Chemical Education Today
ACS National Meeting
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Presidential Symposia and Events: Salt Lake City
Main Street Plaza, Salt Lake Temple. Courtesy Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau.
During 2009 ACS President Thomas H. Lane is committed to promoting education, building new and productive relationships that support the ACS strategic plan, and developing outcome-based metrics to guide the Society. At the 237th ACS national meeting in Salt Lake City, Lane is supporting six presidential symposia and events. Please consult the online technical program at http://www.acs.org/ saltlakecity2009 (accessed Jan 2009) for up-to-date information.
Saturday, March 21 Presidential Outreach Event: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Chocolate Fest, Discovery Gateway Museum, 444 West 100 South, Salt Lake City. The event will feature exhibits and talks on the chemistry of chocolate and hands-on activities for children. Cosponsored by Committee on Community Activities
Sunday, March 22 Global Energy Challenges in the 21st Century: 1:30–4:30 p.m. Salt Palace Convention Center, Ballroom A. Sponsored by ACS Immediate Past President Bruce E. Bursten; cosponsored by the International Activities Committee and the Committee on Science. Introductory Remarks: Bruce E. Bursten, ACS Immediate Past President Global Energy Challenges in Asia: Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Utilizing Solar Energy, Can Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian, China Global Energy Challenges in Europe: TBA Global Energy Challenges in North America, Patricia Dehmer, Deputy Director for Science Programs, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy Global Energy Challenges in South America: Biomass Conversion and Bioenergy, Paulo Cezar Vieira, Departmento de Quimica, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Laboratorio de Produtos Naturalis, Sao Carlos, Brazil Presidential Keynote Address: NanoScience Challenges for the Future: 5–6 p.m. Salt Palace Convention Center, Hall 2. Angela Belcher, Germeshausen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering, MIT Other Symposia of Interest, cosponsored by the President The Chemistry of Chocolate, Salt Palace Convention Center. Sponsored by CHAL; cosponsored by PRES.
Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Poster Session, Sheraton Hotel. Sponsored by POLY; cosponsored by PROF, SOCED, YCC, and PRES.
Monday, March 23 Presidential Symposium: Leadership: Facing the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow, 1:30–5 p.m., Grand America Hotel, Grand Salon. Introductory Remarks: Eric C. Bigham, ACS Board of Directors Meeting the Challenges: Building Skills and Developing Leaders, Joseph R. Folkman, Zenger | Folkman, Orem, UT Carrying the Banner for Science Education in England, John Holman, University of York, Director, National Science Learning Centre, York, UK Leadership as a Competitive Advantage, Cheryl A. Martin, Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, PA Transferable Leadership, Marquita M. Qualls, Entropia Consulting Group, Nashville, TN Leadership, Omar I. Asensio, Avery Dennison Office and Consumer Products, Brea, CA Concluding Remarks, Thomas H. Lane, ACS President; Dow Corning, Midland, MI Presidential Reception: Celebrating the ACS Leadership Development System, 5–7 p.m., Grand America Hotel, Grand Ballroom A. Kavli Foundation ACS Presidential Plenary Symposium on Challenges in Nanoscience, 4–7 p.m., Salt Palace Convention Center, Hall 2. Introductory Remarks, Paul S. Weiss, Editor, ACS Nano Nanotechnology in Adolescence, George M. Whitesides, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University Nanotechnology in the Environment—Safety by Design, Vicki L. Colvin, Department of Chemistry, Rice University Greener Nanoscience: A Proactive Approach to Advancing Applications and Reducing Implications of Nanotechnology, James E. Hutchison, Department of Chemistry, the Materials Science Institute, and the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, University of Oregon High Resolution Patterning Technology: A View of the Future, C. Grant Willson, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Other Symposia of Interest, cosponsored by the President Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research: Session I and II, Sheraton. Sponsored by POLY; cosponsored by PROF, SOCED, YCC, PRES.
Tuesday, March 24 Other Symposia of Interest, cosponsored by the President Naturally Nano: I and II, Marriott City Center Hotel. Sponsored by CHED; cosponsored by PRES, NANO, BIOT, I&EC, and INOR.
The online technical program at http://www.acs.org/saltlakecity2009 (accessed Jan 2009) has up-to-date information.
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For more information about Presidential Events, contact Frank Walworth, Assistant to the Secretary and President, American Chemical Society, 1155 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036;
[email protected].
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