FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | January 26, 2021

Press registration opens for ACS Spring 2021 meeting

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2021 — Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). At ACS Spring 2021, live technical sessions will be held weekdays April 5–16, with on-demand technical sessions available April 17–30. Embargoed copies of press releases and a press conference schedule will be available later.

ACS considers requests for press credentials and complimentary registration to meetings from reporters (staff and freelance) and public information officers at government, nonprofit and educational institutions. Marketing and public relations professionals, lobbyists and scientists do not qualify as press and must register via the main meeting page. Journal managing editors, book-commissioning editors, acquisitions editors, publishers, and those who do not produce news for a publication or institution also do not qualify. To request credentials, please email us using the contact information included with this release.

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The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress. ACS is committed to improving all lives through the transforming power of chemistry. Its mission is to advance scientific knowledge, empower a global community and champion scientific integrity, and its vision is a world built on science. The Society is a global leader in promoting excellence in science education and providing access to chemistry-related information and research through its multiple research solutions, peer-reviewed journals, scientific conferences, e-books and weekly news periodical Chemical & Engineering News. ACS journals are among the most cited, most trusted and most read within the scientific literature; however, ACS itself does not conduct chemical research. As a leader in scientific information solutions, its CAS division partners with global innovators to accelerate breakthroughs by curating, connecting and analyzing the world’s scientific knowledge. ACS’ main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

Registered journalists can subscribe to the ACS journalist news portal on EurekAlert! to access embargoed and public science press releases. For media inquiries, contact newsroom@acs.org.

Note: ACS does not conduct research but publishes and publicizes peer-reviewed scientific studies.

Media Contact

ACS Newsroom
newsroom@acs.org

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La sociedad American Chemical Society (ACS) es una organización sin fines de lucro fundada en 1876 y aprobada por el Congreso de los Estados Unidos. La ACS se ha comprometido a mejorar la vida de todas las personas mediante la transformación del poder de la química. Su misión es promover el conocimiento científico, empoderar a la comunidad global y defender la integridad científica, y su visión es un mundo construido basándose en la ciencia. La Sociedad es líder mundial en la promoción de la excelencia en la educación científica y en el acceso a información e investigación relacionadas con la química a través de sus múltiples soluciones de investigación, publicaciones revisadas por expertos, conferencias científicas, libros electrónicos y noticias semanales periódicas de Chemical & Engineering News. Las revistas de la ACS se encuentran entre las más citadas, las más fiables y las más leídas en la literatura científica; sin embargo, la propia ACS no realiza investigación química. Como líder en soluciones de información científica, su división CAS se asocia con innovadores internacionales para acelerar los avances mediante la preservación, la conexión y el análisis de los conocimientos científicos del mundo. Las sedes principales de la ACS se encuentran en Washington, D.C., y Columbus, Ohio.

Media Contact

ACS Newsroom
newsroom@acs.org

Elizabeth Zubritsky
202-306-8910 (Cell)
e_zubritsky@acs.org