IYCN Executive Board Nominations

Our General Assembly will take place during the IUPAC 2019 conference in Paris on July 7th.

We are looking for nominations for the Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary positions. If you would like to run for the election of one of those positions please follow the link for your nomination.

IYCN Outreach Competition: Engaging the Next Generation

IYCN is pleased to announce the first IYCN Outreach Competition: Engaging the Next Generation, sponsored by CAS, with the 2019 theme of Climate Change!

The winning experiment will win a prize worth 250USD and be translated and shared on https://www.iycnglobal.com/experiments for use in chemistry outreach by chemistry volunteers around the globe!

How can you enter?

- Visit the competition website

- Download our experiment template

- Read the competition rules and conditions

 
 
Remember: You must submit your entry in English – don’t worry, we will judge the science, not the language and the winning entry will receive a full English language editing service, if necessary. Deadline: 11:59pm GMT on Wednesday 15 May!

Volunteer needed for preparing advertisement materials

IYCN is looking for a volunteer experienced in graphical design (e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.).

The purpose of this position is to take care about design of our advertisement materials and logos.

You will mainly work within the Social Media Team though close collaboration with the Public Outreach and Conference Presence Teams will be part of your work.

Please send a short motivation why you want to work within IYCN and a short CV highlighting your experiences and one or two examples of your previous work with graphical design. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

7th IYCN newsletter

The newest issue of our IYCN Newsletter is here! You can read about IYCN and the Opening Ceremony of the International Year of the Periodic Table and the Global Women’s Breakfast: Empowering Women in Chemistry. You can also find information related to IYCN Experiment Competition that is open until May 15, 2019 and more!!

Enjoy reading!

 
 
 
 

An IUPAC Congress EVENT by Young Chemists

The French Young Chemists' Network (RJ-SCF) and, under the patronage of IUPAC, are inviting to the You Pack for Young Chemists in Politics event. This event will be part of the Younger Chemists Programming, taking place at the 47th IUPAC World Chemistry Conference in Paris later this year.

Registration is required, but is free! Please register using this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/you-pack-for-young-chemists-in-politics-event-tickets-59112170092

For more information on the Theme 7 (Young Scientists Symposium), please go on IUPAC website: https://www.iupac2019.org/young-scientists-programme

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