The 38th annual ISOTT conference was held on the Monté Verità in southern Switzerland from 18th to 23rd of July 2010. The beautiful Mediterranean surrounding and the pleasant weather contributed to an excellent conference.

The highly interdisciplinary scientific program covered all aspects of oxygen transport from air to the cells, organs and organisms; instrumentation and methods to sense oxygen and clinical evidence. It consisted of 10 invited keynote lectures, 81 abstracts and attracted 89 registered participants (19 students) from 14 countries. The spirit of ISOTT was alive due to an interested, prestigious and actively contributing audience, which very well attended the oral presentations and poster sessions and consequently lively discussions occurred at a high scientific level, in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and mutual interest.

To promote young researchers, students profited from a reduced registration fee, eight travel grants were given to young researches and each session was chaired by one senior and one young scientist. The constructive and stimulating interaction between experts in the field and students was one of the highlights of the conference.

Additionally to the scientific sessions, participants continued discussions during a hike to the Cardada and Cima della Trosa or during an evening on the patio while enjoying a beautiful view on Lago Maggiore and live music ably improvised by participants of the conference. Participants intensively used this opportunity to connect to and learn from each other, to form friendships, and to generate new ideas and collaborations. Thus, it was a truly successful meeting.

Martin Wolf, Ph.D.
Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory
University Hospital Zurich

Visit the meeting hompage at http://www.isott2010.org.