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:: Foreword :: The Royal Netherlands Chemical Society
:: EC2E2N and ECTN Assoc. News ...
:: European and International Conferences 2011 Quote : The Mole Concept, the most basic and standard units for chemists, was adopted in 1971. |
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To celebrate what Marie Curie has achieved for chemistry, a worldwide breakfast for women working in the field was held on January 18th 2011. In the Netherlands, eight companies and the Faculty of Life Sciences and Chemistry of HU Utrecht took part as three hundred women came together for this special event. The aim of the initiative was to make women aware of the appeal of the chemical industry as an attractive workplace for women. Comparable network meetings took place in 40 countries around the world. The initiator of the breakfast sessions was the Australian Chemistry Professor Mary Garson (University of Queensland, Brisbane).
Each location had its own program for the breakfast sessions. Maaike Kroon, Professor of Separation Technology at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry of the TU Eindhoven and also the youngest female professor in the Netherlands, was invited to one of the breakfast meetings. At another meeting, Prof. N. H. Velthorst (78) gave a speech. Nel Velthorst was professor of general and analytical chemistry between 1980 and 1997 at the VU University Amsterdam. She was one of the first science professors in the Netherlands.
Networking was the main theme of the event. Students from HU Utrecht communicated via Skype with students in Cairo (Egypt) and Gelsenkirchen (Germany). One of the chemical companies participated in a video-conference with five different locations. And at another chemical company colleagues, led by an expert, shared their views and experiences on the theme: "What is networking and how do we apply it?".
This event proved to be a special endeavour during which all women participated enthusiastically.
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On Saturday, May 21st the VNCI organised the seventeenth edition of the Day of Chemistry. Seventy chemical companies, research institutions, water authorities and laboratories throughout the Netherlands opened their doors to the public. The 58.000 visitors made the day a great success.
During the Day of Chemistry the young and old could take a look behind the scenes of small and large chemical companies. The companies organized workshops, demonstrations and tours through the laboratories and factories. There were 58.000 visitors (18,000 more than on the previous edition), including many local residents who have wondered what happens behind the closed factory doors. Employees also got the opportunity to show their families what they do. The many children were entertained with inflatable castles, questionnaires and Kid's Labs, where they could perform their own experiments.
A few examples:
Many tents with booths with representatives from various companies were set up at Chemical Park Delfzijl. Visitors could see how raw materials made at the Park can be found in everyday products. Children and visitors not only got to look at various chemical experiments, but were allowed to participate in experiments, for example by stepping into a giant soap bubble.
In Terneuzen the employees of Dow took visitors on a walk through a gallery to show what can be created with Dow's products. Packaging for cheese is one example. Dow is developing a plastic that fulfils all conditions to preserve cheese and is easy to open.
Many companies put the emphasis on safety issues, including Kemira in Rotterdam. The company showed the local residents how they guarantee security. At BASF in the Meern visitors from the surrounding residential areas could learn all about the use of catalysts in such products as toothbrushes and in the production of margarine. Sabic IP in Bergen op Zoom celebrated her 40th birthday with employees and their families, residents and retirees. While children were entertained with games from the fire brigade and a haunted house, personnel took visitors on a tour of the industrial terrain.
The Day of Chemistry is held every other year to raise awareness about the sector among the general public and to increase young people's interest in chemistry.
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During the International Year of Chemistry, the 100 year anniversary of the second Nobel Prize awarded to
Maria Salomea (Marie) Sklodowska-Curie, better known as Madam Curie, will (among other activities) also be celebrated. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and discovered the elements polonium and radium. The Royal Netherlands Chemical Society KNCV cannot pass this celebration up, so a cycle of lectures has been created: the Curie lectures.In the autumn of 2011, the KNCV will organise several Curie lectures in collaboration with the Museum Boerhaave, including the historic van't Hoff lectures. In addition to attending the lectures, attendees can also visit the current exhibitions of the Museum Boerhaave. Here is an overview of the Curie lectures:
Netherlands Forensic Institute - Den Haag
Title:
New light on crime scenes, the forensic application of spectroscopic /chemical imaging
Date:
16 June 2011
Location:
NFI - Den Haag
Saxion College - Enschede
Title:
Date:
5 October 2011
Location:
Saxion College - Enschede
KNCV and Museum Boerhaave - Leiden
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Date:
18 October 2011 (afternoon)
Location:
Museum Boerhaave- Leiden
KNCV and TNO - Innovation for life - Leiden
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Date:
25 November 2011 (afternoon)
Location:
Museum Boerhaave- Leiden
KNCV section for Radio - and Ray chemistry - Leiden
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9 December 2011
Location:
Museum Boerhaave- Leiden
Title:
Scientific Children's Lecture
Date:
27 December 2011
Location:
Museum Boerhaave- Leiden
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The opening nights of the musical show "Marie Curie and the Secret of the Trembling Ray" (8 +) were held on the 17th and 18th of June in the Zeehelden Theatre in The Hague. Regular performances have followed since then.
"Madam Curie and the Secret of the Trembling Ray" is a musical production for (school) children from the age of 8. Marie Curie is working on a very important formula (that of the X-rays) when she is suddenly kidnapped. Everyone is very worried; she is meant to receive the Nobel Prize in Sweden in just a couple of days! Then Madam Curie and one of her abductors fall in love (chemistry!) and with the aid of an invisibility serum they manage to escape! This show is all about the positive aspects of chemistry.
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Science Centre NEMO and VNCI, the Association of Dutch Chemical Industry, have put together the summer exhibition "Chemistry at Sea". This exhibition took place from the 25th of June until the 4th of September.
During the summer of the International Year of Chemistry, the summer exhibition of Science Centre NEMO in Amsterdam was entirely devoted to chemistry. On a sunny beach setting, visitors could learn all about chemistry in everyday life. The exhibition demonstrated how everything around you is made up of particles. And if you know how those particles work and interact with each other, then you can make your wishes come true. You can make materials stronger, make food and drinks tastier, make products more beautiful and much, much more. The cradle-to-cradle principle was also explained. The exhibition included a cocktail bar, a surf shop and a snack stall. Of course there were many experiments and demonstrations as well.
The exhibition was interactive and suitable for families with children. Around 100,000 people have visited the exhibition.
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Chemistry Run is a unique running event in the province of Zeeland, along an impressive factory site. The event was organised by the VNCI, the Association of Dutch Chemical Industry, as part of the International Year of Chemistry and took place on Saturday, September 10, 2011. There were between 1,000 and 1,500 runners.
This sporting event was intended to show that chemistry plays a central role in society and in sports, including running. Think of, for example, the technologies behind sportswear and energy drinks. The aim of this event was to decrease the gap between chemistry and society.
There were two long distances: the half marathon and the 10 km run. For the youngest athletes, the Kid's Run was organised. What made the event unique was the use of a section of the Dow Chemical site for the run. The remainder of the route went across an ingenious system of locks and through beautiful nature. The finish of all distances took place in the centre of Terneuzen in Zeeland.
Large and small companies from the chemical industry
sponsored the event together with the municipality of Terneuzen and the
province of Zeeland.
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Young people all over the world are doing a study of water quality in their own region. In the Netherlands, children from primary and secondary schools are conducting several supervised experiments.
This is the largest study carried out by young people in the world. Foundation C3 organises the Global Chemistry Experiment here in the Netherlands. Through experimentation children determine the quality of water in their own region. (Chemistry) teachers supervise the students in carrying out this research or ask for assistance from Foundation C3. The results are collected in an international database for worldwide comparison. Furthermore, In October chemists will provide a guest lecture on the Global Chemistry Experiment in the elementary schools. Teachers and professors from colleges and universities will provide a master class on water for high school students.
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The KNCV and NWO jointly organise the CHAINS meeting (CHemistry As INnovation Science). The meeting will take place on 28, 29 and 30 November 2011 and will unofficially close the International Year of Chemistry in 2011 in the Netherlands in DeFabrique, Maarssen.
The divisions of the KNCV and the working groups of NWO will jointly provide the content to this unique scientific conference. The goal is to show the diversity of chemistry, to highlight the "creative future" of chemistry and 'the role of chemistry in the needs of the world'. The conference will have international appeal. During these days the many lectures will push the boundaries of various fields within chemistry, crossing the interfaces between the fields. The conference can accommodate 1500 to 2000 visitors, the target group consisting of scientists from all disciplines, universities and business.
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ECTN Association Administrative Council: The next meeting will take place on Sunday 9th October 2011 in Helsinki. Any member wishing to add items to the agenda for this meeting are invited to send them to Tony Smith as soon as possible.
www.ectn-assoc.org
contact: .
EChemTest Committee Meeting: The next meeting will take place on Friday 7th October 2011 in Helsinki. Any member wishing to add items to the agenda for this meeting are invited to send them to Pascal Mimero as soon as possible.
www.echemtest.net
contact: .
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"EC2E2N 2" New Project Application
Anthony Smith, Lyon FR (E.U.)
The Progress Report for the EC2E2N project has been evaluated and accepted by the European Commission. A copy of the ‘Plans for the Future’ part of the report is available here.
The next Management Committee meeting of the project will take place on Saturday 8th October 2011 in Helsinki. If there are any items you would like discussed by the committee please let Tony Smith know.
NEW PROJECT APPLICATION
The deadline for the application for a new network project, to run from October 2012 to September 2015, is 2nd February 2012. The Management Committee would be very pleased to receive any ideas for this new project. Any topic concerning higher education in chemistry and /or chemical engineering is eligible. We need to produce an innovative project to maximize our chances of receiving funding. Please send Tony Smith your ideas as soon as possible.
Read the full project call online
(webpage)
Download the full
project call
(PDF, 181Kb)
www.ec2e2n.net
contact: .
ECTNA General Assembly and
EC2E2N Plenary Meeting Report, Bratislava 2011
Anthony Smith, Lyon FR (E.U.) &
Marta Sališova, Bratislava SK
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(PDF, 3.5Mb)
www.ec2e2n.net
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WP12 Survey: Towards European quality labels for teacher education programmes
Ilka Parchmann, Kiel DE (E.U.) &
Iwona Maciejowska, Kraków PL (E.U.)
One of the goals of WP12 is to collect general and content-specific information about pre-service teacher education in different countries (secondary school teachers). You could help us by fulfilling an on-line questionnaire or forwarding this request to the appropriate person in your university/region/country.
Thank you in advance
WP16 Report: Generic skills in third cycle chemistry programmes
Kristiina Wähälä, Helsinki FI (E.U.)
WP18 Call: Continuing Education
WG Meeting to be held in Helsinki FI, October 2011.
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The 2011 programme (www.ectn-assoc.org/news/2011_Editorial_Programme.htm) was going smoothly as scheduled end of 2010 and thanks to all Guest Editors already involved for their valuable contributions: Italian Chemical Society with the University of Perugia (January), Czech and Slovak Chemical Societies (March), French Chemical Society (April), German Chemical Society (May) and Irish Chemical Institute (June). Then, after this successful series, a break occurred as the July edition was not published for different technical problems - we must apologize for it. Now we are re-starting along the scheduled issues with the Royal Dutch Chemical Society in September, and on track the Romanian Chemical Society (October) and Royal Society of Chemistry (December) who will close the year.
In between 2 Special Editions:
end of October, one Special Edition dedicated to African and Middle-Eastern countries, anybody from this continent having interest, within the IYC context or for Chemical Education purpose, to publish or disseminate information, are pleased to contact me;
mid-November, the second Special Edition dedicated to Central and South Americas, and same as above, do not hesitate if you want to contribute.
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Iwona Maciejowska, Kraków PL (E.U.)
We all like to hear new voices and interesting conference presentations. The Division of Chemical Education of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (DivCEd EuCheMS) is organizing alternately two international conferences - ECRICE and EuroVariety - and is going to set up a list of active researchers in the field of Chemical Education, from which could be found potential speakers at European, Regional and National Conferences. If you would like to join, please send us your data: name, institution, field of research/expertise, languages spoken, e-mail address; you also could add your homepage / labpage address at your institution website.
Large dissemination of this invitation is highly recommended, and we will be very grateful for your assistance.
Contact the author: .
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Elisabetta Delle Donne, Florence IT (E.U.)
The International Conference New Perspectives in Science Education will take place in Florence, Italy, on 8 -9 March 2012.
The New Perspective in Science Education conference has the aim to promote transnational cooperation and share good practice in the field of innovation for Science Education.
The New Perspectives in Science Education Conference provides excellent opportunities for the presentation of previous and current projects in the science education field.
The New Perspectives in Science Education Conference focuses on the following topics:
Science Teaching Methods
New Technologies for Science Teaching
Science Education Resources and Activities
Science Education Projects and Initiatives
Science Education and Disabled People
Science Communication
Training of Science Teachers
The Call for Papers, in the framework of the New Perspectives in Science Education Conference, is addressed to researchers, teachers and experts as well as to coordinators of projects and initiatives in the field of science education. Researchers, teachers, experts and project coordinators in the field of science education are invited to submit an abstract of a paper to be presented during the New Perspectives in Science Education Conference. The abstract should be written in English (300 words) and
Important dates
14 November 2011: Deadline for submitting abstracts
9 December 2011: Notification of Acceptance / Rejection
9 January 2012: Deadline for final submission of papers
8 – 9 March 2012: Dates of the conference
At the New Perspectives in Science Education Conference there will be three presentation modalities: Oral and poster presentations (in-person) and virtual (for those who cannot attend in person).
An ISBN publication will be produced with all the accepted papers.
For further information about the New Perspectives in Science Education Conference, please contact us at the following address: science@pixel-online.net or visit the conference website: http://www.pixel-online.net/science/
Dr. Elisabetta Delle Donne
Pixel
Via Luigi Lanzi 12, 50134 Firenze, Italy
Tel. +39-055-48.97.00 ; Fax. +39-055-462.88.73
Europlan - The European Cooperation Portal for Education, Training and Culture
International Conference on New Technologies for Language Learning
International Conference "The Future of Education"
International Conference "New Perspectives in Science Education"
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  EUROANALYSIS
2011 - Belgrad RS, Sept. 11-15, 2011www.euroanalysis2011.rs |
 
7th IMA - Instrumental Methods of Analysis-Modern Trends and Applications -
Chania, Crete GR, Sept. 18-22, 2011www.maich.gr/ima2011/index.html |
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Joint autumn schools in Chios island (Greece) and
Izmir (Turkey) - Oct. 5-11, 2011
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AIEC
2011 Australian International Educational Conference - Adelaïde SA AU,
Oct. 11-14, 2011www.aiec.idp.com - Download the Brochure ( ) |
RAFA
2011 - Recent Advances in Food Chemistry - Prague CZ, Nov. 1-4, 2011www.rafa2011.eu - Download the Flyer ( ) |
ICERI
2011 - International Conference on Education, Research and
Innovation - Madrid ES, Nov. 14-16, 2011www.iceri2011.org |
Cimqusef'2011
- Rabbat MA, Nov. 15-17, 2011http://cimqusef.amaquen.org/index.php/cimqusef11/cimqusef |
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International Conference "New Perspectives in Science Education" -
Florence IT, March 8-9, 2012 www.pixel-online.net/science/ |
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1st International Congress
on Business and Economic Research (ICBER 2012)Omoku-Nigeria, 25-28 June, 2012 - Download the Announcement ( 178Kb)
Omoku-Nigeria, 25-28 June, 2012 - Download the Announcement ( 179Kb)
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Joined
Conferences: 11th ECRICE (www.11ecrice.org) and 22nd ICCE (www.22icce.org); Rome IT, July 15-20, 2012 |
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4th EuCheMS Chemistry Conference -
Prague CZ, August 26-30, 2012 www.euchems-prague2012.cz |
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2012 International Conference on
Agriculture, Science and Engineering (ICASE 2012)Omoku-Nigeria, September 3-7, 2012 - Download the Announcement (
234Kb)
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XV IOSTE International Symposium - Yasmine Hammamet TN,
Oct 29 - Nov. 3, 2012