FOMMS 2015 Update: June 2014 Organizers Randy Snurr (Northwestern) Claire Adjiman (Imperial College) David Kofke (University at Buffalo) Senior Advisors Peter Cummings (Vanderbilt) Joe Golab (INEOS) Clare McCabe (Vanderbilt) Jonathan Moore (Dow Chemical) Ilja Siepmann (Minnesota) Conference Facilitator Robin Craven fomms.org

FOMMS 2015 T h e Re s o r t at the Mountain Mt. Hood, OR, USA Date: July 12-16, 2015 Location: The Resort at the Mountain Near Mt. Hood, Oregon Popular site of FOMMS 2012 Conference Theme Molecular Modeling and the Materials Genome Sponsors CACHE Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum of AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum of AIChE Brief History This will be the 6 th FOMMS meeting. The first was in 2000, and the conference has been held every 3 years since then.

FOMMS 2015: Programming Committee Chandler Becker (NIST) Coray Colina (Penn State) Stefano Curtarolo (Duke) Pablo Debenedetti (Princeton) Michael Doherty (UCSB) Carol Hall (North Carolina State) Ahmed Ismail (RWTH Aachen) Bruce Murch (Procter & Gamble) Ivo Nezbeda (Prague) Brian Peterson (ExxonMobil) Susumu Okazaki (Nagoya University) Hannes Schweiger (Materials Design) David Sholl (Georgia Tech) Frederico Tavares (Rio de Janiero) Phil Westmoreland (NC State) Thijs Vlugt (TU Delft) Committee Makeup Balance of academic, national labs, industry users, software companies Geographic diversity Some younger members

FOMMS 2015: Speakers Opening Keynote Session Frank Stillinger, Princeton University Future Trends in Modeling, Simulation, and Data Mining Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Harvard University Andrea Browning, Boeing Jinghai Li, Chinese Academy of Science Energy and Environmental Applications Jonathan Moore, Dow Chemical Kristin Persson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chris Wolverton, Northwestern University Catalysis and Interfaces Jeff Errington, University at Buffalo Daniella Kohen, Carleton College Joachim Sauer, Humboldt University Berlin Free Energy, Phase Equilibria, and Self Assembly Marjolein Dijkstra, Utrecht University Kristen Fichthorn, Penn State University Ed Maginn, University of Notre Dame Reactive Force Fields Susan Sinnott, University of Florida Adri van Duin, Penn State University Biomaterials and Biological Systems Yiannis Kaznessis, University of Minnesota Sabrina Pricl, University of Trieste FOMMS Medal Lecture Carol Hall, North Carolina State University

FOMMS 2015: Speakers Opening Keynote Session Frank Stillinger, Princeton University Future Trends in Modeling, Simulation, and Data Mining Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Harvard University Andrea Browning, Boeing Jinghai Li, Chinese Academy of Science Energy and Environmental Applications Jonathan Moore, Dow Chemical Kristin Persson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chris Wolverton, Northwestern University Catalysis and Interfaces Jeff Errington, University at Buffalo Daniella Kohen, Carleton College Joachim Sauer, Humboldt University Berlin Free Energy, Phase Equilibria, and Self Assembly Marjolein Dijkstra, Utrecht University Kristen Fichthorn, Penn State University Ed Maginn, University of Notre Dame Reactive Force Fields Susan Sinnott, University of Florida Adri van Duin, Penn State University Biomaterials and Biological Systems Yiannis Kaznessis, University of Minnesota Sabrina Pricl, University of Trieste FOMMS Medal Lecture Carol Hall, North Carolina State University

FOMMS 2015: Agenda Conference Schedule (tentative) SessionSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday Morning Future Trends in Modeling, Simulation, and Data Mining Energy and Environmental Applications Free Energy, Phase Equilibria, and Self Assembly Catalysis and Interfaces AfternoonRegistrationPoster Session IOrganized Outings Poster Session IIWorkshop II EveningKeynote Lecture Biomaterials and Biological Systems Workshop IReactive Force Fields Medal Lecture and Banquet Poster sessions are an important part of the meeting. At least one of the workshops will be related to the conference theme: Molecular Modeling and the Materials Genome.

FOMMS 2015: Budget Budget The total conference expenses are estimated at $144,925 − Facilitation fees and administrative expenses = $52,300 (including $19,160 overhead to CACHE) − Reception, food, and banquet expenses = $45,080 − Invited speaker travel and registration fees and FOMMS medal = $36,795 − On-site expenses for poster sessions and workshops = $3,500 − 5% contingency factor = $7,250 Hotel room charges are $159/night. For 135 participants, the real per-participant conference cost is approximately $1,074, which is almost identical to the cost in Tentative registration fees are $595 for students, $695 for regular registration, and $795 for late registration. These fees are identical to those in 2012 and include many meals during the conference. To make up the difference between the actual cost and the income from registration fees, it is important that we find external support for the meeting. Fundraising March 2014: Proposal for $13,910 submitted to DOE June 2014: NSF proposal to be submitted Summer 2014: Fundraising from software companies and industry