Quarterly Newsletter
Summer 2008
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Leading Together
The Quarterly Newsletter for ACS Local Section Leaders
Beginning in August 2008 (the July Roster), the file layout for eRosters will change. ACS recently completed a conversion to a new membership database, and as a result, several fields in the roster files will change. More>>
Your Local Section Can Help Chemistry to Address Global Scientific Challenges
The “ACS Strategic Plan for 2008 and Beyond,” which was released in January provides a blueprint for how we can work together to advance our vision of “Improving people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry” through pursuit of six focused goals. More>>
Growing Your Leadership Skills for Your Section and Beyond
Have you ever sat in a local section meeting wondering how to get more people involved? Have you been given a task that requires you to think outside of the box or to partner with groups outside of the Society and you wondered how to go about it? The courses within the ACS Leadership Development System have the answers to these questions and many more. More>>
News from Community Activities
Chair's CommentCommittee on Community Activities (CCA)
Reaching Out
Important information from the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day celebration with the theme “Streaming Chemistry” and updates for the upcoming meeting in Philadelphia, PA, and National Chemistry Week. More>>
NCW Celebrates the Olympics
The National Chemistry Week 2008 theme is “Having a Ball with Chemistry.” The theme was designed to coordinate with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. More>>
News from Local Section Activities
Chair's CommentCommunication With Your Section’s Membership is Key
With the heat of summer being upon us, our thoughts typically turn to barbecues and summer vacations rather than local section activities. This is also true for the thousands of ACS members that we serve. However, summer is a great time to communicate with members before the rush of activities gets underway in the fall. More>>
Local Section Hosts Town Hall Meeting
The ACS Office of Legislative and Government Affairs and local sections, through local section government affairs committees, partner to develop relationships with policymakers locally and in Washington, DC. Local section government affairs committees can arrange multiple types of programs to develop these types of relationships. Town hall meetings are an especially effective type of program. More>>
Check Out Available Resources for Local Sections
Almost all local sections face the same issues—recruiting new leaders, geographical issues, member involvement, and so on. It doesn’t matter if you are from a small or a very large section, you are not alone, and there is help out there. More>>
Announcements
On May 28, a joint teleconference was hosted by the ACS Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC) and the Committee on Divisional Activities (DAC) on Best Practices for Electronic Elections in Local Sections and Divisions. Protocols for conducting elections in divisions and local sections, and the process of changing local section/division bylaws to allow electronic balloting were discussed as well as successful best practices. A complete text transcript and an audio transcript, available in download and streaming format, are now available on the website. Guidelines for initiating electronic balloting in your local section are also on website: Protocols for Electronic Elections; Bylaw Review & Amendment Process; and Electronic Balloting Best Practices.
ACS Member Network
NEW! The ACS Member Network is an online networking tool that facilitates more effective collaboration among ACS members and scientific professionals: More>>
Bring Together Kids & Chemistry: Share Educational Resources from ACS with Your Favorite Teacher This Fall
It’s back-to-school season, and teachers are gearing up for a new year. As a chemist, you are in a unique position to help teachers and students learn and love science. After all, you enjoyed learning science so much that you chose to devote your career to it! Help the teachers you know by introducing them to the outstanding resources developed by ACS. More>>
Join the ACS Advocacy Effort
Despite the fact that less than 5% of the 535 members of Congress have backgrounds in science and engineering, legislators are asked on a daily basis to make important decisions that affect our nation’s scientific enterprise. You can help them make informed decisions by becoming a member of the ACS advocacy team. Team members participate in their local section government affairs committee and on the Act4chemistry.org website. More>>
Featured Product
Meet Professor R. GentumThe newest member of the ACS mole family is available for purchase. Professor Gentum is an active ACS Silver Circle member who participates in local section community outreach programs, the Legislative Action Network, and serves as a career consultant. He is silver in color, 7” in size, and can be purchased through the ACS Online Store for $15.00 (MD100G). Order today!
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