A unusually warm and sunny Boston welcomed delegates to the 2011 MRS Fall Meeting last week.
And just like the city, where the old blends with the new and exciting, old friends and new were among the 5,000+ delegates.
Of those who visited the Exhibition Hall, few could have failed to notice the RSC Publishing booth (we did warn you about the bright pink). But many visitors were surprised to find out that the booth was made from recycled, and recyclable, cardboard – the first time we had tried this option for an exhibition. Did it work? Well, we believe it did, but here are some photos:
Visitors browsed the journals on display, with Journal of Materials Chemistry, Energy & Environmental Science and Nanoscale attracting the most attention. The RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology book series was also a big hit, along with the Case of the Poisonous Socks .
Our ‘everyone’s a winner’ feature proved very popular, particularly the T-shirts and the ‘staplers’ that don’t use staples. The winner of the top prize, selected at random from all scanned delegates, was Kyeong-ju Moon from Yonsei University in Korea.
We’ve put some more of our photos from Boston on the RSC facebook page – take a look to see if you spot anything (or anyone) familiar. And if you can share your MRS photos with us on the same page.
