This Conference organized by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste will bring together researchers in physics, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, behavioural sciences, neurophysiology, basic biology, and genomics in an attempt to evaluate the current state in the field of olfaction.

   The ICTP is an international research institute for physical and mathematical sciences that operates under a tripartite agreement between the Italian Government, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and UNESCO, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It is located near the Miramare Park, about 10 kilometres from the city of Trieste, Italy. The centre was founded in 1964 by Pakistani Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam.

   The very active Canadian company Scentroid is organizing the II International odor management conference and technology showcase in Los Angeles. The event is scheduled for November 1^st and 2^nd, 2017 and it will take place in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The first edition took place in Toronto, Canada in September 2015 and according to the organizers it gathered speakers from Italy, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada and USA.

 This time this company is moving to LA to speak about odor management in a very different forum. The last edition in Toronto was a very successful one, that is why the organizers decided to start over with another event in the US. Please note that the name "conference" might lead to some confusion, and it has been chosen only for marketing purposes. In the last "conference" there was no scientific committee, nor peer review of the papers.