WHAT: The American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society, will hold its 244th National Meeting & Exposition at the expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center August 19 - 23, supporting the statistic that 50 percent of all meetings and conventions held in Philadelphia are life sciences-related. 

This is the first time ACS has met in Philadelphia since 2008, prior to the opening of the expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center.

The meeting will focus on the theme, “Materials for Health & Medicine,” but include reports ― 8,600 in all ― on new discoveries that span science horizons. Especially newsworthy topics range from chemistry's role in establishing the innocence of people wrongly convicted of murder to a spray-on coating to keep America's favorite fresh fruit (that's the banana) from ripening so quickly. 

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WHEN: Sunday, August 19 through Thursday, August 23

WHERE: The Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Arch streets

IMPACT: According to the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau: Projected Attendance – 13,200 Total Hotel Room Nights – 21,814 Total Economic Impact for Philadelphia – $ 26,547,357

PRESS DETAILS: The ACS Office of Public Affairs will operate a press center in Room 304 of the convention center. It opens at 6 a.m. on August 18 and will include a press conference room fully equipped for TV camera crews and HD video, as well as a news media workroom that is fully staffed to assist in arranging interviews. The press center will have wireless Internet access, telephones, computers, photocopy and fax services and refreshments. A package of 50 press releases and the press conference schedule will be available from the ACS contact, above. Press conferences related to many of the press releases will stream over the Internet in ACS' popular “Live Chat” format.

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About the American Chemical Society

The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. With more than 164,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society and a global leader in providing access to chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, D.C., and Columbus, Ohio.

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