Welcome to the Gordon Research Conferences (GRC), a non-profit organization managed by and for the benefit of the scientific community. The Gordon Research Conferences provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences, and their related technologies.

Gordon Research Conferences in 2015

GRC is organizing 177 Gordon Research Conferences and 111 Gordon Research Seminars in 2015. Meetings will be held in New England, California and Texas in the United States; and internationally in Italy, Spain and Hong Kong, China. Click the Conferences menu on the left for a complete list of meetings, dates and locations.

For over 75 years, GRC's high-quality, cost-effective meetings have been recognized as the world's premier scientific conferences, where leading investigators from around the globe discuss their latest work and future challenges in a uniquely informal, interactive format. Apply to a Gordon Research Conference or Gordon Research Seminar now and see why attendees consistently rate them "the best conference I've attended this year".

NEW Gordon Research Conferences Scheduled in 2014

GRC is excited to announce 21 new Conferences taking place for the first time in 2014. Preliminary program details are now available for all 2014 meetings. Click here for a list of the new 2014 Conferences.

Gordon Research Seminars

Inviting graduate students and post-docs to join the frontiers of science

GRC is committed to bringing young scientists together to discuss their current research and build informal networks with their peers that may lead to a lifetime of collaboration and scientific achievement. To that end, GRC, with the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at North Carolina State University, has established the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) program, a series of 2-day meetings organized by graduate students and post-docs with the support of leading scientists from an associated GRC.

Young investigators are encouraged to visit the Gordon Research Seminars section of our web site. This page contains helpful information for graduate students and post-docs interested in attending a GRS or GRC.

Conference Sites

The first Gordon Research Conference was held in a Baltimore classroom in the summer of 1931. Since then, the number of sites has expanded to accommodate the growing conference portfolio, and today, GRCs are held year-round in locations all over the world.

GRC is particularly excited to highlight the following conference locations:

• Bentley University, Waltham, MA - New in 2014
• Melia Golf Vichy Catalan, Girona, Spain - New in 2014
• Sunday River Resort, Newry, ME - New in 2014
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

These sites offer state-of-the-art facilities, and in the classic GRC tradition, are situated in beautifully scenic areas.

75th Anniversary Celebration (2006)

Gordon Research Conferences have a rich history and 2006 marked our 75th Anniversary at the frontiers of science. As part of that landmark anniversary, a commemorative publication titled Reflections from the Frontiers was produced in cooperation with the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Visit www.frontiersofscience.org for more information.