Hello Orlando Section!

In this Newsletter, we want to communicate upcoming activities of the Orlando section to all members.

• Wednesday, April 21st at 6PM, Dr. P. Buhlmann, University of Minnesota, will give a seminar entitled “Electrochemical Ionophore-based Sensors: From Fluorous Polymers to Nanoporous Carbon and Lipophilic Redox Buffer Polymers“ as part of student-organized UCF-FIT Joint-Chapter Speaker Series. More information about the event and how to attend can be found at our website.
• Sunday, April 25^th from 10AM to 4PM at Lake Eola (Orlando), the Orlando Local Section will participate in the Central Florida Earthday. Please come and join us.
• We are looking for news stories on what is happening in our local chemical enterprise: we shared announcements on job openings and on achievements at some of our local entrepreneurs but we need greater reach to reflect all employers. Send your tips, articles or let us know your interest in becoming a reported to our communication team at michel.orlandosectionacs@gmail.com.
• We officially launch the campaign for the Outstanding Entrepreneur/Employer Award. This award recognizes chemists, chemical engineers, consultants, or businesspeople aiming to expand the Private Sector’s chemical enterprise and to those private sector employers enabling chemists and chemical engineers to earn their livelihood in Central Florida. More information can be found at our website.
• Monthly Executive Meeting is open to members. The next meeting occurs at 10AM on Saturday 05/15/2021 via Zoom. If you are interested in joining, please do not hesitate to contact us for meeting link.

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Hello Orlando Section!

In this communication, we want to bring some news about upcoming activities of the Orlando section to all members.

• We have just launched our new website (https://orlandoacs.org/). Together with ACS Group Hub and our facebook page, we hope that the website will also be where members and visitors can obtain information and get updated with activities of the local section. We have also decided that all future email communications with members will be done via communication@orlandoacs.org.

• Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW): To promote the positive role that chemistry plays in the world, ACS established the Chemists Celebrate Earth Week public awareness campaign. This year, CCEW occurs on April 18–24 with the theme “Reducing Our Footprint with Chemistry”. The Orlando Section participates in the following activities:
  • Distributing CCEW 2021 Celebrating Chemistry:  Celebrating Chemistry is designed to engage and educate children ages 9–12 (Grades 4–6) in the basic principles of chemistry. The publication is available in English and Spanish and can be found on our website. We encourage you to share the publication to anyone who may be interested.
  • 2021 CCEW Illustrated Poem Contest: The Orlando Local Section is hosting an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Winners of local contest will advance to the National Illustrated Poem Contest for a chance to be featured on the ACS website and to win prizes. More details and the Flyer of this contest can be found in our website. We encourage you to share the Flyer with K12’s students and teachers that you may know and to spread the message via social media.
  • Participating in Central Florida Earthday: We have secured our presence in Central Florida Earthday at Lake Eola (on April 25^th, 10AM-4PM). In this event, we will distribute merchandises, materials about the Earthday and perform chemistry demonstrations. Dr. Titel Jurca (UCF, titel.jurca[at]ucf.edu) will lead this event. Please contact him if you could offer a helping hand.

• We are seeking volunteers: We are actively seeking volunteers to participate/lead our local section’s activities and be appointed to several committees. This month, we focus on the two committees: Senior Chemists, Younger Chemists. Contact us if you are interested.
• Monthly Executive Meeting is open to members. The next meeting occurs at 10AM on Saturday 03/20/2021 via Zoom. If you are interested in joining, please do not hesitate to contact us for meeting link.
• Subscribe to our community page, follow our facebook page, and check out our website for updated news, activities of our local section.

Hello Orlando Section!

On behalf of the Executive Committee, I wish that we all stay healthy and productive during this challenging time. In this first communication of 2021, I want to bring your attention to the following:

We are seeking volunteers: As we navigate through this pandemic to bring benefit to our membership and to grow our leadership in the upcoming year, we are actively seeking volunteers to participate/lead our local section’s activities and be appointed to several committees: Earthday’s outreach, National Chemistry Week, Senior Chemists, Younger Chemists, Webmaster… Contact us if you are or know someone who is interested.

Monthly Executive Meeting is open to members: The meetings occur on every third Saturday of the month, via Zoom. If you are interested in joining, please do not hesitate to contact us for zoom link, meeting time, and meeting agenda.

Our community and facebook pages are where we bring news & information that benefit our members. Some recent posts include: Graduate Student Fellowships in Analytical Chemistry ($25,000 for the nine-month fellowships and $7,000 for the three-month summer fellowships, application Deadline 28/02/2021);    Elemental Art: A Contest! from ACS Division of the History of Chemistry.

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Duy Le – 2021 Chair