1. The Professional Body for Chemists in Ireland … http://www.chemistryireland.org/

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. The 63 rd Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium under 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/