{"id":2738,"date":"2011-02-01T05:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T05:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/thescepticalchymist\/2011\/02\/iyc2011-global-challenges-webcast.html"},"modified":"2011-12-20T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T11:07:13","slug":"iyc2011_global_challenges_webc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/thescepticalchymist\/2011\/02\/iyc2011_global_challenges_webc.html","title":{"rendered":"IYC2011 Global challenges webcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the Chemical Heritage Foundation<\/a> in Philadelphia launches the International Year of Chemistry<\/a> in the USA<\/span> with a debate on the “solutions to the pressing issues of energy, water, food, and human health”.<\/p>\n

If you didn’t register in time, fear not – the discussion is being webcast between 10am and noon (EST<\/span><\/a>). With the following list of participants (CEOs of Dupont AND<\/span> Dow?!), it really looks worth tuning in to:<\/p>\n

– Daniel G. Nocera<\/a> (moderator), Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n

– Joshua S. Boger<\/a>, former Chair and CEO<\/span>, current Board Member, Vertex Pharmaceuticals<\/a><\/p>\n

– Rita Colwell<\/a>, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland at College Park, and former Director, National Science Foundation<\/p>\n

– Janet Hering<\/a>, Director, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology<\/p>\n

– Ellen Kullman<\/a>, Chair and CEO<\/span>, DuPont<\/a><\/p>\n

– Andrew N. Liveris<\/a>, President, Chair, and CEO<\/span>, The Dow Chemical Company<\/a><\/p>\n

You need to register in advance at this webpage<\/a>, then you can log in to the webcast from 9.45am.<\/p>\n

Neil<\/p>\n

Neil Withers (Associate Editor, Nature Chemistry<\/em><\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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