245TH ACS NATIONAL MEETING - Chemical & Engineering News

win a prize. Also, don’t forget to join us onSunday from 6 to 8:30 PM for the AttendeeWelcome Reception and visit the expositionon Monday and Tuesday from 1 to3 PM for afternoon treats, exciting perks,prizes, and networking opportunities.Internet & Technology. Utilize freeInternet access and leave messages for oneanother at the Meeting Mail terminals locatedthroughout the meeting. Also, enjoyfree Wi-Fi service at designated areas in theNew Orleans Ernest N. Morial ConventionCenter.Admission Requirements & Expo-Only Registration. Exposition admissionis complimentary for all national meetingregistrants; however, you are required towear your badge. Individuals who want tovisit the exhibits without registering forthe technical component of the nationalmeeting can obtain an expo-only badgefor $50. Students with school identificationcan obtain an expo-only badge for$25. Registration can be handled online,by mail, or in person at ACS AttendeeRegistration in the Great Hall.GOVERNANCEMEETINGSFor the complete list of committeemeetings and agendas, please consultwww.acs.org/neworleans2013 or theon-site program distributed during themeeting.BOARD & COUNCILMEETINGSACS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The ACSBoard of Directors meeting, open to memberswho wish to participate, will be held inthe New Orleans Ernest N. Morial ConventionCenter from noon to 1 PM on Sunday,April 7.ACS COUNCIL. The ACS Council meetingwill begin at 8 AM, Wednesday, April 10,at the Hilton Riverside. The meeting willbe preceded by a continental breakfast forcouncilors beginning at 7 AM. Councilorsare asked to check in beginning at 7 AMand proceed to the breakfast area, keepingin mind that the meeting starts promptlyat 8 AM. Space will be available for ACSmembers and nonmembers to observethe council in action. We hope that manywill take advantage of this opportunity tolearn firsthand of the society’s operation.Alternate councilors and division and localsection officers are particularly urgedto attend.COMMITTEE AGENDATHE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES hasclarified three types of committee meetings:OPEN. May be attended by any ACS member.At these sessions, members are encouragedto voice concerns, issue compliments,offer suggestions, express interestin, or raise questions about matters overwhich the committee has purview. The assumptionis that participation is welcomedand will be orderly and courteous. Onlycommittee members can vote.EXECUTIVE. Attendance and participationare limited to officially appointed/elected committee members, associates,advisers, consultants, staff liaisons, andthe appointed Committee on Committeesliaison. Liaisons from other groups and exofficio and elected councilors may attend;participation by these groups would be atthe invitation of the chair. Only committeemembers can vote.CLOSED. The committee chair must declareany EXECUTIVE session CLOSEDwhen confidential or sensitive personnel,financial, or legal matters of the societyare discussed. At that point, only officiallyappointed/elected committee members,associates, consultants, staff liaisons, andthe appointed Committee on Committeesliaison shall remain in the session. Othersmay stay in the session at the discretionof the chair. Once these discussions havebeen completed, the committee shouldreturn to EXECUTIVE mode.DURING THE open and executive committeemeetings, ACS members are givena chance to express their views on issuesunder consideration before these issuesare acted on by the board or the council, orto bring up other subjects that deserve attention.Members are urged to examine theagenda and make known any opinions orideas they may have. If you cannot attendthe particular sessions involved, write tothe officers listed or ask someone attendingthe session to speak on your behalf. Forfurther information, contact the officerslisted.BUDGET & FINANCEPat N. Confalone, chair; vice president, Du-Pont Global R&D, Stine-Haskell ResearchCenter, 1090 Elkton Rd., S200, Newark, DE19711-3510Open MeetingSaturday, April 6, 8 AM to noonHilton RiversideCHEMICAL ABSTRACTSSERVICEGrace Baysinger, chair; Stanford University,Swain Chemistry & Chemical EngineeringLibrary MC 5081, 364 Lomita Dr.,Stanford, CA 94305-5006Executive SessionFriday, April 5, 6:30 to 8:30 PMHilton RiversideCHEMICAL SAFETYRobert Hill, chair; 5795 Nash CommonsDr., Stone Mountain, GA 30087-2869Combined Open Meetingand Executive SessionMonday, April 8, 8:30 to 11:30 AMHilton RiversideCHEMISTRY & PUBLIC AFFAIRSConnie Murphy, chair; 109 East Haley St.,Midland, MI 48640-5907Open MeetingSaturday, April 6, 8 AM to 4 PMHilton RiversideCHEMISTS WITH DISABILITIESKarl S. Booksh, chair; University of Delaware,Chemistry & Biochemistry Department,Newark, DE 19716Combined Open Meetingand Executive SessionSunday, April 7, 8 AM to 4:30 PMHilton RiversideWWW.CEN-ONLINE.ORG 85 JANUARY 28, 2013