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August 10-14, 2014
San Francisco, California

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2014 â€� Journalists may now for the American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø’s (ACSâ€�) 248^th National Meeting & Exposition. One of the largest scientific conferences of the year, it will be held August 10-14, in San Francisco, California.

Thousands of scientists and others expected to gather in San Francisco for nearly 12,000 presentations on a wide variety of new discoveries. Many of the findings have  implications for everyday life, offering  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 and Global Stewardship.�

The ACS Office of Public Affairs will operate a press center in the Moscone 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 refreshments.

Embargoed copies of press releases, non-technical summaries of newsworthy presentations and a press conference schedule will be available in August. Reporters planning to cover the meeting from their home bases will have access to the press conferences over the Internet through

The American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 161,000 members, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.