ACS News
January local section meeting speakers As a service to ACS members, C&EN publishes listings of speakers at upcoming local section meetings. The list is published once a month. Each list gives the program of
speakers, their affiliations, topic, section, date, and location of the meeting. For additional information, please contact the person at the number given.
Date Time
Speaker Affiliation
Topic
Local section Meeting site
Contact Telephone No.
6 8:00 PM
Clark Still Columbia U
Methods for stereochemical control
New York New York Academy
F. Clarke (914)478-3131
12 6:00 PM
Kurt Nassau Bell Labs
Gems: science, synthesis, and beauty
New Haven Rapp's Ansonia
R. Drzal (203) 723-3655
12 8:00 PM
Helen Free Miles Labs
Chemistry—contribution to the quality of life
Kalamazoo Western Michigan U
L. Moissides-Hines (616)385-7818
13 8:00 PM
William Kirsch U City Science Center
Progress of professionalism
Trenton Rider C
B. Leventhal (609) 292-5846
14 5:30 PM 8:00 PM
Peter Griffiths OhioU Fred Lytle, Purdue U
Novel applications of Fourier transform IR Lasers in spectroscopy
Cincinnati Finnegan Institute
J. Niewahner (606)231-1983
14 8:00 PM
W. Walker McMaster U
Clinical chemistry: retrospect and prospect
Rochester Rochester Inst of Tech
M.Juba (716)458-1000
15 8:15 PM
Concurrent group meetings
Philadelphia Drexel U
S. Golden (215)382-1589
16 6:30 PM
Orrie Friedman Collaborative Res. Leonard Guarentee Harvard U Bio Lab
Recombinant DNA and genetic engineering
Northeastern Hillcrest/Waitham
J. Fineman (617)965-5245
19 7:30 PM
Donald Hedberg Lab Safety Supply
Laboratory safety equipment
Rock River Holiday Inn, Rockford
R. Vigna (815)968-0747
20 8:00 PM
John Meakin U of Delaware
Prospect for low-cost solar energy
South Jersey Woodbury Country Club
A. Roxmanith (609)423-1040
21 8:00 PM
Samuel Gerber Atlantic Chemical Frank Collins OCAW, AFL-CIO
More money for chemists
North Jersey Seton Hall U
C. Marlowe (201)645-5930
22 6:45 PM
Judith Weisz Hershey Medical Center
Quantitative cytochemistry
SE Pennsylvania PSU-Middletown
R. Blatt (717)948-6134
22 8:00 PM
Philip Magnus Ohio State U
Helical molecules/ organic metals
Akron University Club
E. Williger (216)447-5408
22 8:00 PM
Donald Leyden U of Denver
Characterizations of sitylated surfaces
Colorado Regis C
E. Bank (303)428-9541
ACS constitution amendments certified In 1980, the ACS Council voted by the necessary majority to amend two articles of the constitution as follows: Designation of Immediate Past President as an Officer of the Society. (Article VI, Sec. 1, 2(a), and 3(a); effective Nov. 17, 1980) (Ratification by members: 24,532 in favor; 3165 opposed; 56 blank) Allotment of Funds to Divisions. (Article XIV, Sec. 3; effective Nov. 17, 1980) (Ratification by members: 24,250 in favor; 3030 opposed; 473 blank) Ballots accompanied by the precise wording of the foregoing amendments were mailed to the members of the American Chemical Society on Oct. 3,
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1980. On Nov. 17, the votes were tallied. As indicated by the ratification vote counts given for each amendment, more than two thirds of those voting favored the amendments, which became effective on Nov. 17 as shown above. I certify that the above described amendments to the ACS constitution have been adopted in accordance with established provisions for making such amendments, and hereby join the other tellers—James W. Wilson and Christian S. Rondestvedt Jr.—in communicating the results of the vote to the president and members of ACS. Raymond P. Mariella Executive Director
Summary of layoffs of chemists available A summary list of all layoffs of chemists and chemical engineers investigated by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Relations is available at no charge upon request. The committee investigates and reports on layoffs to determine whether those affected are treated in a manner consistent with the society's Professional Employment Guidelines. The list will be updated annually and likely will be of particular value to chemistry students who are, or soon will be, seeking employment. Write to: Office of Professional Relations, American Chemical Society, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. D
