h ttp://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ SUPERARTICLE&node_id=1228&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1 Cut & Paste is a valuable resource for ACS Local Section and Division Editors who would like relevant content for their hard-copy or electronic newsletters. Cut & Paste for Local Section and Division Editors May/June 2009 Chemical History =E2-=AA This Month in Chemical History I By Harold Goldwhite =E2-=AA This Month in Chemical History II By Harold Goldwhite Grants & Awards =E2-=AA Mini-Grants Awarded to Collaborative Activities The $500 mini-grants help members of industry, academia, workforce development groups, and professional organizations implement activities that support the education or professional development of the over 350,000 applied chemical technology professionals in the chemical enterprise. =E2-=AA Nominations for 2011 ACS National Awards Forms for nominations and supporting information as well as a detailed description of ACS national awards are available online. Meetings, Workshops, Panels and Conferences =E2-=AA 2009 Southeast Regional Meeting =E2-=AA 2009 Southwest Regional Meeting =E2-=AA 2009 Northeast Regional Meeting =E2-=AA 2009 Midwest Regional Meeting =E2-=AA Green Chemistry Conference in Maryland Adds Special Tours to Agenda Organizers for the 13th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, June 23-25, in College Park, Md, have added two special post-conference tours to the options menu for attendees. =E2-=AA Women and Entrepreneurship Workshop this August in DC Join the American Chemical Society's Women Chemists Committee (WCC) and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) for a workshop on the basics of technology venturing with special emphasis on the key challenges facing women as they pursue a start up opportunity, license or otherwise transfer technology. =E2-=AA Save the date for the ACS Virtual Career Fair Yes, employers are hiring! And many of them will be at the ACS Virtual Career Fair June 8-12. =E2-=AA ACS Representative on California Green Ribbon Science Panel ACS Green Chemistry Institute=C2=AE director Robert Peoples, Ph.D., and former ACS president William Carroll, Ph.D., have been named to California=E2=80=99s new Green Ribbon Science Panel. Networking =E2-=AA Join ACS Network The Largest Online Global Chemistry Community Today over 17,000 chemists and chemical practitioners worldwide have already joined the ACS Network and are using the power of this on-line community to establish connections, collaborate with colleagues and to share their knowledge and expertise. Local Section & Technical Division Related =E2-=AA 2009 ACS President=E2=80=99s Challenge ACS President Thomas H. Lane has set a challenge for every local section and technical division to help recruit 10,000+ new ACS members by December 31, 2009. Industry Related =E2-=AA New Web Site for ACS Members in Industry To focus on the specific information needs of chemists and chemical engineers working in industry, ACS Industry Member Programs has launched a new web site, Boil This Down. Education Related =E2-=AA Maintain Cutting Edge Skills with ACS Continuing Education Courses ACS offers courses designed to help chemical scientists and technicians keep current in today's competitive marketplace. =E2-=AA Try out an ACS Webcast Save your valuable time and money and take a look at the courses available online through ACS. =E2-=AA New Chemistry Guidelines for Two Year Colleges from ACS To provide guidance to those who directly or indirectly support excellence in postsecondary chemical education, ACS has released the new ACS Guidelines for Chemistry in Two-Year College Programs
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