The 15th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-15) will take place in Cardiff City Hall from January 24th to the 26th, 2018. This year, the conference is being chaired by the chair of the SSG, Professor John Langley. As in the past, HTC-15 will cover the latest developments in instrumentation and methodology related to such hyphenated techniques, while also presenting sessions devoted to fundamental aspects of separation science. The scientific committee, chaired by Tom Lynch (FRSC, British Petroleum) and Professor Peter Schoenmakers (the University of Amsterdam), has put together an exciting conference programme which includes sessions on:

• Big data, chemometrics and in-silico method development
• Biopharma: sample preparation and automation
• Green Separations
• Microfluidics and flow-process technology
• Toxicology/forensics/drugs in sport

and many more topics of interest to the practicing separation scientist. The 3-day conference will consist of three parallel sessions, one of which will be dedicated to the work of early-career researchers (ECRs). Two short courses will be held just prior to the main conference, on supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC) and on analytical techniques for biopharmaceutical applications. There will also be a large technical exhibition running alongside the symposium itself, featuring products and demonstrations from companies such as Shimadzu, Markes International, Romil and HiChrom, and social and networking events at the end of each day of the conference.

Early-bird registration and abstract submission for HTC-15 is now open, with special rates for students and members of the RSC, KVCV, ChromSoc and BMSS. Substantial support is also available for early-career researchers, and Great Western Railway has made a number of discounted tickets available to conference attendees travelling to Cardiff Central Station from all main GWR stations. More details regarding the conference programme, plenary speakers, accomodation and sponsorship opportunities can be found at the HTC-15 website, while the attached flyer provides a summary of the same for circulation via institutional email lists, list-serves etc. We look forward to seeing you in Cardiff in 2018!