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Northeastern Section of the ACSMonthly Board Meeting

Charles Hotel Cambridge, MAApril 8th, 2010

Members in Attendance: J. Billo, M. Burgess, M. Chen, M. Chorghade, T. Gilbert, P. Gordon, M. Hearn, E. Hopkins, L. Johnson, C. Kolb, K. Lee, D. Lewis, M. Mahaney, J. McKew, J. Phillips, J. Piper, R. Scannell, M. Schwartz, L. Shao, A. Singer, M. Singer, M. Strem, R. Tanner.

The meeting was called to order at 4:40 pm with J. McKew as the Chair

The minutes from March 2010 were approved as presented

Chair: J. McKew The Advances in Chemistry Symposium will be tomorrow

o 28 vendor tables, 5 corporate sponsors, 225 expected attendees. Reminder about NERM awards (see information appended to these minutes)

Chair Elect: P. Gordon There is a National ACS program to pair up coaches / mentors with High School teachers.

o $500 for supplies will be made available to each coach / teacher pairing.o Target is to start September 2010.o NESACS members interested in being a coach should contact Patrick Gordon

directly.

Secretary: M. Singer Working actively with new admin secretary on all things NESACS. I need to emphasize that no committee should assume that the new Admin Secretary can

simply recreate what has been done in the past. Marilou Cashman has supported NESACS for over 20 years, and has the 20 years experience with NESACS and NESACS lingo.

Please communicate to all committee and committee members the need foro Advanced planningo Specific requests for the type of Admin Secretary support neededo Provide samples of documents to be created from previous years when possible

Moved two 4-drawer file cabinets from Marilou Cashman’s house to Anna Singer’s house on April 3rd.

Discussion point for the Board – do we need to maintain the toll free number?o The toll free number is only for MA and NH residentso There have been less than a dozen phone calls to the toll free number in the past 3

monthso The toll free number, I assume, was set up a service to the membership to avoid the

local toll call expenses. Are the local toll call expenses still an issue to the NESACS membership?

o Sense of the Board – discontinue the toll free number. Other local sections actually rent office space for maintaining their section archives. This is

something NESACS may consider in the future. Much thanks to Katherine Lee for serving as NESACS Secretary at the March meeting.

Treasurer: J. Piper See Treasurer’s report appended at the end of this report. The Treasurer’s report was accepted as presented.

Archivist: M. Simon We are still looking for a candidate for archivist, and a new home for the archives.

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Trustees: M. Strem See Trustee’s report appended at the end of this report. Trusts are in good shape at ~$2.5 million.

Councilors:Secretary’s note – The ACS Summary of Governance Actions and Reports are appended to the end of this report.

Reports of Councilors on ACS Activities.

R. LichterI attended the meeting of the Society Committee on Budget and Finance (B&F), where I participated in the discussions of and voted on various budget-related issues. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Program Funding Requests (PFR), I described the procedures to be followed for new and continuing program funding requests. Because of the experience gained with both the new program funding request process and the PRAG (Program Review Advisory Group, of which I continue to be a member) review of existing programs, I am working with the PRAG Chair to conform the PFR request forms and the PRAG review forms with each other so that they request mutually consistent information. The second four-year round of PRAG reviews will begin in May by conference call, and end before the end of the summer.

As a subcommittee chair, I serve on the B&F Advisory Subcommittee, which meets by conference call before each B&F meeting to shape and review the agenda. The Committee continues to review and discuss ACS’s financial status. Details are in the Summary of Governance Actions. ACS continues to satisfy all of its key financial guidelines.

Among other activities, I attended:

The District I Councilors’ caucus, at which vigorous discussion ensued about the petition to change the ACS constitution;Part of a symposium in the Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry in honor of Ernest Eliel;The Presidential Town Hall, in which the four nominees for ACS President-Elect fielded questions from Councilors;The ACS National Exposition;A meeting of the Committee on Minority Affairs;The open meeting of the ACS Board of Directors;The Presidential Symposium on “Educating Chemists with the Skills Needed to Compete in the New Global Economy”;The Presidential Symposium on “Research by ACS Scholars Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the ACS Scholars Program;”Part of the Presidential Symposium on “Frontiers in Materials Chemistry: A Tribute to the Dreyfus Brothers;”The award address by Zafra Lerman, recipient of the 2010 ACS George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education;A number of other technical presentations;Luncheon meetings of the Women Chemists Committee and the Committee on Minority Affairs;

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Several Committee and organizational receptions;The ACS Awards Dinner and Ceremony, at which I was privileged to be an award recipient.

I also attended and took part in discussions at the Council meeting, at which my candidacy for ACS Director-at-Large was formally announced. Outcomes are in the Summary of Governance Actions. I voted for removing the Admissions Committee from the Bylaws and transferring its functions to the Committee on Membership Affairs; against the “Petition on Candidate Selection by Member Petition”; for the “Petition on Election Timelines”; and for the calculated 2011 dues.

I continue to be a member of the Advisory Board to the ACS Development Office.

Mike FilosaI attended my first Committee on Chemical Abstracts Services (CCAS) as an associate member of the committee on Friday, March 19th. The committee is newly chaired by Prof. Spiro Alexandratos of Hunter College who took over the chairmanship from Patricia Dedert of Exxon-Mobil. The committee is mostly composed of academics and information specialists. CAS is mandated to be a self-supporting part of the ACS and actually delivers a surplus to the ACS which supports many of the programs of the ACS. This year CAS despite the obvious economic challenges returned a record amount of income to the society which contributed greatly to the much improved financial condition of the society at the end of 2009 relative to the end of 2008. CAS is prepared with updated versions of SCIFINDER to have a successful 2010 despite a very competitive landscape moving into the future. One of the action items of the meeting was to make sure our members understand that in addition to their local CAS representative, the CCAS members are a conduit for expressing their concerns about CAS and its services to the CAS leadership. I personally was charged with getting this message into local section newsletters (I don’t think getting this message into the Nucleus will be a problem!). My next activity as a councilor was the District I caucus held just prior to the Awards Banquet. An interesting discussion began before being truncated by our new District I Director, Neil Jesperson of St. John’s U. This discussion concerned a proposal to amend the Constitution of the ACS to say that petition candidates could not be vetted by Council prior to running. This issue burst forth at the Council Meeting the next morning with many former petition candidates for high ACS office extolling democracy and decrying attempts to squelch true democracy. Ultimately, the hyperbole of the “democrats” was voted down 53:47 by use of the electronic clickers. There was an attempt to punish the group (my opinion) for voting that way by calling for a recorded (paper ballot) vote to confirm the 53:47 margin. The chair, Joe Francisco, called the issue decided and when a motion was made to overrule the chair’s decision, it was voted down 63:37. This is a fascinating issue and both sides have merit reflected by the close margin in the voting. The three candidates for president-elect of ACS also spoke at the beginning of the meeting. Luis Echegoyen and Bassam Shakhashiri were elected by Council. These are two strong candidates with excellent backgrounds and service to the ACS and deserve your serious consideration. The rest of the council meeting was relatively routine and the reporting by committees was streamlined and we got out in a timely manner. An interesting final point was that the Spring 2014 meeting in Washington, DC needed to be moved to Dallas (not reflected on the ACS website yet) because there simply are not enough hotel rooms available in DC at that time of year. August in DC is an entirely different matter as we witnessed in 2009. I was impressed by the number of NESACS members (and former members) receiving awards at the banquet. I was able to congratulate my old friend from the 80’s at Polaroid, Judy Giordan, on her winning the Garvan-Olin Award. I was also pleased to see old friend Ted Taylor of Princeton win the Medicinal Chemistry Award for his invention of Alimta which he told me is the fastest selling cancer drug ever. He told me of a patient with mesothelioma who regularly corresponds with him about his condition and how Alimta has been his salvation. Overall, a very

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inspiring awards ceremony punctuated by an address on creativity by Priestley Medalist, Richard Zare. By coincidence I sat next to Jeff Smiley, Editor of The Capital Chemist, at the Awards banquet. He was a part of the group at the NESACS tables celebrating John Baldwin’s receipt of the Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry. Additionally, the first person I talked to at the Meeting on Sunday was Louis Rigali, Editor of the Vortex, as he handed out the special edition of the Vortex (I have two copies) at the bottom of the escalator at the Moscone Center. Turns out Louis comes from Somerville. It is a small world. It is not clear to me they print anywhere near 5000 for the meeting, but I did not quiz him on specifics. There were many good technical sessions sponsored by the Organic Division which I attended. However, the most interesting lecture I attended was by Michael Graetzel on dye-sensitized solar cells within a session on sustainable energy. This inspires me to have an article in the Nucleus about Konarka on its relationship with Graetzel and the current status of its dye-sensitized solar cells. San Francisco is a great venue for an ACS Meeting whether in the Spring or Fall and the meeting was very well attended. Of note in the exposition were the number of government agencies such as NASA that were present. ACS also fills many of the booths at the exposition. There was a definite lack of specialty chemical suppliers of the type you find in abundance at INFORMEX.

Lawrence Scott

The ACS council meeting was held on Wednesday morning, March 24, 2010.

Attendance at the meeting was reported as 17,948 total, of which 9648 were full ACS members, 5694 were student members, and the rest were exhibitors etc. The ACS met the minimum hotel occupancy quota.

Three nominees for the office of president-elect of the ACS addressed the council and spoke about the agendas they would pursue if elected. The council then voted to narrow the field of candidates to two for the final election by the general membership of the ACS. The final ballot will list the following two candidates:

Luis Echegoyen, former chair of the chemistry department at Clemsen University and current director of the chemistry division of the NSF

Bassam Shakhashiri, professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin

A motion was passed to amend the ACS bylaws so that the Admissions Committee will be removed and its former functions will be transferred to the Committee on Membership Affairs. The appeal function will be transferred to the Council Policy Committee.

A motion was narrowly defeated that would have amended the ACS constitution with respect to the procedures for nomination of candidates for president-elect by petition. The current procedures will remain in place.

A motion was voted down (resoundingly, by 73% of the votes) that would have amended the ACS bylaws with respect to election timelines. The current timelines will remain in place.

A motion was passed to raise the ACS annual membership dues from $145/yr to $146/yr.

A petition was introduced for future consideration concerning international chemical sciences chapters.

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A petition was introduced for future consideration concerning the eligibility requirements for the office of ACS president-elect.

A petition was introduced for future consideration concerning the bylaws wording on recorded votes.

Christine Jaworek-LopesNESACS will be partnering with Malden High School to participate in the Earth Day event held at the Boston Children’s Museum on April 22, 2010 from 11 am – 4 pm. We will be performing one hands-on activity entitled Paper Chromatography with Leaves. We will also be giving out photosynthesis activity kits for Museum visitors to try at home. The Emmanuel College Chemistry Club and the Simmon’s Chemistry Club will be preparing the kits.

Plans for NCW 2010 are well underway. We will be holding a puzzle contest and design a t-shirt contest and participate in the national poster competition. Events will be held at the BCM and the MoS. Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri is scheduled to speak at the Brauner Memorial Lectures at the MoS.

Councilor Report I participated in the Committee of Community Activities (CCA) Executive Session meeting

on March 20, 2010. I served as chair of the Volunteer Engagement & Recognition Subcommittee. Our subcommittee planned the judging timeline of NCW 2009 ChemLuminary Awards and the CCED 2010 ChemLuminary Awards. We also designed a special ChemLuminary Award for IYC entitled Outstanding Community Involvement in IYC which recognizes a Local Section that generates the greatest amount of community participation during IYC using the overarching themes and quarterly thematic events.

I chaired the IYC Environmental Theme Team Planning Meeting on March 21, 2010. The resources (including Celebrating Chemistry, additional web resources, informational PowerPoints for teachers) for this quarter (January – March 2011) will be available online.

I attended the NCW 2010 Theme Team Planning Meeting on March 21, 2010.

I attended the CCA open meeting on March 23, 2010.

I attended the District I Councilor Caucus on March 23, 2010.

I attended the 2010 ACS National Awards Dinner.

I attended the Council Meeting on March 24, 2010.

Michael SingerI attended the Local Section Activities Committee (LSCA) and a member of the Technology and Technical Operations (TTO) subcommittee.

LSAC activity of note – Innovative Project Grants (IPG) will continue in 2011– Science Café grants will continue in 2011– Mini-grants to support IYC will be available in 2011– The NESACS YCC – German Exchange program was presented and discussed

at both subcommittee and committee level. While this is a program of great

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success and value to the attendees, LSAC will not support the activities with additional funding outside of the IPG program.

I attended the Division 1 Caucus I attended the ACS Council meeting I attended the ACS National Awards Dinner I attended the Keynote session on Sustainability. The address was given by Dr. Paul

Anastas, a NESACS graduate student and currently the EPA Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University)

M. HoffmanAt the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco (March 18-25, 2010), I was involved in the following activities:

As a member of the Society Committee on Education (SOCED), I attended the meeting of Subcommittee B (College/University) and the Executive Session of the full committee as well as the Board-Committee luncheon and dinners, and the SOCED/CPT (Committee on Professional Training) joint reception.

As a former chair of the Division of Chemical Education (CHED), I attended its Executive Committee meeting.

I attended the open meeting of the ACS International Activities Committee (ACS-IAC) as the SOCED Liaison to that committee.

I had dinner with Bassam Shakhashiri and his colleagues at the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to celebrate the forthcoming publication of the fifth volume of his series on chemical demonstrations.

As a member and as the CHED Liaison to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), I attended the CHED International Activities Committee (CHED-IAC).

I attended the Second IUPAC-ACS Collaboration Summit where the developing plans for the celebration of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) in 2011 were discussed.

I attended the President-Elect 2011 Town Hall Meeting to hear the presentations of the candidates.

I attended the reception of ACS-IAC/IUPAC in honor of the international attendees at the meeting.

I attended the talk by Harry Gray (Cal Tech) in the symposium on Educating Chemists to Compete.

As a member of the Organizing Committee for the “Malta” Conferences on the Frontiers of Chemical Science: Research and Education in the Middle East, I attended the meeting where the results of the recent Malta-4 conference in Jordan last November were disclosed and the plans for Malta-5 in Paris in December 2011 (as part of the celebration of IYC) were discussed.

As a member of the ACS Senior Chemists Task Force (SCTF), I attended its meeting. I attended the ACS Board-Staff reception by invitation from Executive Director and CEO

Madeleine Jacobs. I was a co-organizer (with Ann Nalley) of the symposium in honor of Zafra Lerman, 2010

recipient of the George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education. I attended the District I Councilor Caucus and the Awards Reception and Banquet. I attended the ACS Council Meeting as representative from NESACS.

M. Chorghade Reported that the career fair had its lowest number of employers and jobs available to date. Reported that the council meeting appeared to be inefficient in the running of the meeting. Expressed concern that no NESACS members were participating in the planning of any of the

Boston 2010 presidential events.

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D. Lewis:In addition to attending the presidential candidate’s forum, the council meeting and the district 1 caucus, I attended the Student Chapter Award ceremony with my students and presented a Sci-Mix poster on our activities. I attended the SciFinder lunch presentation on the new web-based product, the Sustainability Engagement Forum, the CCPA breakfast for GAC chairs, and the informal CCPA meeting.

Standing CommitteesBudget Committee: J. Piper No written report

Local Arrangements: M. Burgess The location for tonight’s meeting was switched to the Charles Hotel due to the Harvard

Faculty Club being closed for due to Norovirus outbreak in the facility. Much thanks to Karen Piper for coordinating the last minute move and arrangements.

There will be ~ 125 people in attendance for dinner tonight.

Education: M. Schwartz The graduate / undergraduate symposium will be this Saturday at B.U. The May meeting will be held at Emmanuel College.

o Note – The Board meeting will begin at 4 PM. Still need to identify who is coordinating the Levin’s prize.

Board of Publications: M. Mahaney The May issue is at the proof readers. The advertising manager may by $3K in revenue short for 2010 from budget.

o The Board of Publications are considering the following cost saving options Reduce the number of copies of the summer issue Reduce the size of the summer and fall issues Reduce webmaster expenses.

Nucleus Editor: M. Filosa The May Nucleus is nearing completion. It will be a 32-page issue and is currently in the

proofreading stage and will be sent to the printer on April 5th. Next we will have several months to prepare for the Summer Issue to be distributed at the ACS Meeting. I expect the May issue and Summer issue will challenge the Nucleus budget somewhat, but do not have a numerical sense of how much at this time.

Webmaster: D. Cunningham No written report

Constitution & By-laws: C. Costello No written report

Membership: M. Chen A total of 113 “Welcome New Member” letters (68 new members and 45transfers from other

sections to the Northeastern Section) were sent on 18th of March to invite them to our April 8th

Esselen Award Dinner Meeting at the Harvard Faculty Club, 21 Quincy St., Cambridge MA

Nominations: J. Billo The Board needs to select two members of the Board to serve on the 2011 nominating

committee. The following Board members have agreed to stand as candidates: C. Costello, S. Lantos, J. Jasinski, and L. Shao. The vote will be by written ballot.

The results of the election – C. Costello and L. Shao were elected.

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Professional Relations: M. Chorghade Attended events at Emmanuel College and Roger Williams University.

Special CommitteesContinuing Education: A. Viola No written report

Fundraising: D. Phillips No written report

Government Relations: D. Lewis The GAC met on Mar 26. Attending were Mary Sarris of the North Shore Workforce

Investment Board (WIB), M. Strem, C. Moreton, L. Shao, D. Rickter and D. Lewis. We planned the WIB participation at the NESACS booth during the April 9th Chemical Sciences symposium. Mary Sarris and colleagues from the WIB offices will be at our booth, as well as M. Strem and D. Lewis. We still need more NESACS volunteers to staff the booth for short periods of time. Our goal is to enhance STEM education by attracting corporate sponsors for a summer externship program for H.S. teachers, and to match these opportunities with high school teachers.

GAC is sponsoring an informal lunch roundtable with Rep Jay Kaufman on April 16th at Legal Sea Foods. NESACS members are cordially invited to participate, particularly Rep. Kaufman’s constituents from Arlington, Lexington, and Woburn. Please RSVP by Monday April 12th. James Brown of the ACS office of Public Affairs is working with us on this event.

Esselen Award: C. Kolb No written report

Awards: D. Phillips No written report

Med Chem. Group: R. Rajur No written report

NCW: C. Jaworek-Lopes No written report

Norris Award: M. Shultz No written report

NERM: M. Hoffman

The 37th North East Regional Meeting (NERM 2010) of the American Chemical Society will take place on June 2-5, 2010. It will be hosted by the Northern New York section of the ACS, and will be held in Potsdam, NY, on the SUNY-Potsdam campus. The theme is “Chemistry for a Sustainable World.”

Abstract submissions (deadline: Tuesday, April 20) and registration (early bird deadline: Friday, May 21) can be made on the NERM 2010 website: <http://pluto.potsdam.edu/nerm2010/index.php/Main_Page>.

Plenary Speakers* Prof. Paul Anastas, Yale University - keynote address on Green Chemistry

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* Prof. Vicki Colvin, Rice University - Eco-responsible Nanotechnology: Safety by Design* Dr. Catherine Hunt (2007 ACS President), Dow Chemical Company

General Symposia* Analytical chemistry (oral & poster), organized by Prof. Ewe Pater, SUNY Plattsburgh* Environmental chemistry (oral & poster), organized by Prof. Ming Ago, St. Lawrence University* Inorganic chemistry (oral & poster), organized by Prof. Matthew Mayer, Syracuse University* Organic chemistry (oral & poster), organized by Prof. Steven T. Diver, SUNY Buffalo, and Prof.

Femi Damask, SUNY Oswego* Physical chemistry (oral & poster), organized by Prof. Nicolay Dmitri, SUNY Binghamton* General papers (oral) covering other topics, organized by Prof. Matthew Steels, St. Lawrence

University* General posters covering other topics, organized by Prof. Clifford Rosier, SUNY Potsdam* Undergraduate and graduate student poster session, organized by Dr. Sylvan Andreessen and

Dr. Andrea Ferro, both of Clarkson University

Special Symposia* Smart polymer materials & hybrid systems, organized by Prof. Sergey Minco, Clarkson

University* Novel materials and nanomaterials for energy conversion, organized by Prof. Oumarou

Savadogo, École Polytechnique de Montréal* Nanotechnology & the environment, organized by Prof. Dan Goia and Prof. Suresh Dhaniyala,

Clarkson University* Analytical chemistry for emerging contaminants in the environment, organized by Prof. Diana S.

Aga, SUNY Buffalo* New trends in chromatography, organized by Dr. Yong Guo, Johnson & Johnson, Raritan, NJ* Nanotechnology: Emerging analytical/bioanalytical & medical applications, organized by Prof.

Chuan-Jian Zhong, SUNY Binghamton* Bioelectronics and biosensors, organized by Prof. Evgeny Katz, Clarkson University* Scanning probe microscopy in modern nanotechnology, organized by Prof. Igor Sokolov,

Clarkson University* Metals in living systems, organized by Prof. Wolff M. Kirsch, MD, School of Medicine, Loma

Linda University, Loma Linda, CA* Metal ions and metalloproteins, organized by Prof. Fadi Bou-Abdallah, SUNY Potsdam* Metal ion complexes in biological imaging, organized by Prof. Janet Morrow, SUNY Buffalo* Oxidative stress and antioxidants: diagnosis and therapy, organized by Prof. Silvana

Andreescu, Clarkson University* Biology and physiology of stem cells in the CNS, organized by Prof. Margot Mayer-Pröschel,

University of Rochester* Detection of protein biomarkers for medical applications, organized by Prof. Jim Rusling,

University of Connecticut.* Biochemistry and biophysics of proteins and membranes, organized by Prof. Edward

Moczydlowski, Clarkson University* Organometallics and main group chemistry, organized by Prof. James Spencer, Syracuse

University* Synthetic organic chemistry: the next generation, organized by Prof. Hélène Lebel, University of

Montreal* Cope Scholar Symposium honoring John A. Porco, Jr., moderated by Prof. Corey Stephenson,

Boston University.* Green chemistry in industry for a sustainable world, organized by Dr. Berkeley "Buzz" Cue,

BWC Pharma Consulting, LLC & the Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable.* The chemistry of natural products, organized by Prof. José L. Giner, SUNY-ESF* Biofuel combustion for residential and commercial space heating, organized by Prof. Philip

Hopke, Clarkson University and Ellen Burkhard, Ph.D, NYSERDA.

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* Chemistry and the war against cancer, organized by Dr. Vinay Likhite, Baroda Cancer Research* Drug development and design, organized by Dr. Jason Herr, Albany Molecular* Chemical Education in the Northeast: looking back and projecting forward, organized by Prof.

Julianne Smist, Springfield College.* K-12 education, organized by Dr. Dana Barry, Clarkson University. This Saturday session is

especially suitable for high school chemistry teachers.

Project Seed: P. Mabrouk No written report

Public Relations: L. Johnson No written report

Richard’s Award: R. Gordon No written report

Speakers’ Bureau: vacant No written report

Summerthing: D. Lewis No written report

Women’s Chemist Committee: P. Mabrouk No written report

YCC: R. NapoleonThis Saturday, April 10, the NSYCC will hold the 12th Annual Chemistry Research Conference from 9am to 5 pm at Boston University. We are delighted that JoAnne Stubbe, Professor of Chemistry at MIT and 2009 National Medal of Science Winner, will deliver the keynote address.

We have over 60 young chemists participating this year from all over the east coast: as far east as the University of Maine, as far North as Dartmouth College, and as far west as SUNY Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We also have three students that are visiting Boston University from University College Dublin presenting posters and an oral. This year, we will have 12 oral presentations given by both graduate students and undergraduates from 10 different schools. Additionally, we will have 32 poster presentations. We are very exited that there will be a wide range of disciplines at the CRC, including chemistry in public health and chemical engineering, and also many schools represented.

The NSYCC would like to thank a very individuals and companies that are making the CRC possible!

CRC Volunteer judges:Penny Beuning, PhD, Chemistry Professor, Northeastern UniversityOmar Alis, PhD, Founding Scientists, InCytu, Inc.Sharotka Simon, PhD, NRSA Post Doctoral Fellow at Brandeis UniversityRuth Tanner, Chemistry Professor, UMass Lowell

Promotional Items Provided By:International Specialty Products (ISP), the Broad Institute, Waters Corp, and AstraZeneca

Award Donations:Strem Chemicals, Eisai, and Graduate Women in Science

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YCC / GDCh 2009 exchange: L. Johnson Planning a 10 year alumni program at this year’s exchange. Received an IPG from LSAC for $1500 NESACS will match $1000

National Meeting 2010: K. Lee Over 26 applications have been received for the student assistant positions. We are

forwarding all of them to our contact at the ACS. We have received an estimate for our order of giveaways (1,500 Boston skyline magnets; 2,000 each Boston Baked Beans candy and NESACS labels).

Also, we have assembled a list of over 100 area restaurants which we will post on the NESACS website and write up for The Nucleus.

Finally, we wish to add a link for the Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau (http://www.bostonusa.com) to the NESACS website.

International Year of Chemistry (IYC): M. HoffmanThe International Year of Chemistry (IYC) will take place in 2011.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is in the process of establishing global chemistry activities to provide international visibility for the event. In addition, IUPAC is partnering with UNESCO to organize high-profile occasions for the celebration. The following events have already been scheduled.

IYC pre-launch Reception at PacifichemDecember 16, 2010: Honolulu, HawaiiPacifichem 2010 will be the 6th in the series of successful co-sponsored scientific conferences of the Pacific Basin Chemical Societies. A pre-launch reception will be held to highlight the upcoming celebratory year and promote in that context collaborations among chemists of the Pacific Rim countries.

South African Chemical Institute (SACI) ConventionJanuary 16-21, 2011: University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaThe 2011 Congress of the Federation of African Societies of Chemistry (FASC) will be held jointly with the SACI convention, and will seek to generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry, which is a key to Africa’s future. The event will also be a unique opportunity to recognize the efforts of the Ethiopian chemists who were prime movers in getting the 2011 declared as IYC.

Official IYC 2011 Launching CeremonyJanuary 27-28, 2011: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France2011 was declared IYC by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The opening ceremony will be under the sponsorship of the UN, UNESCO, and IUPAC.

IUPAC World Chemistry CongressJuly 30-August 7, 2011: San Juan, Puerto Rico“Chemistry: Bridging Innovation among the Americas and the World” is the theme for the 43rd IUPAC World Chemistry Congress, an IYC 2011 cornerstone event. The following plenary speakers have already confirmed their participation:

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Aaron Ciechanover (2004 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)Richard Ernst (1991 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)Robert Grubbs (2005 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)Roald Hoffmann (1981 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)Mario Molina (1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)Ada Yonath (2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry)

Old Business: None

New Business: The Boston MIT graduate student symposium has requested $1000 from

NESACS to support their Presidential event at the Boston ACS meeting (see attached requests).

o Motion: To request that the Trustees approve $1000 from the Trust to support the event.

o Motion passes by voice vote. The Board of Publications has requested a Board member to serve on the

Arno Heyn Committee. o Mukund Chorghade volunteered.

The Board of Directors of NESACS acknowledges with sadness the passing of G. Richard Handrick, a former Board member and Trustee.

o Sense of the Board – to make a donation in the memory of Dr. Handrick to the charity requested in his obituary.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 pm

Respectfully Submitted

Michael SingerSecretary - NESACS

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Northeast Region of the American Chemical Society, Inc.

Northeast Region Awards for 2010 THE ACS DIVISION OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION

NORTHEAST REGION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING

THE E. ANN NALLEY REGIONAL AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

THE ACS REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AWARDS

THE NORTHEAST REGION, ACS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES

The deadline for these awards is April 15, 2010

Award offered by the National ACS

THE STANLEY C. ISRAEL REGIONAL AWARD FOR ADVANCING DIVERSITY IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES

The deadline for this award is March 1, 2010

Presentation of awards:The awards will be presented at the

2010 Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM) Potsdam, New York

June 2 – 5, 2010 Specifics about each award and nomination forms

may be found on the webpage for the 2010 Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM)

www.nerm2010.orgNortheast Region of the American Chemical Society, Inc.

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THE ACS DIVISION OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION NORTHEAST REGION AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL

TEACHING

THE E. ANN NALLEY REGIONAL AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

THE ACS REGIONAL INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AWARDS

THE NORTHEAST REGION, ACS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES

THE STANLEY C. ISRAEL REGIONAL AWARD FOR ADVANCING DIVERSITY IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES

Presentation of awards:

All awards will be presented at the 2010 Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM)

Potsdam, New YorkJune 2nd – 5th, 2010

Specifics around each award can be found on the following pages

THE ACS DIVISION OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION NORTHEAST REGION

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AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHING

Purpose: To recognize, encourage, and stimulate outstanding teachers of high school chemistry in the Northeast Region.

Eligibility: The nominee must be actively engaged in the teaching of chemistry or a chemical science in a high school (grades 9-12) on at least a half-time basis.

THE E. ANN NALLEY REGIONAL AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO THE

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYPurpose: To recognize the volunteer efforts of individuals who have served the American Chemical Society by contributing significantly to the goals and objectives of the Society through their Regional Activities.

Eligibility: The nominee must be a member of the ACS, residing in a Local Section within the Northeast Region, who has made significant contributions to the Section and Region of the ACS.

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THE ACS REGIONALINDUSTRIAL INNOVATION AWARDS

Purpose: To celebrate the successful innovations of industrial chemists and chemical engineers which contribute to the health of their local and regional economy and the corporate leadership for its advancement of a healthy economy. This award is given to an individual or team of individuals whose creative innovations have contributed to the commercial success of their company and, consequently, to the good of the community and society.

Eligibility: Nominees must be a chemical professional and an ACS member. For team nominations, only one member needs to be an ACS member. Those who are not ACS members, but are employed by an ACS Corporation Associates Member Company, qualify for nomination.

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THE NORTHEAST REGION, ACS AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE CHEMICAL

SCIENCES

Purpose: To recognize notably outstanding achievements by a chemist in the Northeast Region. The award is conferred annually on a scientist who has made meritorious research contributions leading to the advancement of pure or applied chemistry.

Eligibility: The nominee must be a member of the ACS, residing in the Northeast Region and who’s work, on which the nomination is based, has been carried out during a period of residence in the area encompassing the Local Sections that comprise the Northeast Region.

The deadline for all of the above listed awards is

April 15, 2010

For most awards, a nomination form must be used. Please refer to the 2010 NERM

Website for all forms and other guidelines.

www.nerm2010.org

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THE STANLEY C. ISRAEL REGIONAL AWARD FORADVANCING DIVERSITY IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES

SponsorACS Committee on Minority Affairs

PurposeThe Stanley C. Israel Regional Award recognizes individuals and/or institutions that have advanced diversity in the chemical sciences and significantly stimulated or fostered activities that promote inclusiveness within the region.

NatureThe award consists of a medal and a $1,000 grant to support and further the activities for which the award was made. The award also will include funding to cover the recipient’s travel expenses to the ACS regional meeting at which the award will be presented.

EligibilityNominees may come from academia, industry, government, or independent entities, and may also be organizations, including ACS local sections and divisions. The nominee must have created and fostered ongoing programs or activities that result in increased numbers of person from diverse and underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, or women that participate in the chemical enterprise.

The Nomination Package must include:

A letter of nomination A CV or resume containing relevant diversity promotion activities and

factual data on outcomes At least one, but no more than three supportive letters, one of which

must come from the nominee’s ACS Local Section. Mailing address, phone number(s), and e-mail address of nominee/supporter must be provided

Contact Information:

American Chemical SocietyDepartment of Diversity Programs1155 Sixteenth Street, NWWashington, DC 20036Fax: 202-776-8003Email: [email protected]

Deadline for receipt of nominations:March 1, 2010

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COUNCILOR TALKING POINTS SUMMARY OF GOVERNANCE ACTIONS/REPORTS

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 239th ACS NATIONAL MEETING

SAN FRANCISCO, CA MARCH 21-25, 2010

The following summary is provided to help Councilors report to their local sections and divisions on key actions of the ACS Council and Board of Directors at the 2010 spring national meeting. ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL Election Results

The Committee on Nominations and Elections presented to the Council the following nominees for selection as candidates for President-Elect, 2011: Luis A. Echegoyen, John P. Fackler, Jr., and Bassam Z. Shakhashiri. A fourth candidate withdrew on February 3 for personal reasons. At that time, the Committee on Nominations and Elections voted to continue the search for a replacement nominee based on the ranking previously developed by the Committee. Committee action specified that if no replacement nominee was found by March 12, 2010, then the original nominee list and biographical data, without the nominee who withdrew, would be sent to the Council. As no nominee was identified, three nominees were presented.

By electronic ballot, the Council selected Luis A. Echegoyen and Bassam Z. Shakhashiri as candidates for 2011 President-Elect. These two candidates, along with any candidates selected via petitions, will stand for election in the Fall National Election.

The Committee on Nominations and Elections announced the results of the election to select candidates from the list of nominees to represent District II and District IV on the Board of Directors for the term 2011-2013. Nominees for District II included: George M. Bodner, Andrew D. Jorgensen, V. Michael Mautino, and Joseph R. Peterson. Nominees for District IV included John W. Finley, Larry K. Krannich, Will E. Lynch, and Ingrid Montes. By mail ballot, the Councilors from these districts selected George M. Bodner and Joseph R. Peterson as District II candidates; and Larry K. Krannich and Will E. Lynch as District IV candidates. Ballots will be mailed on or before October 10 to all members in District II and District IV for election of a Director from each District.

Candidates for Directors-at-Large

The Committee on Nominations and Elections announced the selection of the following candidates for Directors-at-Large for a 2011-2013 term: Janan M. Hayes, Robert L. Lichter, Kathleen M. Schulz, and Kent J. Voorhees. The election of two Directors-at-Large will be conducted in the fall. Ballots will be mailed to the Council on or before October 10.

Petitions to Amend the Constitution and Bylaws

(For Action)

The Council received three amendments to the ACS Constitution and Bylaws for action: The Petition on Admissions Committee, the Petition on Candidate Selection by Member Petition, and the Petition on Election Timelines 2009.

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The Council VOTED to approve the Petition on Admissions Committee. This petition removes the Admission Committee from the Bylaws and transfers its functions to the Council Committee on Membership Affairs.

After considerable debate, a motion to approve the Petition on Candidate Selection by Member Petition FAILED. The Petition on Candidate Selection by Member Petition would have amended the Constitution to emphasize that candidates selected by a petition process from members will have no further screening.

The Council also thoroughly debated the merits of the Petition on Election Timelines 2009. The motion to approve this petition FAILED. The Petition on Election Timelines 2009 would have shortened certain national election timelines.

The Board of Directors will vote within 90 days on whether to ratify the Petition on Admissions Committee.

(For Consideration)

The Council received three petitions for consideration: The Petition on International Chemical Sciences Chapters, Petition on President-Elect Eligibility, and Petition on Recorded Votes. The Petition on International Chemical Sciences Chapters provides for travel funds for either the Chair or Chair-Elect of International Chemical Sciences Chapters to attend governance meetings at twice the amount allotted for a Councilor. The Petition on President-Elect Eligibility requires that nominees or candidates for President-Elect come from an academic background every other election, and that only those from non-academic backgrounds would be eligible in the alternate years. The Petition on Recorded Votes provides for additional voting methods, e.g., clickers that have been recently used at Council meetings, when conducting recorded votes. Action is expected on these petitions at the fall Council meeting.

The Society’s Finances

The Council and Board of Directors learned that the Society’s total 2009 revenue ($460 million) was up +1% from 2008, but fell short of the 2009 approved budget by $19.5 million or 4.1%. Fortunately, the revenue shortfall was fully anticipated in early 2009. Therefore, contingency planning actions and cost containment initiatives were implemented across the Society, resulting in expense savings totaling $22.5 million. Significant reductions were realized in salaries and fringe benefits, and in discretionary accounts such as travel, training, and professional services. As a result, the Society’s Net Return from Operations was $13.7 million, or $3.0 million greater than anticipated in the 2009 Approved Budget.

Unrestricted Net Assets rebounded in 2009 to approximately $124 million, from a previous $60 million at the end of 2008. The significant increase can be attributed to the favorable operating results, investment gains, and a net reduction in the Society’s post-retirement benefit plan liabilities. The Society ended the year in compliance with four of the five Board-established financial guidelines. The Fund Balance Ratio Guideline, which measures the adequacy of the Society’s unrestricted net assets, was not met. The financial outlook for 2010 is better, and ACS management expects the Society to meet the 2010 approved budget.

2011 Member Dues

The Council VOTED to set the member dues for 2011 at the fully escalated rate of $146. This rate is established pursuant to an inflation-adjustment formula in the ACS Constitution and Bylaws.

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The Council VOTED to continue for three years the current formula for determining allotments to local sections.

Member Statistics

At the close of 2009, Society membership totaled 161,783 compared to 154,024 for year-end 2008. The number of new membership applications received last year was the highest ever. The 2009 number also reflects the transition of 6,658 former Student Affiliates to the new student member category in June 2009 and the recruitment of 6,341 new student member undergraduates.

Attendance Report

As of March 24, 2010, the ACS spring national meeting had attracted 18,076 registrants as follows: Regular attendees, 9,715; Students, 5,705; Exhibitors, 1,219; Exposition only, 923; and Guests, 514.

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Committee Actions

The Board received reports from its Executive Committee, Committee on Grants and Awards (G&A), and Committee on Planning.

The Executive Committee closely examined its role and that of the Planning Committee, and concluded that both committees add value and are important to the overall work of the Board of Directors.

The Committee on Grants and Awards presented the Board with a screened list of nominees for the 2011 Priestley Medal, the Volunteer Service Award, and the Parsons Award. The Board agreed to review the screened list and announce the winners of these three awards after its June meeting.

The Board’s Committee on Planning met with the Board in executive session. At that point, the Board Chair announced that the Board of Directors had VOTED to grant full voting rights on the Planning Committee to the chairs of the Committees on Local Section Activities and Divisional Activities. (CPC & B&F already vote.) The committee and the Board then discussed the results of an external environmental scan and offered suggestions that could be used to refine the Society’s Strategic Plan for 2011 and Beyond. The committee and the Board also reviewed the committee’s role and considered some modifications to its charge and to its frequency of meetings.

Presidential Task Force on Diversity Reports

The Board received a report from the President’s Task Force on Diversity Reports. The task force was charged with assessing the recommendations from the diversity workshop reports in the context of current efforts and committees of the Society, and developing a road map for the implementation of the recommendations. The task force also urged that the ACS move into a leadership role in promoting the education, professional development, and inclusion and equity of present and future generations of chemical professionals that reflect the diversity of America. The Presidential succession and the full Board VOTED to refer the task force report to the Board Standing Committee on Professional and Member Relations for prioritization, assignment of accountability, and development of implementation timelines, and discharged the task force with sincere thanks for its excellent work.

The Executive Director/CEO Report

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The Executive Director/CEO, along with several of her direct reports, updated the Board on the activities of Chemical Abstracts Service, the Publications Division, and the Society’s General Counsel. As a follow-up, the Board VOTED to approve a new appointment and three reappointments of journal editors.

On the recommendation of the ACS Governing Board for Publishing, the Board VOTED to accept a recommendation to authorize an additional member position on the Governing Board whenever additional expertise or perspective would help it execute its duties.

Compensation of Society Staff

On the recommendation of the Committee on Executive Compensation, the Board VOTED to approve several actions relative to compensation for the Society’s Executive staff. The compensation of the Society’s executive staff receives regular review from the Board.

Other Society Issues

The Board was briefed by its working group monitoring 2010 Board Logistical Training. This plan, which currently includes four broad topic areas, is designed to enhance overall Board effectiveness. The Board also received reports from several international guests representing the following scientific societies: Brazilian Chemical Society, the Chemical Society for Canada, the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

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