Save the date: National meeting of the world's largest scientific society

The American Chemical Society's (ACS') 243rd National Meeting & Exposition, one of the largest scientific conferences of the New Year, will be held March 25-29, 2012, in San Diego, Calif. It will take place at the San Diego Convention Center and at area hotels.

With more than 11,500 presentations on new discoveries that span science's horizons — from astronomy to zoology ― the meeting will offer print, broadcast and online journalists a rich assortment of spot news and feature possibilities. The topics include food and nutrition, medicine, health, energy, the environment and other fields where chemistry plays a central role. Some of those presentations will connect with the meeting's theme, "Chemistry of Life."

The ACS Office of Public Affairs will operate a press center in the convention center. It will include a press conference room and a news media workroom fully staffed to assist in arranging interviews. The press center will have wireless Internet access, telephones, computers, photocopy and fax services, and refreshments.

Embargoed copies of press releases, non-technical summaries of newsworthy presentations, and a press conference schedule will be available in March. Reporters planning to cover the meeting from their home bases will have access to the press conferences over the Internet in ACS' popular "Live Chat" format.

Provided by American Chemical Society