MEETINGS MOUNTAIN VIEW Tucson is the site of the 19th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting in October.
symposia will honor Victor J. Hruby and David F. O'Brien, respectively, for their contributions to interdisciplinary chemical research within the Rocky Mountain region. A luncheon will take place during each symposium with the honorée delivering a keynote address. STUDENT PROGRAMMING. T h e student af-
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gional Meeting ({RM] 2 ACS 2006), hosted by the ACS Southern Arizona Section, will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park, in Tucson, Ariz., from Saturday, Oct. 14, through Wednesday, Oct. 18. The theme of the meeting, "Chemistry at the Borders," reflects the interdisciplinary nature ofchemical research on which the meeting is based, as well as the geographic location ofthe meeting. Visit the website, www.rmacs2006. arizona.edu,forthe most up-to-date program and registration information.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM. Featured symposia
at [RM}2ACS 2006 were organized to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of chemical research and reinforce the theme of the meeting. These include "Environmental Chemistry of Metal Pollution in the U.S.Mexico Border Region," "The Chemistry of Terrorism," "VictorJ. Hruby Symposium," "Bioinspired Chemical Analysis," "The Chem in Biochem—Enzymes & Mechanisms," "A Little Chemistry—Polymers & Nanostructured Materials," "Chemical Biology of Nitrogen Oxides," "Chemistry & the Environment," "David F. O'Brien Symposium,""Chemical Biology of Cancer," "Chemistry at the Boundary with Biology," "Chemistry of Drug Development, Delivery & Formulations," "Stepping across the Borden Charge Transport at Metal-Organic Interfaces," "The 0s & Is of 21st-century Learning: Digital TechnologiesforTeaching Chemistry," "Chemistry in Silico," "Chemistry of Art Restoration," and "Molecular WWW.CEN-0NLINE.ORG
Origami: Conformation in Chemistry & Biochemistry." In addition, the following symposia focusing on intellectual property and technology transfer will be presented: "From Lab to IPO: The Nuts & Bolts of Starting a Company" and "Starting a Company Beyond the Basics—Fund-raising, FDA Approval & Clinical Trials." Oral and poster sessions highlighting research in traditional and mterdisciplinary chemical research are scheduled throughout the meeting. PLENARY SESSIONS. A plenary session, "Chemistry at the Borders," is scheduled for Sunday. Harry Gray of California Institute of Technology will speak on "The Currents of Life: Electron Flow through Metalloproteins"; Craig Hawker, University of California, Santa Barbara, addresses "Chemical Opportunities at the Nanotechnology Frontier—From Microelectronics to Biotechnology";Jeanne Pemberton, University of Arizona, will present "Just Stick To It: Interfacial Characteristics of Microbialry Produced Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants"; and James Wells, UC San Francisco, looks at "Site-Directed Small-Molecule Discovery at Adaptive & Allosteric Sites." The speakers, each of whom brings a broad range of chemical expertise and research, will focus on their accomplishments in interdisciplinary chemical research in bioinorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, surface science, and bioorganic chemistry. A welcome reception will follow the plenary session. On Monday and Tuesday, two full-day
filiate (SAACS) chapter at the University of Arizona has organized an undergraduate program for the meeting. These events include an undergraduate symposium and keynote speaker scheduledforSaturday. Undergraduate students will give oral presentations on their research,followedby a keynote speaker, Charles M. Falco, chair ofcondensed matter physics and professor of optical sciences at the University of Arizona. Following the symposium, the students are invited to attend a barbecue hosted by SAACS that will gp/c undergraduates an opportunity to talk informally with industrial chemists about the chemical industry, the opportunities available, and the paths to get there. There will be an undergraduate mixer and movie night later that evening at the Student Union Underground. On Sunday, undergraduates are invited to breakfast with graduate school recruiters to discuss graduate studies. Students can take a break with an ice-cream snack made with liquid nitrogen in true SAACS
[RM]2ACSATAGLANCE Dates: Oct. U-18 Location: Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park, Tucson, Ariz. Website: www.rmacs2006.arizona.edu
tradition. Following the plenary session, an undergraduate poster session and reception will be held in conjunction with the plenary reception and a graduate recruiting fair. Graduate students are encouraged to participate in the technical program and present their research in both oral and poster sessions. Events include a graduate student keynote lecture on the science of brewing presented by Charles W. Bamfbrth, chair of the department of food science and technology at UC Davis. Bamfbrth joined UC Davis m 1999 after more than 20 years as a research scientist in the brewing industry. His talk will be followed by a guided tour of the Nimbus Brewing Co. microbrewery in Tucson. Other events of interest to graduate students are the ACS Career Workshops on C&EN / S E P T E M B E R 18, 2006
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MEETINGS PROGRAM SUMMARY SATURDAY, OCT. U SPECIAL EVENTS Undergraduate Symposium & Keynote Speaker Undergraduate BBQ Undergraduate Mixer & Movie Night WORKSHOPS Process-Oriented Guided-lnquiry Learning (POGIL) Science Education Strategies for Elementary & Intermediate Students Increase the Visibility of Your National Chemistry Week Events SUNDAY, OCT. 15 SPECIAL EVENTS Undergraduate Breakfast WCC Meeting & Luncheon Graduate Student Keynote Speaker WORKSHOPS Principles of Laboratory Safety Developing an Effective Laboratory Safety Program AFTERNOON Plenary Session: Chemistry at the Borders EVENING Undergraduate Research Symposium Poster Session Plenary Reception MONDAY, OCT. 16 SPECIAL EVENTS Environmental Chemistry of Metal Pollution in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region Victor J. Hruby Symposium & Luncheon Awards Banquet Industrial Innovation Award Reception
WORKSHOPS How To Be a More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer Photoelectron Spectroscopy & Ionization Energies for Chemical Education Biological Mass Spectrometry Résumé Preparation Interviewing Skills Targeting the Job Market M0RNIN0 Biological Chemistry From Lab to IPO: The Nuts & Bolts of Starting a Company Spectroscopic Analysis Chemistry of Terrorism AFTERNOON Bioinspired Chemical Analysis Chemical Education Materials Chemistry Organic Chemistry Starting a Company: Beyond the Basics EVENING POSTER SESSION Analytical Chemistry I Astrochemistry Biochemistry Biological Chemistry Chemical Education Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry TUESDAY, OCT. 17 SPECIAL EVENTS ACS Director's Breakfast David F. O'Brien Symposium & Luncheon Chemical Hygiene Officer Certification Exam Poster Session Reception A Little Chemistry: Polymers & Nanostructured Materials Chemical Biology of Nitrogen Oxides
on Minority Affairs will be given to Wilson Francisco. Terry Matsunaga and Varadarajan Ramaswami of IrnaRx Therapeutics, in SPECIAL EVENTS. {RM}2ACS 2006 will Tucson, will receive the Regional Industrial recognize the achievements and contribu- Innovation Award, sponsored by the ACS tions of several scientists at the Awards Ban- Office of Industry Programs. Following the quet on Monday. David Shelton will receive award presentations, Robert N. Shelton, the Regional Award for Excellence in High president of the University ofArizona, will School Teaching, and Paul Smolenyak will present a keynote lecture. receive the College Educator Award for The Southern Arizona Women ChemExcellence in Teaching. The Rocky Moun- ists Committee (WCC) will host several tain Regional Award for Volunteer Service programs scheduled on Sunday: "Advancing to the American Chemical Society will be in Your Career with Mentoring," "Networkpresented to E. Gerald Meyer. Addition- ing: How Chemists Form New Bonds," and ally, the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award "Careers for Chemists Outside the Laborafor Advancing Diversity in Chemical Sci- tory," led by ACS District VI Director Bonences sponsored by the ACS Committee nie A. Charpentier.
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Chemistry & the Environment Chemistry of Drug Development, Delivery & Formulations (Industrial Awards Symposium) WORKSHOPS Laboratory Waste Management MORNING Biochemical Pathways & Natural Products Chemical Biology of Cancer Chemical Education II Chemistry in Silico AFTERNOON Chemistry at the Boundary with Biology Stepping across the Border: Charge Transport at Metal-Organic Interfaces The Os & 1s of 21st-century Learning: Digital Technologies for Teaching Chemistry EVENING POSTER SESSION Analytical Chemistry II Biochemistry II Biological Chemistry II Environmental Chemistry Geochemistry Materials Chemistry Organic Chemistry II Polymers & Nanostructured Materials WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 SPECIAL EVENTS Golf Tournament MORNING Chemistry in Silico II Chemistry of Art Restoration Inorganic Chemistry Materials Chemistry II Molecular Origami: Conformation in Chemistry & Biochemistry
A panel discussion on exploring career alternatives features women who have traded their lab coats for new roles. A WCC luncheon featuring F. Ann Walker as speaker follows the morning's presentations. Walker is Regents Professor of Chemistry at the University of Arizona and the 2006 recipient of the Alfred Bader Award in Bioinorganic Chemistry. On Tuesday, all registered attendees are invited to the complimentary continental breakfast hosted by Charpentier. Recent ACS Board of Directors actions and activities will be discussed. Attendees are encouraged to bring their ideas, questions, or concerns about ACS. A golf tournament will be held on WWW.CEN-0NLINE.ORG
GETTING THERE ACS has negotiated discount rates for air and ground travel for a minimum of three days before and after the meeting. AIR: United, (800) 521-4041, Meeting Plus Code 517SM; and American Airlines, (800) 433-1790, Discount Code S18593 GROUND: Avis, (800) 331-1600, AWD Code: B120799; and Hertz, (800) 6542240,CVNo.02UZ0005
Wednesday at the prestigious El Rio Golf Course. The course layout features tight fairways, small greens, relatively flat terrain, two lakes, and numerous trees. From duffers to pros, golfers of all skill levels are encouraged to play. The tournament is a fund-raiser for a very good cause: The proceeds will be used to help develop laboratories in local high schools.
ACS CHEMJOBS CAREER CENTER. The Chemjobs Career Center provides an array of career services, including online job searches, career workshops, and one-onone résumé reviews. All job seekers and employers must sign up online at chemistry, org/careers (click on "Chemjobs Regional Employment Center") beginning Sept. 18 to participate. The following workshops will be presented on Monday: "Résumé Preparation,,, 9 AM; "Interviewing Skills," 10 AM; and "Targeting the Job Market," 11 AM. Individual résumé reviews will also be held on Monday from 1 to 4:30 PM, so bring a copy ofyour résumé. ACS members and national and student affiliates wishing to have their résumés reviewed by a career consultant should preregister. The Chemjobs Regional Employment Center (CREC) is open to ACS members and national and student affiliates. Job seekers may post their résumés, search for job opportunities, and communicate with employers, all online. Employers may search résumés and manage their accounts online. There will be no interviews held on-site.
CHEMICAL EDUCATOR PROGRAMMING. On Saturday, a one-day workshop on process-oriented guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) will be held. To register for this event and for more information, visit www. pogil.org. "Science Education Strategies for Elementary & Intermediate Educators," a workshop for grade K-8 teachers, is also scheduled for Saturday. The workshop "Photoelectron Spectroscopy & Ionization Energies for Chemical Educators" will take place on Monday. More detailed descriptions of these workshops can be found at WWW.CEN-0NLINE.ORG
www.rmacs2006.arizona.edu/workshops. htm. WORKSHOPS. A public relations workshop, "Increase the Visibility of Your National Chemistry Week Events," conducted by the ACS Committee on Public Relations & Communications, will focus on how to promote your local section's National Chemistry Week events. Learn how to identify the audience, write media alerts that get attention, and explore options to publicize the events including online calendars, school newsletters, and community service announcements. These tools and techniques can be used throughout the year to promote other local section activities as well. A two-part "Biological Mass Spectrometry Tutorial" will focus on mass spectrometry of small biomolecules in the morning session and proteomics in the afternoon session. The Division of Chemical Health & Safety (CHAS) will hold two half-day short courses on Sunday: "Principles of Laboratory Safety" and "Developing an Effective Laboratory Safety Program." These will be followed on Monday by a full-day workshop, "How To Be a More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer." On Tuesday, CHAS will present a morning workshop on laboratory waste management. The Chemical Hygiene Officer Certification Exam will also take place on Tuesday morning. EXPOSITION. An exposition featuring local and national scientific companies will be held on Monday and Tuesday. Participating vendors are listed at www.rmacs2006. arizona.edu/meeting.html. REGISTRATION. Advance registration is closed, but you can download aformto bring to the meeting. Discounted blanket registration rates are available and may be ofparticular interest to industrial members. For more information on blanket registration, contact
[email protected]. LODGING. A block of rooms at a special meeting rate has been reserved for [RM]2ACS 2006 attendees at the Doubletree Hotel Tucson at Reid Park. Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at (520) 881-4200 (mention the Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting to receive the special rate) or by following links from the meeting website, www.rmacs2006.arizona. edu/meeting.html. The hotel discount cannot be guaranteed after Sept. 21. Visit the {RM} 2 ACS 2 0 0 6 website at www.rmacs2006.arizona.edu for details and up-to-the-minute programming announcements. •
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