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NORM highlighted key deadlines and information, and called attention to the website. 3) Use of a slimmed down program book by only providing abstracts online saved money, paper, and production time. NORM attendees seemed satisfied with the format of the book. 4) Locating the vendor exposition at the heart of the technical session venues worked very well. Vendors were pleased with the amount of attendee interaction and interest. 5) Including the undergraduate posters in the regular poster session, rather than as a separate session worked well, as judged by overall poster visitation. 6) Hosting an ice cream social to accompany the Director’s event instead of a meal (e.g., breakfast) helped to keep expenses low. 7) Writing of the final report narrative should begin as soon as possible after NORM concludes, ideally within 1-2 months, even though the finances may not be settled until a bit later. Contributions for the report narrative should be solicited from the organizers of each aspect of the meeting. III. Meeting Finances A. Budget NORM 2009 expenses were approximately $35,000 and income was over $39,000 (see the detailed report in the appendix), thus revenue exceeded expenses by over $4000 for NORM 2009. The positive budget outcome is attributed to strong support from exhibitors, modest grant funding, solid but not exceptional attendance, and careful cost management. IV. Fund Raising Grants to support programming were received from the Division of Nuclear Chemistry (NUCL), the Division of <strong>Chemical</strong> Education, and the Division of Polymer Chemistry, and the Office of Undergraduate Programs. Fundraising overtures to businesses, other than by solicitations to act as exhibitors, were not successful. We viewed the reticence of businesses to provide grant funds as a sign of the economic climate at the time that NORM 2009 organizing was underway. V. Exhibition There were 15 commercial exhibitors at NORM 2009 and 2 academic exhibitors. Due the state of the economy during preparations for NORM 2009, we chose to charge
A list of NORM 2009 exhibitors with names, websites, contact information, and company boilerplate information is provided in an appendix to this report. This information is also included in the NORM 2009 Program Book, and at the NORM 2009 website (www.chem.plu.edu/norm2009). A table listing exhibitors at prior NORMs is also included as an appendix. Vendors at NORM seemed uniformly pleased with the exhibition. A key factor in their satisfaction was the high degree of visibility and attendee traffic afforded them by locating the exhibition at the heart of the venue for the technical sessions. V. Acknowledgements As General Chair for NORM 2009 and author of this report, I would like to thank colleagues and contributors who helped to make NORM 2009 a success. Extraordinary amounts of time and effort over several years were given by key members of the Organizing Committee, including Dean Waldow (Program Chair and webmaster), Terry Nicksic (Exhibits Chair), and Neal Yakelis (Treasurer and Undergraduate Program Chair). All of the other session, symposium, award, and event chairs mentioned in this report also gave very generously of their time, especially during the hectic months leading up to NORM. Colleagues on the Executive Committee of the Puget Sound Section were extremely supportive. Many of them assumed key roles on the organizing committee. We would like to thank our exhibitors, for without them, a meeting such as NORM would not be feasible. We also thank PLU staff and colleagues, especially Cathy Biddy, for assistance with site planning and logistics for the meeting. John Michael Sophos provided such deep, timely, and encouraging support that it is hard to imagine any regional meeting taking place successfully without him. John Michael’s assistance was invaluable, and interactions with him were always a great pleasure. Thanks also to Matt Peterson for sharing guidance, insight, and materials from his experience as NORM 2008 General Chair and as NOR Board Chair. Lastly, I thank NOR Board members for giving us the opportunity to host NORM 2009 and for their patience and support throughout the process. Appendixes: Program Block Schedule Grid NORM Budget Detail NORM 2009 Exhibitor Information (Program Book information) Table of Exhibitor Contact Information
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