The ACS Committee on Science Presents Seven Exciting Events at the 213th ACS National Meeting in San Francisco The ACS Committee on Science Presents
Chemistry and the National Agenda: Immigration and Its Effect on Science in America Sunday morning, April 13, 1997, San Francisco Hilton, Continental III, Ballroom Level The United States is a land of immigrants and our culture and identity are products of the melting together of the strengths of individuals who traveled to this country to make a better life. Even today, a combination of a strong growing economy, many highpaying jobs, an excellent educational system, and democratic freedoms, creates opportunities for continued immigration to America for those individuals who can contribute. Even though immigration has been controlled for the past 75 years, do we now have too many foreign scientists and students competing with Americans? This symposium will address such issues as affirmative action, employment, recruiting practices, diversity in the academic and government arenas, the contributions of foreign-born scientists to America, and international ramifications. It will feature industrial, government, and academic speakers who will provide perspectives on the consequences of and opportunities derived from immigration policy. The symposium will conclude with an open panel discussion.
The Biotechnology Secretariat and the ACS Committee on Science Present
Biosensing and Biosensors: Chemistry, Recognition, and Process Control Sunday morning, April 13, through Thursday afternoon, April 17, 1997, Moscone Convention Center, Room 300, Esplanade Level This symposium will feature about 250 papers covering biosensorics, bioanalytics, and analytical bioseparations. Sensor topics include diverse fundamental and applied research on affinity interactions, immunosensors, DNA sensors, electrochemical sensors, and optical sensors. Application areas to be discussed for sensors will include agricultural and environmental, as well as medical, including in vivo and noninvasive diagnostics. The bioanalytic topics include new research on mass spectroscopy, optical spectroscopy, chromatography, and other emerging areas. The symposium will include participation by eight ACS divisions as cosponsors and will be highlighted by two keynote sessions on Sunday morning and afternoon, April 13th, and a Social Hour/Poster Session on Wednesday night, April 16.
The ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement, the Division of Environmental Chemistry, and the ACS Committee on Science Present
Global Climate Change: Uncertainties and Research Needs Sunday morning, April 13, 1997, San Francisco Hilton, Franciscan B, Ballroom Level The possible influence of human activities on altering the composition of the atmosphere, and thus the global climate, is a matter of increasing concern and controversy. Although the 1995 Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared that "the balance of evidence suggests that there is a discernible human influence on global climate," a wide range of views nevertheless exists on the validity of the models used to make this assessment, on possible consequences to biological and economic systems, and what, if any, mitigation policies should be implemented. To clarify some of these issues, four invited presentations will be given by experts in the fields of atmospheric science and ecology. The presentations will be followed by an open panel discussion to answer questions and clarify the complex issues involved. The presentations and discussion will be summarized in a white paper for subsequent distribution.
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Combinatorial Chemistry — A Tool for Discovery Monday evening, April 14, 1997, Moscone Convention Center, Room 120, Exhibit Level This talk will focus on the expanded role that combinatorial chemistry is playing in the pharmaceutical industry and other chemistry subdisciplines. This tutorial symposium is targeted at graduate students and chemical industry professionals and will address strategies and implementation of library generation. Key items will include structural strategies for library planning; solution, hybrid, and solid support synthesis; single compound or pooling approaches; library quality control; and synthesis and data management. Finally, a critical evaluation of the contribution of combinatorial chemistry in selected examples will be presented.
The Divisions of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, the ACS Committee on Corporation Associates, and the ACS Committee on Science Present
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The Chemical Weapons Convention and Its Impact on U.S. Industry Tuesday morning, April 15, 1997, San Francisco Hilton, Union Square 22, 4th Floor The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), a multilateral arms control treaty that bans chemical weapons, will enter into force on April 29,1997. This treaty applies to a variety of dual-use industrial chemicals, in addition to chemical weapons and chemical weapons facilities. Ratifying it is a top priority for the U.S. government. The CWC lists chemicals and chemical families that are explicitly covered by the treaty's declaration and inspection requirements. Portable gas chromatograph-mass spectrophotometers are among the tools that international inspectors may use for on-site analysis of declared chemicals. The symposium will feature prominent speakers from the U.S. government and industry, who will address national security, political and legal concerns, and the protection of commercial information. The half-day program will conclude with an open panel discussion.
The Divisions of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, the ACS Committee on Corporation Associates, and the ACS Committee on Science Present
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IS014000: The Next Competitive Advantage Tuesday afternoon, April 15, 1997, San Francisco Hilton, YosemiteA, Ballroom Level The acceptance of ISO 9000 has swept the globe, and ISO 14000 may follow as the next competitive advantage and required condition of customer/supplier transactions in international commerce. ISO 14000 is a management system to reduce or eliminate inefficiencies in the use of materials and resources, in the application of energy, in the transfer and transportation of substances, in the storage and disposal of waste, and in the reuse or recycling of scrap and end-of-life products. Using the ISO 14000 framework and structured approach to address these inefficiencies has the very desirable result of protecting the environment and improving the costeffectiveness of processes and operations, which translates into competitiveness. Another benefit of ISO I4000 is that it represents an internationally accepted and sanctioned approach to the environmental responsibilities and commitments of an organization. On the world scene, the sales of goods, technologies, and military hardware are very likely to be affected by and conditioned on ISO 14001 conformity. Within the U.S. government, the EPA, DOD, DOE, and other agencies have taken an active interest in these standards. ISO 14000 could become a major factor in permit issues, regulatory programs, the practice of law, and in multinational trade agreements. This symposium will conclude with an open panel discussion.
The Division of Organic Chemistry, the ACS Committee on Corporation Associates, and the ACS Committee on Science Present
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Merging of Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis and Molecular Diversity for the Generation of Combinatorial Libraries Tuesday morning, April 15 through Thursday morning, April 17, 1997, Moscone Convention Center, Rooms 103 & 134, Exhibit Level This cosponsored symposium will focus on state-of-the-art solid-phase organic synthesis and the development of solid-phase chemistry, including the tools and techniques for the rapid and efficient construction and analysis of combinatorial libraries. The use of solid-phase organic synthesis techniques, especially for the preparation of non-oligomeric molecules, is rapidly expanding. The underpinning basic chemical science is synthetic organic chemistry executed on a polymeric solid-support. The organizers have brought together 14 leading scientists from this exciting new polymer-based science and technology. Specific topics that will be discussed in the symposium include: a perspective on combinatorial chemistry, solid-phase organic synthesis examples, methods of analysis and alternative techniques, and combinatorial libraries now and in the future. In addition, the concluding contributed papers session on Thursday will include 11 presentations on solid-phase and solution-phase synthesis, as well as techniques for combinatorial library generation. Many of the speakers in this symposium represent spearhead pharmaceutical companies that are using this new methodology to specifically target small molecules.
For complete details on each of these symposia, see final program listing and ads in one of the next two issues of Chemical & Engineering News.
