European Young Chemists' Network
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Countries with EYCN chapters | |
| Abbreviation | EYCN |
|---|---|
| Motto | Everything is Chemistry |
| Formation | 2006 |
Region served | Europe |
Membership | 23 national chapters |
Official language | English |
Chair | Fréderique Backaert |
Secretary | Aurora Walshe |
Main organ | Delegates Assembly |
Parent organization | European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences |
| Website |
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The European Young Chemists' Network or EYCN is the younger members division of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) and aims at promoting chemistry among young people and unites young chemists (those under the age of 35) in Europe.[1]
History
EYCN was founded in 2006.[2][3][4] The idea of the European Young Chemists' Network (EYCN) within EuCheMS appeared during several young scientist meetings in Europe. At the brink of the 1st European Chemistry Congress on 31 August 2006 in Budapest (Hungary) a paper was written entitled Aims, Tasks and Goals of EYCN.
In March 2007, Jens Breffke (Germany) and Csaba Janaky (Hungary) invited all societies to send their young representatives to Berlin in order to set the rules of EYCN. Three weeks later the executive committee of EuCheMS confirmed these rules. Meanwhile, EYCN reached out to all young chemists within the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) framework to exchange knowledge, experiences and ideas.
Member societies
EYCN represents 23 European chemical societies and one affiliated member (the American Chemical Society). Member societies include:
- Austria: Austrian Chemical Society (myGÖCH)
- Belgium: Royal Flemish Chemical Society (jong-KVCV) and Royal Society of Chemistry (SRC)
- Finland: Finnish Chemical Society (FCS)
- France: French Chemical Society (SFC)
- Germany: German Chemical Society (GDCh)
- Hungary: Hungarian Chemical Society (MKE)
- Ireland: Institute of Chemistry of Ireland (ICI)
- Israel: Israel Chemical Society (ICS)
- Italy: Italian Chemical Society (SCI)
- Netherlands: Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV)
- Poland: Polish Chemical Society (PTChem)
- Portugal: Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ)
- Romania: Romanian Chemical Society (SChR)
- Russia: Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society (MRCS)
- Serbia: Serbian Chemical Society (SCS)
- Slovenia: Slovenian Chemical Society (SCS)
- Spain: Royal Spanish Chemical Society (RSEQ), National Association of Spanish Chemists (ANQUE) and Spanish Association of Analytical Chemists (SEQA)
- Sweden: Swedish Chemical Society (SCS)
- Switzerland: Swiss Chemical Society (SCS)
- Turkey: Turkish Chemical Society (TCS)
- United Kingdom: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
References
- ↑ Evonik Industries. "Networking possibilities: EYCN". Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ "Introducing the European Young Chemist Network (EYCN)". ChemistryViews. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ↑ EuCheMS newsletter. "Young chemists' gateway to Europe: EYCN" (PDF).
- ↑ Kotz, Joanne (May 2007). "EuCheMS". Nature Chemical Biology. 3 (5): 241–241. doi:10.1038/nchembio0507-241. ISSN 1552-4450. Retrieved 20 April 2015.