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the Office of Public Affairs. One idea that
emerged was possibly closer collaboration
at the local section level between committees
focused on public relations and those
working on government affairs. CPRC is
also looking at opportunities to partner
with the Committee on Chemistry & Public
Affairs. More thought will be given to tools,
training, and other areas where leveraging of
resources could be mutually beneficial.
CPRC presented public relations awards
to the Kentucky Lake Local Section for
outstanding new efforts and to the Illinois
Heartland Local Section for excellent ongoing
programs. In addition, Mickey Sarquis
was honored with the committee’s 2008
Helen M. Free Award for Public Outreach.
In Salt Lake City, CPRC will partner
with the Chemical Education Division to
present the symposium “Outstanding Outreach
is Elemental.”—RUSSELL W. JOHN-
SON, CHAIR
SCIENCE
The Committee on Science (ComSci)
received an invitation from the ACS president
and board chair to become more
involved in activities supporting goal three
of the ACS strategic plan, which states
“ACS will be a global leader in enlisting the
world’s scientific professionals to address,
through chemistry, the challenges facing
our world.”
Specifically, ComSci was invited to focus
on the issue of sustainability. The committee
was asked to think about what it could
do on this subject, working with others
inside and perhaps outside of the society,
that would permit ACS to make a unique
and important contribution on global sustainability
matters. ComSci will develop
a proposal responding to this request and
submit it no later than Dec. 1 to the board
for its consideration.
The committee was briefed on the recent
activities of the International Strategy
Implementation Task Force. The sense of
the committee was that Member Network
success will hinge on rapidly increasing the
number of participants within the network
and quickly adding the more advanced
functionalities users expect and value.
The committee was briefed by members
of the Presidential Task Force on ACS Fellows.
Although the committee supports
generally the concept of an ACS Fellows
Program, it has some concerns about the
definition and development of the program.
At the 2009 Salt Lake City national
meeting, ComSci will present a full-day
program, along with a lunchtime session,
on the subject of chemical synthetic
biology.—CAROLYN RIBES, CHAIR
WOMEN CHEMISTS
At the meeting in Philadelphia, the Women
Chemists Committee (WCC) focused on
its goal of attracting women into the chemical
sciences through several established
student award programs.
The committee recognized the five
recipients of the Merck Index Women in
Chemistry 2008 scholarships, seven WCC/
Eli Lilly & Co. Travel awardees, and the
2008 Overcoming Challenges Award winner.
WCC was also delighted to announce
the inaugural recipient of the scholarship
in memory of Priscilla Carney Jones. Additional
committee programming included a
very successful technical session, “Chemist
& Consumer: Women in the Pharmaceutical
Industry.”
WCC would like to thank the Philadelphia
Section for its collaboration on a very
successful local section WCC networking
event, which celebrated the memory of past
section chair Deb Kilmartin. This event was
also cosponsored by the Chemical Heritage
Foundation to launch its new oral history
project on women in chemistry, for which
they are actively seeking suggestions for
eminent women chemists to interview.
With increased focus at the local and
regional levels, WCC is able to reach more
members and increase the relevance of the
society for them. There are now more than
30 local section WCCs, and the number of
WCC activities at regional meetings continues
to grow. To facilitate this growth,
the committee has developed a framework
for planning WCC events, including presentations
on mentoring and networking.
These and other resources are available
to all members on the WCC website and
information will be included in the regional
meeting planning kits.—AMBER S. HINKLE,
CHAIR
YOUNGER CHEMISTS
The Younger Chemists Committee (YCC)
continues to promote its vision to lead
younger chemists into successful careers
and active roles in ACS and the profession.
Our mission is to advocate for and provide
resources to early-career chemists and
professionals in the chemical sciences and
related fields.
YCC continues to develop programming
of interest to younger chemists. In Philadelphia,
programs included “Getting Your
First Industrial Job,” “From Test-Tube to
Start-Up Companies,” and “Opportunities
and Challenges for Non-Tenure-Track
Faculty.” These were recorded so that the
content could be repurposed on the ACS
website for our constituents. YCC also
hosted the 6th Annual YCC Fun Run presented
by ACS Publications at Fairmont
Park and raised $1,500 for the ACS Scholars
program. Looking forward to Salt Lake
City, we are planning symposia on graduate
school challenges, alternative careers in
chemistry, and the chemistry of cooking.
YCC is always looking for new ways to
get younger chemists involved in ACS.
We accomplished this in 2008 through
outreach activities, which include involvement
with the Graduate Education
Advisory Board, committee and divisional
liaisons, and our Leadership Development
Workshop. In addition, we facilitate
online communication with our members
by using tools such as Facebook, MySpace,
Google groups, discussion threads, and
blogs. More information can be found
on the YCC website, www.acsycc.org.—
MICHAEL HURREY, CHAIR
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