Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines

the society of porphyrins and phthalocyanines - spp was formed in june 2000 at the conclusion of the first international conference on porphyrins and phthalocyanines icpp-1 held in dijon, france. the first worldwide meeting devoted only to research in the fields of porphyrins and phthalocyanines attended by almost 600 scientists from more than 40 countries. the journal of porphyrins and phthalocyanines - jpp had been publishing manuscripts on both porphyrin and phthalocyanine topics since 1997 but there was still very little scientific interaction among the jpp authors or members of the editorial board who considered themselves either “porphyrin scientists” or “phthalocyanine researchers” and had devoted their careers to research in one of the two fields but not both. thus, formation of our new society in june 2000 was intended to break down barriers between the two fields of research (and researchers) and further all types of scientific interactions between these two disciplines which