Chemical Societies on the Web
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Chemical Societies on the Web What do you expect your society to do for you after you have paid your fee? There are obvious services such as membership journals and meetings, but also pushing forward the chemical inter- ests of the members. Numerous others are conceivable. Nowadays, a chemical societys web site (Table 1) should have a professional and representative appear- ence. You would like to find information about what services the society offers. All of the sites investigated in this review offer information on their activities but not all of them seem to want you to join—only slightly more than half of them offer an application form for download or information on who to contact directly. Many chemical societies have divi- sions, sections or discussion groups, which are often present on the societys web site, so you can find out whether you can push forward your speciality in that society. For in- stance, does your society have a polymer chemistry group and who do you need to contact to join? Publications are an es- sential service and also help societies make mon- ey to fund other activities, but they are not linked from all of the sites of societies that are not pub- lishers themselves. Partner societies are linked from Wiley-VCHs journal web pages to demonstrate their importance for these publications. The American Chemical Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) display their variety of products. The web is ideal to gather information in event calendars, where organisers can submit their conference announcements. Almost all societies use this possibility to serve their members. Registration for the GDChs general meeting is mostly web-based. Job offers are only found on a small number of society pages, such as the GDCh and the RSC, which also provide advice for career planning, interview techniques and so on. The offers are primarily targeted to the societys home country, so it is a good place to start looking for a job abroad. Also have a look at the Younger Chemists pages some societies offer. What else can you find on chemical societies web pages? The German Chemical Society (GDCh) has set up a trade fair (“HelpScience”) for used books, journals, and instruments. The French SFC has a discussion board currently devoted to recycling issues (registration required). The Bunsen-Ge- sellschaft (Germany) has one as well, but it is empty. On the web site of the ACS, news appears on the entry page and you can also participate in weekly quick polls, mostly on science and education politics. The RSC is the only one that bothers you with a small extra (search) window that opens automatically when you access their site. The Italian site is as colorful as you would expect from this sunny country. You can expect a lot from your chemical society web site and some actually offer a large variety of informa- tion. Most of them focus on their own country, so less than half of them have an English page to facilitate international cooperation. Even the big fish in the pond such as the German and the French do not. Maybe there is something you can do for your society by volunteering not just your ideas but also your design or programming talent for their web maintenance team! Mario Müller Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (Germany) WEB SITES Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, No. 17 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH, D-69451 Weinheim, 2001 1433-7851/01/4017-3261 $ 17.50+.50/0 3261 Table 1. Society sites reviewed Country Society Web Site Austria GÖCh http://goech.at/ Belgium SRC http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/src/ KVCV http://www.kvcv.be/ Czech Republic CSCH http://www.csch.cz/ France SFC http://www.sfc.fr/ Germany GDCh http://www.gdch.de/ Bunsen Society http://www.bunsen.de/ Great Britain RSC http://www.rsc.org/ Greece EEX http://www.eex.gr/ Hungary MKE http://www.mtesz.hu/gtagegy/mke/ Italy SCI http://www.sci.uniba.it/ Japan http://www.chemistry.or.jp/index-e.html Poland PTC http://www.ptchem.lodz.pl/ Portugal SPQ http://www.spq.pt/ Russia Mendeleev http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/enc/fecs/fecsrussia.htm Spain RSEQ http://www.ucm.es/info/rsequim/ Sweden SK http://www.chemsoc.se/ Switzerland SCS/SCG/SSC http://www.swiss-chem-soc.ch/ The Netherlands KNCV http://www.kncv.nl/indexkncv.html USA ACS http://www.chemistry.org/ Suggest a web site or submit a review: [email protected]
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Chemical Societies on the Web
What do you expect your society to dofor you after you have paid your fee?There are obvious services such asmembership journals and meetings, butalso pushing forward the chemical inter-ests of the members. Numerous othersare conceivable. Nowadays, a chemicalsociety�s web site (Table 1) should have aprofessional and representative appear-ence.
You would like to find informationabout what services the society offers.All of the sites investigated in this reviewoffer information on their activities butnot all of them seem to want you tojoinÐonly slightly more than half ofthem offer an application form fordownload or information on who tocontact directly.
Many chemical societies have divi-sions, sections or discussion groups,
which are often presenton the society�s web site,so you can find outwhether you can pushforward your specialityin that society. For in-stance, does your societyhave a polymer chemistrygroup and who do youneed to contact to join?
Publications are an es-sential service and alsohelp societies make mon-ey to fund other activities,but they are not linkedfrom all of the sites ofsocieties that are not pub-lishers themselves. Partner societies arelinked from Wiley-VCH�s journal webpages to demonstrate their importancefor these publications. The AmericanChemical Society and the Royal Societyof Chemistry (UK) display their varietyof products.
The web is ideal to gather informationin event calendars, where organisers cansubmit their conference announcements.Almost all societies use this possibility toserve their members. Registration forthe GDCh�s general meeting is mostlyweb-based.
Job offers are only found on a smallnumber of society pages, such as theGDCh and the RSC, which also provideadvice for career planning, interviewtechniques and so on. The offers areprimarily targeted to the society�s homecountry, so it is a good place to startlooking for a job abroad. Also have a
look at the Younger Chemists� pagessome societies offer.
What else can you find on chemicalsocieties� web pages? The GermanChemical Society (GDCh) has set up atrade fair (ªHelpScienceº) for usedbooks, journals, and instruments. TheFrench SFC has a discussion boardcurrently devoted to recycling issues(registration required). The Bunsen-Ge-sellschaft (Germany) has one as well, butit is empty. On the web site of the ACS,news appears on the entry page and youcan also participate in weekly quickpolls, mostly on science and educationpolitics. The RSC is the only one thatbothers you with a small extra (search)window that opens automatically whenyou access their site. The Italian site is ascolorful as you would expect from thissunny country.
You can expect a lot from yourchemical society web site and someactually offer a large variety of informa-tion. Most of them focus on their owncountry, so less than half of them have anEnglish page to facilitate internationalcooperation. Even the big fish in thepond such as the German and the Frenchdo not. Maybe there is something youcan do for your society by volunteeringnot just your ideas but also your designor programming talent for their webmaintenance team!
Mario MüllerWiley-VCH, Weinheim (Germany)
WEB SITES
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, No. 17 � WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH, D-69451 Weinheim, 2001 1433-7851/01/4017-3261 $ 17.50+.50/0 3261
Table 1. Society sites reviewed
Country Society Web Site
Austria GÖCh http://goech.at/Belgium SRC http://www.ulb.ac.be/assoc/src/
KVCV http://www.kvcv.be/Czech Republic CSCH http://www.csch.cz/France SFC http://www.sfc.fr/Germany GDCh http://www.gdch.de/
Bunsen Society http://www.bunsen.de/Great Britain RSC http://www.rsc.org/Greece EEX http://www.eex.gr/Hungary MKE http://www.mtesz.hu/gtagegy/mke/Italy SCI http://www.sci.uniba.it/Japan http://www.chemistry.or.jp/index-e.htmlPoland PTC http://www.ptchem.lodz.pl/Portugal SPQ http://www.spq.pt/Russia Mendeleev http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/enc/fecs/fecsrussia.htmSpain RSEQ http://www.ucm.es/info/rsequim/Sweden SK http://www.chemsoc.se/Switzerland SCS/SCG/SSC http://www.swiss-chem-soc.ch/The Netherlands KNCV http://www.kncv.nl/indexkncv.htmlUSA ACS http://www.chemistry.org/
Suggest a web site or submit a review:[email protected]
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