Welcome to the American Chemical Society Education Committee's new home! From here you can check dates and download nomination forms for the Chicago area Local and National USNCO exams and the ACS Scholarship exam. You can also scan upcoming events and other cool ways the high school education committee is working to enhance chemistry education.

2009 Boy Scout Chemistry Merit Badge Workshop Registration Opens August 1st!
Complete all requirements for the Chemistry Merit Badge in a two session workshop. The first session includes laboratory experience. Choose one of three locations, the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn or Oakton Community College in Des Plaines or College of Lake County in Grayslake. The second session will be held on October 24 at De Paul University in Chicago and is necessary for completion of this merit badge.

• Want more details? Open the flyer below or visit the Boy Scout Chemistry Merit Badge page.
• Ready to register? Register with the Chicago Section American Chemical Society on their website www.chicagoacs.org and indicate where you plan to attend the 1st session at. Registration opens August 1st.

New Committee Coordinators Needed!
Want to get involved? Have great ideas you want to share? Please consider serving as a high school education committee coordinator! We need enthusiastic people to run these committees for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years. Not sure you want to run a committee solo? Sign up with a friend and serve as a team!

• USNCO Exam Coordinator
• ACS Scholarship Exam Coordinator
• Membership and Recruitment Coordinator
• Chemistry Day Workshop Coordinator (Professional Development)
• Boy Scouts Chemistry Merit Badge Workshop Coordinator
• Public Relations/ Media Liaison
• Webmaster
  

Worried how this will fit into your already busy schedule? We have "how-to" binders with contact names and timelines already in place for each committee, so you can jump right in! Interested? Please contact Linda Bennett (Chair) or Tracy Mitchell (Chair-Elect at acs_exams@yahoo.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Want to learn more about the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society? Visit our official website at http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago/