Special/Social Events
SERMACS 2022
Special & Social Events
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The SERMACS 2022 Organizing Committee invites you to participate in the following special events to be held during the meeting. Some activities are free and open to SERMACS 2022 participants, but others may require prior registration and/or a fee. Check this out during the registration or the related post on this webpage.
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Saturday, October 15, 2022 |
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11:00a – 1:00p |
Virtual Pre-Meeting Workshop: Climate Science (Check SERMACS 2022 webpage and Click for Flyer) |
Virtual |
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Wednesday, October 19, 2022 |
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1:30p – 3:30p 3:45p – 4:45p |
ACS on Campus Workshops: Finding Yourself: Identifying a Career that Matches your Strengths and Values Careers in Industrial Chemistry: Identifying Your Role in the Industrial Value Chain |
208 C |
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2:00 – 4:00p |
YCC Power Hour with SCC: Journey to Success (Click for Flyer) |
208 C |
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5:00p |
SERMACS 2022 Opening Ceremony Plenary Speaker 1 – Angela Wilson |
Ballroom A |
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6:30 – 8:3pp |
Exhibition Opening |
Ballroom Foyer |
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6:30 – 8:3pp |
Sci-Mix Poster Session I |
Ballroom B |
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Thursday, October 20, 2022 |
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7:30a -8:30a |
Student Gathering with Merck Representatives (Continental Breakfast (only for students) |
208 B |
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9:30a – 7:00p |
Exhibition |
Ballroom Foyer |
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9:00a – 5:00p |
Graduate School Fair |
Ballroom B |
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8:30a – 9:30a |
Plenary Speaker 2 – Isaiah Warner |
Ballroom A |
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9:30a – 12:00m |
ACS on Campus: 10 Tips for Scholarly Publishing |
209 A/B |
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10:00a – 12:00m |
Sci-Mix Poster Session II |
Ballroom B |
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12:00m – 1:30p |
DEIR/WCC Luncheon (Ticketed event, Click for Flyer) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect / Women Chemists Luncheon includes Laura Castillo-Page, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as speaker followed by round tables discussion. Registration is required for this event. |
208 B |
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2:00p – 4:00p |
Meeting with Puerto Rico Representatives, Victor R. McCrary, Jr. |
Room 209 A/B |
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3:00p – 5:00p |
Undergraduate Poster Session Explore posters from up and coming researchers in the Southeastern Region. |
Ballroom B |
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5:00p – 6:00p |
Plenary Speaker 3 – Victor R. McCrary, Jr. |
Ballroom A |
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6:00p |
ACS Board Reception Stop by for refreshments and meet the ACS Board Members. |
Ballroom Foyer |
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7:00p |
Puerto Rican Night (Ticketed Event) The Puerto Rican Night will showcase the Puerto Rican culture, including a Folkloric Show, Latin music to dance and Puerto Rican appetizers. Registration is required for this event. |
CC Terrace |
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Friday, October 21, 2022 |
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8:30a – 11:30a |
Festival de Química (Click for Flyer) Join the Puerto Rico Section of the American Chemical Society, Dr. Angela Wilson-ACS President, USA, International and Puerto Rico Student Chapters/ChemCLubs, Ecoexploratorio, and other collaborators, for a free community event, as part of the National Chemistry Week Celebration. |
PRCC Grounds |
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8:30a – 5:00p |
K-12 Teachers and Students Day (View Flyer) The all-day program will feature concurrent workshops, a chemistry festival, STEAM teaching strategies presentation from fellow teachers, and more. |
209 A/B 202 C |
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8:30a – 5:00p |
Exhibition |
Ballroom Foyer |
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10:25a – 12:00p 12:00m – 1:30p |
Awards Luncheon (Ticketed Event, View Flyer). Join us as we recognize this year’s regional and local section award recipients. Registration is required for this event. CPT Listening Session – ACS Graft Guidelines for Undergraduate Programs (View Flyer) |
208 B 104 C |
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1:30p – 2:30p |
Regional Leaders and Members Discussion |
104 C |
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2:30p – 5:00p |
Graduate School Fair |
Ballroom B |
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3:00p – 5:00p |
Sci-Mix Poster Session III |
Ballroom B |
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5:00p – 6:00p |
SERMACS 2022 Plenary Speaker 4 David MacMillan |
Ballroom A |
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1:45p – 4:55p 6:15 – 7:15 pm |
ACS on Campus: Hangout with ACS on Campus at Sci-Mix Ask Me Anything Live! |
Ballroom B 209 A/B |
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8:30a – 11:30a |
Festival de Química |
PRCC Grounds |
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Saturday, October 22, 2022 |
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8:00a – 12:00p |
SERMACS’ Board Meeting |
208 B |
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8:30a – 9:30a |
AAAS Plenary Speaker 5 – Erick Carreira |
Ballroom A |
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8:30 – 9:30a |
AAAs Annual Conference (Click for Flyer) The AAAS-Caribbean Division will hold its 37th Annual Conference (AAAS-CD 22) titled “Puerto Rico Confronts Climate Change” jointly with SERMACS 2022 |
Ballroom A |
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10:00a – 12:00p |
Sci-Mix Poster Session V |
Ballroom B |
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10:00a – 12:00p |
iRIPS Live (Virtual) and Virtual Poster Session Inclusive Remote International Poster Session |
Ballroom B |
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1:30 – 5:00p |
AAAs Annual Conference (Click for Flyer) |
209 A/B |