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36th Great Lakes Regional Meeting American Chemical Society Peoria Local Section October 17-20, 2004 Hotel Pere Marquette Peoria, Illinois

Welcome to the Organizing Team Website!

Conference Site: 36th Great Lakes Regional Meeting
Abstracts, Registration & Housing Open: April 26, 2004

Rejected Symposia Topics

Next Meeting of the Organization Team: Thursday, May 20, 2004 (Guest: Michelle Gandy, ACS Office of Regional Meetings)

• All meetings are held at the Pere Marquette in downtown Peoria. 6:30 p.m.
• Free parking is available in the hotel parking garage.
• If you are unable to attend, please send a report to Steve Cermak
• Minutes from previous meetings.

Upcoming meetings:

Friday, Jun 18, 2004 @ River Front - Owl Prowl, Wolf Howl, other fun activities
Wednesday, Jul 21, 2004
Tuesday, Aug 24, 2004
Thursday, Sept 16, 2004
Monday, Oct 04, 2004

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Registration Exposition Organizing Team Marketing

Session Organizers Technical Program ACS ORM Finances

Sponsors: NCAUR-USDA 3M American Oil Chemists' Society Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) ACS Presindetial Matching Grant ACS Student Affiliates Ameren-CILCO ACS Membership Abbott Laboratories Eli Lily, Inc. ACS Committee on Science Peoria Academy of Science ACS Chemical Education

• Organizing Team
  • General Chair is Dr. Steve Cermak (309-681-6233).
  • Contact Information
  • Volunteer - We are in need of people to help us plan special symposia, select short courses, and identify keynote speakers.
• Registration
  Organizer: Gordon Selling

  Category	Advance	Onsite
  Member	$110	$140
  Nonmember	$145	$170
  Postdoctorate	$100	$130
  Graduate Student	$55	$70
  Undergraduate Student	$20	$20
  Precollege Teacher	$35	$40
  retired/emeritus/unemployed	$50	$65
  Guest of registrant	$30	$35
  50-year Member	$0	$0
  Exposition & Guests	$35	$35

• Exposition
  Organizers: Kelly Skinner & Mary Ann Dombrink-Kurtzman
  • Information
  • Rules & Regulations
  • Contract
  • Floorplan
• Finances
  Organizers: Kevin Steidley & Amy Barklage
  • Sponsors: (Current Funding - Feb04)
    • National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (USDA)
    • Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
  • Funding Sources
  • Voucher for Donated Goods and Services (in-kind gifts)
  • Request for Reimbursement
• Technical Program - Symposia/Sessions/Organizers (May 2004)
  Organizers: Jim Kenar & Vicki Finkenstadt
  • Session Organizers Information
    • Program Summary
    • Meeting at a Glance will be available oncce more sessions are locked into times/locations.
    • Keynote Speaker Invitation
    • Corporate Sponsor Template
    • Speaker Travel Reimbursement Form
  • Call for Papers
    • The Future of Chemical Education in the Great Lakes Region
    • Agricultural Chemistry & Technology
    • Carbohydrate Structure & Function
    • Entrepreneurship in the Chemical Sciences
    • Chemical Education
    • Lubricants & Refrigerants
• Public Relations & Marketing
  Organizer:
  • Postcard March 2004 - 20,000 recipients
  • May 2003
  • September 2003

Local Sections in the Great Lakes Region

March 15, 2004
February 20, 2004
February 6-8, 2004 Vicki Finkenstadt attended the RMPC in New Orleans, LA.
Jan 12, 2004 (Agenda) (Report)
December 14, 2003, 2004 (Agenda) (Program Update)
April 25-27, 2003 Amy Barklage (Fundraiser), Steve Cermak (General Chair) and Vicki Finkenstadt (Program Co-Chair) attended the Regional Meeting Planning Workshop in Salt Lake City.
February 26, 2003
September 10, 2001
October 19, 2001
December 3, 2001 - Review Request for Proposal (site bid)

• Peoria, Illinois
• Travel Notes concerning Interstate 74 Construction
• Pere Marquette Hotel (Where is this in downtown Peoria?)