This paper will describe the international collaboration of organizations in the US, Chile, Mexico, and Peru to host a symposium and community outreach event to celebrate the International Year of Chemistry highlighting the role of chemistry in sustainable education.  The challenges and opportunities encountered in the organization and execution of the program will be discussed with particular emphasis on efforts to promote international collaborations in chemical education in the Americas.

International perspectives in chemical education for a sustainable world

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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