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American Chemical Society
230th National Meeting & Exposition
Washington, DC, August 28 - September 01, 2005

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Information for Attendees and CSW-Sponsored Events and Tours

WELCOME TO
WASHINGTON, DC

On behalf of the 4300 members of the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW), its officers, councilors, and managers, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our Nation's Capital.

We very much appreciate and acknowledge the special privilege the American Chemical Society has given CSW in asking us to serve as the host section for its 230th National Meeting, August 28th through September 1st, 2005. The Chemical Society of Washington, established in January 1884, is now in its 121st year. The American Chemical Society chartered CSW as one of its local sections in April 1893.

Based on past experience, we expect that new discoveries will be reported and that new experimental data as well as many new insights, theories and explanations will be presented, proposed, and questioned during the course of this 230th National Meeting. We are equally confident that the time you spend here will prove productive, lead to important developments in the chemical sciences, engineering and technology, and ultimately result in innovations with significant socio-economic impacts for our country and the world.

Please remember that just outside the Convention Center lie the magnificence, the grandeur and the beauty of America's capital city. New architecture of the last year, in addition to the construction of the new DC Convention Center that currently serves as headquarters for the 230th ACS National Meeting, includes the National World War II Memorial and the National Museum of the American Indian. A great variety of neo-classical buildings and monuments line the wide streets and traffic circles initially laid out by Pierre L'Enfant in 1791. We hope that our museums, libraries, colleges, universities, unique research facilities, foundations, funding agencies and other treasures will provide happy memories of your visit to the Nation's Capital. To that end, CSW will maintain a Hospitality Booth just inside the L Street Entrance (where the ACS buses stop). Please come by for a souvenir of your visit to Washington, visitors' information and maps.

Best wishes for a successful meeting and a pleasant stay in Washington,


James J. Zwolenik, President
Chemical Society of Washington


 

Information Attendees May Find Useful

  • The 32-page 230th ACS National Meeting Special Edition of the Capital Chemist
    Newsletter for the Chemical Society of Washington
    PDF Logo Capital Chemist   (large pdf file; 5.9 mb; Acrobat 5.0 or later)
    PDF Logo Cover for the Capital Chemist   (pdf file; 900 kb; Acrobat 5.0 or later)

  • The Washington Convention Center at Mt. Vernon Square at the intersection of New York Ave. and Massachusetts Ave. It is situated between 7th and 9th Streets NW and between K and N Streets NW and it is served by the Metro Green Line. Site includes information on nearby hotels, restaurants, parking, etc.

  • Floor plans for the Convention Center

  • Metro Neighborhood map for the Mt. Vernon Square station (7th St., NW) and the Convention Center on the Metro Green Line [StationMasters.com]

  • Metro System Information

  • Map of downtown Washington DC including the Convention Center [Google.com]

  • Additional Meetings, Symposia and Events at the ACS Meeting

    • Silver Circle & Retiree Breakfast
      American Chemical Society National Meeting
      Tuesday, August 30, 2005, 7:30 - 9:00 am
      JW Marriott Hotel, Salon II
      Ticket No. SE-12/$10
      Host: Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and CEO
      ACS Silver Circle - For members whose life experiences have earned them a silver "crown." Silver Circle members have valuable experiences in chemistry which they are encouraged to share through outreach activities.

    • The Women's Committee of the American Chemical Society
      and National Science Foundation Project ENHANCE
      cordially invite you to an ACS Presidential Symposium: Women in Chemistry: Trends and Traditions that will highlight the recently published book from WCC "Successful Women in Chemistry: Corporate America's Contribution to Science" and findings from Project ENHANCE, NFS Grant #0228007.
      Monday, August 29, 2005 at the Renaissance Hotel in the South Ballroom
      999 Ninth St. NW, Washington, DC.
      Speakers: 8:00 AM -12:30 PM
      Panel discussions: 1:30 - 3:30 and 3:30 - 4:30
      Networking reception: 2:30 - 3:30

    • Dr. Margaret E. M. Tolbert of the National Science Foundation will present a seminar titled "Celebrating a Scientific Career: Challenges, Opportunities, and Successes" at the 230th ACS National Meeting in Washington, DC. The seminar (paper number 13) is scheduled for August 29th beginning at 3:25 pm. at the Renaissance Washington Hotel. This 30- to 40-minute seminar will be presented during the Division of the History of Chemistry session, "Minority Chemists: Telling our Stories - Award Symposium Honoring Jeannette E. Brown".



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