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Click here to see NY ACS Events for IYC 2011

2012 Sectionwide Conference
Saturday January 28, 2012
at St. John's University

Featuring a Keynote address entitled
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: From Carbonic Anhydrase to the
Biorganometallic Chemistry of Mercury and Approaches to Detoxification"
by ACS Fellow Professor Gerard Parkin, Columbia University

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Section By Law Changes
All members are invited to vote on the proposed changes to the New York Local Section by laws.
View the amended By Laws here
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Call for Nominations
ACS Fellows Program

The New York Local Section is seeking nominations for the ACS Fellows Program which honors members for their achievements in and contributions to Science, the Profession, and the Society.
Please submit the nominee's name by email.
The deadline is February 1, 2012.

Nichols Medal
Prof. Alan G. Marshall
2012 William H. Nichols Medalist


Symposium and Award Dinner
March 16, 2012

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US National Chemistry Olympiad

The New York Local Section proudly participates in the US National Chemistry Olympiad. Students must be registered by February 15th for the examinations given March 3-4, 2012.

Full details are given on the website.

Calendar of Events

January 2012
28New York Local Section
Sectionwide Conference
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Registration Website

February 2012
2Chemical Marketing And Economics Group
Seminar
Shale Gas: Promise of Pitfall
Andrew D. Weissman, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Energy Business Watch
Registration Website
4Brooklyn Subsection
17th Annual High School Poster Session at St. Joseph's College
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4New York Local Section
Chemagination - Intent to Participate Form due
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7Nanotechnology Discussion Group
Symposium
Registration Website
9Long Island Subsection
Seminar
Protein Polymer Hybrids and Curcumin Derivatives for Biomedical Applications
Raja Krishnaswami, College of Staten Island - City University of New York
10New York Local Section
Board of Directors Meeting
10High School Teachers Topical Group
Seminar
The Sound of the Beginning: Echoes of the Big Bang in the Night Sky
Prof. Liam McAllister, Department of Physics, Cornell University
15New York Local Section
US National Chemistry Olympiad - Registration Deadline
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28Biochemical Topical Group
Sympoisum
Allosteric Modulation of G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Opportunities and Challenges for Drug Discovery
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2011 International Year of Chemistry

2011 The International Year of Chemistry

Hessy Taft discusses an energy symposium she helped organize on behalf of the American Chemical Society at the 2012 IUPAC meeting in Puerto Rico



Message from 2012 Chair
JaimeLee I. Rizzo, Ph.D.


2012 Board Meeting Dates




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Reminder - Please Pay Your New York Local Section Voluntary Dues!

When your ACS membership renewal notice arrives this time, please be sure to renew but also don't forget to check the box for payment of New York Local Section Dues. While Local Section dues are a voluntary contribution - they are not required to maintain Section membership - they are however, critically important to the well being of the New York Section.

Your $11.00 Voluntary Dues directly fund events and services, including the prestigious annual Nichols Medal Symposium, undergraduate research symposia, topical groups, subgroups, and other excellent programs. With your financial commitment, these important programs can continue to grow and benefit all our members.

Thank you - the New York Section really appreciates your help!


SPEAKERS WANTED
Do you like to talk?
Then we need to hear from you!

The New York Section of the ACS is looking to increase and update its Speakers Bureau database of interested local area speakers who are available for Section-wide seminars and symposia. If you have an area of research or interest that would provide an interesting talk appropriate for our Section members, and would like to be included in our Speakers Bureau, then please contact the New York Section Office (516-883-7510, Email) with the following information that will be posted on the Section's website: your name, affiliation, a title, and 5-6 words briefly summarizing your area of specialty. We look forward to hearing from you about topics that you wish to share with our other members!

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