The 164th IRDG 'Christmas meeting was held at King's College, London on Thursday 14th December. This years sponsors were Bruker UK Ltd. .

10:15 - 10:50 Registration and Coffee
10:50 - 10:55 Welcome
10:55 - 11:30 Applications of Raman Spectroscopy to the Identification and Conservation of Pigments on Art Objects
              Professor Robin Clark
              Christopher Ingold Laboratories
              University College London
11:30 - 11.55 5th IRDG Martin & Willis Student Prize
              The supramolecular assembly of ultra selective catalytic sites
              Vincent Humblot
              Leverhulme centre for innovative Catalysts
              Dept. Of Chemistry, University of Liverpool
11:55 - 12:30 Atom Selective Vibrational Spectroscopy
              Dr. Upali Jayasooriya
              School Of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia
12:30 - 12:40 Presentation to Professor Derek Long to mark his retirement as Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
              The presentation will be made by Professor Wolfgang Kiefer
12:40 - 14:10 Lunch
14:15 - 14:25 CASIM - A bright future for Infrared!
              Dr. Andrea Russell,
              Dept. Of Chemistry
              University of Southampton
14:25 - 14:35 IRDG Business
14:35 - 15:10 Raman Spectroscopy of Biogeological Materials in Extreme Environments
              Professor Howell Edwards
              Chemical and Forensic Sciences
              University of Bradford
15:10 - 15:45 Femtosecond Coherent Raman Spectroscopy
              Professor Wolfgang Kiefer
              Institut fur Physikalische Chemie
              Wurzburg, Germany
15:45         Close and Tea

 The registration Fee included Christmas Lunch, Drinks and refreshments at £28 for IRDG Members, £42 for non-IRDG Members. £14 for bona-fide students and unemployed/retired attendees. Pre Lunch drinks and wine with lunch courtesy of Bruker UK Ltd.