- ACS Career Workshops offered on Wednesday, June 11 (see registration form)
- High School Education Program - Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13
- Undergraduate Education Program - Friday, June 13
The Entrepreneurial Workshop will be held on Friday, June 13 2008, from 1:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Room location at the Hyatt Regency Columbus to be determined. The workshop is free and is sponsored by the ACS Division of Small Chemical Business (SCHB). If you plan to attend you may sign up on the conference registration form. Alternatively, you may register on-site at the registration desk.
If you have an idea for a product or service and would like to take it to market and profitability, come to this free workshop and panel discussion where you will hear sage advice from experts on starting and building a business, intellectual property, financing, technology transfer, and assistance. This workshop is open to anybody: students, faculty, and nonacademics. Even if you currently do not have an idea that you want to convert into an opportunity, you might become inspired! Bring your questions and get answers that will help you as an entrepreneur and improve your position.
Laboratory Safety. Saturday, June 14, 8:00 AM (time subject to change). Location to be determined. Sponsored by CHAS. This classic presentation on laboratory safety by the Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) has been attended by thousands of safety professions. With experience in both industrial and academic labs, the workshop leaders give a real-world approach to safety issues. Their stories are both interesting and pertinent. Interactive demonstrations help you deal with everything from creative wiring in the lab to administrators without a vision of what it means to have safe workplace. This workshop will be an excellent forum to speak openly about safety problems in your workplace. Registration to the workshop can be made on the registration form for the meeting.
