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'''National Chemistry Week''' (NCW) is an annual event held in the [[USA]] to raise public awareness of the importance of [[chemistry]] in everyday life. It is coordinated by the [[American Chemical Society]] (ACS). |
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National Chemistry Week is a community based program of the American. This annual event unites ACS local sections, businesses, schools, and individuals in communicating the importance of chemistry to our quality of life. |
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National Chemistry Week has won the [[Public Relations Society of America]] Silver Anvil Award for Excellence in Special Events and Observances,{{Specify|date=May 2007}} and the [[American Society of Association Executives]]' Award for Excellence.{{Specify|date=May 2007}} More than 10,000 [[volunteers]] and dozens of chemical companies donate their time, creativity, materials and funds for NCW each year, and reach many millions of Americans via print, radio, television, and the internet, as well as in person. |
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==Origins== |
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National Chemistry Day, first celebrated in 1987 by members of the American Chemical Society (ACS), educators and other individual volunteers, was a vision of the former ACS President Dr. George C. Pimentel.<ref>[http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/Publications/COC_facts/history/pimentel_bio.htm George C. Pimentel Biography]</ref> His goal was for ACS to hold a simultaneous event nationwide to impress on the public the importance of chemistry in everyday life. The first celebration was kicked off with a parade down the streets in [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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In 1989 the celebration was expanded to a biannual full-week event, and in 1993 National Chemistry Week became an annual celebration. |
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==Themes== |
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Some past themes for NCW are as follows: |
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! 1997 |
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| Planet Chemistry |
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! 1998 |
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| A World of Color |
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! 1999 |
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| A Global Salute to [[Polymers]] (International Chemistry Celebration) |
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! 2000 |
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| Get Cooking with Chemistry |
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! 2001 |
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| Celebrating Chemistry & Art |
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! 2002 |
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| Chemistry Keeps Us Clean! |
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! 2003 |
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| [[Earth's atmosphere|Earth's Atmosphere]] and Beyond |
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! 2004 |
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| Health and Wellness |
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! 2005 |
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| The Joy of Toys |
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! 2006 |
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| Your Home - It's All Built on Chemistry |
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! 2007 |
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| The Many Faces of Chemistry |
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! 2008 (Oct 19 - 25) |
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| Having a Ball with Chemistry |
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! 2009 (Oct 18 - 24) |
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| Chemistry—It’s Elemental! |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.chemistry.org/ncw National Chemistry Week web site] |
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[[Category:Thematic weeks]] |
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[[Category:American Chemical Society]] |
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