245TH ACS NATIONAL MEETING - Chemical & Engineering News

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMticipation, register online by April 1 bycalling (800) 539-1227. Visit www.acs.org/neworleans2013 for more information.For your child’s safety, the location ofCamp ACS will not be communicated untilyour registration is confirmed. On-siteregistration will be accepted on a spaceavailablebasis.ELECTRONIC DEVICES. As a courtesy toother meeting attendees, electronic devicesmust be operated in silent/vibrate modewithin technical or educational sessions.Cell phone conversations are not permittedin meeting rooms.EMERGENCIES DURING ACS MEETINGEVENTS. ACS will place detailed instructionsinside each meeting room to be usedif an emergency occurs during an ACSmeeting event. These instructions willrevolve around following the establishedemergency guidelines of the facility wherethe emergency occurs. Report emergenciesto the nearest security guard or to anyACS Operations Office during the meeting.Should a catastrophic event occur, attendeesshould follow safety and security instructionsissued by the facility where theyare located at the time of the event.HOST LOCAL SECTION. ACS gratefullyacknowledges the cooperation and assistanceof the ACS Louisiana local sectionsand their members in handling localarrangements. Volunteers have plannedmany interesting activities; the Host LocalSection booth will be located in the NewOrleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,Lobby B1.INFORMATION BOOTH. Attendees whohave meeting questions should visit theACS Information Booth located in the NewOrleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,Lobby B1. Our information clerks canhelp you navigate the on-site program, finda particular session or room, and answer basicmeeting questions on Saturday from 3 to6 PM; Sunday to Wednesday from 7:30 AMto 6 PM; and Thursday from 7:30 AM to1 PM. Lost-and-found items at the conventioncenter should be directed to the ACSInformation Booth. Telephone messagesleft there will be conveyed to attendees viathe electronic message center, but ACS cannotaccept responsibility for the delivery ofany messages, mail, and packages.INTERNATIONAL REGISTRANTS. Manyinternational visitors are required to holda visa prior to being admitted to the U.S.because of security measures in place atairports and other border crossings. Allvisa applicants are advised to apply fortheir visa in their home country as soon aspossible. Detailed information for internationalattendees can be found at www.acs.org/neworleans2013.INTERNET & COMPUTER SERVICES.Utilize our electronic communication servicesbefore, during, and after the meeting.Once you get to the meeting, you can accessyour e-mail and the Internet as well asyour personal Meeting Mail mailbox fromMeeting Mail terminals, which will be locatedthroughout the New Orleans ErnestN. Morial Convention Center.LITERATURE & PRODUCT DISTRIBU-TION. Promotions, posters, and literaturedistribution by attendees, exhibitors, orother groups during the meeting must bedone within their own contracted meetingspace or exhibit booth and not in publicmeeting space, with the exception of designatedmarketing opportunities. No oneis authorized to place any promotionalitems in public meeting space except theACS Operations Office at a given location.Items left in violation of this policy will beremoved and discarded. Literature distributionat specific division tables is underthe control of that division, and permissionmust be secured from the division beforeplacing any items on their table.LUGGAGE & COAT CHECK. A luggageand coat check station will be availableduring registration hours from Sundaythrough Thursday at the New Orleans ErnestN. Morial Convention Center, GreatHall. Items left beyond published hours ofoperation will be turned over to buildingsecurity at the end of each day.MEETING OFFICES. The following ACSoffices will be located in the New OrleansErnest N. Morial Convention Center:Attendee Registration: Great HallCareer Fair: Hall B1Exhibitor Registration: Hall CExposition: Halls B2 & CFinance Office: Show Office B105Host Local Section Booth: Lobby B1Information Booth: Lobby B1Member Services: Great HallPress Center: Rooms 215 & 216Shuttle Desk: Outside Lobby B1The following offices are located at theidentified properties:Operations Offices: New Orleans ErnestN. Morial Convention Center, DoubleTreeby Hilton New Orleans, Hilton Riverside,InterContinental New Orleans, LoewsNew Orleans Hotel, New Orleans Marriott,New Orleans Downtown Marriott at theConvention Center, Astor Crowne Plaza—New OrleansGovernance Office: Hilton New OrleansRiversideSociety Programs: Hilton New OrleansRiversideMOTHERS ROOM. For your convenienceand privacy, ACS will provide a room fornursing mothers at the New Orleans ErnestN. Morial Convention Center. Pleasesee the Operations Office, in Room 224, foraccess to the room.SMOKING. ACS policy prohibits smokingin all rooms during ACS functions at theconvention center and official hotels. Additionally,the convention center and manyof the official hotels are designated assmoke-free environments at all times.SPEAKER INSTRUCTIONSALL SPEAKERS and poster presentersmust register and pay the appropriate registrationfee to attend the meeting. Invitedspeakers should contact their symposiumorganizer or division program chair toclarify terms of their invitation.All presenters should prepare for theirpresentation by verifying the following details:the status of your abstract at abstracts.acs.org (using your ACS ID to log in to thesystem); mode of presentation (oral orposter); and the time, length, and locationof your presentation. Speakers should arrivein their presentation rooms at leastTHANK YOUThe society thanks the many volunteersof the Louisiana local sections who arecontributing to the 245th ACS NationalMeeting & Exposition by participatingas division officers or program chairs,symposium organizers, session oraward presiders, oral and posterpresenters, short course or workshopinstructors, career consultants, andsociety governance members.WWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG 76 JANUARY 28, 2013