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Five researchers will compete with the audience deciding w= ho's performance is the best. The winner will receive the grand prize of a = trip to Europe for a science communication training, a meeting with Europea= n Commission research policy officers and a meeting with experts at a Europ= ean research institution of his/her own choice.=A0Researchers currently bas= ed in North America (Canada and USA) of all nationalities and from all rese= arch fields can join.=A0Visit scienceslamnorthamerica.euraxess.org http://e= c.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/links/events/north_america/science_slam to e= nter the competition. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=20 SCIENCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS =20 SESAME Webinar - October 7 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/863671= 6981092859394 The next installment of the ACS Science and Human Rights webinar series wil= l feature SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applicatio= ns in the Middle East) http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/scienc= e-technology/basic-sciences/international-basic-sciences-programme/sesame/.= Chris Llewellyn Smith, President of the SESAME Council, will discuss how t= he project came together, ACS's involvement, and what the future holds for = this UNESCO-initiated project. 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