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Register as a Coordinator

This form is for local section coordinators who manage student registrations for the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad (USNCO). After you submit this form, ACS staff will review your account and the sections you've selected before granting access.

Are you a parent or guardian looking to register a student? Use the parent/guardian portal instead.

Already have a coordinator account? Log in here.

By completing this form, I confirm that my local section will participate in the USNCO exam.

Your Information
Coordinator Address
Address to Ship National Exam Materials
Your Local Section(s)
Select the local section(s) you coordinate. ACS staff will confirm these when reviewing your account.

Is this the first year that you will be coordinating the USNCO for your local section? (required)

Invite a Co-Coordinator

Would you like to invite another co-coordinator to help you manage your local section(s)? (required)

After ACS staff approve your account, your invitee will receive an email to set their password. ACS staff will then review their account before granting access. They'll be added to all of your sections.

Consent

To help foster collaboration and communication among volunteers, we plan to share coordinator contact information (name and email) with other USNCO coordinators. Do you consent to have your contact information shared with other USNCO coordinators? (required)

To help students connect with their local coordinator, we can include your name and email address in the confirmation email sent to guardians and students who register in your region. Do you consent to have your contact information included in confirmation emails? (required)

By becoming a Chemistry Olympiad Coordinator, you understand and agree to:

  • Have read and will comply with the ACS Volunteer and Participant Code of Conduct, the ACS Youth Protection Policy, and any other applicable ACS policies and procedures, and will ensure all volunteers are compliant with the policies and procedures.
  • Have read and will adhere with all the USNCO Coordinator Requirements throughout the Chemistry Olympiad program.
  • Disclose any perceived or real conflicts of interest to the USNCO Subgroup of the ACS Society Committee on Education, including, but not limited to the disclosure of any paid tutoring arrangements for the Chemistry Olympiad. You further understand that any real conflict of interest will result in disqualifying your involvement from coordinating, administering, or preparing the Chemistry Olympiad exams.
  • Treat all USNCO participants equitably.
  • Not alter or attempt to alter exam submissions.
  • Protect the security of the USNCO exams.
  • Do not participate in discussions of USNCO exams with or among students and their parents before testing windows have closed. You may discuss the exams with other USNCO or ACS volunteers.
  • Understand that all information will be kept in accordance with the ACS Privacy Policy.

Do you have any conflicts of interest related to your involvement in the USNCO? (required)

Optional Questions
Are you interested in volunteering in any of the following roles? Please select all that apply.
Set Your Password
(8 characters minimum)

I, the undersigned, agree to freely volunteer as a coordinator for the USNCO without compensation from the American Chemical Society, and agree to comply with the required obligations and standards for the USNCO program.

I fully and voluntarily consent to participate in the USNCO program and hereby agree to accept all risks and responsibilities for losses, costs, and damages I may incur as a result of my participation in the USNCO program. I further hereby agree to release, indemnify, and hold harmless the American Chemical Society, its directors, officers, agents, members, employees, and volunteers from any and all claims, demands, rights, expenses, actions, and causes of action, of whatever kind, arising from or by reason of any personal injury, bodily injury, property damage, or the consequences thereof, whether foreseeable or not, resulting from or in any way connected with my participation in the USNCO program.

I grant the American Chemical Society full permission to use my photographs, videotapes, or any other manner of recording my participation in the USNCO program or activities for any purpose.

By signing and submitting this Coordinator Registration Form, I certify that I understand and have read the above carefully before signing and acknowledge that the information provided in this form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

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