

Data science

Surface science

Biochemistry

Solar energy conversionWaste treatment

Education

Chemistry

High Throughput Experiments

Polymerization

Circular Economy

Climate

MobilityEnergy

Environment

Society

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Conference StructureThe scientific program will consist of:

• six plenary lectures and 15 keynote addresses, chosen to cover the main topics of the scientific program (roots, branches, shoots, and wings). The invited speakers will be encouraged to give their vision of the future directions Catalysis may take. The interaction with the invited speakers will be promoted by state-of-the-art remote tools to promote both scientific discussion and the sharing of their vision.

• two IACS awards lectures, with slots equivalent to plenary lectures and similar interaction opportunities with the attendees,

• 280 oral presentations,

• round tables and short symposia, organized in the context of the Build your ICC! action, with a more flexible format, at the initiative of the Catalysis community, and upon moderation of the organization committee and volunteer members of the IACS. Large conference rooms, smaller rooms, ‘‘Forums’’, and ‘‘Atriums’’ spaces are available at the congress center, opening a large range of possibilities for innovative formats,

• around 1 500 posters presented over three sessions. Options will be made available for electronic sharing of the posters, should the authors wish to do so, with appointment possibilities to discuss results at any moment of the conference.

• Exhibition options will be proposed throughout the conference in ‘‘Forums’’ space (see Section 8), integrated with poster sessions and coffee breaks.

The program is expected to be organized over five parallel sessions, but the conference center, which features the large lecture rooms needed for such an event, can if necessary accommodate up to eight parallel sessions. Wednesday afternoon will be devoted to Excursions (see Section 10) and free time, keeping meeting options possible at the Congress Center. The IACS meeting will be organized on-site on morning of Sunday 14th of July, in a dedicated room, with lunch possibilities on or off-site (historical city center, Cité Internationale, etc.). A meeting room will be available at any time for additional IACS meetings.

Inclusive conference with promotion of diversity in Catalysis

Local committees

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Sunday, July 14th

Opening Ceremony

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Congress Dinner& Student PartyNational Day

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Short Symposia will be included in the Program in substitution or in addition to parallel sessions, as an output of the ‘‘Build you ICC! ‘‘ action.

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Satellite EventsSeveral event organizers have expressed their intention to hold 2 summer schools and 4 conferences as satellite events to ICC-Lyon2024.

Elicate summer school

Place: Lyon, France

Date: 2 -5 July 2024

Target group: Graduated and PhD students in Catalysis, Post-docs who want to broaden their knowledge in Catalysis

Expected number of participants: around 50.

Scope: This 7th summer school in Catalysis aims to provide fundamentals to navigate in the multidisciplinary field of heterogeneous Catalysis. The courses will cover theoretical and practical aspects of Catalyst preparation, catalyst characterization including short and long range spectroscopies, in situ catalysts investigation, mechanism and kinetic modelling as well as catalytic processes. The courses will be provided by international lectures from academics and industries and accompanied with practical courses. Laboratories and industrial site visits in the chemistry Valley in the South of Lyon will be organized.

Chair: Prof. Anne Giroir-Fendler, Lyon University

CatPrep summer school

Place: Vogüé (Ardèche), France

Date: 23 -28 June 2024 (to be confirmed)

Target group: Graduated and PhD students in Catalysis, Post-docs and confirmed Researchers who want to

broaden their knowledge in catalysis preparation

Expected number of participants: around 100.

Scope: The CatPrep summer school, open to the European scientific community, provides a general framework for teaching the fundamental and applied concepts of catalyst preparation. It gives a comprehensive overview of the fundamental knowledge required for the controlled elaboration of heterogeneous catalytic materials and presents the industrial requirements for large-scale synthesis.

Chair: Prof. Xavier Carrier, Sorbonne Universités

SynFuel 2012 symposium - International Symposium on Alternative Clean Synthetic Fuels

Place : Lille, France

Date : 9-10 July 2024 (to be confirmed)

Scope: The symposium will offer an update on the research and manufacturing of alternative, clean and synthetic fuels in the context of utilization of renewable (biomass) and fossil (gas, oil, coal) resources. In particular, this symposium will cover different processes on the basis on syngas in the context of GTL, BTL and CTL technologies (Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, synthesis of alcohols, DME synthesis and synthesis of substitute natural gas), syntheses using H2/CO2, methanol conversion to hydrocarbons (e.g. MTO) and coal liquefaction. It will provide an opportunity to discuss latest trends in the catalyst design and technology developments. The symposium program includes invited lectures, oral presentations and a poster session.

Chair: Prof. Andrei Khodakov, Lille University

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CarboCat Symposium

Place: to be determined

Date: end of June 2024

Scope: CarboCat meetings held in Lausanne (2004), Saint-Petersburg (2006), Berlin (2008), Dalian (2010), Brixen (2012), Trondheim (2014), Strasbourg (2016) and Porto (2018). CarboCat is devoted to new developments and fundamental advances on carbon materials for catalytic applications. Topics include: Synthesis and surface modification of carbon materials for catalysis, 2-D carbon related materials for catalysis, Nanocarbon materials for catalysis, Single atom catalysts on carbon materials, Novel synthesis methods (from MOF, ALD…), Biomass derived carbons, Advanced characterization techniques and theoretical simulation, Deactivation of catalysts by carbon deposits, Development of carbon-based catalysts for applications in Biomass conversion, Electrocatalysis, Fuels & chemicals, Photocatalysis, Environmental Catalysis.

Chair: Enrique Garcia Bordejé, CISC Madrid

International Symposium on Catalysis for Clean Energy and Sustainable Chemistry CCESC

Place: Bilbao, Spain

Date: to be determined

Scope: This International Symposium is an encounter bet ween eminent scientists from international compa-


nies, universities, business sector and scientific ins-titutions, where the breakthrough discoveries in bio mass transformation into biofuels and bioproducts along with the most outstanding advances on the hydrogen and carbon dioxide uses will be discussed during three fruitful days. This symposium will help to review the current state of the art of these techno logies and to discuss the possible future directions. It will be a great opportunity to share knowledge and build new collaborations and friendships in these research areas. This symposium will be organized around the following topics:

• Sustainable catalytic technologies (processes and catalyst development) for biomass conversion

• Environmental catalysis• Hydrogen: production, storage and uses

• CO2 as raw material (capture, utilisation and storage).

Symposium on Catalysis for circular economyPlace: Aachen, Germany

Date: to be determined

Scope: Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering is related to the use of catalyst in green process and sustainable engineering, and then it’s mainly related to the catalyst synthesis, characterization and its applications which are primarily to reduce waste associated with the usage of materials and energy . The symposium aims to provide latest visions on research on sustainable production processes which reduce the impact on the environment and which comply with the concept of circular economy. The production of (fuels), commodity and specialty products from biomass and wastes as well as plastics recycling will be addressed.

Chair: Prof. Regina Palkovits, RWTH Aachen


5 - BUILD YOUR ICC!

For the first time, the worldwide catalysis community will have a participatory and interactive opportunity to contribute with its ideas and energy to the preparation of an ICC.

A participatory ICCDuring 2020-2024 period, the catalysis community will be invited to participate in debates focusing on major issues in catalysis. These debates will be hosted using interactive web tools (such as forums and social media) and moderated by the ICC2024 organizing team and volunteers.

The objective is to promote individual or group initiatives around catalysis that are rooted in the great vitality and imagination of our community and that will eventually lead to labeled ICC2024 events (whether face-to-face or virtual). Discussions will be open on all aspects of interest to the catalysis community that could enrich the content and organization of ICC2024.

This process will bring to light emerging topics that should be included in the program, place emphasis on the hottest topics in addition to those already listed (see page 13), and provide inspiration for satellite events. The Scientific Committee, with the support of recommendations from the IACS, will ensure a fair balance between well-established topics and new topics arising from the participatory process.

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Building a participatory and interactive worldwide catalysis community


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The sharing of personal experience and of best practices favoring scientific advancements in catalysis will be a major component of this participatory approach. This may concern topics such as:

• Technical issues related to experimental work, such as catalytic activity measurements and catalyst characterization

• Methodological aspects of the evaluation of catalytic properties

• Life-cycle analysis and assessment of the social and economic impacts of research

• Bridging low and high TRLs and scaling up catalysts and catalytic processes

• Teaching catalysis

All of these topics and many others will enrich the ICC2024 program, for example in the form of round-table discussions.

The practical organization of ICC2024 will also be an important topic of participatory discussions with the worldwide catalysis community. Learning from individual experiences of this type of event will allow us to best meet the expectations of the community and possibly

experiment with new ways of sharing our science, e.g., with respect to poster sessions. Initiatives with regard to social events will also be welcome.

An interactive ICCNovel technologies enabling interaction between participants within scientific events appear and evolve day after day. ICC2024, with the contribution of the catalysis community, will closely monitor the evolution of these technologies over the next few years in order to provide ICC2024 participants with the best tools available at that time. This will include interactive tools for participants present at the conference venue. The possibility of remote participation in ICC2024 will also be considered.

Building a participatory international catalysis communityBuilding a participatory ICC2024 will be only the starting point of the story. Following the meeting at Lyon in 2024, the participatory tools developed by the community will be shared with the IACS in order to consolidate this initiative over the long term.


6 - CONGRESS ORGANIZER

Insight Outside is a company expert in organizing scientific conferences, providing efficient solutions, combining the best of human ressources and digital tools.ICC 2024 will be able to rely on a trusted PCO, in order to ensure a quality participant experience, from registration to arrival on site. Insight Outside will in particular:

• Take in charge of all the logistics and organizational issues of the conference,

• Manage the budget and finances, by securing the revenues received from exhibitors, sponsors and registration fees, and optimize expenses by managing local and experienced suppliers,

• Provide a main contact person, an experienced project manager who has been working in the scientific congress sector for more than 15 years, dealing on a regular basis with the Lyon Convention Centre.

Eric LoisyInsight Outside CEO

Raphaël PinProject Manager

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Insight Outside in a nutshellInsight Outside was created in 2015 and employs 30 people within the agencies of Grenoble, Lyon, Nantes, Paris and Toulouse.

The activity covers two main areas: Congress organization & Corporate events organization.

The teams operate in the main congress cities in France and in the neighboring countries, but Grenoble and Lyon remain the main cities as historical home of the company.

Key figures• 30 employees• 150+ events organized every year,

representing a total of over 50,000 delegates• 600+ regular clients

Since 2016, Insight Outside is a part of Europa Group, French leader on the medical conferences market.

They provide all professional licenses and insurances required.

Certifications & affiliations:• Certification ISO 9001 since 2010• IAPCO member (International Association for

Professional Congress Organizers)• Member of UNIMEV (Union Professionnelle des

Métiers de l’Evènementiel)• APS funds guarantee• Performing arts license• Travel Agency license

Event Management ERPInsight Outside has developed its own Event Management System to optimize all the congress organisation processes.

The ERP provides to organizers a real-time and intuitive shared database with: multiple login and secured access / real-time statistics of registration and attendance / complete list of attendees and exhibitors / Excel, Word and PDF exports / online financial reports…

Dedicated IT TeamInsight Outside benefits from a dedicated web developers team to deliver digital platforms in a secure

environment. Over 120 platforms are issued every year, including full-responsive websites and registration forms.

Innovation at its coreInsight Outside’s team is made of forward thinkers, believing that the application of innovation can improve business and human interaction.

Insight Outside has developed its own event webapp, providing a complete digital tool for all attendees with interactive program, list of delegates, online abstracts,…


7 - FINANCIAL ASPECTS

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Registration Fees - in €, excl. VAT - (incl. VAT)

Participant Early* Late

Standard 650(780)

800 (960)

Student350 (420)

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BudgetThe budget has been calculated with the assistance of our PCO, Insight Outside (see Section 6), on a basis of 1 500 attendees, including 480 students. This financial proposal also includes 50 invited people and 50 Young Scientist awards. The proposed Registration Fees for ICC-Lyon2024 are the following:

*A discount of €80 excl. VAT will be applied on early rates for SCF and EUCHEMS affiliates chemical societies members.

The given fees include the Welcome Party, the scientific sessions, entry to the exhibition, the electronic book of abstracts, the coffee/refreshments breaks and the excursions.

A Congress Dinner and a Student Party are planned on the evenning of 18th of July with additional fees (approx. €80 and €30, respectively).

Typical French seated lunches will be proposed on site at a moderate supplementary cost estimated at €21/lunch.

Accompanying Person fees will include the Welcome Party and participation in the excursion on the afternoon of 17th July. Other social activities will be proposed on a supplementary basis (e.g. guided tours).


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Expected incomesIn addition to registration fees, industrial and institutional sponsorships are expected, based on the numerous supports already expressed for France’s ICC-Lyon2024 candidacy (See p. 6 and 7).

* including 25% attendees with SCF/EuChemS discount** including 100 free registrations


Premium yet affordable services to encourage the participation of young researchers

INCOMES (in €, excl. VAT)

Registration Fees

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Early Standard 750* 475 500

Early Student 350* 114 500

Late Standard 200 160 000

Late Student 80 40 000

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Accompanying person 10 2 000

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Registrations sub-total 1500** 922 600

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Public sponsorphip 25 000

Private sponsorship 80 000

Exhibitors 45 000

Sponsor/Exhib. sub-total 150 000

TOTAL INCOMES 1 072 600

Expected expensesThe expenses covering the usual categories as PCO support, Convention Center renting and use, Catering, Social program, communication, reception, invitations and IACS participation are listed below.

EXPENSES (in €, excl. VAT)

PCO Expenses General coordination, website, mailing, submission platform, participant data management, on site assistance

89 500

Convention Center Space renting, booths, exhibitions, WIFI, cleaning, security…

391 000

Catering Coffee, refreshments, food, welcome, lunches

310 000

Social program Congress Dinner, Student Party, excursions

56 000

Communication Graphical design, program, pictures

23 000

Reception & Attendee package Bags, merchandising, reception, cloak

41 000

Speakers and guests Fees and travel expenses

31 000

IACS participation 10% of registration fees

80 100

Other expenses committee, insurances, miscellaneous

51 000

TOTAL EXPENSES 1 072 600

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Risks analysis & mitigationRisk of low attendanceToday, it is uncertain how the current pandemic might affect attendance in 2024 in terms of health or economic aspects. We have scaled down our initial estimate by setting a budget on the basis of 1 500 participants. As a consequence, financial risks have been mitigated by balancing the budget for 1 500 participants, a number that is in line with past bids. We want to stress that the Convention Center can accommodate up to 3 000 participants, including larger rooms for parallel sessions in the fortunate case of a high attendance (above 1 500 participants).

The possibility to open to remote attendance (but not presentations) could be carefully considered . The evolution of technical solutions and best practices in this field will be evaluated also taking into consideration the feedback from the catalysis community (cf. Build your ICC!).

Impact of Summer Olympic GamesWe firmly believe that the organisation of the Olympic Games (Paris 2024) will be a major attraction for ICC2024. Many participants will be able to take advantage of their presence in France to extend their stay and attend the Games. On the other hand, such an event may naturally

give rise to fears from the point of view of travel and accommodation. We have carefully analysed these points with local experts of tourism who guarantee that the Games will not have a significant impact on the organisation of the ICC. Indeed, the Games will only start 10 days after the end of the ICC and will be mainly centred in Paris.

Thus, most of the sports delegations present in France at the time of the ICC will be hosted in the Olympic Village in Paris with little impact on the Lyon region.

Similarly, most athletes will arrive in France before the ICC, while spectators will arrive only a few days before the start of the Games. With a certainly increased offer from airlines on this occasion, the impact of the Games should be beneficial for ICC participants.

Financial riskFrom the base scenario at 1 500 participants, we have carried out simulations assuming different numbers of attendees taking into account fixed and variable costs.

In the case of a lower participation (1 200 participants), a reduction of 10% catering costs and social fees will allow to reach budget equilibrium while keeping high service standards.

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fees will be employed to increase of 10% catering and social activities expenses (Figure 1) and offer additional travel grants for students and invitations.

Indeed, it is possible to adjust the cost of the Convention Center (representing about 35 % of fixed costs) as function of the level of participations. For example, in case less than 1 200 persons attend, 4 parallel oral sessions will be proposed instead of 5, and it will be extended to 6 sessions if attendees are more than 1 800 thanks to the flexibility of Lyon Convention Center. The financial proposal thus offers great flexibility to limit risk in case of a lower number of attendees and to optimize the quality of services if higher participation is observed.

The private sponsorship has been underestimated on purpose as the COVID crisis situation could have an impact on it; thus by varying the industrial support and exhibition by more or less 30% we obtain the curves displayed in Figure 2. We plan to be in the blue curve situation rather than the grey one as we already have numerous private supports for the French candidacy!

Insurances for organizersFrench organizers plan to contract cancellation insurance in case circumstances beyond the organizers’ control make it impossible to deliver the event. Insurance companies have evaluated the cost of insuring an event such as ICC2024 at 1.5% of the expense

budget, a cost that has been included in the financial plan above. This insurance covers the main supplier’s expenses (Convention Center, caterers, PCO, hotels, social program and venues) and many events such as strikes, riots, terrorism, natural disaster or damages in the conference center. To date, insurance companies do not cover pandemics, but this type of contract is being discussed at the government level, and French insurance companies have already set aside a fund for this purpose. The organization committee is committed to subscribing cancellation assurance in the event of a pandemic that would prevent the arrival of international participants.

Insurances for attendeesAlso, in order to insure the participation of the numerous attendees, we will also propose optional insurance during the registration process. The attendees will have the possibility of subscribing cancellation options ranging from €30 to €60. Depending on the chosen option, registration, travel and/or accommodation fees will be fully covered in the event of cancellation.


8 - CONVENTION CENTER

ICC-Lyon 2024 will take place in the Lyon Convention Center located in the Cité Internationale district designed by the renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano.

It has already proven its capacity to host major scientific events, for example the Europacat meeting in 2013.

An exceptional locationSituated between the River Rhône and the Tête d’Or Park (>100 hectares), the Cité Internationale is in an exceptional setting! Benefiting from the 2nd largest public transport network in France, the Cité Internationale is 10 minutes from the city center and the Part-Dieu Station, and just 30 minutes from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport.

You can reach the Convention Center by metro, tram, busses or even by boat!

With its hotels (500 3* and 4* rooms on site + 500 additional rooms at walking distance), restaurants, shops and leisure facilities (Modern Art Museum, UGC Ciné Cité cinema complex, casino, etc.), the Cité Internationale caters for every aspect of modern life, in harmony with its environment.

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State-of-the-art equipmentLyon Convention Center offers a modern venue with state-of-the-art equipment (sound, video, lighting, decoration, fibre optic network, WIFI) and event spaces that benefit from natural daylight. 25 000 m² of modular space at organizers disposal to host events for up to 19 000 participants.

The scheme on next page shows an example of spaces distribution in the hypothesis of 5 parallel sessions, including the main auditorium (max. 3 000 places) and several smaller lecture rooms (from 320 to 600 places). Large space will also be dedicated to host the exhibition and poster sessions.

Ample spaces still remain available for alternative configurations, including supplementary parallel session if necessary.

Through the ‘‘Think Green’’ action program, Lyon Convention Center obtained the ISO 14001 (2013) and ISO 20121 (2019) standards by developing facilities towards sustainability and renewable energy. This is done by limiting the energy of buildings by use of underground seepage water for heating and cooling, the wastes produced during the events, the water consumption by rainwater recovery, the CO2 emissions with solar panels or electric buses and bike-sharing stations.

A modern Congress Center located between the Rhône river and a 100 hectares zoological and botanic park

Cité Internationale & Convention Center


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Lumière Auditorium (600-900 seats)

Lunch areaExhibition & Poster area

Pasteur Auditorium (400 seats)

Meeting rooms (25-450 seats)


9 - LYON, CONFERENCE VENUE

Lyon: when History meets ModernityLyon, the 3rd largest French city, is a historical cradle of the French chemistry that started to develop in the late eighteenth century. It is commonly known as the ‘‘chemistry valley’’ and hosts more than 500 companies in all sectors of chemistry. It houses many R & D centers, training institutions and competitiveness clusters such as TECHTERA, PLASTIPOLIS, TENERDIS, Lyon-BIOPOLE and AXELERA, a major French cluster in the field of chemistry and the environment.

Ideally located at the heart of Europe, less than two hours away from Paris, the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea, Lyon attracts about 150 000 students every year. This important student community (10% are foreigners) feeds the research laboratories with talents that stimulates innovation, and a very strong interaction between academia and industry. Naturally, thanks to this very fertile environment, Lyon is among the most attractive city in Europe for business and quality of life.

With more than 2000 years of history, Lyon, formerly Lugdunum, is definitely looking to the future. Chemical industries and academic laboratories are actively collaborating towards the development of a brighter future. Hence, in Lyon, the concept of sustainable chemistry is not a fashion but a reality that fosters the different communities to work in concert.

A historical city and a UNESCO world heritage site500 hectares of the city of Lyon are classified as a ‘‘UNESCO World Heritage Site’’ since 1998. Lyon hosts one of the largest Renaissance quarters in Europe after Venice. It consists in 3 separated villages: Saint-Georges to the South, Saint-Paul to the North-East and Saint-Jean in the middle.

29The Saint-Jean Cathedral in the old town

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The area became a town in itself during the 15th and the 16th century. This quarter features a cathedral, the Saint-Jean Cathedral, narrow streets, inner courtyards and peculiar passageways known as “Traboules”. 30 000 silk weavers used to live here in the 19th century.

Another major landmark of Lyon is the Fourvière church with its eclectic architecture, built in the 19th century in the heights of the city, overlooking the river which gives for a breathtaking view of Lyon.

A city of artThere are more than 30 museums to discover in Lyon, among them:

• Confluences Museum, located at the confluence of Rhône and Saône rivers, is the must-see national Science and Society Museum in Europe,

• Fine Arts Museum, located in the middle of the

historic city centre in the building of a former Royal Abbey dating from the 17th century, has one of the largest art collections in Europe,

• Gallo-Roman Museum and the archaeological site are situated on the slopes of the Fourvière hill, formerly in the centre of the Roman City of Lugdunum, founded in 43 B.C. A superb collection of mosaics, sarcophagi, statues and artifacts, are preserved in this museum,

• Institut Lumière/Museum of Cinema: this museum, with its richly crafted ceilings, monumental staircase and winter garden glass roof, is the place where cinema began. Visitors discover the Lumière brothers’ fabulous inventions, the hangar of their first film, all that remains of the Lumière factories and first “Cinématographe” scene.

• Numerous art galleries across the city as well as the opera, in the center of Lyon.

Gallo-Roman Theatre

Bartholdi Fountain and Town Hall

Lumière brothers

Street of Old Lyon

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Lyon UNESCO’s world heritage & Capital of Gastronomy

Lyon, ‘European Capital of Smart Tourism’For a number of years, Greater Lyon and OnlyLyon Tourism and Conventions have worked to develop responsible tourism and a range of activities that are adapted and accessible for all, with respect for the balance and well-being of the city and its residents. With the title of ‘‘European Capital of Smart Tourism’’ in 2019, the European Union rewarded Lyon for its initiatives and engagement.

What is a smart destination?

According to the European Commission, a ‘smart destination’ meets the following requirements:

• It deploys innovative, smart and global solutions in the area of tourism;

• It uses its territorial, social and human capital to encourage growth in its tourism industry, increase prosperity in its city and improve the quality of life of its residents;

• It provides an enriched and personalised tourism experience, by adding value to local assets, while respecting and involving local communities;

• It facilitates access to tourism products and services through new technologies, service interoperability and interconnectivity.

In particular Lyon has reached the highests standards in the fields of Accessibility, Connectivity, Responsible development and Culture, creativity and respect for heritage.

GastronomyAs the gastronomic capital of France, Lyon is among the best places in the world to eat and drink: 19 starred restaurants in the “Greater Lyon” and over 4000 restaurants and “bouchons” (typical of the regional Lyon cuisine). In 2015, it has been awarded as the 1st French city for gastronomy by Times and 5th Best food city in the world by National Geographic.

Weather in Lyon in JulyIn July, visitors will be able to enjoy nearly 11 hours of sunshine per day! An average temperature of 21.5 °C (71°F) can be expected but it can reach 27 °C (81 °F).

Accumulated monthly precipitation is at 56mm making July one of the driest month of the year.

The ‘‘Cube’’ at new Confluence district

Paul Bocuse, world famous chef

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Accessibility and transportationGetting to Lyon by airLocated in the heart of Europe and with over 130 non-stop flight routes, Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport boasts one of the most comprehensive international route networks with 49 airline companies. It offers 99 international destinations connected to 61 European cities (London, Madrid, Rome, Dublin, Lisbon, Berlin, Barcelona, Porto, Venice, Manchester, Prague,etc.) and several long range destinations, e.g. Dubaï or Montréal.

The airport is situated just 25 min from Lyon city center and is connected by an Express tramway RHONEXPRESS (every 15 minutes), buses and taxis.

For participants arriving at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, direct connections by high speed train (TGV) allow to reach Lyon in less than 2 hours.

Getting to Lyon by railLyon is very well connected to Europe with 3 high speed train stations Saint-Exupéry train station (at the airport). Perrache train station (in the city center) mostly for trains operating on the Paris to Marseille route and Lyon to Geneva route. Part-Dieu train station is also in the city center and will by fully renovated in 2022. It is the main railway station to international cities such as Geneva (1h50), Brussels (3h37), London (4h40) or Milano (5h15).

Major direct air and train connections to Lyon

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AccommodationLyon has the 2nd largest hotel-accommodation capacity in France, with 18 773 rooms in total (1 000 additional rooms in 2020) and 21 hotel and apart’hotel chains represented, among them: Accor, Boscolo, Crowne Plaza, Intercontinental, Marriott, Relais & Châteaux, Radisson Blu, Warwick, etc.

Several hotels (approx. 1 000 rooms 3* and 4* hotels) are located at the Cité Internationale, at walking distance from ICC-Lyon2024 venue.

The average cost per night in 2019 was €95 ex-VAT for a 3* room and €137 ex-VAT for a 4/5* room making Lyon a very convenient place to stay. ICC organizers will also arrange for even cheaper solutions for students taking advantage of several youth hostels present at Lyon and University residences which are vacant at that time of year. Based on 2019 costs, an offer around €20-30 ex-VAT/pers./night will be available at the time of ICC-Lyon2024.

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Program for attendeesWe are committed to making ICC-Lyon2024 an event rich in memorable encounters and convivial moments. It will be our pleasure to share French quality and savoir-vivre at all times.

Welcome receptionWelcome reception will take place at the Lyon Convention Center after the Opening ceremony and Plenary lectures on Sunday, 14th of July.

Later in the evening, the attendees will have the opportunity to admire the National Day fireworks fired from the Fourvière hill

Coffee breaks & Poster sessionsCoffee breaks are major moments for meeting colleagues during conferences. All breaks will be served in the large exhibition area.

Three poster sessions are planned. Taking advantage of the great spaces and flexibility offered by Lyon Convention Center, posters and exhibition will be integrated together as much as possible within a single area. This will promote exchanges catalyzed by good French ‘‘Wine and Cheese’’ catering.

Convention Centre ‘‘Forum’’ area


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ExcursionThe afternoon of Wednesday 17th of July will be dedicated to the discovery of Lyon’s treasures. Congress participants will be able to book (included in the registration fees) one of the many guided tours that will be offered. A list of tours proposed by the Lyon Tour Guide Bureau can be found here: https://en.visiterlyon.com/visites-pour-groupes-ou-a-la-carte and here: https://en.visiterlyon.com/media/wysiwyg/Documents/guide-visits-groups-2019.pdf

Depending on their wishes, the participants will be able to:

• walk through the different parts of the 2 000 years old historical city, part of Unesco World Heritage, such as the Old Lyon’s Renaissance district and its Traboules, the Presqu’ile district between Lyon’s two rivers (Rhône and Saône), the Croix-Rousse district and the history of its silk workers, the Fourvière hill and its Gallo-Roman heritage from the time of Lugdunum (capital of Gaules),

• explore Lyon’s architectural, cultural and urbanistic novelties, in particular in the Lyon Confluence district, at the new Franco-Chinese institute

• follow unusual thematic tours to get an original point of view of the city, such as the many Murals of the city Centre, the wings of the Opera, the salons of the City Hall, or the Lyon crime trail,

• visit one of the countless museums, such as the Confluence museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Art or the Fourvière Gallo-Roman museum,

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Efficient working and enjoyable lunch breaks organized on conference site

LunchesLyon is reputed to be the capital of French gastronomy. There are countless catering possibilities in the vicinity of the Congress Centre and the city centre. Nevertheless, for those who would like, the possibility will be offered to participants to have lunch on site in order to continue discussions over a good seated meal. A modest supplement will be requested upon registration.

Congress dinner and Student partyThe Congress dinner and Student party will take place on Thursday 18th of July evening. Attendees will have to book these events upon registration (supplement).

Both events will take place at the ‘‘Sucrière’’. Located at the docks in the new ‘Lyon Confluence’ district, la Sucrière is the center for arts and events at the heart of Lyon. Built in the 1930’s, this former warehouse was completely redeveloped and now offers a 5 500 m2 area dedicated to culture, contemporary art as well as festive and hospitality events.

Main hall of the ‘‘Sucrière’’ will host the Gala Dinner while the upper level space, called ‘‘Le Sucre’’ will be dedicated to the Student Party.

‘‘La Sucrière’’ main Hall ‘‘Le Sucre’’

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• discover the richness of Lyon’s crafts and gastronomy on the traces of Paul Bocuse, combining culinary anecdotes, food tasting and historical presentations.

• relax in nature, in districts that combine architectural innovation and respect for the environment, close to the Cité Internationale or to the Rhône Canal.

• enjoy a short trip in a river boat and discover the historic heart of Lyon thanks to “Les Bateaux Lyonnais”. Cruises in a semi-covered boat with indoor and outdoor seating are possible on a daily basis, along the river Saône and Rhône.

This is a non-exhaustive list of the countless possibilities that will be offered. Each of these tours will be commented by a professional guide, in small groups, making the interaction unforgettable with both the other participants and the guide.

Notably, a free weekly access to the public transportation will be offered for each participant by the City of Lyon.

Program for accompanying personsThe registration fees for accompanying persons will include the participation to the Welcome reception on 14th July and excursions on 17th July. They may participate to the Congress dinner (supplement).

Supplementary excursions can be arranged, with the help of the Lyon Tour Guide bureau, in order to take the full opportunity for accompanying persons to discover Lyon and the surroundings,

These will include the same list of guided tours to major Lyon’s attractions mentioned in the previous section, but also full day excursions, proposed by the Tour Guide bureau, for example to:

• Pérouges, a medieval walled town located 30 minutes North East from Lyonthat developped in the 14th and 15th centuries based around the local wine and weaving industries,

• the Dombes, one of the most important ornithological reserves in Europe, including its «bird Park»

• the prestigious wine counties around Lyon: Beaujolais (30 minutes North from Lyon), Burgundy (1h30 North from Lyon), or Côte-rôtie (30 minutes South from Lyon).

• Chamonix Mont-Blanc, at the rooftop of Europe, In the French Alps.

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Arriving before or staying longer…In addition to the many Satellite Events proposed (see p16), you will have the opportunity to discover or re-discover one of the most diverse and beautiful region of Europe, thanks to the ONLY LYON Tourist Office, including:

• the French Alps (1h30 from Lyon), with awe-inspiring mountains, crystal-clear lakes, rushing waterfalls and pristine forests.

• Provence (1h30 South from Lyon), with Its southern intonations, its colourful and fragrant markets, its old stone villages clinging to the rocks, its quiet little churches.

• the French Riviera (4h South from Lyon), with famous cities such as Cannes, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Saint Tropez, Nice and Monaco …

• Marseille (2h South from Lyon by high-speed train) and its fabulous surroundings: Cassis and its ‘‘Calanques’’ with turquoise-blue sea and a preserved nature, the Frioul archipelago, the castle of If.

• Paris, the beautiful and romantic capital of France (less than 2h by high-speed train, North of Lyon).

And of course if you are a sports fan, you can decide to attend the Summer Olympic, the biggest sporting event of 2024. Most of the events will take place in Paris, but some preliminaries (football for instance) will also take place in Lyon.

‘‘Mer de Glace’’ glacier at Chamonix-Mont Blanc

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11 - LETTERS OF SUPPORT

Letters of support of following national or international scientific institutions, local authorities and industrial companies participating to the Advisory Board:

• Academy of Sciences

• National Academy of Technologies of France

• Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Lyon Métropole

• National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS)

• Maison de la Chimie Foundation

• IFP Energies nouvelles

• University of Lyon

• European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS)

• German Society of Catalysis (GECATS)

• DECHEMA

• ADISSEO

• ARKEMA

• AXENS

• SOLVAY

• TOTAL

Additional letters of support can be found on ICC-Lyon2024 website: www.icc-lyon2024.fr

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Académie des sciences - 23, quai de Conti - 75006 Paris Secrétariat de Pierre Corvol : 01 44 41 43 19 01 44 41 43 63 - [email protected]

Pr. Pierre Corvol

Président de l’Académie des sciences 23, quai de Conti

75006 Paris, France

Tel : 33 1 44 41 43 19 [email protected]

Paris, April 28, 2020

Object: Support of the candidacy of Lyon, France to host the 18th-International Congress in Catalysis Dear Chairman, We are delighted to learn that France is being considered to host the highly prestigious International Congress in Catalysis 2024. When this project was initiated, the Académie des sciences, through its past president, Sébastien Candel, expressed its full support to the team in charge. It is with great pleasure that we reiterate our support to the candidacy for the organization of this world-class scientific event in Lyon. The Académie des sciences considers that chemistry in general and catalysis in particular will play an essential role in developing solutions to many of the current challenges facing society including clean energy, environment, Advances in knowledge in these fields is of overarching importance and they will be promoted by exchanges of ideas at the international level, opportunities for dialog between scientists and for networking that the 18th International Congress in Catalysis will provide. The venue in Lyon features a remarkable scientific context with a number of laboratories heavily engaged in this area of research. Lyon is also one of the main centers of the chemical industry in France. The team that has prepared this proposal comprises dedicated researchers who are strongly involved in the field and one may be confident in their excellent handling of this event. Again, we wish to express our full support to the project of having the 18th-ICC hosted in Lyon in 2024. With our kindest regards. Yours sincerely,

Pierre Corvol President

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Académie des technologies Grand Palais des Champs Elysées avenue Franklin D.Roosevelt - Porte C, 75008 Paris Tel : 01 53 85 44 43 / Fax : 01 53 85 44 45 Mails : [email protected] –

President

Paris, May 13, 2020

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Dear chairmen,

I am delighted that France is being considered to host the highly prestigious International Congress on Catalysis 2024. I am pleased to give my full moral support for this organize this world-class event in Lyon.

Diversity – Catalysis in by essence a multi-disciplinary disciplines which frontiers have never been so large and continue to expand.

Inclusive – National Academy of Technologies of France (NATF) is committed to the promotion of Women in Science and Technology. NATF launched a working group a few months ago reflecting on the place of women in engineering and is actively working to achieve parity within his committees. We are glad to see that the parity is fulfilled at the chair levels and also at the organization committee.

Roots and wings: We strongly believe the sharing of latest fundamental Scientific and technical advances shall enable innovative solutions.

Societal challenges: Through 18-ICC, we would like to see promoted scientific exchanges at international levels which are key to address global important societal challenges, including cleaner energies, mobility, environment issues and circular economy

Local - This application will help highlighting the expertise, know-how and experience of regional, French and European players in the field of Chemistry in general and Catalysis in particular. It also strengthens the influence of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Lyonnais region and of France in terms of innovation, research and sustainable development.

I would like to assure you of the NATF’s moral support to make this 18th ICC in Lyon in 2024 a great success.

My best greetings.

PPaassccaall VVIIGGIINNIIEERR

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Campus Gérard-Mégie3, rue Michel-Ange 75794 Paris cedex 16 T. 01 44 96 40 98www.cnrs.fr

Paris, June 8rd, 2020

To the members of the International Association of Catalysis Societies

Object: Support of France candidacy to 18-ICC

As the CEO of CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France), I would like to express my strong support to the catalysis French community who is presentig a bid to host the next International Congress on Catalysis in 2024 (18th ICC).

The French Catalysis community has a long experience in organizing major conferences in the field, the most significant events being the 2nd ICC in Paris (1960) and its 13th edition (2004). Let us not forget the late Prof. Miche Che of whom action strongly contributed to the creation of the Federation of the European Catalysis Societies (EFCATS) in 1990 and the organization of the EUROPACAT conferences (Montpellier - 1993, Lyon – 2013, that brought together more than 1500 participants).

Today, the French community of researchers working in the field of catalysis includes not less than 700 people, working in academic institutions (more than 40 laboratories involved). Their activity span the whole range of heterogeneous, homogeneous ou bio-related catalysis, and this community includes many motivated young scientists. It is higly regarded and well funded by national/academic and industrial partners for its role in addressing strategic challenges in the fields of energy, environnement and health.

The community is clearly identified, organized and active, as exemplified by its national meeting (the annual GECAT), the organization of Europacat in 2013, FCCat in 2016 and 2019 in addition to the ICC in 1960 and 2004 mentionned above.

The French catalysis community now wants to signify it has a worldwide mission to accomplish by applying to the organization of the 18th ICC in Lyon. This famous and historical town is perfectly equipped for hosting great events, both in terms of lecture rooms and


Campus Gérard-Mégie 3, rue Michel-Ange 75794 Paris cedex 16 T. 01 44 96 40 98 www.cnrs.fr

accommodation. Lyon is also a well-established center in catalysis with numerous R&D centers, specialized training institutions and engineering schools. The city is easily accessible nationally and internationally, it can be reached directly from most continents.

Lyon has recently been granted the World Heritage status by UNESCO and is an ideal place for pre and post conference satellite meetings as well as for brilliant social events. The place where the ICC is expected to take place, namely the Lyon Convention Center, can accommodate 3000 attendees in its grand auditorium.

The reason why France appears to me like the ideal candidate for hosting the 18th ICC is thus twofold:

- the size and visibility of the French community in both heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis or in biocatalysis, and its very active interfaces with material sciences, chemical engineering, coordination chemistry ...

- the unique place retained for the event, perfectly fit for such a large international conference, the most modern of historical cities: Lyon.

The CNRS strongly supports the French research catalysis community, working nationwide in more than 40 CNRS laboratories shared with all major universities, and deeply involved in international reationships and networks.

In conclusion, I strongly prompt the committee to select France for the venue of the 18th ICC since I am convinced that it will be a major scientific event and an unforgetable success for its attendees.

Sincerely yours,

Antoine Petit

CEO of CNRS

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IFP Energies nouvelles EPIC – RCS 775 729 155 Lyon – APE : 7219Z Etablissement de Lyon – Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize – BP 3 – 69360 Solaize – France Tél : +33 4 37 70 20 00

www.ifpenergiesnouvelles.fr

Le Président International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS) c/o IFP Energies nouvelles Madame Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou Rond-Point de l’échangeur de Solaize BP 3 69360 Solaize

Paris, 5th May 2020 Object : Support for France’s application to the 18th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC-18), in Lyon-France, in July 2024 Dear members of the IACS Council, IFP Energies nouvelles strongly supports the candidacy bid of France to host the 18th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC) in Lyon in July 2024. IFP Energies nouvelles is a major public research, innovation and training institution. It is committed to address climate and environmental issues through the development of a more diversified and sustainable energy mix to meet the global demand for sustainable mobility, cleaner energies and products for the chemicals sector, and circular economy. From research to industry, technological innovation is central to all its activities. In this context, catalysis in all its forms plays a key role. Organizing ICC-18 in France would be an opportunity for the French catalysis community to make its strong expertise available to promote scientific exchanges, on all aspects of catalysis, in a spirit of cross-fertilization between disciplines and to help building the new goals for a disruptive and participatory catalysis. The location of Lyon is an excellent meeting point. Lyon is indeed the heart of the “chemical valley”, bringing together major French and international industries of the sector. Moreover, Lyon combines a very high standard of culture, an outstanding quality of life, stunning attractions and a unique atmosphere. The city of Lyon and its Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region are therefore ideal for pre- or post-conference trips as well as for brilliant social events. I am confident that Lyon would meet your and all the participants’ expectations. I would like to assure you of my support to make this 18th ICC in Lyon in 2024 a great success. Yours sincerely,

Didier HOUSSIN

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SIEGE : Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France. N° éducation nationale : 069 1774 D • n° SIRET : 196 917744 000 19 • code NAF 85.42 Z TP LYON 10 69000 00001004330 72 http://www.univ-lyon1.fr • téléphone : 04 72 44 80 00 • télécopie : 04 72 43 10 20

ACCOMPAGNER CRÉER PARTAGER

Votre Contact : Présidence Assistante : Isabelle Donnat Maison de l’Université Domitien Debouzie 7 boulevard Latarjet 69622 VILLEURBANNE Cedex 33 (0)4 72 44 79 09 [email protected] FF-ISD/2020-052

To Dr David FARRUSSENG IRCELYON, 2, avenue Albert Einstein 69626 Villeurbanne Villeurbanne, 09th June 2020 Object: Support of France candidacy to 18-ICC Dear chairs, I am delighted that France is being considered to host the highly prestigious International Congress on Catalysis 2024. I am pleased to give my full support for this organize this world-class event in Lyon. The Université de Lyon is a world-class academic site of excellence. The Université de Lyon is built on outstanding research and high-quality training programs that promote employability. Thanks to the IDEX label awarded to higher education and research institutions of excellence by the French government, the Université de Lyon is now strongly supported in its aim to develop its international profile and attractiveness. It develops novel, integrated research programs and innovative training in line with its three major academic areas: Biohealth and society, Science and engineering, and Humanities and urbanity. As a leader in areas of excellence, the Université de Lyon strongly serves the region and its companies, which expect it to encourage creativity, innovation and common ambition, as well as the citizens for whom it must make knowledge accessible and an object for discussion. We strongly believe the sharing of latest fundamental Scientific and technical advances shall enable innovative solutions. Through 18-ICC, we would like to promote scientific exchanges at international levels which are key to address global important societal challenges, including cleaner energies, mobility, environment issues and circular economy This application will help highlight the expertise, know-how and experience of regional, French and European players in the field of Chemistry in general and Catalysis in particular. It also strengthens the influence of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Lyonnais region and of France in terms of innovation, research and sustainable development. Elitcat school is organized since 2013 in Lyon. This school gathers 50 to 60 participants (PhD and young researchers) every 2 years, and is a recognition of the know-how in catalysis in Lyon.

SIEGE : Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France. N° éducation nationale : 069 1774 D • n° SIRET : 196 917744 000 19 • code NAF 85.42 Z TP LYON 10 69000 00001004330 72 http://www.univ-lyon1.fr • téléphone : 04 72 44 80 00 • télécopie : 04 72 43 10 20

ACCOMPAGNER CRÉER PARTAGER

University is committed to the promotion of Women in Science. We are glad to see that the parity is fulfilled at the chair, executive committee and board levels. I would like to assure you of my support to make this 18th ICC in Lyon in 2024 a great success. My best regards. Frédéric FLEURY Administrateur Provisoire Pour information : les lignes directrices de notre candidature 1 Contribute to ICC programming through social e-networks - Build your ICC! 2 Our modern congress center located next to the Rhône River and a 100-hectare zoological and

botanical park 3 An efficient working environment and enjoyable lunch breaks – all happening at a single

conference site 4 e-ICC 2024 will be the first connected catalysis conference 5 An inclusive conference promoting diversity in the sciences 6 France is home to 45 public laboratories with more than 1000 people linked to catalysis,

including the 2005 Nobel Laureate 7 Located in the Valley of Sustainable Chemistry, Lyon ranks 1st in R&D centers and leading

industrial platforms 8 Lyon is famous for its UNESCO World Heritage Site and as the 2019 European Capital of Smart

Tourism 9 Lyon is a World Capital of Gastronomy with 15 Michelin-starred restaurants – Enjoy a glass

of wine from nearby Burgundy, Beaujolais or Côtes-du-Rhône 10 Celebrate France’s National Holiday on July 14th and experience the 2024Olympic Games in

person!

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Utrecht, November 2019

To whom it may concern,

With this letter I wish to fully support the excellent proposal made by the French Catalysis Society to host

the 18th International Congress in Catalysis (ICC) in Lyon from the 14th to the 19th of July 2024. The approach

taken by the French Catalysis Society is quite unusual, but very attractive and demonstrates their full will

to be open and transparent about their ambitions (see http://www.icc-lyon2024.fr/). If the French

candidature is selected, this initiative will certainly be pursued by inviting the catalysis community as a

whole to communicate with the steering committee and to bring forward suggestions on both scientific

and practical aspects. The 16th ICC took place in Asia in 2016, while the 17th ICC will be in the Americas in

2020. Hence, 2024 seems to be naturally the turn for Europe.

France has a strong history in Catalysis carried on by a young generation of talented scientists in all major

fields of Catalysis. They have already proven their ability to organize such a large event and the location of

Lyon is one of the most attractive. Lyon is indeed the heart of the “chemical valley” which gathers major

French and international industries of the sector. Lyon is a very accessible city by high speed trains and

planes. It is affordable with average hotel rate of 100€ per night (18,000 hotel rooms) and many cheaper

lodging options for PhD and postdoctoral students. The congress is planned to be held in the Lyon

conventional center, which offers a flexibility from very large audience (auditorium with 3000 seats) to

several medium-smaller sized meeting rooms (with a capacity of 900-300 seats). Together with moderate

budget accommodation and travel, hosting the 18th ICC in Europe will considerably encourage a large

participation, in particular of the youngest.

I consider that this French candidature to host the 18th ICC is a great opportunity for the European Catalysis

community and I strongly support this initiative in the name of the EFCATS council.

Sincerely,

Professor Bert Weckhuysen

President EFCATS

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Centre de Recherche Rhône-Alpes Pierre-Bénite, 12th June 2020

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Object: Support of France candidacy to 18-ICC

Dear members of the IACS Council,

ARKEMA is member of the French organizing committee for the 18th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC) in Lyon in July 2024.

Building on its unique set of expertise in materials science, Arkema designs materials to address the ever-growing demand for innovative and sustainable materials, driven by the challenges of new energies, new technologies, the depletion of resources, mobility, and increasing urbanization. The Group is structured into three coherent and complementary segments dedicated to Specialty Materials (Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions) accounting for some 80% of its sales, and an Intermediates segment leveraging competitive and global product lines. Sustained by the collective energy of its 20,500 employees, Arkema operates in some 55 countries and reports sales of €8.7 billion.

We strongly believe the sharing of latest fundamental Scientific and technical advances shall enable innovative solutions. Through 18-ICC, we would like to promote scientific exchanges at international levels which are key to address global important societal challenges, including cleaner energies, mobility, environment issues and circular economy.

This application is supported by the strong industrial network in France and European players the field of Chemistry in general and Catalysis in particular.

France is home to 50 public laboratories with more than 1000 people linked to catalysis including the 2005 Nobel Laureate. Located in the Valley of Sustainable Chemistry, Lyon ranks 1st in R&D centers and leading industrial platforms.

I am pleased that ARKEMA is committed to make this 18th ICC in Lyon in 2024 a great success.

Best greetings.

C. COLLETTE,

Chief Technology Officer

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June 8th 2020

Object: Support of France candidacy to 18-ICC Dear chairmen, Solvay is an industrial company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose is to bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress. The Group's innovative solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices, health care applications, water and air purification systems. We seek to create sustainable shared value for all through Solvay One Planet, an initiative crafted around three pillars: protecting the climate, preserving resources and fostering better life. Founded in 1863, the Group ranks among the world’s top three companies for the vast majority of its activities. We strongly believe the sharing of latest fundamental Scientific and technical advances shall enable innovative solutions. Solvay is member of the french organizing committee for 18-ICC Through 18-ICC, we would like to promote scientific exchanges between academic and industrial worlds at international levels, which are key to address global important societal challenges, including cleaner energies, mobility, environmental issues and circular economy. This application is supported by the strong industrial network in France and European players the field of Chemistry in general and Catalysis in particular. Located in the Valley of Sustainable Chemistry, Lyon ranks 1st in R&D centers and leading industrial platforms and is ideally located to welcome the 18th ICC in 2024 I am pleased that Solvay is committed to make this 18th ICC in Lyon in 2024 a great success. Best greetings.

Chief Scientific Officer, Solvay

Member of the French Academy of Technology

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FRENCH CANDIDATURE TO HOST THE 18TH ICC

Hélène Olivier Bourbigou & David Farrusseng

c/o Société Chimique de France

250, rue Saint-Jacques

75005 Paris

[email protected]

www.icc-lyon2024.fr

18TH ICC - LYON 2024