Registration for media representatives is free. You may request registration
and housing forms by phone (202-872-4451) or e-mail (s_pecor@acs.org)
Boston -- Analysis of endocrine disrupters, environmental issues and
polymers from renewable resources are among the topics that will be discussed
here August 23 through 27 at the 216th national meeting of the American Chemical
Society, the world's largest scientific society.
Approximately 10,000 registrants are expected to gather for about 609
technical sessions to be held in the Hynes Convention Center and surrounding
hotels.
Selected symposia and topics of special interest include:
- Retinoids and cancer
- Tissue engineering and gene and cell therapy
- Malaria therapies
- History of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry
- Biostable polymers for medical use
- Multiple chemical sensitivity
- Fate of turf grass chemicals and pest management
- International symposium on natural toxins
- Recycling and reprocessing of used motor oils
- International symposium on biorelated polymers
- Polymers in museums
- Historic textile and paper materials
- Nanostructures and composites
Society President Paul H. L. Walter, Ph.D., will host a session on "The
Future of Chemist Is All of Us," organized by the Society's Committee on
Minority ?affairs. Walter and ACS Board chairman Joan E. Shields will also
present medals to the 75 top contributors to the chemical enterprise, as
determined by Chemical & Engineering News readers for their 75th anniversary
issue.
A chemistry exposition featuring more than 225 companies will be open
free to meeting registrants and $25 for non-registrants in the Hynes Convention
'"/>
Contact: Nancy Blount
n_blount@acs.org
202/872-4440
American Chemical Society
22-Jun-1998
Page: 1 2 Related medicine news :1.
Emergency clopidogrel could save thousands of lives46,000-patient heart attack trial results2.
6,000 Pharmaceutical Scientists Convene November 15-19 In San Francisco3.
Livers From Children Are Going To Adults, University Of Pittsburgh Review Of National Data Reveals4.
Cutting-Edge Discoveries In Transplantation To Be Revealed At National Medical Conference5.
Study Reveals Prominent Fears Of School-Age Children6.
Study Reveals Gender Affects Lung-Cancer Development7.
UNC-CH Scientists To Reveal Results Of New Cancer Study8.
Study Of Women And Hearing Reveals Need For Routine Hearing Tests9.
Study Reveals Possible Link Between Osteoarthritis, Diet10.
Beta-Blockers Underused In Older Patients After Heart Attacks, Major Study Of 45,000 Patients 65 Years Or Older Reveals11.
Study Reveals Possible Clue For Racial Differences In Prevalence Of High Blood Pressure