Chemical Education Today
ACS National Meeting
CHED Events: Philadelphia by Donald J. Wink Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC.
CHED Committee Meetings These Division of Chemical Education (CHED) Committee meetings and events are planned for the Fall 2008 ACS Meeting in Philadelphia. Most will take place in the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, 17th and Race Streets; this includes the Sunday evening Reception and Social Event; there will be no CHED Banquet. Saturday, August 16 Executive Committee: Executive Session 7:30–8 a.m.; Open session 8 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Tom Greenbowe, Chair. Board of Publication: 1:30–6 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Diane Bunce, Chair.
Local boating clubs take great pride in their 19th-century boat houses, which line the Schuylkill River just west of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. At night, lights outline Boathouse Row.
Program Committee: 2–4 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Julie Smist, Chair.
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International Activities Committee: 7–9 a.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Lucy Eubanks, Chair. Biennial Committee: 8 a.m.–12 noon, Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Amina El-Ashmawy, Chair. Board of Publication: 8:00 a.m.–12 noon, Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Diane Bunce, Chair. Examinations Institute Board of Trustees: 1–5 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Uni Susskind, Chair.
CHED Business Meeting: 12 noon–12:30 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Tom Greenbowe, Chair. (The Business Meeting immediately precedes the meeting of the New Member Committee). New Member Committee: 12:30– 1 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Jennifer Lewis, Chair.
Other CHED Events CHED Reception and Social Event, Sunday, August 17: 5–7 p.m., Sheraton Philadelphia City Center; Tom Greenbowe, Chair. This new open event was held for the first time at the New Orleans meeting, replacing the Division banquet. Tom Greenbowe, the 2008 chair of the Division, will be the host. Outside sponsorship has been obtained, so you do not need a ticket to attend. There will be light hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and live music (piano). This is an excellent chance to get to know other Division members and officers and to join in recognizing the recipient of the Division’s Golden Apple Award. High School Program: This program will be held Sunday, August 17, at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street. High School Luncheon: The luncheon is scheduled for Sunday, August 17, noon–1 p.m., at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street. Tickets are available from ACS.
Donald J. Wink is Secretary and Councilor of the ACS Division of Chemical Education and a member of the Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607;
[email protected].
Meeting Program: All ACS Divisions • Program, Registration, Housing Information, including forms for registration, hotel reservations, and tickets to social events (luncheons, dinners, etc.): use the ACS Web site, http://www.acs. org/. Early registration ends July 25, 2008.
Program and Activities: CHED • CHED technical sessions will be in the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center (except the Sunday evening and Undergraduate Poster sessions, which will be in the Pennsylvania Convention Center); morning sessions begin at 8:30 a.m.; afternoon sessions at 1:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted here or in the final program. • Booth at Exposition will be 1336 in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, representing CHED in general, JCE and JCE Software, the Exams Institute, Outreach Activities, and more. Hours: Monday and Tuesday 9–5; Wednesday 9–1. • Abstracts of CHED sessions are available to CHED Members through the ACS Web site (http://www.acs.org); they are expected to be available at the Division’s Web site, http://www. DivCHED.org, to all Division Members and Affiliates. See the CHED Newsletter for more information. • General information about Philadelphia may be found at the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Web site (http://www. philadelphiausa.travel/); the graphic images in the accompanying pages illustrate many highlights of the city. Information also appears in the CHED Newsletter and Chemical & Engineering News.
© Division of Chemical Education • www.JCE.DivCHED.org • Vol. 85 No. 8 August 2008 • Journal of Chemical Education
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■ Philadelphia Meeting Information
Monday, August 18
http://www.jce.divched.org/Journal/Issues/2008/Aug/abs1041.html
