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The article presents information on the American Chemical Society's (ACS) March 2007 National Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois. It is reported that the ACS Division of Chemical Education Executive Committee Meeting discussed several reports including one by Glenn Crosby on the endowment for high school teacher regional awards. ACS President Katie Hunt reviewed her work on sustainability at the ACS Council Meeting.

Highlights several program and activities for the Division of Chemical Education (CHED) at the American Chemical Society 2001 National Meeting in San Diego, California. Venue of the CHED dinner; Schedules of various technical sessions and symposiums; General information about the city.

The article offers updates related to the news and activities in the chemical education in the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, including small business award to Virent Energy Systems Inc., Greener Reaction Conditions Award to CEM Corp. as well as Academic Award to Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. American Chemical Society's (ACS) Division of Organic Chemistry hosted the Centennial Symposium during the 237th ACS National Meeting and Exposition to be held on August 18, 2008 in Philadelphia. ACS is pushing the Commemorative Stamp Petition to the Postal Service which urge to adopt chemistry as a theme for the 2011 commemorative stamp.

This article briefly reports various news items, events, and announcements concerning the field of chemical research and education. The Journal of Chemical Education will, reportedly, join with the American Chemical Society (ACS) in celebrating Earth Day 2005 in the February issue of the journal. The theme of the 2005 issue is "Air--Here, There, Everywhere!," which will be reflected in articles and laboratory data that will be contained in the journal. It is further reported that Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teachers Association will provide seven awards, each valued at $3000, for educators who demonstrate innovative used of data-collection technology using a computer, graphing calculator, or other handheld device in the science classroom.

The article focuses on the invitational conference Exploring the Molecular Vision, organized by American Chemical Society Committee on Education, held in June 2003, designed to begin a discussion about the key concepts, factual knowledge and skills that students need for today's chemistry careers. The article summarizes the key findings and conclusions of these conferences. Conference participants identified several gaps between the content of current chemistry education and the practice of the discipline. The content of chemistry education does not reflect the trend towards integration of all sciences.

Presents news items and announcements related to chemistry. The National Safety Council's integration of its internal databases along with researched online resources; Holding of the 2000 Eastern Analytical Symposium; Celebration of the 16th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education.

The article presents a summary of some of the actions and other events at the ACS Council Meeting during the 2008 Fall National Meeting in Philadelphia. It includes information presented by the ACS to its councilors. Bruce Bursten's presentation mentioned the formation of a Board-Presidential Task Force on Education. The Council voted to change the fee structure for Society Affiliates to make these the same price as for regular memberships. The Council also voted to accept a revised division fundign formula that attempts to simplify the allocation calculations.

The article offers news briefs related to courses, seminars, meeting and opportunities on chemistry in the U.S. A special offer is made by Chemical Education Exams Institute. The International Association of Nanotechnology has invited participation in the Third International Congress of Nanotechnology which will be held on October 30 to November 2, 2006.

The article presents information on some products, softwares, and institutions that will be available on various booths at the time of 2006 annual meeting of American Chemical Society in San Francisco, California. Information on HPLC e-learning modules from Academy Savant and CD/VCDs on lab education for chromatography, spectroscopy, and basic techniques and safety, could be obtainable on Booth 125. The examinations Institute of the American Chemical Society which is the education division of Chemical Education will provide information on its high quality teacher written assessments for all levels of chemistry instruction at Both 1211 and 1213.

The article presents news briefs related to the field of chemical education. The 22nd meeting of the Division of Chemical Education of the German Chemical Society that was held on September 8-10, 2005 at the Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, showed that chemical education is creatively alive in Germany. Attendees of the meeting represented the full spectrum of the German educational system. The program comprised of oral and poster presentations on content, pedagogy, and hands-on exercises for students. It invited plenary lectures and a virtuosic multimedia show of microscale demonstrations. Germany has strong networks among university faculty and high school teachers. These networks are generating materials for use in the classroom and laboratory. The 40th International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) World Chemistry Congress and the 43rd IUPAC General Assembly were held concurrently at the Beijing International Convention Center on August 14-19, 2005, in China.

The article presents information on the American Chemical Society (ACS) Presidential Symposium, Envisioning Undergraduate Chemistry Education in 2015 that was organized by the ACS Committee on Professional Training and co-sponsored by the Division of Chemical Education and the Society Committee on Education. The symposium was organized in response to ACS President William E Carroll's challenge to envision the chemistry enterprise in 2015 in order to understand, plan for, and make the most of change. It has been noted in the symposium that change is occurring both in the chemistry profession and in education. The first three speakers reported methods in chemistry education that are known to be effective but are not yet widely implemented. Isiah M. Warner of Louisiana State University commented on increasing diversity among chemistry students and ACS-approved programs. He recommended that in order to increase diversity, one needs to promote academic success through mentoring, education, and research.

The article provides information on the travel of editors of American Chemical Society (ACS) publications in China. It states that two significant contingents of editors visited the country to attend the June 2008 MACRO conference in June 2008 and the July 2008 Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Conference in Beijing/Nankai. Moreover, ACS president Dr. Bruce Bursten gave a message at the opening ceremony of the 26th Annual Congress of CCS.

The article provides information about "Teaching Polymers," a free short course to be offered at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana in April 2008. According to the article, the course is offered to chemistry professors who want to introduce polymer topics and plan to teach for one semester about polymer chemistry. In addition, it presents the requirements and prerequisites for teachers who would like to join the program. Several topics included in the course include Polymer Molecular Weight, Polymer Structure and Condensation Polymers and Kinetics.

A calendar of chemistry-related events of the American Chemical Society (ACS) during its 234th National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in August 2007 is presented. A meeting with 1981 Nobel Prize winner Roald Hoffmann will be on August 20 at 11:00 a.m. A brief presentation and autograph session with 1990 Nobel Prize winner E. J. Corey will be held on August 21 at 12:00 noon. A meeting with the "Chemistry of Materials" editor-in-chief Leonard V. Interrante will be on August 21 at 2:00 p.m.

The article focuses on the biennial conferences of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It is reported that the ACS Division of Chemical Education Biennial Conference Committee provides support for future Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE). It is reported that the committee is providing support to colleagues for submitting bids to host BCCEs in 2012, 2014, and beyond. It is informed that the 20th BCCE will be held at the Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana in July 2008, while the 21st BCCE will be held at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas in July 2010. Information is given on the ACS Division of Chemical Education regional meetings held in October-November 2006.

The article presents information on some events that will take place under the 2006 annual meeting of American Chemical Society in San Francisco, California. A symposium titled "2015 Chemical Technology Workforce" will be held on September 12, highlighting industry, academia and workforce and professional organizations can work together to prepare future technical workforce. Another workshop titled "Academic Employment Initiative" will also be organized on September 11.

The article presents information on some presidential events that will take place under the 2006 annual meeting of American Chemical Society in San Francisco, California. A meeting on current and future directions of single-walled carbon nanotube research will be held on September 10. A poster session for "Carbon Nanostructure Research: Products, Perceptives, and Spinoffs of Smalley's Influence" will take place on September 10.

The article presents a calendar of events for the undergraduate chemical science students, that will be held in San Francisco, California under annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in September 2006. A symposium exploring dip pen-nanolithography and its use in studying scientific surface phenomena of biological recognition will be held on September 10. A complete hourly schedule of events for September 9 and 10, has been offered in the article.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Analytical Chemistry (DAC) has partnered with Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, a Pennsylvania-based not-for-profit educational corporation, in holding the Pittcon 2007 Conference and Exposition to be held in Chicago, Illinois. According to DAC chairperson Laurie Locascio, Pittcon is a good venue to reach the members of ACS since Pittcon is a big meeting for analytical chemists. The partnership between the two groups will be a 1-year trial. DAC will hold several symposia at Pittcon, which will happen from February 25-March 2 and March 25-29.