Welcome to the International Year of Chemistry!

The article offers the author's insight on the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011). She states that IYC 2011 aims to raise the public appreciation of chemistry to address the world needs such as in energy, sustainability, and security issues, as well as to promote interest in chemistry among young people and think it as a career. She discusses ways of communicating chemistry to the public through professional scientific organizations such as the American Chemical Society (ACS).