IntroductionIt’s time to accept our share of responsibility for the modern state of the world. With real concerns mounting on the state of global sustainability and newer considerations such as endocrine disruption, we must aggressively pursue the ideals of green chemistry.We are a new generation of scientists. We have chosennotto ignore the potential consequences of our chosen professions. We realize that we have responsibilities in the education, acceptance, and implementation of green chemistry principles.As a new generation of scientists and engineers, we need to recognize that our actions and decisions will affect the future well being of our planet. While we have the tools to create products and processes that improve our quality of life, we must consciously make choices to ensure that our actions do not endanger life or the environment around us. We strongly believe that by applying the principles of green chemistry to all aspects of science and engineering, we can continue to improve the society in which we live without simultaneously harming it.In a field where one cannot always go to the literature to discover the answers that one seeks, the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute on Green Chemistry (PASI-GC) gave us the opportunity to network with people leading their field. Through this program we gained valuable professional experiences as individuals; however, we also realized that these ideals must spread beyond our inner circle in order to be truly effective.The dissemination of green chemistry will be no easy task. Interdisciplinary cooperation between all scientific fields will be necessary to create new methods of measuring the toxicity, environmental impact, and energy requirements of new and existing chemical compounds and commercial materials. This technology and theory must then be implemented into as many industrial, academic, and government applications as possible. This unique conference has given us the tools to aggressively pursue these goals, rather than to merely talk about them.Two weeks of intensive presentations, discussions, and actual laboratory time pertaining to green chemistry, its theory, policy, and application, made this a conference like none before it. There were no hierarchical communication barriers between the students involved and the presenters and organizers of this event. The ability to converse casually yet meaningfully about current and future technologies with the people who were responsible for their existence was an experience previously unmatched. This event will have a special place in the memories of all involved for some time to come, as both a model of interaction and an impetus for change.In this report, we wish to convey the ideology we have acquired through the PASI on Green Chemistry and emphasize how much is still left to be accomplished in the field. We begin with a description of the PASI-GC, followed by a discussion of why green chemistry is important, the multinational and multidisciplinary aspects of the field, and its role in education. We conclude with some specific actions we believe are important for the advancement of green chemistry. We hope to encourage all to reflect upon our actions and beliefs as scientists, ensuring that we promote the principles of green chemistry1to the greatest extent.