Activities and Events in Africa and the Middle East
ACS organizes and sponsors a variety of events including conferences, symposia and workshops to provide chemists in Africa and the Middle East with opportunities for professional advancement. Listed below are some recent activities and past events.
CHEMINDIX 2010
With a theme of “Innovative Technologies for Tomorrow’s Energy Demand”, the 8th International Conference & Exhibition on Chemistry in Industry (CHEMINDIX 2010) will take place October 18-20 at the Gulf International Convention Center, Gulf Hotel, Bahrain. The featured plenary session planned for CHEMINDIX 2010 is entitled “The Role of Nanotechnology in Meeting Future Energy Demands”, and technical sessions will include:
- Catalysis in Refining & Petrochemical Industries
- Clean Fuels
- Alternative Energy Fuels
- Fuels Design and Formulation
- Crude Oil Upgrading
- Hydrogen Production and Utilization
- Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization
- Oil and Gas Recovery Enhancement
- Industrial Biotechnology
- Water Treatment and Waste Management
- Nanotechnology
- Advanced Materials and Corrosion
- Membrane Industrial Applications
- Analytical Methods and Techniques
- Conventional and Unconventional Oil Field Chemicals
Iraqi Virtual Science Library
U.S. government officials and representatives from the scientific community launched the Iraqi Virtual Science Library (IVSL) during a packed ceremony on May 3, 2006, at the National Academies in Washington, D.C. The American Chemical Society was the first of more than 20 scientific publishers and other organizations to agree to offer deeply discounted electronic access to 17,500 full-text scientific journal articles to Iraqi chemists, engineers and students.
Science for Peace in the Middle East
- Conference Uses Science to Build Bridges in Region
In mid-December 2007, scientists from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates attended "Frontiers of Chemical Sciences III: Research & Education in the Middle East," in Istanbul, Turkey. The event was sponsored by the American Chemical Society; the Royal Society of Chemistry; German Chemical Society, Columbia College Chicago, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization. Read more about the conference in C&EN. - Malta Conference Aims to Strengthen Scientific Ties in Troubled Region
Scientists from 12 Middle Eastern nations and the Palestinian Authority met from Nov. 4 to 10, 2005, in Malta for a second conference designed to forge relationships between scientists in the region. Malta 2, as the conference was called, was organized by the American Chemical Society, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the German Chemical Society, and the International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry. It built upon the progress made to overcome political and cultural boundaries during a similar meeting held in Malta two years ago. - Scientists from the Middle East Meet in Malta
For five days in December 2003, scientists from 10 nations in the Middle East met in Malta to tackle problems of research and education in the chemical sciences in the politically and economically troubled region. The conference, "," was organized by the International Activities Committee of the American Chemical Society and cosponsored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK.