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Message from the Chair
As of this writing, we are now only approximately one month from the
Boston meeting, and CINF attendees have a great deal to anticipate
for the Fall 2015 program. I want to highlight a few of the special
symposia, activities and events planned for Boston.
A special event, planned in conjunction with the ACS Office of
Graduate and Undergraduate Programs Office and CHED, is The
Careers in Chemical Information and Chemoinformatics Panel
Discussion & Brunch, scheduled for Sunday, August 16, 9am-llam, (Boston Convention
and Exhibition Center, Room 52AB). This will be an opportunity for students to gain
insight into career opportunities in the field of chemical information and to ask questions
regarding career paths and choices. Panelists include Christopher A. Lipinski, Ph.D., LLC.,
Scientific Advisor, Melior Discovery; Retired Senior Research Fellow, Pfizer; Tom Marman,
PhD,Manager, Patent Searching & Information, Pfizer Legal Division; Rajarshi Guha,
Ph.D., National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH; Sean Ekins,
PhD, DSc, Collaborations In Chemistry; Carmen Nitsche, CiNforma Consulting and North
America Pistoia Alliance, Inc.; Erja Kajosalo, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Librarian,
MIT; Melissa Landon, PhD, Schrodinger Inc., and Kevin Theisen, iChemLabs. Please share
this information with any students or professionals who are interested in learning about
possible career opportunities or making a career change. Thanks to Lori Betsock and Joe
Sostaric of the ACS undergraduate and graduate program offices for their support of this
event.
This meeting in particular will highlight Wikipedia and Chemistry, with both a symposium
Sunday afternoon, (organized by Ye Li and Martin Walker and cosponsored by CHED),
and a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Notable Chemists and Chemistry being held Wednesday
afternoon. The Wikipedia Edit-a thon will consist of a training and editing session to
improve coverage of notable chemists and chemistry topics on Wikipedia. Attendees may
come and go during the session, but instructions will be provided during the first hour,
and you will need to bring your own laptop. Space is somewhat limited, so please register
for this event. For information or to register, contact Keith Lindblom in the ACS Office of
Public Affairs at k lindblomaacs.orq or 202-872-6214. Sponsored by the ACS Office of
Public Affairs, ACS Division of Chemical Information (CINF), and ACS Committee on Public
Relations and Communications (CPRC).
On Monday, we will have a very special symposium to honor the memory of Jean Claude
Bradley, "Father of the Open Notebook Science (ONS)." Dr. Bradley was an active
promoter of open science in the chemistry community and in 2013 was invited to the White
House for an "Open Science Poster Session." Jean-Claude was on the faculty of Drexel
University and served as E-Learning Coordinator. Please join us on Monday, August 17th
for a symposium organized in his memory and to honor his significant contributions.
The CINF Tuesday Luncheon Speaker promises to be very special indeed. Michele
Derrick, Schorr Family Associate Research Scientist, MFA, a scientific conservationist
with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (http://www.mfa.org/) and one of the developers of
the CAMEO database.( http://cameo.mfa.org/wiki/About CAMEO) will be our luncheon

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