This message is being sent on behalf of ACS President Bonnie Charpentier I am reaching out to inform you about an opportunity your local section can be involved with to help celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT). Included is a draft resolution recognizing IYPT that you can […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
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The AAAS STEM Volunteer program is celebrating its 15th year of placing STEM professionals in DC Metro area K-12 classrooms! This school year, over 200 scientists, engineers, and mathematicians are assisting teachers and students in ten school districts. We invite you to learn about our program and consider becoming a volunteer. Attend […]
Topic: Quantum Computing: The Foundations for the Next Digital Era Date: April 4, 2019 (Thursday) Speaker: Dr. Elena Yndurain of IBM Time: 6:30 PM for networking (Talk begins 7:00 PM) Place: 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW (Tenley-Friendship Library), Upstairs Meeting Room, Washington, DC Live streaming: Available. […]
Topic: Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Predictable and Unpredictable Challenges of Regulating Machine Learning Systems Date: Thursday, 11 April 2019 06:30 PM Place: 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW (Tenley-Friendship Library), Upstairs Meeting Room, Washington, DC Livestreaming: Available. Must register. Speaker: Dr Daniel Greene of University of Maryland Registration: * Free * […]
Topic: Computing Medicine Date: April 30, 2019 (Tuesday) Speaker: Prof. Ophir Frieder of Georgetown University Time: 6:30 PM for networking (Talk begins 7:00 PM) Place: 1244 Oak Ridge Ave, McLean, VA (Dolley Madison Library), Meeting Room 2 Live streaming: Available. Must register. Registration: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/194779 Abstract: Computing continues to change the […]
The Transformational Education Adventure Center (also known as the TEA Center) in McLean, VA is seeking to hire an individual with a science background who can instruct ~10 children, aged kindergarten through 6th grade, each week for 2 hours. The instruction will focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). […]
The next CSW Dinner Meeting will be held Thursday, May 9th at ACS Headquarters. The speaker will be Dr. Andrew Davis from the Library of Congress. To get a taste of the fantastic work the Library of Congress does, check out a webcast of Andrew speaking here: https://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=8221 More details […]
ACS Relevance to Current and Future Members: Challenges and Opportunities As elected representatives of ACS members, Councilors are uniquely positioned to strengthen the Council’s role as ”the popular deliberative assembly of the Society” [Art. VII]. Through our regular interaction and dialogue with members, we can better understand what matters most […]