The Professional Body

for Chemists in Ireland …

http://www.chemistryireland.org/

•Reduced Rate PG Membership (GradICI) … leading to Full Membership (MICI) … Fellow (FICI); Company membership

•Congress & other Conferences, & joint meetings with RSC, SCI

•Awards for Top Students in Third-Level Chemistry Courses

•Schools Newsletter Competition, Schools Promotions,Award for Top Leaving Certificate chemistry student

•Journals: Irish Chemical News, PCCP (Phys Chem Chem Phys)

•Young Chemists group

•Connections with Europe: EurChem, EuCheMS, EYCN, EAMC

ICI FEATURE LECTURES 1:

The Boyle Higgins Lecture 2011 

‘A Journey Through Organic Chemistry’

Prof. Frank Hegarty, FICI

Usually given once, this is been given 3 times for IYC2011:•27 January @ UCD (to coincide with Paris launch of IYC2011);•14 April @ NUIG; 5 October (check website) @ UCC

ICI FEATURE LECTURES 2:

Eva Philbin Annual Award Lecture 

“Syphilis, MRSA, & Cancer –Cures with Metal Ions”

Dr. Malachy McCann, FICI

We plan to run this 4 times in 4 provinces for IYC2011:•28 April: Feature Lecture @ RCSI before ICI AGM;•Autumn/Winter 2011: WIT, SIT, QUB

The 63rd

Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquiumunder the auspices of

the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland will be held from

Thursday 23rd to Friday 24th June 2011, in the School of Chemistry & Chemical Biology,

University College Dublin.

http://www.chemistryireland.org/