Career Development
Attend courses and workshops to grow your career. You can add these courses or workshops when you register for ACS Spring 2024 or add them after registration using the Registration Resource Center link. To find your badge number, check your registration confirmation email.
Professional Education
Refresh your skills or branch into new areas with ACS Professional Education Short Courses.
To view the agenda and topics for each course, please select a link below. Return to this page to register during your meeting registration.
| Courses | Time |
|---|---|
| Friday, March 15 - Saturday, March 16 | |
| Multidisciplinary Fundamentals of Drug Discovery and Development | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Saturday, March 16 | |
| Effective Science Communication: How to Discuss Your Work with Various Audiences | 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM (CT) |
| Process Chemistry: What Is It and How It's Done | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Saturday, March 16 - Sunday, March 17 | |
| Laboratory Safety & Health | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Practical and Applied Gas Chromatography | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Polymeric Coatings | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Synthetic Organic Chemistry: State of the Art in the 21st Century | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Sunday, March 17 | |
| Chemometric Techniques for Quantitative Analysis | 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Courses | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunday, March 17 | |
| Strategic Planning | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CT) |
| Science of Managing Inclusive and Diverse Teams | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Monday, March 18 | |
| Developing Communication Strategies | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CT) |
| Leading Without Authority | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Tuesday, March 19 | |
| Collaborating Across Boundaries | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CT) |
| Fostering Innovation | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Wednesday, March 20 | |
| Leading Change | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CT) |
Career Workshops
| Workshops | Time |
|---|---|
| Sunday, March 17 | |
| Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: How to Win Your EB-1/NIW Case | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM (CT) |
| Modern Career Management | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (CT) |
| ChemIDP- Planning for Your Career | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Writing Excellent Proposals | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Careers in Industrial Chemistry: Identifying Your Role in the Industrial Value Chain* | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CT) |
| Finding Yourself: Identifying a Career that Matches your Strengths and Values* | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CT) |
| Setting Yourself Up for Success in an Interview* | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CT) |
| Making the Most of Your Interview: Outshine the Competition* | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (CT) |
| Résumé Development: Marketing Your Brand for an Industrial Chemistry Position* | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (CT) |
| Networking: How to Get Started* | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (CT) |
| Monday, March 18 | |
| Finding Yourself: Identifying a Career that Matches your Strengths and Values* | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (CT) |
| The Higher Ed Landscape* | 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (CT) |
| How to Find and Apply for a Chemistry Position in the Federal Government* | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Networking: How to Get Started* | 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM (CT) |
| Opportunities for Chemists in the Federal Government* | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (CT) |
| Skydiving into Retirement: Enjoy the Ride and Land Softly | 8:00 AM -12:00 PM (CT) |
| Higher Ed-Presenting Yourself* | 3:00 PM- 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Your Idea, Your Business, and Your Marketing Strategy* | 8:00 AM- 10:00AM (CT) |
| Your Sales Marketing and Financing Plan* | 10:30 AM-12:30 PM (CT) |
| Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: How to Win Your EB-1/NIW Case | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM (CT) |
| Writing Excellent Proposals | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (CT) |
| Tuesday, March 19 | |
| Careers in Industrial Chemistry: Identifying Your Role in the Industrial Value Chain* | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (CT) |
| Finding Yourself: Identifying a Career that Matches Your Strengths and Values* | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CT) |
| How to Find and Apply for a Chemistry Position in the Federal Government* | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (CT) |
| Making the Most of Your Interview: Outshine the Competition* | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Networking: How to Get Started* | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Opportunities for Chemists in the Federal Government* | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CT) |
| Résumé Development: Marketing Your Brand for an Industrial Chemistry Position* | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Setting Yourself Up for Success in an Interview* | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (CT) |
| Wednesday, March 20 | |
| Careers in Industrial Chemistry: Identifying Your Role in the Industrial Value Chain* | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (CT) |
| Identifying a Career that Matches your Strengths and Values* | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CT) |
| Making the Most of Your Interview: Outshine the Competition* | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Networking: How to Get Started* | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Résumé Development: Marketing Your Brand for an Industrial Chemistry Position* | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) |
| Setting Yourself Up for Success in an Interview* | 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (CT) |
* Part of the ACS Career Pathways™ workshop series
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