There is now a smart phone app (iPhone and Android compatible) tailored to the needs of local section leaders and their engaged members. Please see instructions below. First, install the ACS Network App (optional but highly recommended): Go to https://bitly.com/acsntwk and bookmark the app on your mobile device. for iPhone (from Safari) 1. Tap the bookmark icon. 2. Choose "Add to Homescreen". for Android (from your browser) 1. Press Menu 2. Select Add Bookmark. 3. Press Menu again, Select Bookmark 4. Long press the ACS Network Bookmark and Select “Add Shortcut to Home” Once you've installed that, go to http://www.widgetbox.com/mobile/app/local-sections to install the Local Section app. Questions, feedback and comments are most welcome.
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FORMS users using Internet Explorer will receive the security warning (pictured below) that "This page contains both secure and nonsecure items." It is OK to accept this security warning as this is an expected occurence in FORMS. Please click "Yes" to accept the nonsecure items to allow the page to render properly.
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Now that cut-and-paste is being distributed via the ACS Network, it is time to develop a more web-friendly format. It's just nuts to have to click on a topic to take you to a page to link to a Word document to download the document, only to have to follow links in the document back to the ACS site. Please, PLEASE, put all the text that was in all the Word docs for one cut-and-paste release in a single html page. That way, we can see the topic summaries all on one page, no document downloads, and single-clicks from the cut-and-paste page to expanded info on any topic.
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The Committee on Corporation Associates (CA) invites ACS Local Sections and International Chapters to apply for grants to support their industry-focused events, including job fairs or panel discussions with industry leaders. For more information and to apply, visit the CA Local Section and International Chapter Grants webpage. CA also offers SEED grants to support programs or events focused on education in the chemical sciences, education of the public on the role of the chemical industry, and promotion of professionalism or safety in chemistry. To apply, visit the CA SEED Grant webpage. Apply today! Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2018 and winners will be notified no later than September 15, 2018.
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The purpose of the ACS-CWD (American Chemical Society – Committee on Chemists with Disabilities) Travel Award is to encourage the participation of undergraduate/graduate students and post-docs with disabilities who will present a talk or poster at the Spring or Fall ACS National Meeting. Up to $3,000 will be awarded per recipient. The application deadline is May 15, 2018. Candidates must submit their application on the online form provided here. To find out more about current CWD news and activities, visit the CWD Website and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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