International Year of Chemistry, 2011

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CHEMEX 2011 Trade Fair and Exhibition N.M. Sanjaya Hettigedara   |   added on Feb 23, 2011    |    Sri Lanka The Trade Fair and Exhibition was held on 27-30 February 2011 at the Bandaranaike International Memorial Conference Hall, Colombo. IYC 2011 and the CHEMEX 2011 were ceremonially inaugurated by Hon. Prof. Tissa Vitharana Sr. Minister of Scientific Affairs on 27th February 2011.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, educational materials, demonstrations, competition, industrial trade fair Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public, educators, industrial chemists, research scientists, universities, post graduate students, teachers, women chemists, educational institutions, decision makers, tertiary education, secondary school students, secondary schools, school children, high schools, secondary schools students

Contest 'Enigmas moleculares' Pilar Perla   |   added on Feb 22, 2011    |    Spain During the International Year of Chemistry, once a month, we invite our readers to solve a chemical enigma. http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/suplementos/tercer_milenio/detectives_con_quimica.html
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, competition Audience: general public, teachers, educational institutions, secondary school students, secondary schools, high schools, tertiary education, research scientists

Impossible2possible - Expedition Bolivia - La Ruta de Sal Ewan Affleck   |   added on Feb 22, 2011    |    Canada In May 2011 impossible2possible (i2P) will mount an expedition the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world, high in the Bolivian Andes. In honor of the International Year of Chemistry, i2P will take the principles of chemistry out of the classroom and into the remarkable environment of the Salar.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, educational materials Audience: students, general public, educators, high schools, school children, secondary schools, secondary school students

Family Science Saturday Kayla Bober   |   added on Feb 22, 2011    |    United States Family Science Saturday is a community outreach event hosted at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. It is a veritable expo of outreach, with demonstrations and hands-on activities designed to educate and amaze children and parents alike.
Topic: sustainable and green chemistry, demonstrations, celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, hands-on activities, educational materials Audience: professors, school children, students, general public, educators, universities, high schools, secondary schools students

The Chemistry Calendar Per ThorĂ©n   |   added on Feb 21, 2011    |    Sweden We make 12 fun, educational and action-packed videos, one for each month of IYC 2011, to show how chemistry plays a role in our daily lives - and in our future!
Topic: chemistry education, research, celebrating chemistry, everyday life, educational materials Audience: tertiary education, teachers, educators, school children, high schools, secondary schools