ACS SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL SCIENCES CHAPTER 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

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1 ACS SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL SCIENCES CHAPTER 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Jingye Zhou, Luoheng Qin, Quan Zhou, Hongyu Chen, Andrew Feng, Minmin Wang 2/14/2015

2 ACS Shanghai International Chemical Sciences Chapter 2014 Annual Report DESCRIPTION OF CHAPTER: Shanghai International Chemical Sciences Chapter was established in 2011 by a group of oversea returnees from US. The group aims to serve the community by building a chemistry network in Shanghai and Yantze river delta. The primary goals for the chapter are connecting the people, education and making chemistry fun. The chapter is featured with strong industry connection from both pharmaceutical R&D centers and CROs. Number of Chapter members Leadership team Jingye Zhou (Chair, since 2014) Luoheng Qin (Secretary, 2015) Quan Zhou (Treasury, since 2014) Hongyu Chen (Director, since 2014) Andrew Feng (Director, 2015) Minmin Wang (past chair, ) 1

3 KEY 2014 ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1) Co-organized the 9 th International Symposium for Chinese Medicinal Chemist with Chinese Pharmaceutical Association during Aug in Shengyang, China. ACS Shanghai Chapter contributed to the organization of the ACS session Novel Approaches to the Treatment of Diabetes of the ISCMC to present the frontier of drug discovery and development for treating diabetes. 2) Initiated and led local ACS meeting in partnership with Corey Institute of Biomedical Research. The first event was held from October 16th to October 17th with the theme of major challenges and opportunities in the discovery of new medicines for infectious and oncologic diseases. Speakers from top institutions in US and China highlighted the current trends in the discovery of new medicines for infectious and oncologic diseases with case studies at the symposium. 3) Hosted the chemistry fun festival with Fudan University on Oct 19 th. The fun festival brought chemistry related education to kids in the local community with lots of fun. The festival is highly successful with potential to expand the impact of chemistry education and ACS brand across the Shanghai community. 4) Conducted the Chemistry Olympiad Local test and National test in Shanghai for the first time which 2

4 allows the eligible US students in Shanghai to have the opportunity to show their excellence in Chemistry and compete for Chemistry Olympiad. The test was held in partnership with Shanghai American School. 3

5 ACTIVITIES HELD DURING THE YEAR: (Copy and repeat for each activity) Event - Overview Name of the Event* Brief Description* the 9th International Symposium for Chinese Medicinal Chemist ACS session of 9th ISCMC meeting is co-organized by ACS Shanghai chapter and Chinese Pharmaceutical Association to present the frontier of drug discovery and development for treating diabetes. Affecting nearly 100 million Chinese, diabetes is a major national public health problem in China. Discovery and development of safe and efficacious treatment for diabetes are highly desirable for patients in China and worldwide. Distinguished scientists from worldwide will present the latest scientific discovery with case studies of new drug discovery in diabetes research. Date Held* Aug 17-20, 2014 First time event? Yes Primary Contact* Which strategic goal(s) from the ACS Strategic Plan does this event support? Event Frequency* Event Partners (ACS) Event Partners (Non ACS) Estimated Number of Volunteers Estimated number of hours your volunteers spent on your section's/division's activities Jingye Zhou (ACS Shanghai Chapter), Prof. Maosheng Chen (ISCMC) 1. Provide Information. Be the most authoritative, comprehensive, and indispensable provider of chemistry-related information. 2. Advance Member Careers. Empower an inclusive community of members with networks, opportunities, resources, and skills to thrive in the global economy. 3. Improve Education. Foster the development of the most innovative, relevant and effective chemistry education in the world. 4. Communicate Chemistry s Value. Communicate chemistry s vital role in addressing the world s challenges to the public and policymakers. Once every two years ACS Shanghai Chapter, ACS Publication ISCMC, Chinese Pharmaceutical Association Estimated Number of Attendees 500 Estimated Total Cost (USD) 3000 Source of funding Event Coverage Event Promotion ACS International Activities, ISCMC Meeting iscmc2014@126.com Radio Telev Web: Other - Other ISCMC ing list 4

6 ACTIVITIES HELD DURING THE YEAR: (Copy and repeat for each activity) Event - Overview Name of the Event* Brief Description* the 1st International Symposium of Chemistry and Life Sciences ACS Shanghai chapter is organizing a series of symposia (International Symposium of Chemistry and Life Sciences) in partnership with CIBR in order to advance sciences and accelerate industrial application by connecting scientists across disciplines. Date Held* Oct 16-17, 2014 First time event? Primary Contact* Which strategic goal(s) from the ACS Strategic Plan does this event support? Event Frequency* Event Partners (ACS) Event Partners (Non ACS) Estimated Number of Volunteers Estimated number of hours your volunteers spent on your section's/division's activities Yes Jingye Zhou (ACS Shanghai Chapter), Dr. Liang Zhu (CIBR) 1. Provide Information. Be the most authoritative, comprehensive, and indispensable provider of chemistry-related information. 2. Advance Member Careers. Empower an inclusive community of members with networks, opportunities, resources, and skills to thrive in the global economy. 3. Improve Education. Foster the development of the most innovative, relevant and effective chemistry education in the world. 4. Communicate Chemistry s Value. Communicate chemistry s vital role in addressing the world s challenges to the public and policymakers. Once every year ACS Shanghai Chapter, CAS, ACS Publication, CIBR Estimated Number of Attendees 120 Estimated Total Cost (USD) Source of funding Event Coverage Event Promotion CAS, ACS PUBS, CIBR, Sponsorship, Registration fee meetings@cibrnobel.org Radio Telev Web: C&EN: Website and promotion 5

7 ACTIVITIES HELD DURING THE YEAR: (Copy and repeat for each activity) Event - Overview Name of the Event* Brief Description* Chemistry Fun Festival The Chemistry Fun Festival is designed to advance the understanding of chemistry and its impact on our life through hands-on activities and expert-conducted seminar. All registered participants will conduct a series of hands-on experiments and experience the fun of chemistry under the guidance of well trained volunteers. Date Held* Oct 19, 2014 First time event? Primary Contact* Which strategic goal(s) from the ACS Strategic Plan does this event support? Event Frequency* Event Partners (ACS) Event Partners (Non ACS) Estimated Number of Volunteers Estimated number of hours your volunteers spent on your section's/division'activities Yes Luogeng Qin, Quan Zhou (ACS Shanghai Chapter), Huili Yang (Fudan) 1. Provide Information. Be the most authoritative, comprehensive, and indispensable provider of chemistry-related information. 2. Advance Member Careers. Empower an inclusive community of members with networks, opportunities, resources, and skills to thrive in the global economy. 3. Improve Education. Foster the development of the most innovative, relevant and effective chemistry education in the world. 4. Communicate Chemistry s Value. Communicate chemistry s vital role in addressing the world s challenges to the public and policymakers. Once every year ACS Shanghai Chapter Fudan University Estimated Number of Attendees 250 Estimated Total Cost (USD) Source of funding Event Coverage Global Innovation Grant, Fudan Univeristy acsshanghai@126.com Radio TV Web: Event Promotion Wechat official account 6

8 ACTIVITIES HELD DURING THE YEAR: (Copy and repeat for each activity) Event - Overview Name of the Event* Brief Description* Chemistry Olympiad local test and national test The U. S. National Chemistry Olympiad is a multi-tiered chemistry competition, established as a way of identifying a team of four students to represent the United States in the International Chemistry Olympiad competition. Date Held* March 21, 2014; April 25, 2014 First time event? Yes Primary Contact* Jingye Zhou, Jiabing Wang (ACS Shanghai Chapter), Peter Alden (SAS) Which strategic goal(s) from the ACS Strategic Plan does this event support? Event Frequency* Event Partners (ACS) Event Partners (Non ACS) Estimated Number of Volunteers Estimated number of hours your volunteers spent on your section's/division'activities 1. Provide Information. Be the most authoritative, comprehensive, and indispensable provider of chemistry-related information. 2. Advance Member Careers. Empower an inclusive community of members with networks, opportunities, resources, and skills to thrive in the global economy. 3. Improve Education. Foster the development of the most innovative, relevant and effective chemistry education in the world. 4. Communicate Chemistry s Value. Communicate chemistry s vital role in addressing the world s challenges to the public and policymakers. Once every year ACS Shanghai Chapter, Shanghai American School 3 10 Estimated Number of Attendees 6 Estimated Total Cost (USD) 50 Source of funding Event Coverage ACS Shanghai Chapter Radio TV Web: Event Promotion 7

9 PHOTOGRAPHS OF EVENTS: ACS Session of ISCMC Meeting 8

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12 ACS-CIBR Meeting 11

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17 PROJECTED ACTIVITIES FOR Chemistry Fun Festival. Based on the popularity and community impact of Chemistry Fun Festival, ACS Shanghai Chapter will continue to work closely with local universities to expand the Chemistry Fun festival to have a broader impact on the advancement of chemistry education in the local community. 2. Chemistry Olympiad. ACS Shanghai chapter will host chemistry Olympiad in collaboration with Shanghai American School in March and April. 3. ACS local meeting. We are projecting to organize an ACS-CIBR type of local meeting in The 16

18 meeting topics will be selected to make impact on the local academic research as well as scientific research conducted in industry. 4. Workshop of career advancement for chemistry graduates. We are planning to organize seminars in partnership with local universities for the career development of undergraduate/graduate level students major in chemistry or related subjects. 5. Proposed social networking outreach for chemistry education for all age groups. We have proposed to expand the chemistry outreach program to general public in China leveraging the established social media tool (ACS Shanghai wechat official account). CHAPTER OFFICERS AND CONTACT: Jingye Zhou (Chair, since 2014) Luoheng Qin (Secretary, 2015) Quan Zhou (Treasury, since 2014) Hongyu Chen (Director, since 2014) Andrew Feng (Director, 2015) Minmin Wang (past chair, ) 17