The American Chemical Society is the world's largest scientific society and its Akron Section is one of the society's 188 local sections. The ACS Akron Section serves Summit, Stark, and Portage counties, including the cities of Akron, Canton, and Kent, in the state of Ohio.
Summer/Fall 1998
Election Results
The winners for the 1999 ACS Akron Section positions of Chair Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, Councilor, and Alternate Councilor are Pam Lane, Valerie Woodward, Bruce Darlington, Jim Duddey, and Roger Crawford, respectively. The section gives the most sincere thanks to all of the candidates who ran in the election and were willing to donate their valuable time serving the section, and the section congratulates the winners on their success. The newly elected officers, who will begin their terms on January 1, will be joined by Chuck Galloway, Jim Hermiller, Jim Visintainer, and Valerie Woodward in the positions of Chair, Past Chair, Councilor, and Alternate Councilor, respectively.
General Meeting
The December general meeting of the ACS Akron Section will be held on Wednesday evening December 9, 1998 at Tangier. The schedule is social at 5:15, dinner at 6:00, business at 6:50, and presentation at 7:00. Dinner costs $14 for members and guests and $7 for students. Scott Westfall of Nestle Research and Development will speak on Soluble Coffee Production: The Hurdles to the Perfect Cup. The program is free and open to the public. This meeting has been designated Spouses Night and Past Officers Night, and is being held jointly with the AIChE Akron Section. Dinner reservations are required by noon on Monday December 7. Please send e-mail to Ruth Murray or call 330-929-00279.
Committee Meeting
The December Executive Committee meeting of the ACS Akron Section will be held on Tuesday December 1 at 5:10 pm, in the University of Akron Knight Chemical Laboratories. Members of the committee who cannot attend are urged to submit reports to the Secretary. Other issues can be addressed to the Chair. Likely hot topics this month will be the results of the annual elections and the Chemical Industry Collaborative. Committee Chairs can submit their annual reports at this meeting.
Annual Elections
The ACS Akron Section is currently conducting its 1998 annual elections. The individuals involved are: for Chair-Elect, Pam Lane versus Dan Jones; for Secretary, Valerie Woodward; for Treasurer, Bruce Darlington; for Councilor and Alternate-Councilor, Jim Duddey versus Roger Crawford versus Sibylle Ingold. Members of the section should have received their packet of election materials by now. The deadline for return of ballots is November 23. In most cases the packets were mailed to the same postal address as used by ACS national for recent issues of Chemical and Engineering News.
General Meeting
The November general meeting of the ACS Akron Section will be held on Wednesday evening November 11, 1998 at Tangier. The schedule is social at 5:15, dinner at 6:00, business at 6:50, and presentation at 7:00. Dinner costs $14 for members and guests and $7 for students. George Bodner of Purdue University will speak on I'm sorry Professor, but I don't understand .... The program is free and open to the public. Dinner reservations are required by noon on Monday November 9. Please send e-mail to Ruth Murray or call 330-929-00279.
Early publicity for the general meeting stated that the Akron Section Award would be awarded this month. There has been a change in plans, and the award will be rescheduled for another month.
Election Candidates
The ACS Akron Section is proud to announce its candidates for 1998 annual elections. The individuals are: for Chair-Elect, Pam Lane versus Dan Jones; for Secretary, Valerie Woodward; for Treasurer, Bruce Darlington; for Councilor and Alternate-Councilor, Jim Duddey versus Roger Crawford versus Sibylle Ingold. Members of the section should receive their packet of election materials during the first week of November. In most cases the packets will be mailed to the same postal address as used by ACS national for recent issues of Chemical and Engineering News.
Committee Meeting
The November Executive Committee meeting of the ACS Akron Section will be held on Tuesday November 3 at 5:10 pm, in the University of Akron Knight Chemical Laboratories. Members of the committee who cannot attend are urged to submit reports to the Secretary. Other issues can be addressed to the Chair. Likely hot topics this month will be the section's response to the proposed relocation of Akron from the central to the northeastern regions of the country, and the latest updates on the annual election process.
New Web Site
Jim Hermiller, the ACS Akron Section Webmaster, is launching the third version of this web site. He created the first version in August of 1996 as a storage location for electronic images of the Akron ChemLine. The only purpose of the original site was to make the newsletter accessible on the Internet. The second version was created in November of 1997 to make supplementary information available to section members. The newer site presented a more professional image and contained important reference material. Now, this third version is created in October of 1998 and offers a major advancement in the ability of the section to communicate over the Internet. Original information will be presented on a faster cycle than possible with the newsletter, and a foundation will be laid for a new e-mail publication to be unveiled in the future. During the first two years of web site development, functionality began with simple hypertext markup language and hypertext links, continued with tables and image maps, and now presents javascript and other modern features.
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