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Announcing the Inaugural ACS Careers' Virtual Career Fair in Conjunction with Informex and C&EN 
 
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- 
 
            100% Virtual Show in November Will Facilitate Networking 
    Opportunities, Deliver Educational Content and Connect Employers with 
                             Potential Employees 
 
    The American Chemical Society, Informex, and Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) announced today that 
they are to partner in hosting the 'ACS Careers Virtual Career Fair in conjunction with Informex and C&EN' a 
completely virtual event, to be held November 2-3, 2010. The American Chemical Society ( 
the leading meeting place for buyers and sellers of high-value chemistry, and 
opportunity rich event for the chemical industry. The virtual career fair 
will utilize an online platform that will host an exhibition floor with 
booths for recruiters and companies looking to engage candidates, an 
auditorium to view career themed webcasts and a networking lounge where the 
chemical industry can connect. 
 
    Each day of the two day event will focus on a career related theme. The 
first day will center on "Outlook for Chemical, Pharma and Biotech 
Industries" while the second day will focus more generally on "Career 
Development." The career fair will begin at 9:00am EST on both mornings with 
a keynote session, followed by four additional webinars throughout the day. 
Continuously from 9:00am through 6:00pm the event show floor will be open for 
candidates to visit with recruiters and corporate human resources 
representatives, and the networking lounge will be open all day for informal 
chats as well as scheduled topic discussions. UBM Studios ( 
solutions, will provide the virtual interface for the event. 
 
    Jennifer Jessup, Informex/UBM Global Brand Director, commented, "Informex 
has a strong history in both the fine and specialty chemical markets and 
through our combined efforts with the American Chemical Society the virtual 
career fair will connect a huge array of corporate chemical industries and a 
large pool of recruiters and job seekers. With the struggles all job seekers 
are facing in a slowly recovering economy, we decided this virtual career 
fair would be the best way for us to host both educational and networking 
opportunities." 
 
    Additionally, during the first week in November, C&EN will be publishing 
its annual Employment Outlook edition of the publication. The content of this 
edition of the leading scientific publication serving the chemical, life 
sciences, and laboratory world will closely tie in with the 'ACS Careers' 
Virtual Career Fair in conjunction with Informex and C&EN' in both webinars 
and in scheduled chat session in the networking lounge. On the first morning 
of the event, the keynote webinar will discuss C&EN's finding on employment 
trends and developments in the chemical, pharma and biotech industries. 
 
    "By adding a virtual event edition to our already successful physical ACS 
Career Fairs, which will take place in Boston, MA on August 22-26, 2010 and 
Anaheim, CA on March 27-31, 2011, we are able to provide employment 
opportunities to a wider and more diverse audience," stated David Harwell, 
Assistant Director of ACS Careers. "The ACS is thrilled to be working with 
Informex and C&EN on the inaugural ACS Careers Virtual Career Fair. The 
virtual career fair will operate with innovative technology to connect a 
large community of students and business professionals to corporate 
exhibitors and recruiters in a virtual exhibition hall." 
 
    The 'ACS Careers Virtual Career Fair in conjunction with Informex and 
C&EN' will include many of the features that one would expect to find at a 
traditional physical event, including: 
 
    - Exhibit Halls complete with interactive exhibitor booths and 
      staff 
    - An Auditorium hosting live, scheduled presentations 
    - A Resource Center featuring white papers, podcasts and 
      informative content 
    - A Lounge for networking and relationship-building via instant 
      messaging or group chat 
 
    Registration for this career fair will open in mid-September and there 
will be opportunities for pre-registration prior to that time. For more 
information about this event, or to pre-register, please visit 
 
    The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by 
the U.S. Congress. With more than 161,000 members, ACS is the world's largest 
scientific society and a global leader in providing access to 
chemistry-related research through its multiple databases, peer-reviewed 
journals and scientific conferences. Its main offices are in Washington, 
D.C., and Columbus, Ohio. 
 
    Organized by UBM Live, Informex is the leading meeting place for buyers 
and sellers of high-value chemistry for a broad range of applications. As the 
leading fine chemical trade show in the United States, InformexUSA has been a 
marketplace for networking and doing business in the fine, custom and 
specialty chemical manufacturing industry for more than 25 years. Visitors to 
the show come from a broad range of manufacturing industries including 
adhesives, electronics, agrochemicals, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, 
plastics, paints, and more. Each year the event brings together an 
international mix of more than 4,000 fine and specialty chemicals 
professionals and 500 exhibitors. 
 
    UBM Studios is a leader in virtual events and virtual business solutions. 
A pioneer with virtual platforms, UBM Studios delivers deep expertise in live 
and online events that brings business value to customers. UBM Studios 
connects, educates and enables virtual communications through a portfolio 
that fits every budget. UBM Studios is the only virtual event provider to 
offer platform, content, audience recruitment, reporting and social marketing 
and gaming. UBM Studios virtual events include Virtual Trade Shows, Virtual 
Career Fairs, Virtual Seminar Centers, Virtual Resource Centers, Virtual 
Product Launch, Virtual Business Continuity, Virtual Corporate Meetings, 
Virtual Sales Meetings, Virtual Focus Group Centers and Virtual Training. UBM 
Studios delivers a complete global communication solution in Asia, Europe and 
North America in industries including, health, finance, technology, building 
and education. 
 
SOURCE: Informex 
 
    CONTACT: Jennifer Jessup, Global Brand Director of UBM International 
Media, +1-609-759-4707, jennifer.jessup@ubm.com; or Richard Kerns of Impress 
Public Relations, +44(0)161-728-5880, richard@impress-pr.com, or Erin Hatzi, 
+1-503-928-7870, erin@impress-pr.com, all for Informex 
 
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