Advanced Leadership Training Available for 2004 Leadership Conference Alumni

The ACS Leaders Conference, which was held this past winter in New Orleans, equipped attendees with the basics of managing a local section. Now it’s time for those attendees to step up to the next level of preparation, which will be offered October 8-10 in St. Louis: The ACS Advanced Leadership Conference (ALC).

The ALC goes well beyond the basics of organizing and managing the work of a local section, concentrating in addition on the true leadership skills and techniques that leaders need to master and practice throughout their term of office. This conference will help leaders discover their own unique leadership traits and talents. They will also learn how to play to their strengths in their interactions with other key leaders throughout their local section service area—leaders who, in turn, make decisions that impact the field of chemistry (e.g., a corporate executive, a chamber of commerce president, a local school board chair, etc.).

This conference goes far beyond the nuts and bolts of managing a local section. By following the principle of delegation that was stressed in New Orleans, participants will learn how to empower volunteers to develop and monitor the major activities of their local sections in concert with various committees.

The ALC will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 8, and adjourn by noon Sunday. The registration fee is $275, which covers two nights’ lodging, all meals, and all conference materials. Local sections are responsible for other costs, such as transportation. Jeff Cufaude, who conducted several of the general sessions in New Orleans, will lead the conference program. Assisting throughout the weekend will be a number of past chairs of local sections, members of the ACS Board of Directors, members of the Local Section Activities Committee, and ACS staff. Participants will receive personalized attention throughout the weekend and will leave St. Louis with new insights and skills that maximize their upcoming term of office. Many of last year’s participants told us that this was “the best professional development experience” of their lives. This year’s conference will be even better!

The number of seats for the ALC is limited—and they are going fast. Attendance is restricted to those who attended the ACS Leaders Conference this past February. For more information please call 202.872.4610 or register on-line.

Dale Gaddy
Manager,
Office of Local Section Activities

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