It’s hard to believe how quickly the spring ACS meeting is approaching. In addition to our tremendous oral and poster sessions, IONiC VIPEr is once again pleased to announce that we will be holding a social ‘hour’. All of the details can be seen in the lovely flyer below that was hand-crafted by Joanne Stewart. These social hours have been a big hit in the past, and they are a great opportunity to bring the VIPEr community together. Appetizers are on us, sorry, you will have to purchase your own beverage(s). All you need to know to enter is the secret VIPEr handshake. Alright, I am kidding. You don’t need to know the handshake, but there is one. And I will be happy to teach it to anyone that joins us at Bubs. I look forward to seeing many of you in San Diego. Until then, stay classy.    

Chip's comment: To add a little extra excitement to our social hour I am announcing a contest. At the bottom of our workshop poster is a picture. The first person to come up to me at the social hour and correctly identify the location/significance of that picture will win a prize. Sorry LC members and workshop participants, you are not eligible. See everyone in 2 weeks!