Dear Member,
 
Welcome to the February edition of the Networks Newsletter.  These monthly newsletters aim to keep all member networks updated with news describing how to get involved, as well as information of relevant events, services and new initiatives from the RSC Networks Team.
 
Registered Scientist (RSci) – Simplified application extended
 
The RSC has been offering a simplified route to becoming a Registered Scientist (RSci). The closing date for applications via this route was 31 December 2012. However, due to popular demand the closing date has been extended until 28 February 2013.
 
The Registered Scientist (RSci) designation offers professional recognition and a framework for your future career development.
 
If you are an Associate Member or Member of the RSC you may be eligible to apply via the simplified route if:

• you have two or more years’ experience in a technical role within the chemical sciences
• your application is supported by an RSC member

 
If you do not meet these criteria you may still be eligible to apply for Registered Scientist (RSci) or Registered Science Technician (RSciTech).
Contact us now at registers@rsc.org for further information.

 
Are you working in industry? Can you help us engage with the chemical scientists in your organisation?
 
The membership recruitment team is always looking for new opportunities to engage with members and potential members in industry, so if you could help us to do this at your place of work, it would be great to hear from you!
 
Membership recruitment team visits are a great way of bringing current members up to date with our recent activities and initiatives and introducing non-members to the RSC; they can include everything from a formal talk to interested colleagues, to simply having a membership stand in a communal area.
 
The visits also provide an opportunity for members to give valuable feedback to a member of the team, and make sure that they are getting the most out of their membership.
 
If you would be interested in working with the team to organise something at you place of work, please contact Katie Dryden-Holt MRSC, RSC Recruitment Executive.

Email drydenholtk@rsc.org 
Tel +44 (0) 1223 432286
 
 
New journal: Materials Horizons 
 
RSC Publishing is delighted to announce the launch of a new journal, Materials Horizons.

Materials Horizons will feature first reports of exceptional significance at the cutting-edge interface of materials science with chemistry, physics, biology and engineering.  
Submissions open on 2^nd April 2013 and the first issue will be published in late 2013.
 
Find out more: sign up for the Materials Horizons newsletter


RSC Publishing have also completed Issue 1 of Biomaterials Science and the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C.

Biomaterials Science is an international, high impact journal bringing together the molecular and mesoscopic interactions of biomaterials and their potential applications.
And the Journal of Materials Chemistry covers:
Journal of Materials Chemistry A - Materials for energy and sustainability
Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Materials for biology and medicine
Journal of Materials Chemistry C - Materials for optical and electronic devices  
 


RSC Bill Bryson Prize 2013 – there’s still time!
 
Do you know a child with a knack for science communication? There’s still time to encourage them to enter the RSC Bill Bryson Prize, an engaging and popular competition designed to recognise clear science communication in schools and colleges. The competition is open to students aged 5-18 with entries accepted in any format - recent entries have included videos, podcasts, posters, even cartoons and poems.
 
The 2013 competition theme is How does science keeps us healthy?  Entry opens later this month, deadline 31st March 2013. Find out more at rsc.li/bryson-prize.
 

Save the date
In 2013, the RSC General Assembly will take place 8-9 November in Brighton. Representatives from member groups will be sent invitations closer to the time.
 
 
Chemistry Week 2013
 
Will be taking place between 16-23 November 2013.  The overall theme this year is ‘Health’ covering topics such as Ageing, Hygiene, Lifestyle, Nutrition and Future Health.  Further information will appear in due course in the Networks Newsletters, on the RSC website and on MyRSC.  For more information contact Pauline Meakins, Thomas Graham House  on email meakinsp@rsc.org or call 01223 432266.
 
 
Networks Blog
Keep up to date with the Networks blog to find out what our members are doing (my.rsc.org/blogs/80).
  
If you have any events that you would like to see on the blog, send information and pictures to networks@rsc.org.
 
 


Major deadlines coming up – check out the individual websites for more details and all the key dates.
 

EVENT	DEADLINE
RSC India Roadshow 5, 7 & 11 February 2013 IACS Kolkata, IISc Bangalore & NCL Pune, India	Only a few spaces left for Bangalore!
2nd UK-India MedChem Congress 22-23 March 2013 CSIR - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India	Poster abstract deadline: 28 February 2013
Fabrication, Structure and Reactivity of Anchored Nanoparticles: Faraday Discussion 162 10-12 April 2013 Seminaris CampusHotel, Berlin, Germany	Poster abstract and early bird deadline: 15 February 2013
Photo-inititated Quantum Molecular Dynamics: Faraday Discussion 163 15-17 April 2013 University of Nottingham, UK	Poster abstract and early bird deadline: 18 February 2013
Challenges in Organic Materials & Supramolecular Chemistry (ISACS10) 18-21 June 2013 Kyoto, Japan	Oral abstract  submission deadline: 4 March 2013
Analytical Research Forum 2013 (ARF13) 8-10 July 2013 GlaxoSmithKline & the University of Hertfordshire, UK	Oral abstract  submission deadline: 15 February 2013
23rd International Symposium: Synthesis in Organic Chemistry 22-25 July 2013 University of Oxford, UK	Poster abstract and early bird deadline: 11March 2013
Advancing the Chemistry of the Actinides: Dalton Discussion 14 16-18 September 2013 University of Edinburgh, UK	Oral abstract submission deadline: 15 February 2013