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Exhibits Chair – Terry Nicksic (Pacific Lutheran University)
Treasurer – Neal Yakelis (Pacific Lutheran University)
Fundraising Co-chairs
• Kerry Fowler (2008 Puget Sound Section Chair),
• Craig Fryhle (PLU),
• Dean Waldow (PLU)
Awards Co-Chairs - Clarita Bhat (Shoreline Community College), Janet Bryant (Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory)
Undergraduate Program Chair - Neal Yakelis (Pacific Lutheran University)
Women Chemists Committee and Diversity Committee Luncheon Co-Chairs -
Stacia Rink (Pacific Lutheran University), Janet Bryant (Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory)
Web Site
• Webmaster and site design - Dean Waldow (PLU)
• Web content - Dean Waldow and Craig Fryhle (PLU)
• NORM 2009 banner graphic design - Craig Fryhle (PLU)
ACS Office of Regional Meetings Liaison - John Michael Sophos
2009 ACS Puget Sound Section Executive Committee Chair: Jim Boyce
D. Organizing Committee Operations
The NORM 2009 Organizing Committee streamlined planning for the conference
by not holding any plenary meetings of the committee. The General Chair, Program
Chair, Exhibits Chair, and Treasurer met in-person and by email to handle top-level
organizing duties. John Sophos (ACS Meeting Planner) provided ongoing advice and
assistance, both through in-person visits and through email and telephone conference
calls. The General Chair met with some committee chairs in the context of other
meetings (e.g., Puget Sound Local Section Executive Committee meetings). Email and
occasional telephone communication with other committee chairs sufficed to supplement
or replace in-person contacts.
E. Budget Development
The initial budget proposal presented in 2005 was based closely on that of a prior
NORM. One important factor in planning NORM 2009 was that use of a university
campus for the site meant it was not necessary to engage in potentially costly hotel