IAC Chair’s Remarks Ellene Tratras Contis, Ph.D. Chair, ACS International Activities Committee April 1, 2017 San Francisco, CA, USA
IAC Activities and Contributions to the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco Sunday, April 2 Symposium: Chemistry of Korean Foods & Beverages, 8:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m., Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Room Franciscan A (cosponsored by IAC) Symposium: Going Global with International Scientific Training: An Undergraduate Perspective of International Research Experiences, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Hotel Nikko San Francisco, Room Carmel II Networking Globally: Helping Chemistry Students Find Success in Careers and Study Abroad, 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Room Yosemite C IAC International Welcome Reception, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Room Grand Ballroom A Monday, April 3 Symposium: Teaching, Researching and Community Building in the Global Chemical Enterprise, 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Hotel Nikko San Francisco, Room Carmel II American Chemical Society
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Welcoming Our VIP Colleagues
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Title
Richard Michael Hartshorn
Sec’y General
Association International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Rui Resendes
President Executive Director
Canadian Society for Chemistry Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V. Chemical Society of Japan
Roland Andersson
President Executive Director
Gloria Ukalina Obuzor
President
Chemical Society of Nigeria
Norberto Peporine Lopes
Treasurer
Herwig Buchholz
Vice President
University of Sao Paulo Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V.
Robert Parker
CEO Past President/Chair
Wolfram Koch Hisashi Yamamoto
Adriano Andricopulo American Chemical Society
Chemical Institute of Canada
Royal Society of Chemistry SBQ/IUPAC Brazil 2017 3
IAC SF Highlights - Advancing ACS interests and priorities of membervolunteers with global interests • ACS International Activities Staff Reorganization
• ACS International Center • IAC Grants and Awards • ACS Intl Chapters • Global Code of Ethics • ACS Visa Policy Statement Update • IAC Visioning and Futuring American Chemical Society
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Proposed Motion The Committee on International Activities accepts the minutes from the August 20, 2016 IAC Meeting in Philadelphia, PA USA.
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