The Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is sponsoring an illustrated poem contest for students in Kindergarten through 12th grade (Four categories: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12).
Contest Deadline: May 3, 2020
Prizes: 1st Place = $100, 2nd Place = $50, and 3rd Place = $25 in each age group.
Submit official entries at this link: bit.ly/CCEWpoems All entries must be received by midnight on May 3rd.

Indiana CCEW Poem Contest Flyer

Winners will advance to the National Illustrated Poem Contest for a chance to be featured on the ACS website and to win prizes!

Write and illustrate a poem using the CCEW theme, “Protecting Our Planet through Chemistry.”

Your poem must be no more than 40 words and in the following styles to be considered:
HAIKU – LIMERICK – ODE – ABC POEM – FREE VERSE – END RHYME – BLANK VERSE

Possible topics related to sustainable chemistry include:

• Green chemistry
• Clean air and water
• Environment
• Natural resources
• Pollution
• Waste

Entries will be judged based upon:

• Green chemistry Environment Pollution
• Clean air and water Natural resources Waste
• Artistic Merit – use of color, quality of drawing, design & layout
• Poem Message – fun, motivational, inspiring about yearly theme
• Originality Creativity – unique, clever and/or creative design
• Neatness – free of spelling and grammatical errors

MORE INFO ON THE ACS WEBSITE: https://www.acs.org/acs-webinars/library/chemistry-crossroads.html

The ACS Committee on Community Activities and President Judy Giordan invites you to join us for hands-on activities with your family and school aged children during the ACS Kids Zone – Presidential Outreach event, located at the Concord Neighborhood Center in Indianapolis, IN on Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m.to 2 p.m. ET. The event is being held in conjunction with ACS’ Spring 2023 meeting. During Kids Zone, actual chemists from the ACS community and chemistry students will perform hands-on chemistry demonstrations. For your participation, you will also receive exciting take-home goodies!

If you will be in the Indianapolis area on March 25th and would like to attend, please confirm your attendance by completing the registration form. Lastly, please help us spread the word by forwarding this message to families and interested organizations in the Indianapolis area, and also by posting to your social media.

For more information concerning this event, please visit the ACS Kids Zone website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact outreach@acs.org.

ACS meeting registration is not required for this event

The Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society welcomes you to the Front Porch Party for the 2023 Spring ACS meeting in Indianapolis on March 26th  and 27th.  We invite you to take part in this informal gathering space where we will show off local Indianapolis businesses and our Indy hospitality. We are delighted to have local Centerpoint Brewing handling our beer and wine garden in tandem with 3 variety food trucks and Ice cream.

Music, games, and entertainment will be ongoing on both nights.

Location: West end of the Georgia St Pedestrian Corridor right next to the east exit of the convention center

Event Highlights:

• Chemistry of Beer – Sunday evening – Register in advance through the ACS meeting registration site on the special events portion. Space is limited!    

*The Chemistry of Beer @ the Front Porch of the Indiana Section Session 1           5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

*The Chemistry of Beer @ the Front Porch of the Indiana Section Session 2           7:30 PM – 9:30 PM                

(Limited tickets may be available that evening).

• ACS Networking Event Sponsored by YCC/CONC/CTA– Monday 5-7PM (but stay for more after!) – Follow up to the YCC Day in the Life Symposium. This is a ACS Presidential Event.  Free Food and Beverage tickets will be provided to attendees while supplies last!  No advance registration required.

We hope to see you there!