Welcome to the first edition of Leading Together, a new quarterly HTML newsletter for local section leaders! The goal of the newsletter is to provide you with timely information, tools and tips for success, and innovative ideas and activities that your local section may find of interest. We hope that you find the information presented in the newsletter useful and we welcome your comments and feedback! Please send us your comments.

Yorke Rhodes, Chair
Local Section Activities Committee

ACS Recognizes Hard Work of Local Sections and Divisions at a Festive Ceremony in New York City!
The fifth annual ACS ChemLuminary Awards were presented at a ceremony during last month's ACS national meeting in New York City. The awards recognize the thousands of hours that members volunteer in service to their local sections and divisions.

At this year's ceremony, which honored activities held in 2002, 13 committees and divisions were on hand to present the ChemLuminary Awards. A total of 48 awards were presented to ACS volunteers. Please click on the following links for a listing of recipients and abstracts for all finalist and recipients.

“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll probably end up someplace else.”
– Yogi Berra

Most Local Sections will elect their 2004 officers in November and suddenly ACS will have a new set of Chairs-in-waiting. Hopefully most of these newly minted Chairs-elect will attend the Leadership Conference in New Orleans next February. If a chair is going to be an effective leader, he/she needs to know the ins and outs of local section management. Learn More>>

The Role of Recognition in Retention
Recognition is the thanks and gratitude that members receive for the time, effort and energy they expend on the behalf of ACS and your local section.Learn More>>

National Chemistry Week Takes Flight!
All 189 ACS local sections have selected National Chemistry week NCW) Coordinators for the 2003 NCW celebration (October 19-25).

To see what is planned for your area, check out the listings by state/territory at the bottom right corner of the NCW webpage. The theme for NCW-2003 is “Earth’s Atmosphere and Beyond!” both to commemorate the 100th anniversary of powered flight (Wright Brothers, 1903), and to acknowledge our commitment to space exploration and astrochemistry. Learn More>>

Delaware Local Section Conducts Field Trip to Four Superfund Sites
A field trip to four superfund sites earned the Delaware local section the Most Innovative New Activity or Program in a Local Section Award for 2002. In addition, the section made valuable contacts with state officials and civic organizations. Learn More>>

The Amalgamator Takes the Local Section Newsletter On-Line
What should your local section web site facilitate? Consider the Amalgamator. Although, each local section web site should be unique to serve the membership, one of the fundamental goals of every local section is to provide strong communication with its membership as well as the public regarding its activities. Learn More>>

The ACS Membership Server Can Host Your Website
Does your section have a webpage? Did your webmaster move out of the Section? Did your ISP just raise your rates. If any of these applies to your local section, the ACS Membership Server might be right for you.

This service is provided free of charge and offers your section a safe, secure and centralized location for your website. It's easy to get started. Contact Mark O'Brien for a user agreement or for more information.

"Volunteer" Note Cards are priced at $10.00 Use them as thank-you notes, birthday cards, invitations or gifts. These cards are imprinted with an upbeat "Volunteer" quote. Visit the Online Store for more details.