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Presidential Symposia
243rd ACS National Meeting March 25-29, 2012 • San Diego, California Sponsored and Recommended by the ACS President
ADVANCING CHEMISTRY and COMMUNICATING CHEMISTRY Saturday, March 24, 2012 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM PresidentialOutreachEvent: SanDiegoFestivalofScienceandEngineering (Cosponsored by Committee on Community Activities) PETCO Park, San Diego
Monday, March 26, 2012 8:30 - 10:45 AM PresidentialSymposium:ProductionofFuelDirectlyfromSunlight: AGrandChallengeforChemistryofthe21stCentury Organizers: Harry Gray and Nate Lewis San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina Marina Ballroom G (South Tower, Lower Level 3) 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PresidentialKeynoteAddress: Subra Suresh,Director,NationalScienceFoundation San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina Marina Ballroom G (South Tower, Lower Level 3) 1:00 – 5:00 PM PresidentialSymposium:CommunicatingChemistrytothePublic Cosponsored by the Committee on Public Relations and Communications and the ACS Office of Public Affairs San Diego Convention Center • Room 4 (Upper Level)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:45 AM – 5:10 PM PresidentialSymposiumonCatalysis Sponsored by The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina • San Diego Ballroom Salon A (Lobby Level)
Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, Ph.D. ACS President
Other Symposia Recommended by the President Sunday, March 25, 2012 8:00 AM – 4:50 PM Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium (Sponsored by POLY) Manchester Grand Hyatt • Maggie Room (3rd Level) 8:55 AM – 5:00 PM Cellulose-Based Biomimetic and Biomedical Materials (Sponsored by CELL) U.S. Grant • Crystal Ballroom (Historic Lower Level) 12:00-1:00 p.m. The Future of Graduate Education and Research in the Chemical Sciences Board of Directors Open Session San Diego Convention Center • Room 6F (Upper Level) 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM Chemistry of Life Plenary Session San Diego Convention Center • Ballroom 20A (Upper Level)
Monday, March 26, 2012 8:00 – 11:45 AM Cellulose-Based Biomimetic and Biomedical Materials (Sponsored by CELL) U.S. Grant • Crystal Ballroom (Historic Lower Level) 8:00 AM - 4:50 PM Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium (Sponsored by POLY) Manchester Grand Hyatt • Maggie Room (3rd Level) 8:35 AM - 5:10 PM Inspiring Science Education: Readiness for the Global Enterprise (Sponsored by IAC, Cosponsored by SOCED) San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina Marina Ballroom F (South Tower, Level 3) 5:30 - 6:30 PM The Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lecture “BioorthogonalChemistry:Chemistryforlife…literally” Professor Carolyn Bertozzi T. Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley, and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, UC San Francisco San Diego Convention Center • Room 20A (Upper Level)
American Chemical Society
Locations are subject to change. Please consult the online technical program at www.acs.org/sandiego2012 for up-to-date information.
