The Joy of Toys

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• The Joy of Toys
• Chemistry Expo
• Each year during national
• chemistry week, the section
• has a hands-on chemistry expo for kids of all
  ages.
• This years expo was at Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.
• on Oct. 22nd. Join us next year!

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• The ACS
• Green Chemistry Institute
• Catalyzing the movement of the chemical
  enterprise toward sustainability through the
  adoption of green chemistry principles.

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• Chemical and Engineering News
• CEN Online is a weeklymagazine published by
  theAmerican Chemical Society.It is available
  free to all members. If you would like to become
  a member of ACS, you can apply online at the ACS
  website chemistry.org.

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• ACS Scholars Program
• A CATALYST for AfricanAmerican,
  Hispanic/Latinoand American Indian
  studentsseeking to pursue under-graduate
  college degreesin chemical sciences and chemical
  technology.

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• ACS Committee on Minority Affairs
• Oversees American Chemical Society programs
  devoted or related to minority issues.
• Studies and make recommendations on the current
  status of minorities in the ACS and in the
  chemical sciences.
• Promotes and recognizes the professional
  accomplishments of minorities in the chemical
  sciences.
• Increases the interest of minority chemical
  professionals in the work of the Society.

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• Women Chemists Committee
• Serves the membership of theAmerican Chemical
  Society.Our mission is to be leadersin
  attracting, developing andpromoting women in the
  chemical sciences.

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• Younger ChemistsCommittee
• North Jersey ACS YoungerChemists Committee
  organizes events that provide graduate students,
  post-doctoral chemists, and young professionals
  with the opportunities to interact with other
  chemists in the section, to help them better
  direct their careers, and to increase their
  involvement in the ACS.

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• MARM - Middle AtlanticRegional Meeting
• MARM 2005 was a huge success with over2,000 in
  attendance! Join us for MARM 2006in Hershey,
  PA. Dont miss the biggest ACS nano-technology
  materials symposium of the year!
• Find out more at www.marm2006.org

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• Through the purchasing power of ACS members, the
  Member Insurance Program is able to offer you
  plans that are less expensive and completely
  portable with better benefits than what you could
  probably purchase as an individual.

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• High School - Project SEED
• Project SEED is designed to encourage
  economically disadvantaged high school students
  to pursue career opportunitiesin the chemical
  sciences.Direction for Project SEED isprovided
  by the ACS Committeeon Project SEED.

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• North Jersey Section Careers in Transition
• Review Resumes - attendees should bring their
  resume on a transparency so that we can provide
  immediate feedback.
• Develop Personal Marketing Strategies -
  developing good answers to questions that have a
  high probability of being asked on a job
  interview.
• Discuss how to find a position.

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• Chemagination
• is a creative innovation andwriting contest for
  high schoolscience students conducted by the
  American Chemical Society (ACS) and written with
  the National Science Education Standards in mind.

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• Teacher Affiliates
• The Teacher Affiliates Group is a group of high
  school teachers form North Jersey who are
  affiliated members of the section. Dues are 15
  per year. All members of the group receive the
  INDICATOR monthly and are entitled to attend all
  sectional functions. We welcome new Affiliates.

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• North Jersey Section Education Committee
• Oversees educational activities and awards in the
  section. The Committee specifically administers
  the Edward J. Merrill Award for High School
  chemistry teachers and cooperates in the
  dissemination of information and the
  recommendation of nominees for other regional and
  national awards.

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• Metro Women Chemists Committee
• Strengthens the contribution of women in the
  chemical sciences in the NY-NJ area.
• Serves early and midcareer scientists through
  programming and invites graduate and
  undergraduate students to participate.

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• Kids Chemistry
• Was developed by the AmericanChemical Society to
  give scientiststhe resources and training
  necessaryto share hands-on science withschool
  children in grades 3 to 6.