PROFMonday, 11 September 2006

1:30 PM-5:10 PM San Francisco Marriott -- Pacific Room J, Oral
Changing Communications of the 21st Century in Honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Helen Free Award for Science Outreach
Organizer:Russell Johnson
1:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:40 PMTop ten reasons why everyone should be involved in ACS public outreach
Helen M. Free
2:05 PMChemists communicating chemistry to the public in the 21st century
John K. Borchardt
2:30 PMGoodbye gatekeeper
Tom Abate
2:55 PMIs science education broken? Can better communications fix it?
Thomas Holme
3:20 PMIntermission
3:35 PMChemistry in the news is good news: How, when, where and why
Nancy Blount
3:55 PMNational Chemistry Week: Communication between ACS members and communication with the public
Theresa Thewes
4:20 PMBlogs and podcasts: Redefining community outreach
Paula G. Fox, Jeffrey B. Trent
4:45 PMSpecial challenges in communicating science in a busy world: What can a chemist do?
William F. Carroll

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The 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 10-14, 2006