The Young Chemists' Association becomes youngSCS

The repositioning of the youngSCS as an important community of the Swiss Chemical Society comes along with a new & fresh Logo.

Follow them on Twitter @SwissYoungChem and stay informed about their activities. 

Céline Wittwer, SCS
09.09.2020

Young Chemists Summit 2020

Their first conference for young chemists in Austria, the Young Chemists Summit, will be held from the 21^st until the 23^rd of September 2020 online. Besides plenary lectures, poster sessions and oral presentations from PhD students, they are also organizing soft and hard-skill workshops, a panel discussion from alumni and an industry speed dating, where participants can get in contact with local industry partners.

With this congress they want to bridge the gap between students, industry and universities. In their numerous events and successful collaborations with industrial partners over the last years, they noticed the importance and growing interest in this active exchange.

Link to the Website

Free registration for the event, participation at the hubs, workshops and the virtual excursions. FAQ can be found here.

24.08.2020
Céline Wittwer, SCS

General Assembly of the Swiss Young Chemists' Association

Tuesday, August 25th, 2020, 12.30
Online Conference (Zoom Meeting)

Agenda:

1.     Report of the last year 

2.     Upcoming events

3.     Report European Young Chemists' Network

4.     EYCHeM

5.     Elections

This years General Assembly will be hold on the same day as the online Fall Meeting 2020. 

More information is available on the website: Fallmeeting2020

Céline Wittwer, SCS
13.08.2020

Delegate Assembly 2020 of the European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN)

The 15^th Delegate Assembly (DA) of the European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN) took place in Sitges, Spain, on January 26–29, 2020 and it was organized in collaboration with the Catalan Chemical Society. Two Delegates of the Swiss Chemical Society, namely Dr. Jovana V. Milić (EPFL) and Amin Hodaei (EPFL), represented the Swiss Young Chemists’ Association (SYCA) at the event.

During the DA, EYCN Delegates and board members presented their activities and discussed future plans. Moreover, this event hosted a number of special guests, including Prof. Javier García Martínez, the President-Elect of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Prof. Pilar Goya Laza, the President of the European Chemical Society (EuChemS), and Dr. Haymo Ross, the Editor-in-Chief of Chemistry—A European Journal. While Prof. Javier García Martínez talked about the future perspectives in chemical sciences, Prof. Pilar Goya Laza shared insights on the role and activities of EuChemS, and Dr. Haymo Ross discussed the publishing metrics.

Dr. Jovana V. Milić and Amin Hodaei participated in the activities of the EYCN with their roles as the Leader of the Networks team and member of the Global Connections team, respectively. The Networks team is dedicated to increasing the impact of the EYCN through its activities and international partnerships with academia, industry, and governmental bodies, while connecting and supporting young chemists. The Global Connections team, however, focuses on global outreach to expand the contact of the EYCN outside of Europe. Moreover, Dr. Jovana V. Milić chaired an interactive session on Science Policy that provided a forum for the delegates to express their view on the European policy and discuss strategies to jointly address some of the ongoing concerns.

The 15^th DA also involved the elections for the next DA and the European Young Chemists’ Meeting (EYCheM) in 2021 and the Swiss Chemical Society was elected to host the event in Fribourg, Switzerland. The SYCA will thereby organize this event in collaboration with the EYCN, which will provide a great opportunity for the Swiss Chemical Society that we look forward to.

Impressions from the 15^th Delegate Assembly of the EYCN in Sitges, Spain