US-Africa Workshop: Research Opportunities in Chemistry, Pretoria, South Africa, April 1999

9819953Getzinger该奖项支持将于1999年4月在南非比勒陀利亚举行的美非化学合作研究机会研讨会的17名与会者(4名美国人和13名非洲人)。美国科学促进会(AAAS)、美国化学学会和化学制造商协会的代表将会见埃塞俄比亚、加纳、尼日利亚、南非和坦桑尼亚化学学会的代表，以及非洲理论和应用化学协会、国际理论和应用化学联合会以及化学和联合工业协会的代表。联合组织者是美国科学促进会国际项目局的理查德·盖辛格博士和约翰·舍恩博姆先生，以及他们与五个非洲化学学会的同行。与会者包括活跃的研究人员、社会管理者和化学工业协会的代表。非洲有潜力在医学、农业应用和环境化学领域取得重大科学发现。但很少有非洲化学家知道在本国以外进行的研究，美国化学家也不知道他们的非洲同行的研究活动。研讨会的目标是确定美国和非洲化学学会可以合作的具体方式，以提高各自的能力和影响，并为美国和非洲的化学家创造重要的新的合作研究机会。与会者将确定对国际合作研究具有共同重要性的主题，以及参与学会如何鼓励和促进这类活动。此外，该讲习班将有助于建立更定期的交流机制，使各学会能够就重要的科学和管理问题交流信息。国际项目部和化学部共同支持这次研讨会。

9819953GetzingerThis award supports 17 participants (four US and 13 African) in the US-Africa Workshop on Collaborative Research Opportunities in Chemistry, to be held in Pretoria, South Africa, April 1999. Representatives of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Chemical Society, and the Chemical Manufacturers Association will meet with their counterparts from the chemical societies in Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania, and with representatives from the African Association of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and the Chemical and Allied Industries Association. The co-organizers are Dr. Richard Getzinger and Mr. John Schoneboom, of the Directorate for International Programs at AAAS, and their counterparts with five African chemical societies. Participants include active researchers, society administrators, and representatives of chemical industrial associations.Africa has the potential to produce significant scientific discoveries in the areas of medicine, agricultural applications, and environmental chemistry. But few African chemists know about the research being conducted outside their own countries, nor are US chemists cognizant of the research activities of their African peers. The objectives of the workshop are to identify specific ways that US and African chemical societies can work together to enhance their respective capacities and impacts, and to create important new collaborative research opportunities for US and African chemists. The participants will identify topics of mutual importance for international collaborative research, and the manner in which the participating societies can encourage and facilitate such activities. Additionally, this workshop will aid in the establishment of more regular communication mechanisms, which will enable the societies to exchange information on important scientific and management issues. The Division of International Programs and the Division of Chemistry are jointly supporting this workshop.