The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is primarily responsible for organization of the conference, including promotion, fundraising, conference program, social activities and logistical arrangements with assistance from our professional conference organizers.

Barbara Bakker

University Medical Center Groningen

Jildau Bouwman

TNO

Adriana Carvalho de Souza

DSM Biotechnology Center

Cornelia van Duijn

University of Oxford

Robert Hall

Wageningen University & Research

Thomas Hankemeier

Leiden University

Doris Jacobs

Unilever

Pim Leonards

VU University

Merlijn van Rijswijk

Netherlands Metabolomics Centre

Eline Slagboom

Leiden University Medical Center

Age Smilde

University of Amsterdam

Rob Vreeken

Janssen R&D / Maastricht University

Dear Colleagues,

The jubilee 15th International Conference of the Metabolomics Society will be held in The Hague, The Netherlands, from June 23-27, 2019. The conference will be held at the World Forum Conference Centre, located in The Hague between the beach and the city centre and is reachable within the hour from Schiphol Airport and Rotterdam The Hague Airport. The Netherlands has a strong history in Metabolomics, both in academy as in industry. The 2019 conference will be a big success as we are working together with other European metabolomics associations, and because:

• On the main conference days we will have FOUR parallel tracks: Biomedical Applications, Plant, Food, Environmental and Microbial Applications, and Technology. The fourth track is New Frontiers, a NEW addition in 2019. In this track we will have presentations highlighting new developments that may impact the field of metabolomics, such as regulatory aspects, novel technologies such as artificial intelligence and deep learning and single cell metabolomics and novel application fields such as stem cells organoids and organ-on-chips.
• We will have no less than 18 pre-conference workshops on Sunday afternoon and Monday before the conference starts, covering all aspects and application areas of Metabolomics research, which are of great educational value for Early Career Members and Students.
• New is that we will have two nearly day-long “Introduction to the Field” workshops on Data Acquisition (Sunday) and Data (pre-)processing and biostatistics (Monday) for newcomers to the field.
• On Sunday night we have another new element: Career Night. This is the ideal opportunity for early career researchers to prepare for the next career step, by meeting research groups, research organizations and companies with job openings. In addition, we will organize round table discussions on career-related topics ranging from Networking to Work-Life balance.
• The conference dinner, at a beach club, is included in your registration fee.
• The conference is the official meeting of the Metabolomics Society, and the largest metabolomics meeting worldwide. We expect this to be the event in 2019 for metabolomics researchers from around the world, we aim to attract 1000 visitors!
• This year we will have exceptional networking opportunities, as the conference space is all located on one floor. You won’t miss a beat with the sponsors, posters and colleagues at every turn!

We look forward to welcoming you to The Hague this June!

Robert Hall, Thomas Hankemeier, Age Smilde and Merlijn van Rijswijk
on behalf of the Local and International Organizing Committee