The conference will open Sunday at 5:15 pm with a lecture by Mike McBride of Yale University on Gomberg's discovery of the triphenylmethyl radical. This will be followed by the "Gomberg Historical Landmark Ceremony", which will be the presentation of a National Historic Chemical Landmark Award to the University of Michigan by the American Chemical Society for "The Discovery of Organic Free Radicals by Moses Gomberg." This prestigious award symbolizes theimpact of research in free radicals over the last century on science and society. After a reception, two more lectures on Gomberg's chemistry and his life and times will be presented.

On Wednesday, June 28, we will spend an evening at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, where we will be able to browse through the museum. Cash bars will be available. The Henry Ford Museum was founded by Henry Ford in 1929 and illustrates the relationships between technological change and American history. Objects representing the development of transportation, agriculture, and home arts are exhibited-locomotives, presidential cars, early agricultural equipment and aircraft, and a lunar rover.

Adjacent to the Henry Ford Museum is Greenfield Village, a collection of more than 80 historic homes and buildings, including Thomas Edison's Menlo Park laboratory and the bicycle shop where the Wright Brothers created the first airplane.

The cost of transportation and admission to the Museum and cost of the meal are part of the registration fee. Admission to Greenfield Village will be an additional fee for those who choose to visit.