International Year of Chemistry, 2011

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Blogging Famous Chemists from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Catherine Shteynberg   |   added on Jan 19, 2011    |    United States From January through March 2011, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will be blogging about images of chemists (both famous and relatively unknown) found in our collections, and posting new images of women scientists to the Flickr Commons.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, educational materials, website, blogs, references Audience: educators, students, general public, women chemists, educational institutions, professional chemists

IYC2011: Captivating Chemistry Emily Perry   |   added on Jan 19, 2011    |    United Kingdom A workshop for KS2 and KS3 teachers to collaboratively develop classroom activities to inspire and enthuse their pupils in IYC2011
Topic: educational materials, classroom activity, chemistry education, networking, resources Audience: teachers, secondary schools, primary schools, educators, educational institutions, schools

XXII Croatian Meeting of Chemists and Chemical Engineers Danijel Namjesnik   |   added on Jan 19, 2011    |    Croatia The Meeting will take place in Zagreb, Croatia in February 13-16, 2011. The Conference is organized by the Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and the Croatian Chemical Society.
Topic: conferences, celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, website Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, educators, general public, industrial chemists, universities, post graduate students, research scientists, teachers, women chemists, educational institutions, tertiary education

Chemistry's Contribution to Our Global Future Javier Garcia-Martinez   |   added on Jan 19, 2011    |    Spain In the International Year of Chemistry, prominent scientists highlight the major advances in the fight against the largest problems faced by humanity from the point of view of chemistry, showing how their science is essential to ensuring our long-term survival.
Topic: celebrating chemistry, chemistry education, educational materials, sustainable and green chemistry, publications Audience: students, professional chemists, professors, general public, universities, teachers, decision makers, educational institutions

IYC poster and post-card Helena Visti   |   added on Jan 18, 2011    |    Finland IYC poster introduces five Finnish innovations in Chemistry, affecting people's everyday life. Five different post-card introduce one innovation each.
Topic: celebrating chemistry Audience: students, professional chemists, general public, school children, teachers, educational institutions