Events and Conferences

Meetings, Events and Conferences of Interest

EPA Green Chemistry Calendar and Conferences

The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable is pleased to be sponsoring the following events:
All events are open to the public

2nd International Symposium on Green Processing in the Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Industries
May 29-30, 2008 at Yale University in New Haven, CT USA
http://www.guidinggreen.com/Pharm_FineChem.html
Abstracts for student posters are now being accepted. Registration is now open!

12th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
June 24-26, 2008 at Capital Hilton in Washington, DC USA
www.gcande.org
Registration is now open!
(The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable meeting is scheduled for June 23 at the same location. The Roundtable meeting is open to current and prospective members only. Send ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable inquiries to gcipr@acs.org.)

Gordon Research Conference on Green Chemistry
August 3-8, 2008 at Bates College in Lewiston, ME, USA
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=green
Online application is now open!

2008 AIChE Topical Conference on Green Engineering and Sustainability in the Pharmaceutical Industry
November 16-21 at the Philadelphia Marriott and Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Call for Abstracts is now open. http://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2008/cfp.cgi. Go to the bottom of the list of Groups to Topical 5 (T5), Green Engineering and Sustainability in the Pharmaceutical Industry and follow the instructions in submitting to the session of interest.
(The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable meeting will be co-located with this conference. The Roundtable meeting is open to current and prospective members only. Send ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable inquiries to gcipr@acs.org.)

More information on the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable
The ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable is a partnership between the ACS Green Chemistry Institute and member pharmaceutical companies dedicated to the integration of green chemistry and green engineering in the global pharmaceutical industry. Members currently include AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., Inc., Pfizer Inc, Schering Plough Corporation, and Wyeth. The Roundtable will be strongest when all global pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing companies are members. Send membership inquiries to gcipr@acs.org or call (202) 872-6102. Website: www.acs.org/gcipharmaroundtable

ACS Green Chemistry Institute
American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 872-6102

The 12^th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the premier event of the year for chemists and engineers interested in green and sustainable innovation! The 12^th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference will feature presentations across the range of topics in the field, with session tracks including:

	Analytical methods and technologies
	Bio-based materials and processes
	Catalysis
	Education and outreach
	Environmental decision making and metrics
	New materials
	Process design
	Renewable chemical feedstocks
	Renewable fuels
	Solvents and solvent systems
	Synthesis

This year’s conference will be held June 24-26, 2008 at the Capital Hilton, in Washington, DC. The conference is organized each year by the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute with the active involvement of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other federal government agencies, industry, academia, and other professional societies.

Abstract Submission is Closing Soon!

Abstracts for both oral and poster presentations are now being accepted by an electronic submissions system. To submit your abstract, please visit the conference website: http://acs.confex.com/acs/green08/cfp.cgi.

Abstracts are due February 13, 2008.

Registration and Housing Reservations are Now Open!

To make your reservations, as well as a preliminary schedule of events, and a list of keynote speakers visit www.gcande.org.

Early-Bird Registration Deadline: April 7, 2008.

ACS Green Chemistry Institute
American Chemical Society
1155 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 872-6102

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