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COMMENT Honolulu Highlights The A C S / C S J Chemical Congress b ee-ginning April 1 will present the largest st number of technical papers yet seen at an A C S national m e e t i n g — 4 9 1 9 p aa-pers, of which m o r e than 1 7 0 0 a r e Dy by participants from Japan. While scientific ic history is being m a d e , international al collaboration and exchange will t a kcee place in a benevolent setting. The w e e k is crowded with continuous JS programing and at its peak, 7 4 concurirrent sessions a r e scheduled, covering ig a range of subject matter that is ennhanced by the diversity of contributions. s. Almost every session has joint chairmen ;n from the U.S. and Japan, and the superb rb collaboration in organization of t hlee congress includes participation from m Canadian, Australian, and N e w Zealand id chemical societies, plus registrants from m m o r e than 3 0 other countries. Advance ;e registrations alone numbered 2 9 2 5 from m Japan, Australia, and N e w Zealand, and ld 4 1 9 4 registrations from the U.S., C a nn-ada, and other countries. In addition to highlighting these c oo-operative efforts, the congress will b>e e the closing event of the Centennial al Celebration of the C h e m i c a l Society of of Japan. The opening session of the congress, s, on Sunday night, April 1 , features ain n address on "Chemistry and E n e r g y — — International Cooperation," by Melvin in
l&EC Division effort increases membership The divisions of the American Chemical Society—the technical sections representing various areas of chemical specialization—are the backbone of ACS national meeting technical programs and of many ACS publications. However, total membership in the 31 divisions, in general, has been decreasing. One division, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, has been particularly hard hit by this decline. The division recently started a campaign to reverse the trend, which has proved to be very successful. 48
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Calvin, director of the Laboratory of Chemical Biodynamics at Berkeley and winner of the 1 9 7 8 Priestley Medal and the 1 9 6 1 Nobel Prize. This opening session will bring greetings from our Hawaiian hosts and from the presidents of the participating societies, including president Gardner W . Stacy of t h e A m e r i c a n C h e m i c a l Society, president Charles A . M c D o w e l l of the Chemical Institute of Canada, president D. 0 . Jordan of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, president W. E. Harvey of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry, and featuring the president's address of president Yasuhide Yukawa of the Chemical Society of Japan. All congress registrants are invited to attend this program and the reception to follow, The general meeting following the ACS/CSJ awards dinner on Monday evening, April 2, also will reflect the international nature of this congress, Twenty ACS awards will be conferred and 25 recipients of awards of the Chemical Society of Japan will be honored. The Priestley Medal address by this year's recipient, Glenn T. Seaborg, associate director of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and winner of the Nobel Prize in 1 9 5 1 , is entitled "The Periodic Table—Tortuous Path to ManMade Elements." The reception and
The I&EC Division, formed inci 1908, was actually the first specializedi subsection of the society. It is, traditionally, a broadly based division,L, appealing to chemical engineers andi industrially oriented chemists. But,:, according to the division's 19788 chairman James E. McEvoy, betweenn 1972 and 1977 I&EC divisionalL1 membership fell about 33% as totalil ACS membership rose 4%. McEvoyy believes much of the problem for hiss division has been the formation of>f more specialized divisions, thus re-!ducing interest in the generalizedd ones. After giving itself a hard look, thee division concluded that it has muchh to offer ACS members. As a meetingg
dinner and the general meeting are open to all registrants. The award addresses of the Chemical Society of Japan will b e presented on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings; the other A C S award a d dresses will b e presented at various sessions throughout the w e e k and at other scientific meetings. The general mixer, traditionally held on Tuesday night, will start at 9 P M and will be in the a r e a of the chemical e x position, which will remain open during the mixer. Other special events include the aloha reception and buffet on Thursday evening, April 5, on the lawn behind the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel. H a waiian entertainment will be featured in an informal atmosphere. These social events are open to all registrants, as are the traditional divisional mixers and dinners, which have been designed to facilitate friendly exchanges at interesting Honolulu locations. In addition, an extensive program of special interest tours has b e e n arranged by the Hawaii Section, with bilingual guides. Science by its nature is international. Tribute and testimony to international collaboration and interdependence a r e seen in this congress. Pauline N e w m a n chairman, Organizing C o m m i t t e e A C S / C S J Chemical Congress
place for engineers and industrial chemists, it provides an opportunity not available from other divisions for a cross fertilization of ideas. The I&EC officers are determined to get this idea across to ACS members and have moved rapidly toward that goal. TO get the proposed projects moving, the division expanded its executive committee to include persons responsible for social activities, publicity, and membership stewardship. Recently, another position was established for handling public affairs activities, to coordinate projects with the ACS Office of Chemistry & Public Affairs, By far the most productive move
was a full-page advertisement placed in the Aug. 7, 1978, issue of C&EN describing the advantages of belonging to the I&EC Division and encouraging ACS members to join. This single action netted more than 300 new members. Another approach was to enhance the image of the I&EC Division at ACS national meetings. At the Anaheim meeting in March 1978, the division held a wine and cheese reception for division members and sold copies of speakers' presentation slides at discounts. In September, the division hosted a Chemical Industry Hospitality Event at the Miami Beach meeting that attracted more than 300 participants. The event was sponsored by 18 major chemical companies and was so successful, McEvoy says, that it will be a regular division event at future ACS national meetings. The activities at the national meetings raised the membership in the division about 150. Membership activities for the year increased total membership in the division about 10% to about 3300 members. In addition to plans for ACS meetings, future activities include appointing representatives from the division, for geographical areas and for specific companies, who will work
Call for Papers 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS Boston, Mass. April 21-25,1980 Separation of Impurity Elements from Phosphate Rock and Phosphoric Acid You are cordially invited to propose a lecture or paper on the following topic i. Substituents in Apatites and Separation of Impurity Elements in Phosphate Rock I. Purification of Industrial Phosphoric Acid and Recovery of Impurity Elements 1. Uses for Phosphoric Acid and Derivatives Papers of a genera/ character on Phosphorus Chemistry will also be taken into consideration. For further details please write t o :
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to promote I&EC Division membership. Another ad in C&EN is also a possibility. These projects may pick up another boost in membership, McEvoy says. He is hoping for another 10% increase in 1979. •
Chemical education spring testing program Theo. A. Ashford, chairman of the examinations committee of the ACS Division of Chemical Education, has released three new tests for the 1979 spring testing program. The new tests are: High School Form 1979, General Chemistry Form 1979, and GeneralOrganic-Biological Form 1979. Each of the three sections contains two parts with 60 items in each part. The 1979 spring testing program features the following tests: Toledo Placement Test, General Chemistry, Qualitative Analysis, Brief Qualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, Organic Chemistry, Brief Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Brief Physical Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, General-Organic-Biological Chemistry, High School Chemistry, Advanced, and Graduate Level Placement Examinations in Analytical, Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry. National norms for the 1979 tests will be calculated from the data resulting from the spring testing. Norms for all other tests are available. These tests are confidential and are issued only to staff members of educational institutions when ordered through the official channels of the school. Under special circumstances, the tests will be available to qualified individuals for studies deemed worthwhile by the committee. The tests are available from the Examinations Committee—American Chemical Society, University of South Florida, Room 112, Tampa, Fla. 33620. •
MAN AND MOLECULES FOLK MEDICINE Dr. Ned Heindel Lehigh University This " M a n and Molecules" program is currently being released to radio stations. Check with ACS News Service for stations broadcasting in your area; telephone (202) 872-4446.
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