International Year of Chemistry, 2011

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Physical-Chemical Techniques to Solve Environmental Challenges Laura McConnell   |   added on Sep 15, 2010    |    Puerto Rico The American Chemical Society sponsors a symposia for the 2011 IUPAC World Congress on the topic of new developments in research associated with analytical technologies and environmental problems.
Topic: environment, analytical chemistry Audience: professional chemists, post graduate students

ChemComm Highlights in Chemistry Joanne Thomson   |   added on Sep 15, 2010    |    United Kingdom Throughout 2011, ChemComm will be publishing a series of 'Highlights in Chemistry'. These short, review-style articles, written by leading researchers, will highlight the most significant chemical advances since the millennium, stressing their importance to the chemists of today and the future.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, the future of chemistry, publications Audience: professors, students, professional chemists, post graduate students

The Sixth Jordanian International Conference of Chemistry Sultan Abu-Orabi   |   added on Sep 15, 2010    |    Jordan Chemistry conference covering all aspects of chemistry
Topic: Audience: professional chemists, educators, industrial chemists, graduate students, women chemists, post graduate students

Books, journal articles, and web resources in celebration of chemistry Ellen Nichols   |   added on Sep 14, 2010    |    International Through commemorative books (including Letters to a Young Chemist and European Women in Chemistry), journals, and online content, John Wiley and Sons celebrates and supports the past, the future, and the people of chemistry, from students to professionals.
Topic: women in chemistry, chemistry education, sustainable and green chemistry, chemistry in space, pharmaceutical chemistry, web resources, publications Audience: professional chemists, students, educators, general public, teachers, graduate students

Global Stamp Competition: Chemistry as a Cultural Enterprise Lida Schoen   |   added on Sep 13, 2010    |    Netherlands The Global Stamp Competition (IUPAC's CCE, Christiane Reiners and Lida Schoen) was launched at the opening ceremony of IYC 2011 in Paris on January 27-28, 2011. The competition is open to students all over the world in 3 age categories (12-14, 15-18 and undergraduates / teacher students from all subjects (not only chemistry!)
Topic: chemistry, celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, competition, muti disciplinary Audience: students, educators, industrial chemists, tertiary education, teachers, secondary schools, high schools, secondary school students, educational institutions