ACS Festival Training Institute April 17-19 -2018 - Sharjah, UAE in American University of Shar

ACS Festival Training Institute April 17-19 -2018 - Sharjah, UAE

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American University of Sharjah

AUS hosts American Chemical Society’s first FTI workshop in MENA region FTI was hosted by Dr.

Dr. Yehya El Sayed (Biology, Chemistry, and Environment al Sciences Department. American Univeristy of Sharjah)

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First Training Institute workshop in the MENA region

Prof. Dr Taghreed Hashim Al-Noor Professor of Inorganic Chemistry Department of Chemistry, Education for Pure Science College, Ibn- Al Haitham, University of Baghdad . Baghdad, Iraq Chair: International Chemical Sciences Chapter of the Acs-Iraq chapter

We thank the American Chemical Society for bringing their First Training Institute workshop in the MENA region

American University of Sharjah (AUS) played host to the first Festival Training Institute (FTI) workshop held by the American Chemical Society (ACS) in the MENA region. The international workshop, which commenced yesterday, April 17, will conclude on April 19 and will feature presentations by delegates from around the world. The workshop follows the successful establishment of the ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter .in the UAE

Dr. Ingrid Montes, founder of the Chemistry Festival ∎ Chemistry Professor R1

Academia

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Organic Chemistry

Dr. Lily Raines, Manager of the Office of Science Outreach Biochemistry

FTI Material was developed in collaboration with the ACS Office of Public Affairs, Office of Education, Global Strategy & Market Development, and International Activities. or contact, www.acs.org/festival

.outreach@acs.org

https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/ACS-hosts/Festival-Training-Institute

Margaret Grow-Sadler by JUNE 3, 2018 | APPEARED IN VOLUME 96, ISSUE 23 on April 17–19, the American Chemical Society facilitated the 5th Festival Training Institute, which was hosted by the ACS International Chemical Sciences Chapter of the United Arab Emirates at the American University of Sharjah. The delegates (shown) participated in two days of training, where they learned the basics of executing a successful chemistry festival, including recruiting and retaining volunteers, speaking simply about chemistry, and incorporating ACS safety principles during all .events Nine delegates from the Middle East and Africa, representing five ACS international chemical science chapters in Iraq, Jordan, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa, participated in the institute. Delegates gave a presentation on their working plans for their ACS Festival Institute grant proposal, which if awarded

https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/ACS-hosts/Festival-Training-Institute

The aim of the workshop The aim of the workshop is to develop plans for chemistry festivals in the home countries of the invited delegates. American representatives of ACS met with delegates from across Africa and the Middle East including countries such as Iraq , Jordan , Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Nigeria

Taghreed Hashim Al-Noor

Dr. Emad Yousif Al-SarraJ

University of Baghdad, ...

Fadwa Odeh University of Jordan

Al-Nahrain University

amal Nasser Al Otaibi Saudi Arabia

Imad Hamadneh University of Jordan

Dr. Yehya Elsayed

American University of Sharjah

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