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had the participation of the following editors: Dr. Carlos D. Garcia (associate editor of RSC Advances), Dr. Susan M. Lunte (former editor-in-chief of Analytical Methods) and Dr. Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade (associate editor of Analytical Methods). The audience present had the opportunity to discuss general and ethical aspects regarding “What to publish”, “Where to publish” and “How to publish with quality”. One of the great novelties of the ENQA 2018 was undoubtedly the session entitled “Women in Analytical Chemistry: Challenges and Perspectives”, which received over 250 participants. This session had lectures by Professors Márcia Foster Mesko (Federal University of Pelotas, RS and Director of the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Brazilian Chemical Society), Maria das Graças Andrade Korn (Federal University of Bahia), Maria Valnice Boldrin Zanoni (São Paulo State University - UNESP), and Maria Zaira Turchi (Goias Federal University and President of the State of Goiás Research Foundation - FAPEG). In general, the scenarios of analytical chemistry in different regions of Brazil, the challenges, and examples of success obtained by women in this area of chemistry were discussed.
Thematic Session “Women in Analytical Chemistry: Challenges and Perspectives” - Prof. Dr. Márcia Foster Mesko (left) and Prof. Dr. Maria das Graças Andrade Korn (right) - Photos: ENQA 2018
Another thematic session was devoted to Multidisciplinary Analytical Techniques, providing an overview of the use of flow analysis, spot tests, mobile applicative, and molecular fluorescence systems for different analytical applications. Round Table Discussions During the event, two round tables were held. The first one addressed the theme “Teaching of Analytical Chemistry: Panoramas, Trends and Challenges” and had the participation of Prof. Dr. Maria Fernanda Silva (National University of Cuyo, Argentina) and Prof. Dr. Orlando Fatibello Filho (Federal University of São Carlos) and Prof. Dr. Mauro Korn (State University of Bahia). The second round table focused on “Contribution of the National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCTs) for Brazilian Analytical Chemistry” and counted on the participation of Prof. Dr. Lauro Kubota and Prof. Dr. Célio Pasquini, both from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Prof. Dr. Maria Valnice Boldrin Zanoni from the São Paulo State University (UNESP), and Prof. Dr. Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade from the Federal University of Bahia and the coordinators of the National Institutes of Science 95