The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced that well-known scientists in the chemical sciences field appeared at the RSC's three conferences in three continents for the launch of the new flagship journal, Chemical Science. These conferences were held over three successive weeks in July.
Commencing in San Francisco earlier this month, the inaugural meetings heralded the start of a new global conference series, aligned to the new journal. The International Symposia on Advancing the Chemical Sciences (ISACS) events are an integral part of the RSC's mission to advance the chemical sciences.
In opening the first event, Dr James Milne, editorial director of the RSC, explained how hosting three conferences in three different continents represents the international nature for the conference series, the new journal Chemical Science, and the RSC as a society. This vision was endorsed by the journal's editor-in-chief, David MacMillan, from Princeton University.
Each meeting, held over four days, contained 18 plenary lectures given of the world's leading researchers in their respective fields. The RSC also welcomed close to 200 new members who joined the society as a result of the conferences. The first issue of Chemical Science was published just a few weeks before the first meeting, and received significant praise from delegates and speakers. Many confirmed plans to submit their latest research results to the journal, which aims to surpass the standards set by other leading general chemistry titles.
Plans are already underway for next year's three ISACS meetings, which will be spread throughout the summer of 2011. Many delegates have already registered an interest in attending future ISACS meetings, suggesting this will quickly become an established and exceptional series for the chemical science research community.
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