The 2011 Gordon Conference on Bioenergetics will bring together scientists interested in energy metabolism with an emphasis on oxidative phosphorylation and the mitochondrion. The mission is to stimulate exchange of ideas between investigators interested in Bioenergetics from a broad range of scientific disciplines. It is anticipated that participants will include investigators actively engaged in research aimed at determining the high resolution structures of macromolecules, enzymatic and ion translocation mechanisms, the regulation of metabolic rates, mitochondrial morphology, and mitochondrial disease processes. The scope of the meeting also extends to participants interested in other related oxidation-reduction systems, mitochondrial transporters and ion translocating ATPases. The meeting will provide a platform for active researchers to present their most recent findings in formal scientific sessions and poster sessions. Ample free time will be scheduled for unfettered conversation between participants. One focus of the meeting will be the structure and regulation of F₁F₀ ATP synthases and closely related V₁V₀-ATPases. Several sessions will consider the rapidly advancing developments in Complexes I-IV of the electron transport chain. However, the meeting seeks to integrate cellular aspects of bioenergetics by including sessions emphasizing mitochondrial dysfunction in aging, Parkinson disease, neural disorders, and the genetics of disease related mutations. The poster sessions and the poster discussion session have traditionally been a strength of Bioenergetics Gordon Conferences. The posters offer an opportunity for junior investigators to actively participate in the meeting by presenting their own research. Finally, the meeting seeks to generate an environment most conducive for young scientists to interact with established investigators in the field.