Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference press events

The American Chemical Society's (ACS') 16th annual Green Chemistry & Engineering (GC&E) Conference takes place June 18-20 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. This year's theme is Innovation, Jobs, Sustainability — The Role of Green Chemistry.

Media registration for the GC&E Conference is complimentary for credentialed members of the news media. Media registrants have access to the breakfasts, education sessions, keynote speakers, sponsors' luncheon, exhibition, press room and opening-night reception. For complete media registration guidelines, please contact ACS GCI at 202-872-6022 or Shefali Algoo at s_algoo@acs.org.

On-site registration: Media wishing to register on-site must present valid, current media credentials (e.g., official picture identification from the employing news organization, signed letter from assignment editor on company letterhead or a bylined article from the publication). Without proper, approved credentials, on-site media registration will be denied. Marketing and public relations executives, analysts, consultants, authors and researchers may not register as media.

Press briefings will be held in the Marriott's Jefferson Room. Media can also participate via live webcast, or they can view the archive later at the same site.

Tuesday, June 19, Morning Press Briefings: Innovation, Jobs, Sustainability — The Role of Green Chemistry

• Adam Malofsky, Ph.D., President & CEO, Bioformix, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
  
  • 9:30-9:45 a.m.
  
  
• Dawn Shiang, Ph.D., Associate Director of Sustainable Technology for The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich.
  
  • 10:00-10:15 a.m.
  
  
• Jon Bang, North American Business Manager, Wercs, Latham, NY
  
  • 10:25-10:35 a.m.
  
  
• Stephen Van Dien, Ph.D., Director, Technology Development, Genomatica, San Diego, Calif.
  
  • 10:40-10:55 a.m.
  
  
• Martin J. Mulvihill, Ph.D., Executive Director, Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry, Berkeley, Calif.
  
  • 11:00-11:15 a.m.
  
  
• Gene Tang, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development, Yuen Foong Yu Paper Manufacturing Company, Taipei, Taiwan, and Ron Allen, President, Mobius105, Kansas City, Mo.
  
  • 11:20-11:35 a.m.
  
  
• Jeff Standish, Ph.D., Senior Curriculum Specialist, and Stephanie W. Rizk, Project Lead, American Chemical Society, Department of Professional Education
  
  • 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  
  
• John MacKay, Ph.D., Senior Director, Americas Marketing, Waters Corporation, Milford, Mass.
  
  • 12:50-1:05 p.m.
  
  

Tuesday, June 19, Afternoon Press Briefings: Innovation, Jobs, Sustainability — The Role of Green Chemistry

• Panel Discussion — with winners of the Presidential Green Chemistry Awards
  
  • 1:30-2:00 p.m.
  
  
• Mary Kate Davies, Research Scientist, Green Chemistry at Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Penn.
  
  • 2:05-2:20 p.m.
  
  
• Panel Discussion — with finalists from the GCI Business Plan Competition
  
  • 2:25-3:00 p.m.
  
  

Wednesday, June 20, Afternoon Press Briefings: Innovation, Jobs, Sustainability — The Role of Green Chemistry

Provided by American Chemical Society