Are you ready to lead the next Graduate Student Symposium Planning Committee (GSSPC)? The GSSPC is instrumental in organizing and managing a symposium at the ACS national meeting, with complete autonomy over topic selection, fundraising, speaker recruitment, and logistical arrangements. Moreover, GSSPC groups play a crucial role in sustaining the program by recruiting and mentoring future GSSPC teams.

This is your chance to organize the Graduate Student Symposium at the Fall 2025 ACS National Meeting, taking place from August 18th-22nd in Colorado.

Application packet should contain the following:

  • Symposium logo
  • Symposium title
  • Description of your theme (Word limit: 150 words)
  • Goals of your symposium – Bullet points preferred
  • How will you achieve these goals? (Word limit: 150 words)
  • Proposed speakers – Short biographies (Word limit: 150 words each)
  • List of potential sponsors
  • Team members – Short biographies (Word limit: 150 words each)

    • Visit ACS GSSPC Program for more details.

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