Received: from nobody by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1VhO18-0003TI-4w for lojban-newreal@lojban.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:21:18 -0800 Received: from mail54.magnetmail.net ([209.18.70.54]:37744) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80.1) (envelope-from ) id 1VhO0p-0003Sc-JH for lojban@lojban.org; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:21:17 -0800 Received: from MAGNETMAIL3 (172.16.54.3) by mail54.magnetmail.net id hgpj0m15hi8i for ; Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:20:48 -0500 (envelope-from ) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:20:46 -0500 From: "ACS Office of International Activities" To: Subject: Global Chemistry - November 2013 Newsletter X-TokenInfo-NoToken: X-Bps1: 18869689798 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_3110646_20131115_132046735" Message-ID: <0.0.1.299.1CEE22F686A2C5C.45790@mail54.magnetmail.net> X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam_score: 0.0 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / --_NextPart_000_3110646_20131115_132046735 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please copy and paste the link into your web browser: https://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=3D= 1053365232&message_id=3D3110646&user_id=3DACS1&VERSION=3DTEXT&group_id= =3D894594&jobid=3D15680404=0A=0D November 2013 IN THIS ISSUE Pacifichem 2015 Proposals Round 2 (#Pacifichem)Symposium on Agriculture an= d Food in Thailand (#Thai_Ag)IREU Applications Open (#IREU_Apps) --------------------- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER ERC Advanced Grant (http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/international= -center/programs-by-country/germany/germany-undergraduate-programs.html)Dea= dline: November 22=A0DAAD University Summer Course Grant (http://www.acs.or= g/content/acs/en/global/international-center/programs-by-country/germany/ge= rmany-undergraduate-programs.html)Deadline: December 15 --------------------- (https://twitter.com/ACS_IC) --------------------- MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Happy Diwali!=A0Although the holiday has passed, we'd like to wish everyon= e who celebrate the Festival of Lights. 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The program awards 17 U.S. undergraduates with up to $10k in air= fare, stipends, housing, and more. Application deadlines and other informat= ion will be released on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ACS_IC) and the websit= e (http://www.acs.org/ireu). Follow us for the latest announcements on the = program, or listen to an upcoming webinar about the program, please visit w= ww.acs.org/ic_ireu (http://www.acs.org/ic_ireu). --------------------- December Webinar: ACS IREU program (http://www.acs.org/ic_ireu)=A0On Decem= ber 5 at 2:00 p.m. EST the ACS International Center will host Dr. Steven Me= yers, Program Manager for the ACS International Research Experiences for Un= dergraduates (IREU) program to talk about eligibility details and the impor= tance of global experience to your future in chemistry. 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For more information, downl= oad the event flyer (http://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ACS1/attac= h/ACS_ICSCT_conference_March_4_5_2014_flier.pdf). --------------------- (http://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ACS1/attach/ACS_ICSCT_confere= nce_March_4_5_2014_flier.pdf) (http://macro2014.com/)Attend Macro 2014 - Ju= ly 6-11, Chiang Mai, Thailand (http://macro2014.com/)=A0The IUPAC World Pol= ymer Congress, Macro, will be held July 6-11, 2014 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.= This conference will provide the unprecedented opportunity for participant= s to learn the most recent advancements of polymer science and technology, = as well as bring together participants from around the world for research d= iscussion, collaboration, and networking. 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ACS President Marinda Wu gave remarks in the opening ce= remony, and 60 students from Brazil, Germany, the U.K., and the U.S. To lea= rn more, visit our webpage (http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/global/intern= ational-center/transatlantic-frontiers-of-chemistry-tfoc.html) or read this= C&EN article (http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i43/ACS-Participates-Trans-at= lantic-Symposium.html). --------------------- North America 2nd Round Proposals Open for Pacifichem December 1 (http://www.pacifichem.= org/)=A0The 2015 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies= (Pacifichem), will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 15-20, 20= 15. The second round of proposals will be open from December 1, 2013 to Mar= ch 1, 2014. 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