From the NESACS (New England Section of the American Chemical Society): National Chemistry Week Events Celebrating Nanotechnology ? The Smallest BIG Idea in Science! October 27, 2012 ? Boston Children?s Museum From 11 am ? 4 pm, NCW volunteers will be on-hand throughout the museum to perform demonstrations and assist in hands-on activities related to the yearly theme. October 28, 2012 ? Museum of Science Boston · Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture by Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair for the Wisconsin Idea. Professor Shakhashiri has captivated audiences with his scientific demonstrations at a variety of locations including Boston?s Museum of Science, the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Taking place in Cahners Theatre (2nd floor, Blue Wing) at 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm. * Admission to the museum is required. Free tickets to Dr. Shakhashiri?s show will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets are available via advance reservation. To reserve tickets, please contact the NESACS secretary either via email secretary@xxxxxxxxxx (preferred) or by phone 1-781-272-1966 before October 20, 2011. Tickets will be available for pick-up in the lobby of the museum at the ACS table. · Hands-on Activities related to nanotechnology Taking place from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm on October 28, 2012 throughout the Museum. September 1 ? October 5, 2012 K-12 students participate in the NCW poetry contest. Visit www.nesacs.org and [ http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_MULTICOLUMN_T2_50&node_id=1033&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=5b376657-e102-4ad6-88cb-4fe54b492b5 ]http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_MULTICOLUMN_T2_50&node_id=1033&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=5b376657-e102-4ad6-88cb-4fe54b492b5d for more information (after July 15, 2012). July 1 ? September 20, 2012 K-12 students participate in the Local Section design a t-shirt competition. Visit [ http://www.nesacs.or ]www.nesacs.org for more information. [Image:9132012_52508_0.png]