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     A American Chemical Society patrocinará a participação de 8 estudantes e 2 professores brasileiros no congresso “2000 PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE” em Porto Rico. Veja instruções abaixo.
     A SBQ estará selecionando 4 estudantes e um professor para participarem desse evento. Aqueles que se sentirem em condições de atender aos critérios seletivos propostos pela ACS, favor enviarem documentação se candidatando a indicação. A SBQ fará a seleção dos candidatos e submeterá à ACS.
     Conforme carta enviada pela ACS ao nosso presidente Oswaldo Luiz Alves, a indicação dos participantes brasileiros nesse congresso, deverá ser feita pela SBQ e ABQ. Em contatos com a ABQ, decidiu-se que, em princípio cada sociedade indicará quatro estudantes e 1 professor, que comporão a delegação brasileira.
     Por favor, divulguem esta mensagem entre os colegas de trabalho, orientandos etc. Aqueles que se candidatarem a participar do evento deverão enviar documentação para a SBQ, em São Paulo até o dia 05 de março próximo. Veja os critérios que serão adotados para seleção dos participantes. Informações atualizadas serão divulgadas através do boletim eletrônico.
     Qualquer informação adicional pode ser conseguida no e-mail: paulosbq@dq.ufscar.br

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1. VEJA A SEGUIR CARTA CONVITE, PROGRAMA, INSTRUÇÕES E
CRITÉRIOS PARA PARTICIPAÇÃO DOS ESTUDANTES E PROFESSORES
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Dr. Oswaldo Luiz Alves
Brazilian Chemical Society
Caixa Postal 26937
05599-970
Sao Paulo, S.P.
Brazil

Dear Dr. Alves:
     The American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Education and International Activities Division is planning a Pan-American Conference for June 29—July 3, 2000. The conference will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the University of Puerto Rico—Rio Piedras Campus. Undergraduates from the American hemisphere will be given the opportunity to attend plenary
talks, symposia, and workshops that will be modeled after the very successflul ACS Student Affiliates (SA) program held at each ACS national meeting (see attachment for tentative program). The American Chemical Society will provide round trip, economy class airfare, hotel expenses and meals for the invited participants.
     The program will begin on Thursday, June 29th. with registration and a reception. On Friday, June 30th. , we will have the opening ceremonies, an industrial tour, and a kick-off social. On Saturday, we will have several symposia, plenary lectures, and career-related workshops. The undergraduate attendees will have the opportunity to display their research during an undergraduate research poster session on Sunday, July 2nd. In addition, representatives from graduate schools in the North and South American hemisphere will be available during this time to discuss their respective graduate program with the students. Symposia and workshops are also being planned for the faculty attendees.
     We are pleased to extend an invitation to fifteen (15) countries in the American hemisphere to participate. You are cordially invited to send eight (8) undergraduate students and two (2) faculty members to attend this educational and exciting conference. Please review the enclosed list of criteria. We ask that you strongly consider this list when choosing the students and faculty that will represent your country. You are welcomed to add more criteria that may be of importance to you when selecting the students. We ask that you complete the selection process by March 10, 2000. Please return the enclosed fax back form by
February 18. 2000 to let us know if your country will participate. Due to financial constraints, the conference will be limited to a specific number of attendees. Therefore, we kindly ask that you select no more than eight (8) students and two (2) faculty members to attend this conference.
     A similar letter has been mailed to Dr. Airton Marques da Silva at the Brazilian Chemical Association. We ask that the organizations work together to select the eight undergraduate students and two faculty members that will attend the conference. Thank in you advance for collaborating with the Brazilian Chemical Association.
     We are excited about this first time event for the American Chemical Society and hope that undergraduate students and faculty members from your country will be able to attend and actively participate. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Lairease Garrison, the Senior Staff Associate for the Student Affiliates Program, at 202-872-6166 (phone), 202-833-7732 (fax), or via e-mail at l_garisson@acs.org. Or, you may contact John Malin, the Administrator of the International Activities Program, at 202-872-4449 (phone) or via e-mail at j_malin@acs.org.

Sylvia Ware

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CRITERIA FOR SELECTING INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES DIVISION OF THE
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JUNE 29—JULY 3, 2000
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STUDENT CRITERIA

Students must be UNDERGRADUATES.
Students must be at least a third year student majoring in a chemical science.
Students must be planning to attend graduate school.
Students must be fluent in English and Spanish/Portuguese.
At least two (2) of the eight (8) students must present a research poster during the poster session on Sunday. Abstracts will be due in early April.
At least two (2) of the eight (8) students must be a part of a student-oriented chemistry or related science club/organization.
Students must travel with proper documentation including passport, visa (if applicable) and traveler’s insurance—i.e., medical insurance.

FACULTY CRITERIA

Faculty must serve as a mentor to undergraduate chemical science students.
At least one (1) of the faculty members must be able to display materials about a graduate institution in your country that is
interested in recruiting undergraduate students.
Faculty must be willing to serve as chaperones/sponsors of the attending
students at all times.
Faculty must travel with proper documentation including passport, visa (if applicable) and traveler’s insurance----i.e., medical insurance.

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TENTATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE 2000 PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
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Thursday. June 29, 2000

4:00—6:00 p.m.: Registration of conference attendees
7:00—9:00 p.m.: Get acquainted reception

Friday. June 30. 2000

7:00 a.m.: Buses depart hotel for University of Puerto Rico Rio-Piedras
Campus (UPR)
7:30—8:30 a.m: Breakfast
9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.: Hospitality Center
8:45—10:15 a.m.: Opening Ceremonies
10:30 a.m.—12:15 p.m.: Chemistry Club and Faculty Mentor Interactive
Sessions
12:30-1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:45—2:45 p.m.: Plenary Lecture 1
3:00 p.m.: Depart for Industrial Tour
4:00—9:00 p.m.: Industrial Tour and Social

Saturday. July 1. 2000

7:00 a.m.: Buses depart hotel for UPR
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast
9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.: Hospitality Center
8:45—9:45 a.m.: Plenary Lecture 2
10:00—11:45 a.m.: Professional Society Membership & Industrial Panel
                               Chemical Education Symposium I for
Faculty
12:00—1:00 p.m.: Lunch
l:15---—3:15 p.m.: Pharmaceutical Symposium
                               Minerals Chemistry Symposium
                               Chemical Education Symposium II for
Faculty
3:30—5:00 p.m.: Professional Society Membership & Industrial Panel,
Technology
                           Workshop for Faculty
5:l0—6:l0 p.m.: Plenary Lecture 3
6:20 p.m: Buses depart for Hotel
7:30-11:30 p.m.: Social

Sunday. July 2. 2000

7:00-8:15 a.m. Breakfast
8:30—10:00 a.m.: Research Poster Session/Graduate School Fair
10:15 a.m.—12:15 p.m.: Green Chemistry Symposium
                                         Chemical Education Roundtable &
Faculty Presentations
12:30—2:30 p.m.: Closing lunch with Farewell
3:00 p.m.—until: Free time
Monday. July 3. 2000

7:30—9:30 a.m.:Breakfast
9:30 a.m.:Attendees may begin to depart Puerto Rico

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Secretaria Geral SBQ
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Contribuicoes devem ser enviadas para:        paulosbq@dq.ufscar.br
http://www.sbq.org.br
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