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Future Meetings:

2026 Fall ACS Meeting
Chicago, IL
August 23 – 27, 2026

Location of POLY/PMSE sessions: McCormick Place Convention Center


***Program subject to change***

Non-Technical POLY Events

POLY’s event schedule is subject to change. All sessions and events will be held in the McCormick Place Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

Sunday
1:00 PM PIVOT!: Changing Directions in your Career
Location: S404bc
4:00 PM POLY Business Meeting
Location: S404bc
6:30 PM ExComm Dinner (ExComm Only)
Location: TBD

Monday
10:00 AM POLY ExComm Meeting (ExComm Only)
Location: S402a
6:00 PM POLY/PMSE Student Social
Location: TBD

Tuesday
7:30 AM IAB Business Meeting
Location: TBD
5:00-7:00 PM IAB Networking Social
Vu Rooftop (133 E Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60616)
5:30 PM POLY/PMSE Plenary & Awards
Location: S100a Grand Ballroom

Wednesday
1:05 PM POLY/PMSE Coordination Meeting
Meet at the PMSE Desk


2027 Spring ACS Meeting
ABSTRACT DEADLINE: September 28, 2026
New Orleans, LA
March 21 – 25, 2027

Lead Program Chair: Michael Petr (DOW Chemical Co.) mpetr@dow.com
CLICK HERE for organizer instructions



POLY Programming Leads:
Fall 2026: Julia Kalow (Northwestern University) jkalow@northwestern.edu
Spring 2027: Michael Petr (DOW Chemical Co.) mpetr@dow.com
Fall 2027: Graham Collier (University of Southern Mississippi) graham.collier@usm.edu
Spring 2028: Alice Savage (Army Research Laboratory) alice.m.savage2.civ@army.mil


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