GEOC Newsletter: Spring 2006

Message from the Chairperson

Welcome to the ACS National Meeting.

I hope this will be the best learning and networking opportunity you can have for your time and money. Division of Geochemistry is hosting five symposia this spring. We have lined up over 120 talks and posters, and most of them are quite multidisciplinary. By attending these symposia, you will find out how your fellow geochemists are claiming new territories, teaming up with scientists from a variety of disciplines, and pursuing familiar topics further.

Our division is 25 years old.

I hope you will enjoy this meeting so that you want to come back to participate in the San Francisco meeting this fall (September 10 – 14). Among the Division programs that are organized is a very special symposium titled: “Frontiers in Geochemistry: Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the ACS-Geochemistry Division.”

Get Involved.

Division of Geochemistry is here to serve the interests of all geochemists. Everyone’s involvement is highly encouraged. Please come to the Division Business Meeting on Tuesday evening (5 pm, Meeting Room C110). Division members and non-members are both invited and highly encouraged to attend. We will have some liquid refreshments. This is a great way to find out and/or influence what the Division is doing and how you might be able to take advantage of what the Division has to offer.

Future Meetings.

Another great way to get involved is to participate in future symposium programming. If you have an idea about what types of symposia you would like to see, please contact Martin Schoonen, our next Program Chair. Organizing a symposium is quite straightforward as it is mostly done via e-mail and ACS meetings website. Symposium organizers have an opportunity to apply for The Petroleum Research Fund travel grants (Type SE grants) to subsidize foreign speakers to enhance the quality of their symposia.