Thursday, November 11

• General Access Computers
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial - Bull Durham B
  Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
  Fee: Free - Available to registrants of the meeting compliments of the Shodor Foundation

• Industrial Exhibition
  Location: Imperial Convention Center
  Time: 9:00 AM - 7:30 PM

• Career Services Workshop
  Sponsor: Regional Employment Clearing House (RECH)
  Registration Location: Park Ballroom - 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  Workshop:
       Location: Sheraton-Imperial - Crown A
       Time: 9:00 AM - Targeting the Job Market
  10:00 AM - Interviewing Skills
  11:00 AM - Resume Preparation

• WCC Luncheon
  Location: Crystal Coast Ballroom - Noon
  Fees: $25 ($10 for students) (on registration form)
  Student rates supported by contributions from: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chemistry Department
  Speaker: Dr. Victoria Haynes, President of Research Triangle Institute
  Title: "Women Leaders...A Formula for Success"
  Abstract: Women who have succeeded in leadership positions share a number of common practices and competencies. This presentation will describe and discuss these, with some examples taken from the presenter's own experiences, including successes and failures.

• Thriving in the Workplace Roadshow: Sponsored by ACS Progress Project
  Location: Crystal Coast Ballroom
  Time: 2:00 PM - (immediately following WCC Luncheon)
  Abstract: To help raise the awareness among women chemical professionals, their colleagues, and their employers of the challenges experienced by women in the chemical workforce, the ACS PROGRESS Project will present a half-day symposium. This symposium will present best practices and the challenges facing starting and mid-career women chemists and chemical engineers and tips on how to help them thrive in the workplace, thereby fostering diversification of the workforce. The session will include two presentations and a panel discussion. There will also be a networking reception.

  Check the technical program for details of the symposium

• John Fenn Plenary Lecture
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial - Empire Ballroom D - 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  Fee: Free - Open to all
  Title: Electrospray Wings for Molecular Elephants
  Abstract: Small effusive leaks into vacuum systems, as in Knudsen cells and classical molecular beam machines, made many contributions to science in the twentieth century. They have continued to serve both science and technology in the early years of the twenty first century. Beginning in the 1950s, big convective leaks have turned out to be even more powerful and versatile tools. The supersonic free jets produced by these big leaks have greatly extended molecular beam methods, become a corner-stone of cluster science and technology, and rewritten the book on molecular spectroscopy. Those jets are now adding new dimensions to the techniques of mass spectrometry by making possible the production of intact ions from the large, complex and fragile species that play such vital roles in living systems. The path from the first crude experiments of Dunoyer into the groves of atomic and molecular physics followed along the trail blazed by Otto Stern and his disciples. That trail was then extended into the fertile fields of chemistry, by the likes of Herschbach, Lee, Polanyi, Smalley, Zare and Zewail, five of whom received Nobel Prizes for their contributions. More recently that trail entered the lush gardens of biology where mass spectrometry is providing bumper crops of information and understanding. This travelogue will describe some of the landmarks along what has been a fascinating journey.

• SERM 2004 General Mixer
  Location: Imperial Convention Center
  Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
  Fee: Free - Open to all registrants

Friday, November 12

• NCSU Alumni Social
  Location: Sheraton RTP, Rooms 101/103
  Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  Contact: Cynthia Wertz for more information.

• Industrial Exhibition
  Location: Imperial Convention Center
  Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

• Career Services
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Room 101
  Time:9:00 - 12:00 - Mock Interviews

• 2YC3 Luncheon and Business Meeting
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Crystal Coast Ballroom
  Time: Noon
  Fee: Luncheon: $25 (on registration form)
       Meeting: open to all members and potential members of 2YC3

• Alpha Chi Sigma Luncheon
  Location: Sheraton Imperial Hotel - Cascades Restaurant
  Time: Noon
  Fee: $16 (professional); $8 (undergraduate or graduate student) via cash or check at meeting site
  Contact: Go to http://rtppro.homestead.com if you are planning to attend or have questions.

• Banquet Honoring Ernest Eliel
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Crystal Coast Ballroom
  Time: 7:00 PM
  Fee: $35 (on registration form)

• Solid State Chemistry Banquet
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Royal A
  Time: 7:00 PM
  Fee: $35 (on registration form)

Saturday, November 13

• Introduction to Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)
  Location: Sheraton Imperial Auditorium
  Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (with lunch break)
  Contact: POGIL@POGIL.ORG

  Abstract: Recent developments in cognitive learning theory as well as results of classroom research suggest that most students experience improved learning when they are actively engaged and when they are given the opportunity to construct their own knowledge. These results counter the widespread misapprehension that effective teaching must be instructor-centered, involving the transfer of content directly from the expert (professor) to the novice (student). More "student-centered" approaches to learning are based on the premises that students will learn better when: they are actively engaged and thinking in class; they construct knowledge and draw conclusions by analyzing data and discussing ideas; they learn how to work together to understand concepts and solve problems; and the instructor serves as a facilitator to assist students in the learning process.
       This workshop will include discussion of the principles and philosophy of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), a student-centered method of instruction. Participants will experience the approach from a student's perspective and will be introduced to various instructional techniques that support a "student-centered" learning environment. To as great an extent as possible, the workshop will be tailored to the interests and needs of the attendees. Possible additional topics may include: discussion of specific materials and courses; overcoming barriers to implementation; facilitating this approach in the classroom, etc.

• Undergraduate Career Services Workshops
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Park Ballroom
  Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM - Resume Preparation - Interviewing Techniques

• District Director's and Student Affiliate Breakfast
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Crystal Coast Ballroom
  Time: 8:00 AM
  Fee:No charge -- but please check box on registration form for planning purposes

• SERM Steering Committee Meeting
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Bull Durham A
  Time: 9:30 AM
  This will be followed by a session: The Next SERMACS: How Can You Serve as a Member of the Planing Team

• Graduate School and Industrial Fair
  Location: Imperial Convention Center
  Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

• Undergraduate Luncheon
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Crystal Coast Ballroom
  Time: Noon
  See MIM Program for Details

• Chemagination Presentations
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Crystal Coast Ballroom
  Time: 2:00 PM - CANCELLED
  Contact: Desmond Kaplan; dakaplan@email.unc.edu
  (919) 962-7525

• Awards Banquet for Undergraduate Awards and Industrial Innovation Awards
  Location: Sheraton-Imperial Hotel - Crystal Coast Ballroom
  Time: 6:00 PM
  Fee: $25 (on registration form)

Contacts for Special Events:

Vern Summerfeldt at vern summerfelt@nc.rr.com

Alan Tonelli at alan_tonelli@ncsu.edu

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