2011: International Year of Chemistry

After the International Year of Physics in 2005, and Astronomy in 2009, the United Nations proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry (AIC).

 

The AIC is part of the UN decade for Education and Sustainable Development for the preservation of natural resources, 2005-2014. The UNESCO and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) are in charge of organizing this world event to demonstrate the very important role of chemistry in people's professional and domestic lives. The AIC will give an enormous boost to this science on which our lives and future are based.

You can consult the official sites: http://www.chimie2011.fr/http://www.chemistry2011.org/