2025 STANYS ​Annual Conference
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-10
Are you a teacher based in New York? Attend the 130th STANYS ​Annual Conference from November 7th to 10th in Syracuse! This year’s theme, “Sensemaking – The Power of Making Connections,” emphasizes the crucial role of interdisciplinary connections in scientific discovery and problem-solving, mirroring the interconnected nature of the world around us.
👋 If you attend, be sure to connect with Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teachers Stefanie Loomis and Scott Carlson and Community Engagement Manager Michelle Ernst Modera! These green chemistry leaders will be tabling and sharing K-8 activities you won’t want to miss.

New York Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-20 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Calling New York-based teachers in grades 6-12! The New York Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team is a dedicated space where you can connect with your peers and develop your understanding and practice of green chemistry and sustainable science in your labs through the introduction of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry and their connection to SDS sheets.
You will learn the benefits of greening a lab, implement an existing green lab, and then green and implement your own labs for peer review, benefiting from the collective experience and knowledge of your peers. The resulting collection of peer-reviewed green labs will be published as a collection for all. See registration for CTLE credit details.
💬 Led by Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher Scott Carlson
🗓️ Third Tuesday of each month from November 2025 through June 2026
⏰ 7-8:30 p.m. ET
📍Online – Zoom link upon registration

2025-2026 Green Chemistry Connections
2025-11-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-17 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-21 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-02-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-18 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-15 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-20 12:00 - 14:00
From biomimicry to toxicology, green chemistry offers powerful solutions to some of the world’s most pressing crises. During the 2025-2026 Green Chemistry Connections webinar series, we will zero in on the powerfully adaptable principles of green chemistry and their role in forming connections between educators, industry, and advocates.
How? This season’s speakers are a host of changemakers from diverse professions—each working to apply green chemistry in unique and inventive ways. K-12 educators, higher education faculty, students, industry professionals, advocates, and all are welcome to join these interactive monthly conversations.
Sessions are held on the third Wednesday of each month from 12 to 2 p.m. ET. By signing up below, you will be registered for all events and have access to recordings!
Please share this webinar series with friends and colleagues of all disciplines and backgrounds. We know the true power of our green chemistry community is how we connect with the world—so come connect with us!

PacifiChem 2025
2025-12-15 - 2025-12-20
The 2025 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies will be held from December 15th to 20th in Honolulu, Hawaii. This year’s event will center around the theme, “Building Communities to Address Global Challenges.” If you are attending, be sure to catch these presentations from members of the Beyond Benign team and community! 👋⤵️

Green Chemistry Communities: Principles, Practices, and Action Towards a Sustainable Future
Organized by Beyond Benign team members Dr. Juliana Vidal, Dr. Amy Cannon, and Dr. John Warner, alongside Green Chemistry Commitment signers Dr. John De Backere (University of Toronto), Dr. Kei Saito (Kyoto University), and Dr. Supawan Tantayanon (Chulalongkorn University).
Green chemistry has a fundamental role in achieving a sustainable future. Chemists with green chemistry skills can design processes and products that will not impact human health or the environment. To achieve this goal, however, we need everyone on board. This session will highlight holistic, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive approaches to achieving a sustainable future through green chemistry. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in conversations with the speakers about local and global actions that can be taken to build communities of transformation.
🗓️ December 19th at 1 p.m. HST & December 20th at 8 a.m. HST

Empowering the Green Chemistry Community Towards a Systemic Change: The Green Chemistry Commitment at Beyond Benign
Presented by Dr. Juliana Vidal, Senior Program Manager at Beyond Benign
The Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC), one of Beyond Benign’s key initiatives, promotes the integration of green chemistry into science courses at universities, colleges, and institutes around the globe. Since 2013, 250 institutions from 35 countries (and counting!) have signed the GCC and committed to integrating green chemistry into their curricula, building upon unique and diverse campus environments, strengths, cultures, and resources. In this poster presentation, Juliana will discuss the GCC program and its impact on fostering a community that creates systemic change in our society, as well as the benefits of integrating green chemistry principles and practices in chemistry education.
🗓️ December 19th at 10 a.m. HST

People Working with People — Green Chemistry Innovations
Presented by Dr. John Warner, Co-Founder of Beyond Benign; CTO and CEO of The Technology Greenhouse
The global green chemistry community is large and growing. Many traditional national chemistry societies struggle to remain up to date and relevant. The green chemistry community is thriving by forming more future-focused informal assemblies of people that enable them to adapt to an evolving and changing world. This presentation will discuss several of these unique collaborations that have enabled innovations in industry and academia.
🗓️ Time to be announced
Towards Systemic Change in Chemistry Education: Empowering a Global Green Chemistry Education Community
Presented by Dr. Amy Cannon, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Beyond Benign
Beyond Benign envisions a future where the molecular building blocks of products used every day are healthy and safe for humans and the environment. Green chemistry concepts, along with additional sustainability and systems thinking approaches, are essential in preparing global scientists and citizens with the skills to address sustainability challenges. This presentation will share Beyond Benign’s approach for building and empowering a green chemistry community to transform chemistry education, including building key programs and partnerships towards realizing systemic change in chemistry education.
🗓️ Time to be announced

10th Green & Sustainable Chemistry Conference
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-20
The Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference is focused on inter- and transdisciplinary aspects of green and sustainable chemistry. Contributions for talks and posters clearly demonstrating a link to green and/ or sustainable chemistry within the conference topics are invited.
Please see detailed guidelines for submission here.
Reasons to attend

Interact with high-level speakers: including government representatives and leading researchers from industry and academia.

Gain a global perspective: coverage includes experience from the developed world and insight from developing countries.

Understand industry viewpoints: experts and thought-leaders from top chemical companies and organisations explore how industry can better demonstrate the value of ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’ across its value chains and to end consumers.

Present your latest research: Share your research as a short talk or in our lively poster sessions

Grow your professional network

Find out about the most environmentally sustainable innovations: hear from the winners of the Elsevier Foundation Chemistry for Climate Action Challenge.

Spreading sustainable chemistry worldwide: Share your experiences in research, teaching and good practice.

Canadian Societies for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2026 Conferences and Exhibition (x2026)
2026-05-24 - 2026-05-28 | Toronto, Toronto, Canada
The Canadian Societies for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2026 Conferences and Exhibition (x2026), hosted by the CSC and CSChE will provide access to an expanded array of technical sessions, workshops, and keynote presentations, while promoting multidisciplinarity and offering diverse viewpoints on the opportunities and challenges facing those working in the chemical sciences, technologists, and engineering fields. The distinct identities and independence of CSC and CSChE will be maintained.

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER COURSE: Sustainable Science: Contextualizing Chemistry Through Safer Hand-On Labs
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-29 | Online
If you’re a science teacher looking to create a safer, more engaging learning environment for your students, this is the course for you!

ABOUT THIS COURSE
Are you a science teacher looking to create a safer, more engaging learning environment for your students? Learn how to weave Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) sustainability content into your classrooms in this remote learning course for middle school and high school science teachers.
Beyond Benign Lead Teacher Erin Mayer will teach this course through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Participants will leave with a toolkit of resources and access to a network of other like-minded educators in the region.

**Free for NY teachers, select other states, and Environmental Justice Communities, with discount code (limited numbers of free spots for each state)

THIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
• You’re interested in engaging strategies for NGSS-aligned chemistry labs
• You want to foster a safe and engaging classroom environment
• You’re interested in how problem-solving with chemistry helps create solutions for sustainability challenges

BY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:
• How to weave NGSS sustainability content into your classroom
• How to spark student interest and increase self-efficacy in your classroom

COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
• NGSS aligned labs featuring easily accessible and safe materials
• Plug and play lessons for physical science in chemistry classrooms
• Lessons based on real-world innovations

Funding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the Environmental Fund as administered by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER COURSE: Introducing Green Chemistry in the High School Classroom
2026-06-08 - 2026-08-03 | Online
If you’re looking to integrate green chemistry principles and practices into your teaching through real-world sustainable inventions, this is the course for you!

ABOUT THIS COURSE

High school chemistry teachers and middle/high school physical science teachers: Join us for a course that will support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) integration in your classes!
In this course, Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher Cassidy Javner will help prepare you to integrate green chemistry principles and practices into your teaching through real-world sustainable inventions. You’ll also learn how to develop safer labs and lessons aligned to your local standards in an interactive online environment.
This course features forum discussions, lesson plan development, and 3 synchronous zoom classes. Discussions will focus on how to prepare for effective remote learning in this time of an ever-changing educational landscape.

*Free for NY teachers, some other states, and Environmental Justice Communities, with discount code (contact info@beyondbenign to find out if your state has a discount available and if you teach in NYS and haven’t received your code)

THIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
• You want to create a safer, more engaging learning environment
• You’re interested in how problem solving with chemistry helps create solutions for sustainability challenges

BY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:
• How to integrate green chemistry practices and principles into your teaching
• How to infuse NGSS learning into your classrooms by developing safer labs and lessons

COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Developing safer labs and lessons
• Preparing for effective student driven learning
• Integrating green chemistry into your teaching

WANT MENTORSHIP SUPPORT?
New York teachers have an opportunity to pair the Advance Green Chemistry course with a new Fellowship opportunity for teachers interested in receiving mentorship support while integrating Green Chemistry into their curriculum.

Funding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the Environmental Fund as administered by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

Advanced Green Chemistry: Connections to Our World
2026-06-08 - 2026-08-03 | Online
If you’re looking to expand your students’ horizons and support their project-based learning and invention in the classroom, this is the course for you.

ABOUT THIS COURSE
Ready to take green chemistry to the next level in your classroom? Have you already started replacing your labs with safer materials?
Join Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher Annette Sebuyira as you expand your knowledge of green chemistry principles and practices by analyzing Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award technologies. In this course, you’ll dive into toxicology for chemistry basics and investigate the pedagogy for effective guidance of student-based research projects and inquiry-based projects.

**Free for NY teachers, some other states, and Environmental Justice Communities, with discount code (contact info@beyondbenign to find out if your state has a discount available and if you teach in NYS and haven’t received your code)
THIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:
• You want to support your students’ project-based learning and invention in the classroom.
• You have completed Intro to Green Chemistry and are ready to advance to the next level.
• You are curious about how to foster student engagement.

BY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:
• How to expand your knowledge of green chemistry principles and practices.
• How to infuse student-driven projects and research into your curriculum.
• How to develop deeper real-world chemistry connections for your students.

COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Analyzing Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award technologies.
• Introduction to Toxicology for chemistry basics.
• Integration of science research into your chemistry course.

Funding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the Environmental Fund as administered by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.

10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC10)
2026-07-12 - 2026-07-16 | Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
The Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV) is delighted and honoured to host the 10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC10), July 12-16 2026, in Antwerp, Belgium, in the Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp (FMCCA).
The 10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress will have an exciting scientific programme with world-leading plenary speakers, invited speakers and short oral presentations, supplemented with a series of poster presentations.
This Congress is the 10th in a series that started in Budapest in 2006, and since then has been held in several cities across Europe before reaching Antwerp. The EuChemS Congresses are noted for their excellent scientific level. They allow all the attendees and participants to listen to and interact with some of the most celebrated researchers in the world.
Antwerp is a metropolis on a human scale, situated in the heart of Europe, and has a lot to offer. Despite its relatively small size, it boasts the biggest port area in Europe and a vast offering of cultural, historical, and culinary delights enhanced by more than 170 nationalities. Antwerp is home to shopping centres, boutiques, museums, start-up hubs, premium hotels, and the historical home of Rubens. Additionally, the world’s largest diamond trade hub is within walking distance. Antwerp embraces heritage and innovation, business and leisure, global ambitions, and a genuine concern for nurturing a highly enjoyable quality of life for all its residents and visitors.
Antwerp houses the largest integrated chemical cluster of Europe, extending over the borders into The Netherlands, and Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany, to form a chemical ‘center of gravity’. The chemical companies in these three regions are strongly interconnected and offer innovative solutions for the global challenges of today and tomorrow. Moreover, there is also an important pharma and life sciences industry.
The FMCCA state-of-the art congress center is located in the heart of Antwerp, right next to Antwerp Central train station, making it easily accessible domestically, as well as internationally. It is directly connected to and provides magnificent views on the green oasis that is the Zoo, right next to it. FMCCA, which only opened in 2016, is equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, lighting, and other technical amenities. FMCCA is surrounded by nature, tropical animals and the most beautiful garden. The venue is committed to sustainability and eco-friendliness, with various measures in place to minimise its environmental impact. This philosophy is also translated into delicious, often vegetarian dishes and high-quality choices. By hosting the ECC at FMCCA, we directly support the field of animal welfare, heritage, breeding programmes, research and nature conservation worldwide through the Antwerp ZOO Society.

ICCE ECRICE: Chemistry Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
2026-07-13 - 2026-07-17
Chemistry education is a field concerned with teaching and learning of chemistry. The content of Chemistry education research (CER) ranges from understanding the history and philosophy of chemistry, which guides on us how chemistry knowledge was developed, to the application of emerging technologies and tools for more effective teaching and learning of chemistry. CER has grown as a field substantially over the past 60 years but is still a relatively young subdiscipline of chemistry. Although substantial progress has been made in identifying evidence-based strategies to support the teaching and learning of chemistry, we have yet to realize widespread systemic change regarding how chemistry is taught at the secondary school and tertiary levels. Connecting chemistry educators at the secondary education level with chemistry education researchers in academia has never been more vitally needed, and yet these groups are still frustratingly divided.
Conferences, congresses and symposiums in CER serve as a medium to bring together practitioners and researchers to exchange ideas and recent developments. ICCE is one of the leading biannual conferences in CER initiated back in 1969 by IUPAC and ECRICE is the European equivalent run by the Division of Chemical Education of EuChemS. Turkish Chemical Society (TCS) organized the 18th ICCE in 2004 and also the 9th ECRICE in 2008. The joint organization of 28th ICCE & 17th ECRICE (ICCECRICE 2026) will bring the experience of ICCE and ECRICE back to Türkiye, which had been experienced in 2012 in Rome-Italy.
We welcome all chemistry education researchers from all over the World in Erzurum, Türkiye on July 13-17, 2026.

2026 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education
2026-07-26 - 2026-07-30 | University of Wisconsin
Join us for the 2026 BCCE on July 26-30, 2026!
The 29th BCCE will be held on the lakeside campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the Summer of 2026. The conference, like all of its predecessors, provides the chemistry education community with opportunities to interact and engage. The conference will be a mixture of symposia, workshops, poster sessions, exhibits, and spaces for both formal and informal conversations.
Important Dates:
Request for Programs is open from August 1 to November 10, 2025. Click here for proposal submission guidelines.
Request for Abstracts open February–March, 2026
Registration will Open Early March 2026

Green IUPAC 2026
2026-09-08 - 2026-09-12 | Lisbon, Portugal
The IUPAC – International Committee on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development, the Portuguese Chemical Society |SPQ, the NOVA School of Science and Technology | NOVA FCT and the the University of Lisbon | ULisboa cordially invite you to attend the 11th edition of IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry – Green IUPAC 2026, that will be held from September 8 to 12, 2026, at the Rectorate of University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
The Green IUPAC 2026 aims to bring together all relevant stakeholders from academia, research, industry, NGOs, policy makers and society, to exchange and disseminate knowledge and ideas that promote the concept of green chemistry and sustainable development. Building on the success of previous editions, the Green IUPAC 2026 will serve as a dynamic forum for advancing and discussing cutting-edge green chemistry innovations. The following topics will be covered:

Green Synthesis, Catalysis & Green Solvents
Green Chemical Engineering & Technology
Carbon dioxide utilization
Bioeconomy (Terrestrial and Marine Resources, among others)
Green Energy
Green Chemistry Education
AI in Green Chemistry

The 65th Brazilian Chemistry Congress (CBQ)
2026-11-10 - 2026-11-13
CBQ is an annual event that brings together the Brazilian chemical community to promote the advancement of knowledge in the field.
CBQ Objectives Promote the study of chemistry, Disseminate chemical knowledge, Bring together the chemical community of Brazil.
