International Year of Chemistry, 2011

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The Chemical Element: Chemistry's Contribution to our Global Future Javier Garcia-Martinez   |   added on Feb 17, 2011    |    Puerto Rico The aim of this symposium, that will be held during the 2011 IUPAC Congress, is to provide for an opportunity to discuss and brainstorm about how chemistry can contribute to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, conferences, seminars, workshops, sustainable and green chemistry Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public, educators, universities, research scientists, post graduate students, teachers, educational institutions, decision makers, tertiary education, secondary school students

Ciclo de conferencias: “La Química: una ciencia, infinitas posibilidades” Joaquín Quirante   |   added on Feb 17, 2011    |    Spain Specialists of different fields of application of the Chemistry will pronounce conferences of informative character, distributed along the year 2011, so as to put of relief the importance of this science for the resolution of problems of very different type.
Topic: conferences Audience: students, teachers, general public

The IYC Ceremony in Sudan Mohamed Osman   |   added on Feb 17, 2011    |    Sudan IYC would held in University of Khartoum,Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry,the Ceremony would include all the IYC interests like workshop in chemistry for the Public besides Chemistry Fair and Seminars in simulation and Modern techniques in Chemistry,and some public figures talking about women role in Science.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, conferences, seminars, sustainable and green chemistry, competition, analytical chemistry, science fair, art, biotechnology, industrial trade fair Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public, school children, secondary schools students

Cape Cod Science Cafe Quarter 2 IYC Celebration Jennifer Maclachlan   |   added on Feb 15, 2011    |    United States Alternative energy and sustainability projects local to the New England region will be detailed.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, networking, sustainable and green chemistry Audience: general public, educators, industrial chemists, research scientists, teachers, women chemists, high schools, graduate students

Valencia 2011: International Year of Chemistry Carmen Ramírez de Arellano   |   added on Feb 14, 2011    |    Spain The Valencia Section of the Royal Society of Chemistry of Spain (RSEQ-ST Valencia) joins the worldwide celebration of the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011). RSEQ-Valencia offers a range of activities within the “Chemistry—our life, our future” IYC 2011 goals.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, exhibitions, conferences, demonstrations, competitions Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public