The 10th Annual Symposium of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Nigeria International Chemical Sciences Chapter, has been scheduled to hold at the headquarters of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Abuja.

According to the Local Organising Committee chairman, Dr. Thompson Ezuagie, the symposium, which will hold between May 4 - 7, 2025, will have the NOUN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olufemi Peters, as the Chief Host.

With the theme: Advancing Sustainability Through AI-Driven Chemistry, organisers of the conference have therefore announced that submission of abstracts for oral and/or poster presentation is now open from all areas of Chemistry.

There are five sub-themes as given thus: AI in Chemistry: Current Trends and Future Directions, The Synergy between AI and Chemistry: New Perspectives for Tackling Emerging Global Challenges, and Integrating AI in Computational Chemistry for Smarter Insights into Chemical Systems.

Other sub-themes of the symposium are: AI-Predictive Capabilities: Redefining Innovations in the Chemical Industry and AI-Enhanced Pedagogies: A Smart Tool for Greening the Chemistry Curriculum.

Abstracts, according to the poster of the symposium, can be submitted online via the link: https://acsnigeria.org/10th-annual-symposium-abstracts/ .

A quartet of speakers have been lined up, which are: Prof. Leroy (Lee) Cronin of the Regius Chair of Chemistry, Digital Chemistry, University of Glasgow, UK; Prof. Nnabuk Okon Eddy, FAS, Department of Chemistry, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State.

Other speakers are: Prof. (Mrs.) Omolara O. Oluwaniyi of the Department of Industrial Chemistry, University of Ilorin, Kwara State and Prof. Omotayo Arotiba, Director, Centre for Nanomaterials Science Research, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.