Global Resources & Newsletter
Join ACS in Brazil in May-June 2019!
ACS will participate in the 2019 Brazilian Chemical Society (SBQ) meeting in Joinville, Brazil May 27-30, 2019.
Additionally, we will be meeting with the ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter, as well as ACS student chapters in Brazil.
For exact dates and more information, please see the ACS Brazil Chapter webpage.
Global Chemistry Newsletter
ACS Global Chemistry is a monthly newsletter that serves as a resource for ACS programs, products, and services for subscribers with international interests as well as events or opportunities in the global chemistry enterprise as a whole to promote the best chemistry and related sciences in the world. Available to ACS members and ACS staff only.
To subscribe, email intlacts@acs.org with "oia-newsletter-subscribe" in the subject box.
The ACS International Center™ is a segment of the ACS website devoted to providing listings of programs and opportunities, ACS-sponsored and non-sponsored, for international research funding.
Upcoming Events
2019 has been designated as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements by the United Nations. Read the prospectus here, and stay tuned for more information on events and activities from ACS and other partner organizations to celebrate this important piece of chemistry history.
Visa/Travel Information
Read the C&EN Article titled "Chemists' lives upended by ban" by Lisa Jarvis.
Recent News
To effectively contribute to the global chemistry community and to engage our international members, it is important for ACS to emphasize the importance of diversity and global inclusion. Ellene Contis, Chair of the ACS International Activities Committee, recently wrote a C&EN article about it. Read "Energizing global thinking as part of ACS’s diversity and inclusion efforts" here.
Highlights
IAC Report to Council
During the council meeting at the ACS National Meeting in Boston, MA in August 2018, Dr. Jens Breffke reported about the Committee on International Activities. Click the link above to find the written report and PowerPoint slides.
The ACS Committee on International Activities (IAC) Stopover Grant application is currently open. Stopover Grants allow ACS members to make "stopover" visits during planned international travel during 2018. Application deadlines are rolling and funding is based on available budget. Apply here.
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Chemical & Engineering News en Español!
C&EN pone a su disposición traducciones al español de sus artículos más populares
Chemical & Engineering News in Spanish!
C&EN offers Spanish translations of their most popular items
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