GLCACS 28th Annual Conference - Build a Fulfilling Career in a World of Accelerating Change
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Time & Location:
Apr 25, 2026, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Innovation Park
1950 Innovation WAY, Libertyville, IL 60048
Event Agenda:
8:30 AM – 12:30 AM Distinguished Speaker Plenary Presentation: Well-established leaders in industry and academia with career roots in chemistry and chemical engineering:
12:30 AM – 2:30 PM Career Orientation Session
Lunch (12:30 PM-1:00 PM)
Career Development Workshop - Resume Clinic and Mock Job Interview (1:00 PM-1:50 PM)
Experience real-life interviews and learn Do's and Don’ts via practice.
Receive expert’s feedback on how to conduct a winning interview for your dream job.
Uploading your resume by 4/17/2026 to join - Register here!
Company Tour (1:50 PM - 2:30 PM)
Tour of Global Biorational Research Center of the Sumitomo Biorational
Company (Valent BioSciences) by walking through its various functional
areas for development and manufacturing of biorational products
for agricultural industry.
Limited capacity - To guarantee your spot, please check the sign-up box in the Conference Registration Form and confirm your attendance on-site on the day of the event!
Career information booths (12:30 – 2:30)
AbbVie, Honeywell UOP, Abbott, Valent BioSciences, Baxter, Astellas, etc.
Mentoring and career counselling opportunity information booth (12:30 – 2:30)
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Student Research Presentation Contest
Discover the innovative projects of regional students and postdocs as they
compete to demonstrate their cutting edge research.
Click to Register by 4/17/2026 to participate in the contest and compete for big prizes!
Student Presentation Contest Guide will be posted
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Networking Dinner (optional)
Gather at a Chinese buffet restaurant nearby
Pay at the restaurant
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