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Programa General en pdf Clausura - Sociedad Química de México

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CCONFERE<br />

NCIA INAUUGURAL<br />

CONJUNTO<br />

JUÁRREZ<br />

DR. JOSEEPH<br />

S. FRANNCISCO<br />

Bol. Soc. Quím. Méx. 2011, 5 (Número Especial) 1<br />

SSUSTAINABI<br />

ILITY OF TH HE CHEMICAAL<br />

ENTERPRRISE…THE<br />

RROAD<br />

AHEADD<br />

JJoseph<br />

S. Franccisco,<br />

ACS Imm mediate Past PPresid<strong>en</strong>t,<br />

Williiam<br />

E. Moore DDistinguished<br />

Professor of CChemistry<br />

and EEarth<br />

and<br />

AAtmospheric<br />

Scci<strong>en</strong>ces<br />

Purdue e University, WWest<br />

Lafayette, , IN 47907<br />

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continue too<br />

see that accele erated technoloogical,<br />

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societaal<br />

and financiaal<br />

drivers are puushing<br />

the chemical<br />

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worldwi<strong>de</strong>,<br />

and che emists workingg<br />

in it, to increaasingly<br />

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and oopportunities<br />

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our shared ddiscipline<br />

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nnew<br />

workforce of chemical sc ci<strong>en</strong>tists, <strong>en</strong>ginneers,<br />

and teachhers<br />

capable off<br />

working withh<br />

and across difffer<strong>en</strong>t<br />

culturess<br />

to tackle<br />

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societal chall<strong>en</strong>ges? What W are the gloobal<br />

knowledgee<br />

and skill sets nee<strong>de</strong>d by uniiversities,<br />

comppanies<br />

and reseearch<br />

labs in<br />

oour<br />

countries too<br />

be successful l in a globally ccompetitive<br />

ressearch,<br />

<strong>de</strong>veloppm<strong>en</strong>t<br />

and innoovation<br />

<strong>en</strong>vironnm<strong>en</strong>t?<br />

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wwill<br />

also provid<strong>de</strong><br />

an overview w of issues impaacting<br />

chemicaal<br />

<strong>en</strong>terprise, ouur<br />

competitive<strong>en</strong>ess<br />

in the gloobal<br />

marketplacce,<br />

and how<br />

nnational<br />

chemiccal<br />

societies ca an play a lea<strong>de</strong>rrship<br />

role in mmoving<br />

chemicaal<br />

<strong>en</strong>terprise foorward<br />

into the future.<br />

Sábado 100<br />

<strong>de</strong> septiembbre,<br />

2011<br />

1<br />

:10 – 1 :10 h

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