ACS is proud to be an Official Partner of the 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival, to be held April 24-27, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

http://www.usasciencefestival.org/

Mark the date and plan to visit the free Expo. Over 250,000 K-12 students and parents,

The feedback is still pouring in from surveys the organizers sent out, but overall the response has been overwhelmingly positive:

• Attendees – We surveyed the Sneak Peek teachers (over 500) who signed up in advance and all general attendees had the option

At the ACS Booth, the Mole served admirably as a Chemistry Ambassador.

He met US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, while his wife and daughter made UV bead bracelets at the booth. If Avogadro could talk, he would have no doubt taken the time to expound

The crowds at the festival built to a crescendo in early afternoon with the performance of the Myth Busters crew.

It was packed! I will be very interested to see the attendance figures, but unlike on the previous fest on the Mall, I imagine the convention

The ACS booth was jumping on the first day, the sneak peak day of the USA Science and Engineering Festival.The secret science of self-inflating balloons and the ACS Mole meets the EPA Panda (I would say there was some 'chemistry' between them.)

I hear Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison and many other famous scientists will be attending the 2nd USA Science and Engineering Festival being held this weekend (April 28 and 29, 2012) at the Walter E.  Washington Convention Center in Washington DC.  See htt