Northeastern Section of the ACS
Monthly Board Meeting
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
4/19/12
Members and guests in Attendance: J. Beiger, J. Billo, M. Burgess, J. Burke, M.
Chen, M. Chorghade, C. Costello, T. Gilbert, P. Gordon, D. Harris, M. Hoffman,
J. Jasinski, J. Larese, D. Lewis, M. Mahaney, Ka. Mattes, Ke. Mattes, P. Meltzer,
J. Neumeyer, N. Peet, J. Piper, R. Scannell, M. Schwartz, M. Shultz, M. Simon,
M. Singer, M. Strem, S. Su, R. Tanner, C. Theile, H. Teng.
The meeting was called to order at 4:30pm with R. Tanner as the Chair.
The minutes from Mar 2012 were approved as presented.
Chair: R. Tanner
 There will be a Long Range Planning meeting of the Board on Thursday,
June 14, 2012. The location is yet to be determined. At 4:30 PM Jennifer
Maclachlan will be giving a session using social media such as Facebook, and Twitter for effective communication. Bring your laptops. At 5:30 PM there will be a light buffet dinner. During our dinner, Heidi will give a slide photo presentation of the Student Exchange trip to Rostock in March 2012. The
Board Meeting will start at 6:00 PM. The Executive Committee will suggest an agenda to begin the discussion.
 The Section Handbook needs to be updated. Review the section in the
Handbook that applies to your activities, and send the updating to Anna
Singer. The current handbook is available on the NESACS website.
 There may be a $5K grant available focused on Global Innovation from the
International Affairs Committee to sustain IYC activity.
Chair Elect: L. Shao
 No written report
Secretary: M. Singer
 No written report
Treasurer: J. Piper
 See Treasurer’s report appended at the end of this report.
 Concern was raised about the amount of contributions for 2012. Need the fundraising committee to become active in order to meet budgeted expectations.
 The Treasurer’s Report for Mar 2012 was approved as presented.
Archivist: K. Mattes
 There have been no additional communications with the Boston Public
Library.
 Continuing to explore the option of a Section Office to store the archives.
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 Need to evaluate the value of scanning in all issues of The Nucleus and the
Board meeting minutes.
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There have been three inquiries to the Archives over the past month.
Trustees: M. Strem
 See Trustee’s report appended at the end of this report.
 End of March assets of ~ $2.7 million.
Councilors:
Councilor reporting
Morton Hoffman
 Friday: I attended a retreat on future planning of the ACS International
Activities Committee (ACS-IAC), of which I am an Associate Member.
 Saturday: I attended the breakfast, luncheon, open meeting, and executive session of ACS-IAC as well as the meeting of the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
 Sunday: As a member of the CHED International Activities Committee
(CHED-IAC) and as the CHED Liaison to the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), I attended the CHED-IAC meeting. I also attended the ACS Board of Directors Open Meeting and then the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Malta Conferences Foundation. In the evening, I attended the IAC/IUPAC Reception for International Registrants.
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Monday: I attended the all-day ACS-IAC symposium on Global Science
Education, where I gave an invited talk, “Study abroad experience for science undergraduates.” Later, I attended the Kavli Foundation Innovations in
Chemistry Lecture, and the ACS Board-Staff Reception upon invitation of
Madeleine Jacobs.
 Tuesday: I attended the Senior Chemists Breakfast and then visited the
Exposition. I then attended the luncheon meeting of the Executive Committee of the Northeast Region of the ACS, Inc., as NESACS representative to the
Board of Directors. Later, I attended the District I Councilor Caucus and the
Awards Reception and Dinner.
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Wednesday: I attended the ACS Council Meeting as a NESACS Councilor. In the afternoon, I attended the open meeting with the delegation of chemists from Iraq who are working to reactivate the Iraqi Chemical Society with guidance from the ACS.
Dorothy J. Phillips
 Presented a paper title: “Industrial Perspective on Active Learning in
Analytical Chemical Education.” The new ACS Sci-Mind program was highlighted.
 Presented Waters’ sponsored awards at the ACS Awards Program to recipients Milton Lee, Brigham Young University, Award in Separations
Science and Technology and Scott McLuckey, Purdue University, Field and Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in MS. Other guests seated at the MS award table included Catherine Costello, Boston
University, previous award winner, Jeff Standish, ACS Sci-Mind Program
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and Sam Hsu (and his wife Grace), Waters Center of Innovation at Florida
State University.
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Attended part of the Award Symposium for Milton Lee.
 Attended committee, caucus and task force meetings and other events:
 Open Board Meeting with lunch
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Town Hall meeting for Q&A with nominees for President- Elect of the
Society
 Inaugural meeting of the Presidential Task Force, “Vision 2025: Helping
ACS Members Thrive in the Global Chemistry Enterprise” (President-Elect
Marinda Li Wu)
 CPC Nominations Sub-Committee for which I am Chair
 CPC meeting, chairing one of the breakout groups
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District 1 Caucus
 Meeting of the Council
 Receptions for ACS Publishers and Editors
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Assisted in the distribution of certificates to undergraduate students who presented posters in the Division of Analytical Chemistry section.
 Visited the Exhibit, spending time at the Waters booth
 The Priestly medalist Robert Langer, MIT and Plenary Speaker Carolyn
Bertozzi, UC, Berkeley were speakers in the Presidential Symposium that
I organized at the ACS meeting in 2010.
Ruth Tanner, Membership Affairs Committee (MAC)
 The official membership of the ACS for 2011 was 164,215 members, an increase of 1104 from 2012. The number of applications received was 24,249 of which 16,092 were regular members and 8,157 were undergraduate student members. The number of members who dropped in 2011 was
23,288. [Note: At the Council meeting, it was reported that approximately
8900 regular members and 5700 students were in attendance of a total of
17,000 attendees in San Diego.]
 Items of Interest: o The Committee met with an Iraqi Delegation interested in learning more about the role of MAC and its function within the strategic priorities of ACS. Members of the Iraqi delegation are seeking to reactivate their professional chemical society. o A Corporate Partner Programme with the Royal Society of
Chemistry (RSC) was discussed. o The MAC, in conjunction with SOCED, is exploring a Chemistry
Teachers Association (CTA) for high school chemistry teachers. To date, what is favored is an association that would be under the umbrella of the ACS but with its own staffing and programs. It is anticipated that the programming would include continued education. Most likely, the CTA will be under a separate management from the Division of Chemical Education.
 I attended the 2012 ACS National Awards Program in San Diego and presented the James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Contribution to
Physical Organic Chemistry. The award was presented to Hans J. Reich,
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University of Wisconsin-Madison. This national award is sponsored by the
NESACS and consists of $5000 and a certificate.
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I served as a facilitator for the New Councilor Orientation session at San
Diego on Saturday, March 24, 2012. This session was a roundtable discussion to answer questions for new councilors.
Jennifer Larese
 Friday night: I attended the YCC Social event as an opportunity for networking as well as meeting the new committee associates.
 Saturday: I attended the YCC meeting as part of the GIO subcommittee working group focusing on diversity and student members.
 Sunday: I attended the YCC Executive meeting to discuss finalized actions items, petitions, plans for Philadelphia national meeting in August 2012, and general updating on current agenda. In the afternoon, I attended the
IAC and D&I diversity receptions.
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Monday: I attended the IAC Symposium "Inspiring Science Education:
Readiness for the Global Enterprise". In the afternoon, the Presidential
Symposia "Communicating Chemistry to the Public" was held. Highlights included: chemical demonstrations at scifun.org
; grad student awards to promote communicating chemistry by including a non-technical chapter in their PhD thesis with the goal of explaining their research to a wider audience; suggestion to review Science and Engineering Indicators 2012; and a call for Scientist-Citizens who communicate the values of what we do and why we do it to people in your immediate environment. Paul
Raeburn discussed "Covering Chemistry in the Digital Age. What up and coming journalists will need?" Sam Kean is the author of The Disappearing
Spoon . Mariette DiChristina, editor of Scientific American, mentioned an article: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guestblog/2011/08/02/chemistry-the-human-science/
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Finally, the WCC Reception highlighted awards for the Rising Stars.
 Tuesday: I attended a video chat with Jorge Cham, the artist behind the webcomic "PhD: Piled higher and deeper": Surviving Chemistry with
Humor and 'the power of procrastination". I also attended a film: Climate
Refugees: The Human Face of Climate Change . Presented as an opportunity for student chapters to show films that talk about climate change from global perspectives as well as discussing the science behind the situation. In conjunction with the ACS President's plan to develop a member's toolkit to talk about the scientific and practical implications of climate change. I attended caucus meeting where we heard about the new ACS Strategic plan with four goals: provide information; advance member careers; improve education; and communicate chemistry's value.
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Wednesday: I attended the Council meeting.
Mary Jane Shultz
 I attended the 242 nd meeting of the American Chemical Society held in San
Diego, CA. The theme of the meeting was “Chemistry of Life” and by all accounts, it was a very successful meeting. Attendance bounced back from
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the low in the fall meeting. My trip was brief, while there I engaged in the following activities.
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Wednesday morning, I participated in the ACS Council meeting. One of the activities of the Council meeting was a presentation/discussion by President
Shakhashiri making the point that there is a need for a “Global Warming Tool
Kit.” This point was punctuated by a survey of the Councilors that indicated that many are misinformed about the chemistry associated with global warming. Several councilors made the point that, as a scientific society, we should be providing an example of the scientific method in action rather than presentation of conclusions. All were asked to provide additional feedback about the tool kit at climatescience@acs.org
.
 Dues were raised from $148 to $151 per year, leaving ACS as one of the most economical professional scientific societies.
 Candidates for President Elect spoke and the council selected candidates for the ballot. There was discussion of campaigning and related news items in
C&E News. Nominations and electrons recommended changes to shorted restricted periods.
Tom Gilbert
 Reported that he will be a candidate for District 1 Director.
Doris Lewis
 Reported that the world wide water experiment results are now posted on the
ACS website. .
Standing Committees
Budget Committee: J. Piper
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No written report
Awards: D. Phillips
 Reminder: Only four days left to submit nominations for ACS Fellows; deadline is April 23, 2012.
 Call for nominees for the Henry A. Hill Award o Henry A. Hill was Chairman of our Section in 1963. He was very active in the national ACS. He was Director of the ACS in 1971-
1975 and was elected in the Fall of 1975 to serve as President-
Elect in 1976 and became President in 1977. o Award Criteria: o The Henry A. Hill Award for Outstanding Service to the
Northeastern Section is awarded annually to a member, to a former member, or in memory of a deceased member or former member of the Section who has made outstanding contributions to the
Section's programs and activities. It shall be awarded annually at a regular meeting of the Northeastern Section unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors. The award is frequently presented at the October meeting. Previous recipients are listed on the NESACS website.
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o Please send nominations with a statement of support to Dorothy J.
Phillips at Dorothy_J_Phillips@waters.com. The statement should give contact information for the nominee, service and contributions to NESACS with the dates of these programs and activities. o Deadline for submission is June 15, 2012. This notice will be posted on the NESACS website with submission to the Section administrative office.
Local Arrangements: M. Burgess
 Everything is in place for tonight’s meeting. Members of the Esselen family are expected to be in attendance.
Chemical Education: M. Schwartz
Norris/Richards Summer Scholars
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Sixteen applications for Norris/Richards Summer Scholarships have been received. The committee is reviewing them.
Theodore William Richards Award for Excellence in Teaching Secondary
School Chemistry
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A call for nominations has gone out. Nominations are due April 15, 2011.
The award will be presented in May 2012 at “Education Night”.
Philip L. Levins Prize
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One nomination was received this year (Abha Sood, PhD candidate at
UMass Boston). The nomination is currently being reviewed.
NSCRC
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Will be held on Saturday, April 28 th , at Northeastern University. YCC is organizing.
Education Night (May)
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Will be held on May 10 th at Tufts University (same location as last year).
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David Sittenfeld from the Museum of Science will speak on "Chemistry in the Museum: Engaging the Public with Demonstrations and
Conversations".
Lyman Newell Grants
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A call for applications has gone out (the Lyman Newell Grants are for high school teachers to attend the summer NEACT conference). There is no deadline for applying; the summer conference this year is August 6-9, so awards will likely be made in July.
Board of Publications: M. Mahaney
 Nucleus is still on budget.
 Website update still in progress
Nucleus Editor: M. Filosa
 The May issue went out at 24 pages. It is mostly the candidate statements for the upcoming election. It has no real feature article. I have had a pretty good stream of content come in the last week or so for the Summer Issue
(deadline, June 15th) and the September Issue (deadline, July 15th). The
May issue had relatively little advertising. Hopefully, that is not a trend that will continue. Besides not having a lot of content, it was another reason to
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keep page count down in the May issue. The May Issue should be on the web shortly.
Web Report: M. Levine
 No written report
Constitution & By-laws: C. Costello
 Draft modifications have been prepared and circulated to the NESACS Board via e-mail. Comments and suggestions are requested as soon as possible.
The Draft C&B will be sent to National ACS for review after Board approval.
Membership: M. Chen
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95 welcoming letters were sent on 29 March 29 th to invite new members (65 new members and 30 transfers from other sections to our Northeastern
Section) to the Esselen Award Dinner Meeting on April 19 th at the Harvard
Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA
Nominations: P. Gordon
 Tellers are needed for June ballot counting. Anyone available should contact
Patrick Gordon.
 Board members interested in serving on the 2013 nominating committee should contact Patrick Gordon.
Professional Relations: M. Chorghade
 Currently serving as a member of the Entrepreneurial Initiative Committee.
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Working with the Young Investigators Forum
Public Relations: J. Driscoll
 Ellen Swallow Richards ACS National Chem. Historic Landmark
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MIT wants to wait on the renovations of a building and not proceed at this time
 SE MASTEM Program (NESACS and NESACS members from other companies)other on May 24- info posted on Facebook & LinkedIn
 ACS @ Cambridge Science Festival publicity- Jennifer talked to Alvin. She is trying to arrange a visit by Fox 25 (Kevin Lemanowitz) at the ACS Food chemistry talk; she will be sending more info
 Publicity for NESACS/MOS earth day recycling event
 Constant Contact- still waiting on bill being sent to NESACS (30% discount for non profits)
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Working with other members (Cosmo) of the PR committee to provide info to the local press in the towns around Lowell and in NH
 Worked with NSYCC to provide an entrepreneurial workshop for Career day on April 14. 57 people registered
 Will be going to the Sparkle training in Washington, DC on the Weekend of
April 27
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Special Committees
Continuing Education: VACANT
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No written report
Fundraising: VACANT
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No written report
Government Relations: D. Lewis
 As part of the NSYCC Career Symposium on April 14 I presented "Careers and Internships in Public Policy."
 At the ACS meeting in San Diego I met with Glen Ruskin, Director ACS Office of Public Affairs as part of planning for an October Small Business afternoon event to precede the NESACS dinner meeting. Mukund Chorghade and Jack
Driscoll with be organizers, and Kerra Fletcher has made preliminary contacts with schedulers in the congressional offices.
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I also met with the Fellowship subcommittee of CCPA to prepare for the April
Career Symposium and obtain the new business-card size handouts publicizing the ACS Public Policy Fellowships; these are available at today's meeting also. Richard Cobb reminds us to pay particular attention to nominees for the Industrial Innovation Award as well as the ACS Award for
Achievements in the Chemical Sciences with a view to recognizing our industrial members.

ACS Policy Fellowships are available.
Esselen Award: H. Mayne
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No written report
IYC +1: M. Hoffman
 The activities of the IYC Committee of NESACS continue during 2012 under the umbrella of the IYC+1 “brand.”
 The following NESACS (and related) events are now listed on the IUPAC IYC website <http://www.chemistry2011.org/>: o Jan. 12, 2012 The 920 th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society o Jan. 19, 2012 Meeting of the Boston Area Group for
Informatics and Modeling (BAGIM) o Feb. 9, 2012 The 921 st Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the
American Chemical Society o Mar. 8, 2012 The 922 nd Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the
American Chemical Society o Apr. 14, 2012 Northeast Student Chemistry Career
Symposium o Apr. 19, 2012 o of the American Chemical Society
Apr. 23, 2012 Chemistry of Food S cience Café o Apr. 28, 2012 Northeast Student Chemistry Research
Conference
The 923 rd Meeting of the Northeastern Section
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o May 10, 2012 The 924 th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society o May 12, 2012 New England Association of Chemistry
Teachers: Central Division Meeting o June 5, 2012 16 th Annual Andrew H. Weinberg Symposium o June 19, 2012 o Aug. 6-9, 2012
8 th Annual NESACS Golf Tournament
New England Association of Chemistry
Teachers Summer Conference
 Funds are available in the 2012 NESACS budget to provide mini-grants for activities that promote the IYC goals during IYC+1. Organizers of activities who wish to take advantage of this funding opportunity should contact the
Committee Chair <hoffman@bu.edu> with a written request.
Medicinal Chemistry Group: R. Rajur
 No written report
National Chemistry Week: C. Jaworek-Lopes
 No written report
Norris Award: J. Jasinski
 Astra Zeneca in Waltham will host the award meeting.
 Nominations are currently being reviewed.
NERM: M. Hoffman
 The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Northeast Region of the American Chemical Society, Inc. (NERACS) met informally in San
Diego on March 27, 2012. In attendance were Julianne Smist (Springfield
College), Chair; Richard Cobb (Kodak), Vice Chair; Wayne Jones (SUNY
Binghamton), Treasurer. Also in attendance were Richard Hartmann
(Nazareth College), Mitchell Bruce (University of Maine-Orono), Willem
Leenstra (University of Vermont), George Ruger (Mid-Hudson Local Section),
Martin Walker (SUNY Potsdam), Nikki Fisher (ACS), Martha Hollomon (ACS), and this reporter.
 The Treasurer reported that NERACS had financial assets of approximately
$48,000, which makes the corporation solvent and stable. A full report will be presented at the next meeting of the NERACS Board of Directors.
 NERM 2012 (“100 Years of Creating a Better Future through Chemistry”) will be hosted by the Rochester Local Section on Sunday-Wednesday,
September 30-October 3, 2012, at the Radisson Hotel Riverside in
Rochester, NY. The meeting will be the occasion of the celebration of chemistry at Eastman Kodak and the 100 th anniversaries of the Rochester,
New Haven, and Maine Local Sections. For details about the program, abstract submission, registration, and accommodations, see
<http://nerm.sites.acs.org>. A two-page flyer is attached to this report.
 NERM 2013 will be held on Wednesday-Saturday, October 23-26, 2013, at the Omni Hotel in New Haven, CT. The host will be the New Haven Local
Section. A website for the meeting is in the process of being developed. It was noted that NESACS is planning to host a delegation of German graduate
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students that week as part of its NSYCC-JCF Exchange Program, which will include participation in NERM 2013.
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No bids have been received for NERM 2014; it is anticipated that no meeting will be held in that year.
 The bid from the Cornell Local Section to host NERM 2015 in June of that year was accepted at the NERACS Board of Directors meeting in Denver in
August 2011. Both the Binghamton and Syracuse Local Sections have indicated interest in hosting NERM 2016, probably in October of that year.
Hope was expressed that NERM would return to New England in a subsequent year.
 The NERACS Board of Directors will hold its next annual meeting in
Rochester, NY, on Saturday evening, September 29, 2012.
Project Seed: C. Schnitzer
 No written report
Richard’s Award: P. Mabrouk
 No written report
Speakers’ Bureau: VACANT
 Ruth Tanner reports someone is interested in the Speaker’s Bureau and is following up on the details.
Summerthing: D. Lewis
 Ticket sales for the Red Sox game Friday, May 4 th are going well. There are still 22 tickets available as of April 17, 2012.
 Tanglewood event with Bob Lichter TBA soon.
 Any other recommendations for events should be forwarded to Doris Lewis.
Women’s Chemist Committee: P. Mabrouk
 No written report
YCC: H. Teng
 On April 14th at the Holiday Inn in Brookline, MA the 13th Annual Career
Symposium was held. Young chemists participated in a half-day event of speakers and workshops geared towards different career paths and job seeking skills. This was followed by a networking mixer at BuddaC.
 The NSCRC will be at Northeastern University. Approximately 80 attendees have registered so far.
YCC / GDCh 2012 exchange: M. Strem / H. Teng
 On March 17th, 10 students traveled from Boston, MA to Rostock, Germany to participate in the NESACS YCC/GDCh JCF Exchange Program. The first three days they participated in the 14th JCF-Fruehjahrssymposium presenting oral and poster presentations. For many, this was their first time presenting at an international conference. At the close of the conference UMass student,
Gowri Chellappan, received the 3rd place poster prize!
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 The remainder of the week was filled with excursions to a coastal resort, coal fired power plant, wind turbine factory, and shipbuilding yard. Students also had the opportunity to sample some local cuisine, tackle the German language and experience the German culture.
 The students interacted well both personally and professional with the
German students and were able to make scientific collaborations and new friends. After speaking with many of the students, this trip has made a lasting impression on them.
BAGIM: K. Mattes
 Next meeting will be at Harvard joint with the CCG (Cambridge Computing
Group). The event will be posted on the NESACS website.
Old Business
 None
New Business
 Two participants in the YCC/GDCh 2012 exchange addressed the Board.
Jason Bieger (Harvard University) and Chris Thiele (Boston University). The two expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to participate in the exchange to the NESACS Board and Strem Chemical. They related some stories of their activities and accomplishments to the Board. A journal of activities has been posted on the YCC website. Both commented that they were going to become more involved in YCC and NESACS activities.
 John Neumeyer reporting for the ACS Fellows Committee that the committee is working through the nomination process. There are currently 8 nominations being prepared for members of NESACS. There is a significant amount of work to prepare a nomination and it is recommended that the 2013
Fellow nomination committee s begin their work much earlier in the year.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted
Michael Singer
Secretary - NESACS
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COUNCILOR TALKING POINTS
SUMMARY OF GOVERNANCE ACTIONS/REPORTS
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
243 rd ACS NATIONAL MEETING
SAN DIEGO, CA
MARCH 25-29, 2012
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 2012 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, 2013: Thomas J. Barton,
Luis A. Echegoyen, William A. Lester, Jr., and Barry M. Trost. By electronic ballot, the Council selected Thomas J. Barton and Luis A. Echegoyen as candidates for 2013
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 I and District V on the
Board of Directors for the term 2013-2015. Nominees for District I included Barbara
J. Garrison, Thomas R. Gilbert, Neil D. Jespersen, and Julianne M. D. Smist.
Nominees for District V included John E. Adams, Frank D. Blum, Peter K. Dorhout, and Frankie K. Wood-Black. By mail ballot, the Councilors from these districts selected Thomas R . Gilbert and Neil D. Jespersen as District I candidates; and John
E. Adams and Peter K. Dorhout as District V candidates. Ballots will be mailed on or before October 10 to all members in District I and District V 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 2013-2015 term: Carol A. Duane,
Valerie J. Kuck, Helen (Bonnie) A. Lawlor, and Ingrid Montes. 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.
Committee Review

As part of a regular performance review, the Council VOTED to continue the
Committee on Project SEED. The Committee on Project SEED sets policy for all
Project SEED programs, including review of Project SEED I and II program applications for student research projects, funding decisions, and Project SEED college scholarship applications.
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The Society’s Finances

Despite the sluggish economy, ACS generated strong operating results in 2011. Total revenue was $472.0 million, up +1.8% over 2010. The Net from Operations was
$20.9 million, or $7.7 million favorable to budget. This result was attributable to better-than-expected performance by the ACS Publications Division and careful expense management across the Society. While operating results were favorable,
Unrestricted Net Assets declined from $130.5 million to $102 million. The decline was primarily due to a sizable accounting charge related to the Society’s closed postretirement benefit plans. ACS ended the year in compliance with four of the five
Board-established financial guidelines.
2013 Member Dues

The Council VOTED to set the member dues for 2013 at the fully escalated rate of
$151. This rate is established pursuant to an inflation-adjustment formula in the ACS
Constitution and Bylaws.
Petitions to Amend the Constitution and Bylaws
(For Action)

The Council took action on two amendments (petitions) to the ACS Constitution and
Bylaws: The Petition to Amend Recorded Vote Request Procedure and the Petition on Market Data Collection. The Council VOTED overwhelmingly to approve both petitions. The Petition to Amend Recorded Vote Request Procedure provides that a call for a recorded vote after a clicker vote has commenced will be out of order, as would a call for a recorded vote after the initial clicker voting has taken place. The
Petition on Market Data Collection seeks to add a provision to allow for controlled market testing to collect data before the Society changes benefits, dues, or membership categories. The Board of Directors will vote within 90 days on whether to ratify the approved petitions.
(For Consideration)

The Council received two petitions for consideration: The Petition on Candidate
Comment in C&EN and the Petition on International Chemical Sciences Chapters
Funds. The Petition on Candidate Comment in C&EN seeks to restrict candidates for election to the Board of Directors from publishing comments in C&EN for a sixmonth period prior to the mailing of the election ballot. The Petition on International
Chemical Sciences Chapters Funds seeks to clarify that the Board of Directors may allocate funds to international chapters for specific purposes. The Council is expected to act on these two petitions at the fall Council meeting.
Member Statistics

Membership recruitment and retention efforts were very successful last year. The
Society ended 2011 with 164,215 members – the highest number in Society history.
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24,249 new members were elected into the Society – 16,092 Regular Members and
8,157 Undergraduate Members.
Attendance Report

As of March 28, 2012, the ACS spring national meeting had attracted 16,921 registrants including 8,974 regular attendees and 5,742 students.
Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct

The Council VOTED to approve the Chemical Professional’s Code of Conduct as submitted by the Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs. This document offers guidance for Society members in various professional dealings, especially those involving conflicts of interest.
Special Discussion Item

A special discussion item was put on the Council agenda for this meeting. ACS
President Bassam Shakhashiri presented and moderated a discussion on “What is your reaction to the proposed topics for the ACS Climate Science Tookkit?” President
Shakhashiri’s working group on ACS Climate Science has developed a preliminary web-based toolkit that ACS members can use as a resource for understanding and communicating basic climate science. Following the presentation, Councilors engaged in a robust discussion on the proposed toolkit, and offered numerous suggestions for consideration.
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At this meeting, the ACS Board of Directors considered a number of key strategic issues and responded with several actions.
The Board’s Committees
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The Committee on Grants and Awards presented the Board with a screened list of nominees for the 2013 Priestley Medal, Charles Lathrop Parsons Award, and the
Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS. The Board VOTED to approve the screened lists, and will now vote on, and announce, the winners of these three awards after its June meeting. The Board also VOTED to approve a Society nominee for the National Medal of Science.
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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 of Directors.
The Executive Director/CEO Report
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The Executive Director/CEO and several of her direct reports updated the Board on the activities of CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service), the ACS Publications Division, and the Society’s General Counsel.
ACS vs. Leadscope Litigation
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The General Counsel report included a briefing on the ACS vs. Leadscope litigation.
As previously reported, ACS has appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court, and the Court agreed to hear the case. Briefs have been filed in support of our position by several prestigious organizations, including the Ohio Attorney General, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association and the Ohio State Bar
Association. On September 7, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case, and a link to the arguments can be found on acs.org. A ruling has not been issued but could come at any time. A more detailed report appears in the most recent edition of the Councilor Bulletin. Please contact the Office of the Secretary if you would like a copy.
Other Society Business
The Board received the following:
 a briefing on current virtual and hybrid meeting strategies using the Virtual Career
Fair and Virtual Exposition;
 a report from the Committee on Professional Training-Committee on Education
(CPT-SOCED) Task Force on the American Association of Medical Colleges and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute report Scientific Foundations for Future
Physicians – wherein the CPT-SOCED task force is considering the implications of chemistry-related recommendations contained in the report;
 a report from the President-Elect on plans and priorities during her presidential year; and a discussion on presidential succession budgets - particularly in light of increasing international and domestic travel demands.
The Board approved:
 the 2015 Pacifichem budget and authorized reimbursement, on a pro rata basis, to the participating ACS Divisions for expenditures in support of the Pacifichem program and activities;
 changes to Board Regulations regarding the composition of the Planning
Committee and the appointment of canvassing and award committees;
 a proposal to administer and present the AkzoNobel North American Science
Award as recommended by the Committee on Grants and Awards; and
 proclamations recognizing the 100 th Anniversary of the South African Chemical
Institute and the 80 th
anniversary of the Chinese Chemical Society.
The Society’s International Activities and its Open Session
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The Board welcomed and received reports from several international guests representing the following scientific societies: the Canadian Society for Chemistry, the German
Chemical Society, the Hungarian Chemical Society, the International Union of Pure and
Applied Chemistry, the Mexican Chemical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
The Board held a lively, well-attended open session which featured a special forum on
“The Future of Graduate Education and Research in the Chemical Sciences.” Members attending this standing-room only session received an overview and update from the chair and executive director of the ACS Presidential Commission on Graduate Education in the
Chemical Sciences. The commission is addressing two major questions: “What are the purposes of graduate education in the chemical sciences?” and “What steps should be taken to ensure that important societal issues, as well as the needs and aspirations of students, are addressed in graduate school?” Members discussed how the Society might offer greater assistance on this very important and timely topic.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR COUNCILORS
The Society Committee on Education supported the recommendations from a task force to create a stand-alone association housed within ACS, supported by professional staff and governed by a volunteer board of association members.
The following is a list of URLs and email addresses presented on slides at the Council meeting. You will find the information noted on these sites helpful.
Safety safety@acs.org
– email address for sharing ideas on “How can ACS best cultivate a culture of safety in US universities and colleges?” www.acs.org/safety - information on the Committee on Chemical Safety including
“Creating Safety Cultures in Academic Institutions”
Employment/Careers www.acs.org/careers - information on ACS career resources www.acs.org/ei - information on the ACS Entrepreneurial Initiative (Training and
Resources)
Local Section Resources www.acs.org/getinvolved : grant information, important deadlines, officer resources www.acs.org/forms : submit annual reports, record meetings, activities and events year round speakers@acs.org
: nominate speakers for the Online Speaker Directory
Other www.acs.org/strategicplan - information on the new ACS Strategic Plan for 2012 and
Beyond www.acs.org/bulletin5
: location of the Society’s governing documents and unit bylaws, and information on the petition process to amend the Society’s governing documents bylaws@acs.org
: email address for questions to the Committee on Constitution and
Bylaws www.acs.org/climatescience : information on the Climate Science Toolkit
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