Looking for ways to give back to your community?  Try volunteering!  Research shows that those who willing give of their time, talents and means are happier, healthier and wealthier. Join us with speaker, Dr. Al Hazari of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to learn how chemists are giving back to their communities and how you can too!

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“Sparking Discovery – Chemists in the Community.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Dr. Al Hazari of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

What You Will Learn

• What you need to know to ignite curiosity and inspire lifelong learning
• Why you benefit when you connect to everyone, everywhere, everyday
• How to make chemistry and science fun for all
• How to conduct a successful community outreach event
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010

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Al received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the American University in Cairo. He holds an M.S. degree in Chemistry from Youngstown State University in Ohio and a doctorate in Science Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Currently, he is the Director of the Undergraduate Chemistry Labs and a Lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was the 2000 recipient of the ACS Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach. Al is a former chair of the ACS Committee on Chemical Safety, an ACS tour speaker, and the councilor for the ACS – East Tennessee Section. Al is an affiliate of the Institute for Chemical Education and a member of the National and the Tennessee Science Teachers Associations. He has made several presentations and given talks at local, regional, national and international chemical and science education conferences.

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This episode of ACS Webinars™ is in celebration of National Chemistry Week 2010.  Learn more about NCW activities in your community at http://www.acs.org/ncw.

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What should foreign-born scientists know to legally work and gain permanent residence in the US? According to 2005 ChemCensus, about twenty percent of chemical professionals are foreign-born. Join us to learn from speaker Kelly McCown, of McCown and Evans LLP, about the latest immigration updates for scientific professionals!

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“US Immigration Updates for Foreign-Born Scientists.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Kelly McCown, Attorney at Law, of McCown and Evans LLP.

What You Will Learn

• Which green card category scientists should choose in the current immigration climate: EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, or EB-5
• The top five pitfalls in preparing Extraordinary Ability, Outstanding Professor/Researcher, and National Interest Waiver I-140 petitions
• How to increasing your chance of success with your I-140 petition by creating your “extraordinary” or “outstanding” qualifications
• How to respond to common Requests for Evidence raised by USCIS in I-140 petitions
• The recent restrictions in the H-1B category that will affect scientists and researchers
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010

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Kelly McCown is co-founder and partner of the corporate immigration law firm McCown & Evans LLP in San Francisco, where she assists scientists, investors, entrepreneurs, emerging companies, and multinational corporations in all areas of business immigration law.  She is one of only 200 attorneys certified as a specialist in immigration & nationality law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization and has been honored each year since 2004 as a “Northern California Super Lawyer” in immigration law by Law & Politics Magazine.  Ms. McCown was recognized in 2007 and 2010 as one of the “Top 50 Female Super Lawyers” in Northern California across all legal specialties. Ms. McCown earned her A.B. degree in International Relations from Stanford University and her J.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law).  She has been active on a number of non-profit boards dealing with immigration law and policy, including the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Council.

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Why value diversity in business? Find business conversations about Diversity frustrating?  Would you like to enhance your ability to engage in conversations with leaders so that they listen, hear you, and move to action?  Join our speakers, Cathy Bristow and Lolita Chandler, diversity consultants who can help you create fresh, engaging conversations on diversity in a business context to inspire others to listen, learn and act.

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“Diversity: Old Topic – Fresh Conversations.” A short presentation followed by live Q&A with speakers Cathy Bristow and Lolita Chandler.

What You Will Learn

• Strategies for positioning the diversity conversation …how to get leaders to listen!
• The potential of not knowing – Using what you don’t know to unleash engagement and innovation!
• Generational differences – Differences as an asset!
• Tips to get listeners to “tune in”….inspiring fresh conversations!
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010

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Lolita Chandler is currently an adjunct instructor in the Diversity Management Certificate Program at Cornell University, School of Industrial Relations in New York City. She currently works as a consultant to education and industry where her focus is on facilitating engaging conversations about diversity and inclusion that inspire listeners to action. Lolita holds a Master’s in Education from Teachers’ College, Columbia University, NY.

Cathy Bristow is Founder and Principal of BRIDGES, a New York consulting firm. Cathy is grounded in a philosophy and vision which says…’Look at what is and see what can be!”  She uses this philosophy to assist organizations in seeing new possibilities during challenging business times. Cathy holds a BS from Wheelock College and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

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Love movies? Love science? Love movies and science? Using his 15 years of scientific research experience on pompe disease, Dr. Barry Byrne from University of Florida provided his scientific expertise in the make of the movie Extraordinary Measures, released in January 2010. You can also apply your science skills to help the movie industry. Learn about career opportunities for scientists in the film industry and get the insiders view. Join us and Dr. Bryne as he shares his experience advising the movie industry.

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“How Scientific Skills Are Used in Advising the Movie Industry – Facts and Fiction” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Barry Byrne, Associate Chair and Professor, University of Florida.

What You Will Learn

• How media can be used to enhance the public perception of scientific discovery
• How the movie helped the public understanding of how drugs are developed for rare diseases
• Creating the picture – the process of scientific discovery and clinical research
• The importance of getting community support for scientific research
• Career opportunities for scientific professionals in the film industry
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010

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Barry J. Byrne, M.D., Ph.D. is Associate Chair and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics; Molecular Genetics and Microbiology; Director of the Powell Gene Therapy Center at the University of Florida.  Dr. Byrne’s laboratory is focused on molecular approaches to diagnosis and treatment of heart failure in infants and children.  Therapeutic approaches rely on AAV-mediated gene therapy in animal models of heart failure and clinical studies in human subjects.  As a model system, they are focusing on a form of heart failure due to glycogen storage disease.  Additional studies are focused on the use of AAV vectors for gene therapy targeted to striated muscle and liver for the production of other therapeutic proteins. These projects include treatment of glycogen storage disease type I, hemophilia, and other heart failure models.  The use of AAV vectors in conjunction with stem cells is being tested in the context of tissue regeneration in cardiomyopathy with the use of autologous stem cells, which have cardiomyogenic potential.  These programs are supported by grants from the AHA, MDA, and NIH (NHLBI, NIDDK, and NCRR).

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Science and business opportunities are no longer confined to the United States. Do you know how to protect your research and inventions in this global market? In short, as scientists, you need to know about today’s global marketplace to protect your work. Join us to learn from our speaker, Dr. Michael Brodowski of K&L Gates LLP, strategies you need to know to protect your work and develop your international business.

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“Global Patent Protection and International Business Strategies.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Dr. Michael Brodowski of K&L Gates LLP.

What You Will Learn

• Why worldwide patent rights often are unnecessary and impractical to protect adequately your work
• How to maximize your return on investment – developing a system for filing patent applications
• Why knowledge of patent laws in different countries is important
• Why coordinating your business and your patent portfolio should be a continual process
• How the knowledge of others’ international patent rights can benefit more than harm you
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010

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Michael Brodowski is a patent lawyer and partner in the Boston office of K&L Gates LLP. Michael has over 16 years of experience counseling clients in the field of intellectual property law. He concentrates on the establishment, maintenance and exploitation of patent rights in the United States and abroad to support clients’ business objectives while assisting clients to avoid the patent rights of others. In particular, Michael has extensive experience in creative and strategic patent portfolio development, including patent reexamination, reissue, and opposition proceedings.  He renders patent opinions in connection with infringement and invalidity, conducts freedom-to-operate studies, and undertakes due diligence investigations for business transactions involving intellectual property. Michael also counsels clients regarding the transfer and license of technology, including patent licenses and material transfer agreements.  Michael is a frequent contributor to national publications such as the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and The National Law Journal. Before entering the legal profession, Michael was a Project Chemist in the Product Development Group of the Toiletries Technology Laboratory of the Gillette Company. He is the first named inventor on U.S. and foreign patents. Prior to employment in the chemical industry, Michael received a B.A. in Chemistry from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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Calling all entreprenuers and small business! Have ideas and need funding? The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provides funding opportunities for small firms to apply cutting edge and high risk scientific and engineering research to pursue commercial opportunities. Join us with speaker, Dr. Josephine Yuen, Program Director at the NSF, as she explains and answers your questions on securing funding.

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“Demystifying SBIR/STTR Grant Applications and Processes for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Josephine Yuen, Program Director, National Science Foundation.

What You Will Learn

• Who is eligible to participate in SBIR/STTR program
• When small businesses should come to the NSF for financial help in R&D
• What is the approach of NSF’s SBIR/STTR program in support of innovation
• What types of support are available from NSF for small business innovation
• What research topics are supported
• How a small business applies for NSF SBIR and STTR grants
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010

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Dr. Josephine Yuen joined NSF as a Program Director in April 2009 after serving as a commercial reviewer for NSF’s SBIR/STTR program for 5 years.  Her prior 30 year career in the private sector focused on taking new technologies to market.  She held executive positions in three small businesses after more than two decades at AT&T and then its spinoff, Lucent Technologies.  She was also the adjunct faculty at Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship of Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she taught MBA courses in Entrepreneurship, and developed and taught a course in Innovation Management for the Executive MBA program.  Josephine holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Physical Chemistry from Cornell University and a B.S. in Chemistry from Wayne State University.

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Do you want to present your research with the confidence, power, and clarity that leaves a strong impact on your audience? Feeling that you are not a naturally gifted speaker? With practice, anyone can improve their public speaking ability. The often repeated cliché “its not what what you say, but how you say it” is true, and our speaker, Nick Washienko understands this better than anyone. Nick has successfully helped many scientists to deliver a powerful, confident presentation that gets results. This is one presentation you do not want to miss!

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“Delivering a Dynamic Presentation.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Nicholas Washienko, Ph.D. & J.D., Owner, Washienko Communications and Director of the Professional Development Program, Boston University.

What You Will Learn

• Identify the single greatest obstacle to effective presentations
• Structure a presentation that is easy to deliver and easy for listeners to follow
• Use PowerPoint to enhance, not detract from, presentation success
• Develop a strategy for answering questions
• Understand why listeners are reacting as much to you as to your content.
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010

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Nicholas Washienko has helped senior executives prepare for business critical presentations for over thirty years. His client list includes Fortune 500 companies and he has traveled extensively throughout the world consulting to international companies. His approach to presentation consulting is refreshing and very successful. Why?  Because he recognizes that the major obstacle to successful presentations lies in the disparate interests of speakers and listeners. On the one hand most speakers treat business presentations as if they were delivering a report in college. They incorporate enormous amounts of information which they transfer to PowerPoint and then end up reading the screens. On the other hand are the listeners who are bombarded by information from all kinds of electronic media and who now get information in quick short bursts. That is to say, their attention span has been greatly reduced in this electronic age.  This holds particularly true of senior executives. Nick helps clients recognize this dilemma and provides them a clear, concise, and tested way of avoiding this obstacle to success.  Nick holds a PHD and JD from Boston University where he is on the faculty teaching courses in Business Law and Business Communication.

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Looking to increase your career opportunities?  Networking has consistently been cited as one of the most important skills for building a successful career.  As a scientist, your talents, abilities, and experience are important but may not amount to much if no one meets you or remembers you. The old adage, “Its who you know” can make all the difference in this competitive global economy.  Join our speaker, Cheryl Martin with KPCB, as she shares tips, strategies, and best practices for propelling your career upward through the powerful practice of networking.

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“Propel Your Career – Networking Tips and Strategies for Success.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Cheryl Martin, Executive in Residence with Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers.

What You Will Learn

• How to develop networking into a ‘thriving’ skill — should be as natural as breathing
• Benefits of networking to know and be known by a large number of people
• Networking is a ‘building up’ skill — everyone gains from it!
• Tips to use networking for your career development success — who knows where you can go!
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010

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Cheryl Martin is currently an Executive in Residence with Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California where she assists existing portfolio companies and also performs diligence on potential new opportunities in Green Tech.   Prior to this, she was with Rohm and Haas Company for 20 years, most recently as the General Manager for the Paint and Coatings Materials business in Europe, Middle East and Africa. In this role, she was responsible for all aspects (technology, operations, sales and marketing) of the business in this region. She was elected a Corporate Vice President in September 2007.  Cheryl started her career with Rohm and Haas in 1988 as a scientist in the Plastics Additives business. She has held various research and marketing roles in the Plastics Additives and Coatings businesses, was the Director for Investor Relations and, later, for Financial Planning. She was also General Manager of the company’s Adhesives and Sealants business in North America.  Dr. Martin earned an A.B. degree in Chemistry from the College of the Holy Cross in 1984. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1989.  She has been active in the American Chemical Society (ACS) and has served on a number of non-profit Boards in Philadelphia including Philabundance, the Corporate Alliance for Drug Education (CADE), the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and Women’s Way.

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This episode of ACS Webinar is co-produced by the ACS Corporation Associates. Founded in 1952, Corporation Associates (CA) is the formal link between the American Chemical Society and chemical and allied industries. Member companies actively support the profession and science of chemistry through participation in CA. Learn more at http://www.acs.org/corporationassociates

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Do you know that the U.S. government provides much assistance to help small chemical manufacturing business better compete? The government sponsored Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP) is a national network with thousands of specialists that help manufacturers and small businesses, from improving productivity to expanding capacity. Join us with speaker Douglas Devereaux, Senior Industrial Specialist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as he shares the must-know resources for chemical manufactures and small businesses!

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“Programs and Funding Opportunities for Manufacturers and Small Chemical Businesses.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Douglas Devereaux, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership.

What You Will Learn

• How MEP can assist you to develop important networks across technological domains and geographies.
• Available MEP resources to help your small business grow and enhance capital strategies.
• How MEP can help small chemical manufacturers solve challenges in supplier development, technology acceleration, sustainability, continuous improvements, and workforce development.
• Success stories and lessons learned from other small chemical businesses.
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Doug Devereaux is a Senior Industrial Specialist at the Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Doug’s work includes developing the ability of MEP centers to capture and disseminate knowledge of financial resources and strategies that can be used by manufacturers to develop innovative products, or expand markets and sales. Over his 25 years experience in supporting  national and state efforts to help modernize small manufacturers, Doug produced  publications that addressed  laboratory technology transfer practices, business incubator  practices, science and engineering trends in Asia, community approaches to angel capital investment, and more recently,  the MEP Growth Finance Guide. Previously, Doug served as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Technology Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he advised senior officials in the development of policies supporting US technological competitiveness. Prior to that, Doug served in the North Carolina Department of Commerce where led industrial missions to the Pacific Rim. He holds a masters degree in International Management and Business Administration from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird) and an undergraduate degree from Northern Arizona University.

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Fancy a bubbly brew? Curious to know how chemistry affects the differences behind various beers? With over 1,500 professional breweries and many dedicated homebrewers, the United States is the world’s largest producer of this most popular alcoholic beverage. Join us with speaker Charles Bamforth, Professor of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis, to learn about everything from chemistry tips for making great brews to career options for chemical professionals in the beer industry. It’s all about the chemistry behind beer!

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“Tapping into the Chemistry of Beer and Brewing.” A short presentation followed by Q&A with speaker Charles Bamforth, with the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis.

What You Will Learn

• Understanding the chemistry of beer and brewing; helping you get the best from your beer
• Myth or science: Could beer be the “go to” drink for health?
• Using your chemistry knowledge to learn differences between beers
• Career options and roles for chemical professionals in the beer industry
• And much more…

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Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010

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Dr. Charlie Bamforth is the Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He has been part of the brewing industry for over 32 years. He is formerly Deputy Director-General of Brewing Research International and Research Manager and Quality Assurance Manager of Bass Brewers. He is a Special Professor in the School of Biosciences at the University of Nottingham, England and was previously Visiting Professor of Brewing at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland. Charlie is a Fellow of the Institute of Brewing & Distilling, Fellow of the Institute of Biology and Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology. Bamforth is Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists and has published innumerable papers, articles and books on beer and brewing. For fifteen years in his native England he wrote about soccer and has been published extensively in match-day programs and magazines. He also authored a book about goalkeepers and is once more to be found on the soccer writing circuit.

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