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Special Events & Workshops

 

I.   Special Events Start
Time		 End
Time		 Room
       
Saturday
      
Royal Society of Chemistry
(US Section) Spring Meeting 		6:00 PM   Hyatt Regency
New Brunswick
ACS Chemistry Textbook Workshop-I 12:00 PM 5:00 PM  
Sunday
      
ACS Chemistry Textbook Workshop-II 8:00 AM 4:00 PM  
Monday
      
Exposition 11:00 AM 7:00 PM BCC-Multipurpose
Undergraduate Poster session (Jean Durana Award, Sigma-Aldrich Award) 11:00 AM 1:00 PM BCC
NRCC Certification Exam 9:00 AM 12:00 PM WRL-260
Networking Lunch 12:00 PM 1:00 PM BDH-A/B
Astrochemistry: What's New and Exciting in Interstellar and Planetary Chemistry?, 3:00 PM 4:00 PM FOB
Undergraduate Reception 4:00 PM 5:00 PM FOB
Roving Feast Buffet Dinner 5:30 PM 7:00 PM BCC

Enterprise 2015:
Chemistry at the Crossroads of Science
Bill Carroll, ACS President, Presiding
with Keynote addresses by

Magid Abou-Gharbia "A Future Outlook for the Chemistry Enterprise:
A Pharmaceutical Industry Perspective"
&
Madeleine Jacobs "Changing Face of Chemistry and Implications for ACS
&
Dr. Kenneth Breslauer
Linus C. Pauling Prof & Dean of Life Sci "Training the Next Generation: Chemistry and the Life Sciences: Partners or Adversaries?"

 7:00 PM 8:00 PM FOB
Keynote address by Kogi Nakanishi "
Age-Related Macular Degeneration"		 7:00 PM 8:00 PM BCC-Ctr Hall
Tuesday
      
Exposition 11:00 AM 7:00 PM BCC-MultiPurpose
Graduate Student Poster Session with complimentary lunch for participants 9:00 AM 12:00 PM BCC
AIChE Short Course: Pharmaceutical Engineering Fundamentals, Part I 9:00 AM 12:00 PM WRC-260
WCC Lunch with Elsa Reichmanis 12:00 PM 1:30 PM BDH a/b
Graduate Student Poster Session Lunch 12:00 PM 1:00 PM FOB
Panel Discussion for Graduates: Making Plans for a Career in Pharmaceutical Industry 1:00 PM 3:00 PM FOB
WCC Symposium: Nature/Nurture: Women in Academe 1:45 PM 5:00 PM BCC Ctr Hall
Computer Simulations for HS Education Workshop 3:30 PM 5:00 PM ARC 308
PowerPoint for High School Education 2:00 PM 3:30 PM ARC 308
Becoming a Teacher at a College/Community College (Panel Discussion) 2:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-120b
AIChE Short Course: Pharmaceutical Engineering Fundamentals, Part II 1:00 PM 4:00 PM WRL-260
National Historic Chemical Landmark Ceremony (Discovery of the Actinomycete Antibiotics) 2:00 PM 3:30 PM Martin Hall
Reception for Landmark 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Martin Hall
Panel Discussion with ACS Presidents 7:00 PM 8:30 PM BCC Ctr Hall
Roving Feast Buffet Dinner 5:30 PM 7:00 PM BCC
High School Teacher Affiliate Group Event (Keynote Address: Lee Marek) 7:00 PM 8:00 PM SERC 111
Keynote address by Prof Dieter Seebach "Beta- and Gamma- Peptides:
Synthesis, Structure and Biomedical Potential"		 7:15 PM 8:00 PM FOB
Wednesday
      
ACS District Director’s Breakfast
hosted by ACS Board Members
Madeleine Joullie & Anne T. O'Brien. 		7:30 AM 8:30 AM BDH A/B
AIChE Short Course: Electrostatic Hazards and the Control of Dust Explosions 9:00 AM 11:30 AM WRC 260
MARM Steering Committee 12:00 PM 2:00 PM BDH A/B
Celebrating Chemistry & Chemists Lunch with Ronald Breslow: "Chemistry: a Glorious Past and an Even Greater Future" 12:00 PM 1:30 PM BDH A/B
AIChE Short Course: Microreactors & Microreaction Systems for Development & Production 1:00 PM 3:30 PM WRC 260
Regional Industrial Innovation Award Mini Symposium 3:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC Ctr Hall
Awards Reception (50yr. And Regional Industrial Innovation Award) 4:00 PM 5:15 PM BDH A/B
Awards Reception 5:15:PM 6:00 PM BDH A/B
Awards Banquet 6:00 PM 8:00 PM BDH A/B

 

II.   Workshops Start
Time		 End
Time		 Room
       
Saturday
      
ACS GenChem Workshop 12:00 5:00 PM WRL260
Sunday
      
ACS GenChem Workshop 8:00 AM 4:00 PM WRL260
Chemical Hygiene Officer course 8:30 AM 4:30 PM SERC 207
Individualized Resume Review 12:00 PM    
Resume Preparation for Pre-college Students 3:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-120c
Resume Preparation for Undergraduates 4:00 PM 5:00 PM BCC-120c
Public Relations Workshop 1:00 PM 4:00 PM SERC 217
Monday Workshops AM
      
Individualized Resume Review 9:00 AM    
The Art of Resume Preparation for Experienced Chemists 10:00 AM 11:00 AM BCC-120c
Mock InterviewDemonstration for Experienced Chemists 11:00 AM 12:00 PM BCC120c
Monday Workshops PM
      
Resume Preparation for Recent Graduates 1:00 PM
3:00 PM 		2:00 PM
4:00 PM 		BCC-120c
Managing an Effective Job Search 2:00 PM 3:00 PM BCC-120c
Alternative Careers (Panel discussion) 2:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-120a
Career Enhancement for Chemical Technicians 1:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-120b
Landing Your First Job at a Pharmaceutical Company 2:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC Ctr. Hall
Exploring Routes for Becoming a HS/MS Teacher 1:00 PM 3:00 PM BCC-115
Tips on Effective Interviewing for Recent Graduates and Undergraduates 3:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-115
First Year on the Job 4:00 PM 5:00 PM BCC-120b
Tuesday Workshops AM
      
Preparing a Curriculum Vitae 9:00 AM 10:00 AM BCC-120b
Individualized Resume Review 9:00 AM    
The Art of Resume Preparation for Experienced Chemists 10:00 AM 11:00 AM BCC-120b
Internships-A Tremendous Learning Experience 10:00 AM 11:00 AM BCC-120c
Mock InterviewDemonstration for Experienced Chemists 11:00 AM 12:00 PM BCC-120c
Tuesday Workshops PM
      
Making Plans for a Career in the Pharmceutical Industry - Panel Discussion 1:00 PM   FOB
Managing an Effective Job Search 2:00 PM 3:00 PM BCC-120c
Becoming a Teacher at a College/Community College (Panel Discussion) 2:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-120b
Getting Research Grants 2:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-120a
The Art of Resume Preparation for Recent Graduates 3:00 PM 4:00 PM BCC-120c
Tips on Effective Interviewing for Recent Graduates and Undergraduates 4:00 PM 5:00 PM BCC-120c