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American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø 250^th National Meeting & Exposition
August 16-20, 2015
Boston

WASHINGTON, July 7, 2015 â€� Journalists for the American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø’s (ACSâ€�) 250^th National Meeting & Exposition this fall will have a wealth of new scientific information available for their news stories. More than 9,000 presentations are planned on a wide range of topics from health to the environment. The meeting, one of the largest scientific conferences of the year, will be held August 16-20 in Boston.

The link for press registration is .

The theme of the meeting is “Innovation from Discovery to Application,� but a variety of sessions also will focus on breakthroughs in medicine, food and materials. Among the planned symposia are the following:

• Nanomaterials for Defense & Homeland Security Applications
• Biofuels for Powering the World: Discovery to Application
• Bioactive Compounds from Fruits & Vegetables
• Nanotheranostics for Cancer Applications
• Food Toxicants Formed During Food Processing & Storage
• The Role of Gut Microbiota in Carcinogenesis
• From Raw to Varoom: The Science Behind Getting a Car on the Road
• Pollinators and Agrochemicals

The ACS Office of Public Affairs will operate a press center in the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 153B. 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, computers, a photocopier and refreshments.

Embargoed copies of press releases and a press conference schedule will be available in early August. Reporters planning to cover the meeting from their home bases will have access to the press conferences .

The American Chemical Öйú365betÖÐÎĹÙÍø is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 158,000 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.