Following events in Taiwan and Argentina, the third leg of the Young Ambassadors for Chemistry (YAC) project was in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where activities took place from 14-18 November 2005. The main aim of the YAC project is to popularize and raise public awareness of chemistry by encouraging young students to act as ambassadors for chemistry. The YAC project is carried out in partnership with Science Across the World, and cosponsored by GlaxoSmithKline. After a 24-hour journey into central

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... eria, YAC representatives Lida Schoen and Keith Kelly arrived in the snow-covered city of Krasnoyarsk where they were hosted by Natalya Gapanovich and her colleagues at the Pedagogical University of Krasnoyarsk. Gapanovich is the director of the Krasnoyarsk Branch of the D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, based in Moscow. Professor Natalya P. Tarasova, titular member of IUPAC's Committee on Chemistry Education-a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and director of the Institute of Chemistry and Problems of Sustainable Development at D. Mendeleyev University-also played an important role in the coordination of this event and arranged formal invitations and visas for all participants.