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Online Learning Built for the International Scientist – ACS Sci= -Mind
 
ACS Sci-Mind™is an exciting= , new learning product designed to personalize learning AND modernize educa= tion and training for busy professionals in the scientific industry. It com= bines the best aspects of social networking, knowledge sharing, and blended= learning to offer professional scientists an interactive and engaging envi= ronment that meets their professional training needs.
 
Sci-Mind™ is self-paced and not time-zone sensitive, perfect fo= r an international scientist who wishes to invest in high-quality training = from ACS. For more information, visit www.ProEd.acs.org/sci-mind.
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ACS Publications has a new interactive w= ebsite for researchers to explore subdisciplines at the interface of chemis= try and biology. The site, populated with survey data from over 4,000 scien= tists, encourages researchers to seek serendipity and expose their research= to the broadest most relevant audience. Discover what innovations can come= from having a broader scientific perspective by visiting pubs.acs.org/bio.
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What defines your ACS membership experience? Is it connecting = with others in the field or sharing your passion for chemistry with the nex= t generation? Is it access to cutting-edge information and science? Or is i= t the competitive advantage you get from career planning, educational oppor= tunities and leadership development that we offer?
 
Visit My.ACS.org to share your membership story with us, and read other mem= bers stories too. We would love to hear from you and if we publish your sto= ry, we’ll send you a free My ACS t-shirt as our way of saying thank y= ou.
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COMING T= HIS FALL! The Redesigned ACS Directory of Graduate Research (DGRweb)
 
DGRweb can help you:
 
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•Hel= p Students with Selecting a Graduate Program
•Identify Resea= rch Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
 
The AC= S Directory of Graduate Research (DGRweb) is a free, online database that p= rovides the most comprehensive compilation of information on graduate study= in the chemical sciences at universities in North America. The Directory = has been redesigned with improved and expanded searching capabilities. To = learn more about the DGRweb, go to www.acs.org/dgrweb.
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The American Chemical Society Office of I= nternational Activities would like to extend best wishes to everyone who ce= lebrated Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur this year. Happy New Year!
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The ACS = Committee on International Activities in conjunction with the Office of Int= ernational Activities is delighted to announce that at the recommendation o= f the Committee on Budget & Finance, the ACS Board of Directors voted o= n September 8 to renew funding for the ACS International Center as a continuing program.
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Wanting to promote information about your organization’s = programs? Sign up to become an ACS International Center affiliate and get a= ccess to an audience of over 163,000 ACS members.
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iPod Nano Winner!
 
Congratulations to all the winners of the ACS International Center QR cod= e lottery in Indianapolis! While most of our winners walked away with an AC= S scarf or necktie, our grand prize win= ner, Joshua Shipman, who won a brand new ACS International Center iPod = Nano!
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Thanks to al= l who attended the CSW YCC event last month! Check out the photos on Facebook.
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Coul= dn’t get to Indianapolis, but wish you had? Here are some photos of the International Lounge from our various participa= nts. Thanks to all who stopped by, and we hope to see you at the next ACS N= ational Meeting!
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The next session of the ACS Internatio= nal Center Webinar Series will occur on September 26 at 2:00 p.m. EST. We w= ill feature speakers from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique = (National Center for Scientific Research), a public organization for scient= ific research within the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. = Dr. Xavier Morise, Director of the Washington DC division, will speak about= the landscape in France, and opportunities for scientific collaboration an= d funding.
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The ACS Office of International Activities is proud to = announce the winners of the poster prize from IUPAC: H. Betul Bingol and Pe= tra Menova. They were selected by a joint panel consisting of members of th= e ACS and the Turkish Chemical Society. Winners receive a $2500 travel awar= d to attend the 2014 ACS National Meeting of the= ir choice.
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The ACS Nano Lectureship Awards honor scien= tists whose work has significantly impacted the fields of nanoscience and n= anotechnology. Celebrating the global influence of ACS Nano, the awards hav= e been given to the following scientists:
 
Americ= as: Prof. Zhong Lin Wang
Europe/Middle East/Africa: Prof. Itamar = Willner
Asia/Pacific: Prof. Kian Ping Loh
 
<= div>These awards were presented on September 6, 2013 at the ChinaNANO 2013 = conference in Beijing, China. For more information about these awards, plea= se see the Lectureship announcement: http://pubs.acs.org/page/an= cac3/lectureship-awardees.html.
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Procter and Gamble announ= ced on Sunday, September 8 at the ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis that= more than 6 billion quarts of clean water has been provided through their = Children's Safe Drinking Water program. To read more on th= is story, see the press release here.
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3D""Younger Chemists= Crossing Borders Program in Indianapolis
 
The ACS Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) hosted together with the Indian= apolis Local Section six students from Europe at the 246th ACS National Mee= ting & Exposition in Indianapolis, IN. After a total of 10 scientific p= resentations at the national meeting they visited the Eli Lilly campus for = industry relations and participated with the local section in social activi= ties. In return, U.S. younger chemists will travel to the EuCheMS Chemistry= Congress to Istanbul, Turkey in 2014. The recipients =0Aof this year&rsquo= ;s travel award were:
 
Frederique Backaert, Belgi= um
Aurora Walshe, Ireland
Cecilia Fenech, Ireland
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Renata Rybakiewicz, Poland
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The U.S. Department of State is proud to announce a new and i= mproved look for it's International Education Week Website. They encourage = all individuals and institutions interested in international education and = exchange activities, including schools, colleges and universities, embassie= s, international organizations, businesses, associations, and community org= anizations to participate in celebrating IEW 2013.
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<= div>Christian Hackenberger, Leibniz Humboldt Professor for Chemical Biology= at the Leibniz Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) in Berlin, is th= e latest Margaret L. and Harlan L. Goering Visiting Professor in Organic Ch= emistry in Madison. Hackenberger, former head of the local section Berlin o= f the German Chemical Society (GDCh), received already several important ch= emistry awards in his young career. Wisconsin has had a long tradition of a= nnually inviting young "threshold of eminence" =0Achemists to spe= nd a semester in the Department as a Visiting Professor. For more informati= on see h= ere and here.
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Ciba Travel Awards in Green Chemistry - Deadline Oct= ober 18, 2013
 
Interested in green chem= istry and sustainability? If you are a U.S. student—from high school = through graduate school—you can apply to the Ciba Travel Awards in Gr= een Chemistry and get up to $2k in travel expenses covered to present your = research at qualified ACS conferences in 2014. The deadline is coming up, s= o make sure you get your application in by October 18, 2013. If you have qu= estions, email gci@acs.org or call 1-= 202-872-6102.
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The = 2014 Organic Chemistry Competition will take place on Tuesday, January 28, = 2014 at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Up to 100 two-person te= ams are expected to take part in the competition. The registration is free.= The monetary cash awards are: $1500 for the first prize, $1000 for the sec= ond prize, and $500 for the third prize. Sign= up today!
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A set of conferences will be = held in Dubai, UAE between February 10-12, 2014. A list of specific confere= nces is listed here:
 
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The 9th International Chemistry in Industry Con= ference and Exhibition (CHEMINDIX 2013) conference will be held under the p= atronage of HRH Prince Khalifa bin 3D""Salman Al-Khalifa, the Pr= ime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is being officially sponsored a= nd supported by Saudi Aramco and the Bahrain Petroleum Company. The Chemind= ix conference has become the premier technical event for the Middle East fo= cusing on addressing challenges facing the regional oil and chemical indust= ries.
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=0A Asia

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This conference will= highlight the importance of understanding the solid state properties of ne= w chemical entities and how the selection of the “right” form c= an provide the functionality for science based, streamlined and efficient d= osage form development.
 
Topics covered include f= orm screening and characterization, particle engineering and control of cry= stallization, fundamentals of amorphous materials and the development of po= lymer stabilized amorphous drugs, as well as co-crystals and their developm= ent and more. Visit www.ProEd.acs.org/acsprospectives.<= /div>
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The third European Energy Conferen= ce takes place in Budapest, Hungary October 27-30, 2013. The conference pro= vides a forum to clarify the role of energy science and research in the tra= nsformation process toward the future European energy system. Visit h= ttp://www.e2c2013.mke.org.hu/ for more information and to register.
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The Association of Labora= tory Managers (ALMA) will be holding its annual meeting October 23-25 in Or= lando, Florida. ALMA will again welcome laboratory managers from all of the= world to learn and share experiences in managing laboratories and scientis= ts. Last year's conference in San Antonio, TX was attended by managers from= Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East in addition to those from North A= merica. More information and registration at www.labmanagers.org.
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The 31st Latin = American Chemistry Congress will be held October 14-17, 2014 in Lima, Peru.= Registration will open on January 1, 2014. For more information, please se= e their website (Spanish).
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