Chemistry students, due to limitations of funding, are not always able to attend national or even local conferences while seminars are a vital component of professional development. To help fill this gap, the ACS student chapters at Florida Institute of Technology and the University of Central Florida launched Biannual Inter-chapter Speaker Series in 2020. This is an inter-chapter seminar program run by both ACS chapters to help members network beyond the student-chapter level. This event allows students to experience such seminars right at their universities. Additionally, this would provide an opportunity for student chapters to meet and discuss with prominent chemists about their work and career paths as well as connecting with other professionals and peer students. In order to mitigate risks associated with COVID-19, the first seminar was held virtually on November 6, 2020. The next seminar is currently being planned by both chapters for the spring 2021 semester. This poster will discuss the details of the event.

Biannual inter-chapter speaker series to foster professional development and inter-chapter relations

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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