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Foreword It is well known that the world is becoming increasingly globalized. Globalization implies the continual movement of people, money, products, technology, and information across national boundaries over time. This movement can have a huge impact on communication, jobs, business, politics, and technology. Not surprisingly, globalization has generated both challenges and opportunities for the chemistry enterprise. ACS is certainly very aware of these global trends and developments and their impact on its members. Indeed, the ACS International Activities Committee (IAC) and the ACS Office of International Activities (OIA), among several other ACS entities, have been working hard over the past few years to take advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization and initiate worthwhile programs and activities that benefit our members and advance the chemistry profession. It is my intent, during my 2015 ACS Presidency, to bring high-value, high-impact topics before the ACS membership and global chemistry communities, to position our Society for growth, and to provide innovative solutions to the world’s challenges. Thus, when I was elected to the Presidential Succession, I met in January 2014 with H. N. Cheng (Chair of IAC in 2013-2015) and Bradley Miller (Director of OIA) to discuss the current needs of our members in light of globalization. With their support, I decided to initiate two Presidential symposia, one at the 2015 ACS Spring National Meeting in Denver on “The Transnational Practice of Chemistry and Allied Sciences and Engineering: Study, Research and Careers without Borders,” and one at the 2015 ACS Fall National Meeting in Boston on “International Entrepreneurship: How to Start a Business and Thrive in the Global Marketplace.” Both symposia were successful, and I appreciate the efforts of Bradley Miller, Judith Benham, Lori Brown, H. N. Cheng, and Agnes Rimando in helping to organize these symposia. I also thank the many invited speakers for their excellent presentations. Although the symposia drew a sizeable audience, we know that many members who would benefit from the information presented were not able to attend. Less than 10% of ACS membership typically attends the ACS national meetings, and an even smaller percentage actually participates in a given symposium. Partly with this in mind, I have initiated this symposium book, which contains most of the symposium presentations that we believe would be of value to ACS members. I am delighted to have collaborated with H. N. Cheng, Agnes Rimando, and Brad Miller to co-edit this book. I am pleased with the products of our efforts. Hopefully, readers will find this book to be a useful resource as they chart their careers in the global chemistry enterprise.
Diane Grob Schmidt 2015 ACS President ix Cheng et al.; Chemistry without Borders: Careers, Research, and Entrepreneurship ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2016.
