This proved to be a lively and stimulating meeting with over 1,200 participants. There were 89 oral presentations and over 1,000 posters. Six of the talks had gold catalysis as a principal theme and 24 of the posters included gold in the title. It was interesting that gold was mentioned as a 'hot topic' by one of the chairmen and the new interest in gold catalysis was also indicated by other speakers from both academia and industry. Catalysis by gold was thus confirmed as being a significant

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... t of the catalysis scene (1, 2). A greater understanding of the mechanistic pathways operating during the reactions catalysed by gold and better definition of the optimal reaction conditions will lead to yet more new discoveries and applications. The six talks principally focused on gold had the following titles: Partial Oxidation of Polyols on Nanoscale Gold Catalysts, by