Washington D.C preliminary program American Chemical Society 220th National Meeting August 20-24, 2000
preliminary program
Washington,D.C American Chemical Society 220th National Meeting August 20-24, 2000
t the national meeting in Washington, D.C., 27 of the society's technical divisions, one secretariat, and four committees will participate in more than 619 technical sessions. More than 5,500 papers will be presented. Seven areas of concentrated programming have been identified for this meeting. In the technical program summary that begins on the opposite page, symposia that fall within these themes are identified by a symbol that immediately precedes the session title. A symbol key appears throughout the program. The ACS presidential events—two plenary sessions, three panel discussions, and a reception—will focus on successful models that can be used in both academe and industry to enhance the momentum of achieving minority
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representation in the chemical sciences. Thefirstplenary, "Accelerating the Momentum: Successful Tools for the 21st Century," will be highlighted with speeches by Warren F. (Pete) Miller of Los Alamos National Lab and retired Army Gen. Colin Powell. The second plenary session is titled "Online Preprints: Implications for Chemistry." National Science Foundation Director Rita R. Colwell will speak on her agency's role in chemical research during a presidential reception celebrating NSF's 50th anniversary. A discussion of these events is on page 98. Other special events include a Technology Transfer Fair held in conjunction with the exposition, and the ChemLuminary Awards—which honor active local sections and volunteer members. Russian nuclear scientist Aleksandr Nikitin will discuss his acquittal on treason and espionage charges by the Russian Supreme Court. And Sci-Mix—an interdivisional poster session and mixer—will be held Monday evening from 8 to 10 PM. The exposition will be open Monday through Wednesday, with more than 260 companies exhibiting a wide range of products and services of interest to the chemical community.
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General Program Registration Housing Transportation Housing Form Member Services Special Services On-site Arrangements Presidential Events Special Events Social Events Workshops Exposition Tours Career Services Committee Agenda Short Courses ACS Officers Preprints Registration Form
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Technical Program Summary PRES
SOCED
Presidential Event
Society Committee on Education
D. H. Busch, ACS
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President
Center
Online Preprints: Implications for Chemistry
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Chemical Information**
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Learning How To Learn Chemistry**
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Secretary
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HIGHLIGHTS: Although the concept of online preprints began in physics, other scientific disciplines have now begun to experiment with them. Such a system raises numerous issues involving quality control, peer review, priority, and cultural change. A panel of key stakeholders will present their views on the opportunities and risks of online preprints in chemistry.
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Chair; L. Garrison, Program
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Mature Career Chemist Survey**
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Employment Agreements: Boon or Bane?* (PROF)
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HIGHLIGHTS: In a symposium that centers on the results of the Mature Career Chemist Survey, keynote speakers C. Gordon McCarty and Mary Good will share insights they have gained from their careers in chemistry. McCarty has recently been elected to the ACS Board and has worked in academia and industry. Good, a former ACS president, has had a very public and renowned career. They will be followed by talks that focus on the results of the study and their implications for the future. Speakers will be Jan Farkas of the University of Pennsylvania, Helen Free of Bayer Corp., and George Parshall, a consultant who is retired from DuPont.
Washington
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Chemistry in Art Conservation
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Graduation: What's Next?* (YCC)
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Undergraduate Posters* (CHED) (Com Ctr.)
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• Green Chemistry in Academia & Industry* (I&EC)
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Student Affiliates Posters* (CHED) (Con, Ctr.)
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HIGHLIGHTS: A major feature of the program will be the undergraduate research poster session, where more than 130 students will present their work. In addition, student affiliates chapter posters will be displayed at Sci-Mix. Cynthia Friend of Harvard University will give the eminent scientist lecture, and her topic will be surface chemistry and technology. Immediately following the lecture, ACS Corporation Associates will sponsor a reception for undergraduates, at which students will have the opportunity to talk with Corporation Associates representatives as well as other prominent chemists. On Saturday, a career workshop and undergraduate kickoff social will be held (see pages 99 and 100).
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Global Issues of Intellectual Property* (CHAL)
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*Cosponsored symposium, primary organizer(s) shown in parentheses. **Primary organizer, cosponsored symposium.
Gertrude Elion Symposium
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Guidelines for Pregnant Lab Employees* (CHAS)
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Women in Small Chemical Businesses* (SCHB)
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• Catalysis; • Chemistry & Computers; • Federal & Private Sector Standards & Related Issues; • Environmental; H Materials; ^k Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences; * Science & Intellectual Policies
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• Federal Chemical Information Resources* (CINF)
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Careers in Chemical Information* (CINF)
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Graduation: What's Next?**
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Town Meeting with NSF**
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Role of NSF in Educating Chemists* (PROF)
HIGHLIGHTS: Several research areas that have attracted the interest of food chemists will be highlighted. One symposium will cover the latest developments concerning conjugated linoleic acids, which are found in some foods and are suspected to prevent cancer. Another symposium will deal with quality standardization of nutraceutical productsfroman industry perspective. Symposia about fungal toxins in food and antimicrobial chemistry will also take place. In addition, a general oral session and Sci-Mix posters will feature numerous subjects of interest in agricultural and food chemistry.
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HIGHLIGHTS: An ethics in science symposium, cosponsored with the Committee on Science, will cover ethical topics within the scientific community. The "Graduation: What's Next?" panel discussion, cosponsored with SOCED, will address whether graduate school is for you and what graduate school opportunities are available. To celebrate the National Science Foundation's 50th anniversary, the committee will cohost a town meeting, which will consist of a panel of NSF directors who will discuss issues facing the basic research community.
AGRO Division of Agrochemicals / . Jenkins,
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium on catalysis and plasma technology will look at the opportunities and uses of plasma technology for synthesizing catalysts and in facilitating catalytic reactions through plasma reactors. In another symposium, the various roles that surface-science and activesite theory have played in the development of heterogeneous catalysts will be presented.
AGFD Division of Agricultural & Food Chemistry M. Tunick, Program Convention
Chair
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Capturing & Reporting Data in the Electronic Age
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International Award for Research in Agrochemicals
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Sci-Mix (Con, Ctr.)
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Terrestrial Field Dissipation Studies
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Synthesis & Chemistry of Agrochemicals
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Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lectureship Award
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HIGHLIGHTS: Two agrochemical scientists will be honored: Herbert Scher will receive the International Award for Research in Agrochemicals, and Bill Bowers will receive the Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lectureship Award. The symposium honoring Scher will deal with controlled-release delivery of pesticides. The award presentation and seminar by Bowers will be held in conjunction with the symposium "Synthesis & Chemistry of New & Potential Agrochemicals." A workshop will be held in conjunction with a symposium on capturing and reporting data in the electronic age. Pesticides in the environment will be addressed in symposia on estuaries and on the purpose, design, and interpretation of terrestrialfielddissipation studies. Pesticide residues will be the focus of "Improving Residue Methods" and "Pesticide Residue Exposure Studies."
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Convention Center
ANYL
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Contributed Papers: Nucleosides & Nucleotides
Division of Analytical Chemistry B. Chase, C L. Wilkins, Program Chairs Marriott Metro Center
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General Papers
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Awards Symposium
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Frontiers in Chemical Instrumentation
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Distinguished Service to Analytical Chemistry
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Detection of Explosives**
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Frontiers in Spectrochemical Analysis
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HIGHLIGHTS: Zbigniew J. Witczak and Laura L. Kiessling will be honored at the Wolfrom-Isbell Awards symposium. A symposium on the biochemistry of polysaccharides will cover various aspects of modern oligoand polysaccharide chemistry, including enzymatic conversion and biotechnology. New potential therapeutics targeting inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) will be the topic of another symposium. Two sessions will focus on design and new synthetic approaches to IMPDH inhibitors as anticancer and antiviral agents. A poster session will feature modern synthetic, medicinal, and biochemical aspects of carbohydrates.
CHED
Frontiers in Electrochemistry
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*k Proteomics & Genomics in the 21st Century
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Quantification of Measurement Uncertainty
Division of Chemical Education M. Z. Hoffman, Program Chair D
HIGHLIGHTS: Divisional awards in electrochemistry, chemical instrumentation, spectrochemical analysis, and service will be presented. Symposia will be held on detecting explosives, measurement uncertainty, genomics in the 21st century, and career opportunities in analytical chemistry.
CARB Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry Z /. Witczak, Program Secretary; F. Brewer, Chair
Renaissance Washington
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Chemistry in Public Settings
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"k Interactions of Metal Complexes**
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Historically Important Chemical Educators**
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General Posters
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Learning How To Learn Chemistry* (SOCED)
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Laser Experiments in the Undergraduate Lab
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Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation Awardees
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National Science Foundation Symposium
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Minority Student Mentoring, Training & Research
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Convention Center
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Wolfrom-Isbell Awards Symposium
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Chemical Education & World Needs**
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Detection of Explosives* (ANYL)
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Developments in Spectroscopy**
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Role of NSF in Educating Chemists* (PROF)
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Biosynthesis, Inhibitors & Saccharides* (ORGN)
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Everyday Chemistry in the Classroom & the Lab
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Doctoral Programs in Chemical Education
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Laboratory Innovations in General Chemistry
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HIGHLIGHTS: Symposia will be given on the use of computers to teach chemistry, the application of chemical education to world needs, doctoral programs in chemical education, and laboratory innovations in
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preliminary program general chemistry. Awardees of National Science Foundation Instrumentation & Laboratory Improvement grants and Course, Curriculum & Laboratory Improvement grants will describe their projects, and recipients of Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation awards will discuss the future of chemical education. Symposia will be presented on the state of the art in Fourier-transform infrared and FT-Raman spectroscopy and on recent advances in the interactions of metal complexes with the components of nucleic acids. A symposium on laser experiments will be held in honor of Ben DeGraff. Other symposia will address faculty retention and development, the mentoring of minority students, chemistry in public settings, the teaching of biochemistry, everyday chemistry, and historically important chemical educators. The high school program will be held in workshop format (see page 100) and will include the high school/college interface luncheon.
Division of Chemical Health & Safety R. B. Stuart, Program Chair Washington
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Safety Management & Regulations
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Sci-Mix (Con. Ctr.)
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General Papers
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Division of Chemical Technicians D. M. Butterfield, Program Chair Renaissance
HIGHLIGHTS: The program was designed to be of interest to people who manage safety and health programs in laboratory and chemical industry settings. Papers will be given on issues such as guidelines for pregnant lab employees, emergency response, regulatory compliance in laboratories, and development of chemical exposure limits by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). The program will also include the symposium for winners of the division's awards for 2000.
Washington
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General Chemistry
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Sci-Mix (Cotu Ctr.)
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Chemical Separations I Know You're a Technician: What Do You Do?
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HIGHLIGHTS: A general session will cover topics from electrolytic decontamination and preparation of radiological glove boxes to presentation skills and how to handle changes at work and home. A chemical separations symposium will examine time lag and permeability of polymers, membrane introduction mass spectroscopy, the efficiency and economics of prepacked carbon cartridges, temperature-programmed packed-capillary high-performance liquid chromatography, retention thermodynamics of nonaqueous HPLC, activated carbon absorption of toxic pollutants, and the design and construction of a separations lab. "I Know You're a Technician: What Do You Do?" will review changing from chemical technician to chemist, switching from a nontechnical to a
CINF Division of Chemical Information A H. Berks, Program Chair S M
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* Copyright in the Digital Environment**
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Use of Toxicological Information in Drug Design
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Careers in Chemical Information**
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Challenges in Implementing Chemical Information
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Is Smoking Linked to Breast Cancer?
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Guidelines for Pregnant Lab Employees**
Grand Hyatt
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HIGHLIGHTS: The annual Skolnik Award symposium will honor Steve Heller and Bill Milne and feature presentations on the future of chemical information, including data management issues. Several symposia will cover informatics in drug design, including four sessions on virtual high-throughput screening and a session on toxicological information in drug design. A symposium on challenges in implementing chemical information will be of interest to chemistry librarians. A session on patent information will feature speakers from industry, database producers, and vendors. Several symposia will cover governmental issues, including symposia on federal chemical information resources, copyright matters, and legal and regulatory aspects of electronic notebooks. Also to be held is a session on careers in chemical information.
CHAS
Renaissance
Grand Hyatt
A = AM AE = AM/EVE P = PM D = AM/PM E = EVE DE = AM/PM/EVE PE = PM/EVE A Catalysis; • Chemistry & Computers; • Federal & Private Sector Standards & Related Issues; • Environmental; H Materials; J{ Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences; * Science & Intellectual Policies
technical career, and managing a laboratory. The division is also sponsoring a workshop titled 'Tour Point Is...? Presentation Skills for Today's Environment" (see page 100). The program will include the speakers dinner.
CHAL Division of Chemistry & The Law
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Poster Session
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* Organic Films at Biological Interfaces
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Polymer Interfaces
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Langmuir Lectures
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M. Katz, Program Chair Convention Center
S M
* Copyright in the Digital Environment* (CINF)
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* Global Issues of Intellectual Property**
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Molecular Medicine in the 21st Century
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How Science Informs Policy Decisions
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Current Trends & New Directions in Patents
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American Inventors Protection Act
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Careers at the Interface of Chemistry & Law
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Detection of Explosives* (ANYL)
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Getting Value for your Intellectual Property
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium will address the global issues of intellectual property affecting the chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. This symposium will feature the undersecretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Q. Todd Dickinson, who will discuss the issues before PTO in extending intellectual property rights to emerging technologies. Also at that symposium, U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman will discuss judicial structures for international litigation of intellectual property disputes. Dickinson will also speak at a symposium on current trends and new directions in patents. The Woburn toxic waste trial will be used as an example in a symposium regarding expert witness issues in technical trials. A roundtable discussion on implementation of the American Inventors Protection Act will be held.
COLL Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry R. Nagarajan, Program Chair
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium on computer simulation in electrochemistry will bring together international experts to discuss computational advances in the study of electron and ion transfer, fluid structure, pattern formation and catalysis, and adsorption phenomena. A symposium on polymer interfaces will highlight recent developments in a variety of polymer interfaces, including layers adsorbed at interfaces, micelle formation, and interphases occurring in copolymer melts, and their application to new technologies in the sensor and biotechnology arenas. A symposium on surfactants, polymers, and colloids in the aquatic environment is designed to bridge the gap between fundamental colloid and polymer science and their applications in environmental aquatic chemistry. A symposium on metal oxide catalysts will discuss the role of active phases and the nature of reaction intermediates in metal oxide selective oxidation catalysis. A symposium on microbial biofilms will explore aspects of biofilm formation such as controlling bacterial adhesion, identification of specific genes and gene products that mediate bacterial adhesion, and potential engineered surfaces. A symposium on interfacial adhesion and molecular composites will focus on polymer composites, nanoparticle/fiber composites, inorganic/organic hybrids, and the practical applications of composites. Another symposium will focus on the design, synthesis, and application of organic films at interfaces with biological systems. Theoretical progress and applications of microemulsions will also be addressed. A special feature of the program will be the Langmuir lectures to be given by Marie-Paul Pileni and Hermann Gaub. A poster session will accompany the division's social hour.
COMP Division of Computers in Chemistry R Wheeler, Program Chair Grand Hyatt
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• Current Status of Molecular Force Fields
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* Virtual High-Throughput Screening* (CINF)
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General Papers: Biochemical
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General Papers: Theoretical
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HIGHLIGHTS: Specific symposia will cover advances in molecular forcefieldsand their applications, paradigms for representing molecular structures and relating them to measured properties, quantitative structure-activity relations from cell-based data and their use in drug discovery, prediction of metabolism and toxicological hazards of potential drugs, methods of predicting structures and properties of new materials, and properties of supercritical fluids for environmentally benign processes. A $1,000 award will be made for the best contribution to the "Emerging Technologies" symposium. General symposia on theoretical and biochemical aspects of computational chemistry will be held.
FERT Division of Fertilizer & Soil Chemistry W. L. Hall, E. Lohry, Program Renaissance
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Scientific Uncertainty & Risk Management
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F. E. Huggins, Program
• Electrochemical Methods
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Convention E
• Membrane Separation Processes in Aquatic Systems P A • Interactions in Contaminant Fate**
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• Chemical Speciation & Reactivity: James Morgan
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Sci-Mix (Com Ctr.)
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Environmental Chemistry Awards
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General Papers # Federal Chemical Information Resources* (CINF)
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HIGHLIGHTS: Participants will have an opportunity to meet Environmental Protection Agency chemists and discuss current research activities and issues involved in the development of environmental guidelines during symposia on EPA and EPA-supported research and scientific uncertainty and risk management. A symposium on membrane separation process issues will include papers on the causes and prevention of membrane fouling. The electrochemical methods symposium will feature presentations regarding developments in electrochemical methods, including those to be used by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration to investigate the composition of Mars. A symposium will be held in honor of James J. Morgan's work in chemical speciation. This symposium and two additional symposia on chemical-biological interactions in contaminant fate and on interactions of natural organic matter with absorbed materials will cover many of the issues relevant to understanding the interaction of anthropogenic chemicals and ecological systems.
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Division of Environmental Chemistry Grand Hyatt
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HIGHLIGHTS: The program will focus on current challenges in the fertilizer industry, specifically trace metals in fertilizer products, perchlorate contamination of some fertilizer materials, and nutrient impacts on soil, crops, and the environment. In addition, a symposium on developments in fertilizer manufacture will focus on more efficient processes and equipment.
ENVR M. L Trehy, Program
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• Clean Air Act Amendments: An Assessment**
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• Waste Materials Recycling
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Chemistry of Liquid & Gaseous Fuels
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• C0 2 Capture, Utilization & Sequestration
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Symposium in Memory of Frank Derbyshire
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium in memory of Frank Derbyshire will feature papers that reflect his interests in novel carbon materials for adsorption, catalysis, and coal liquefaction. Environmental aspects of fossil fuel utilization will be prominent in three symposia that explore options for C0 2 capture, utilization, and sequestration; assess the impact of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments; and investigate the occurrence and combustion behavior of inorganic species in fossil fuels, biomass, and waste materials. Completing the program are symposia that deal with various aspects of the chemistry of liquid fuels and withfindingnew uses for waste materials.
Renaissance
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• Green Chemistry in Academia & Industry
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Chemical Education & World Needs* (CHED)
G Cody, Program Convention
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Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology
Division of Geochemistry
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Advances in Oil Field Chemistry* (PETR)
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Chemistry of the Early Solar System
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HIGHLIGHTS: Symposia and poster sessions will feature papers on environmentally benign processes in industry and academia. The major portion of the program will focus on "green" media, including the industrial applications of water, supercritical fluids, ionic liquids, and biobased solvents. Advanced materials, nanotechnology, functional nanostructures, supramolecular chemistry, and metal ion separations will be among the program's topics, as will the synthesis, characterization, and use of catalysts, molecules, and polymers in industrial applications and environmental remediation.
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Division of Inorganic Chemistry Division of the History of Chemistry R. Egolf, Program
M. Zimmer,
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Historically Important Chemical Educators* (CHED)
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Bioinorganic: Model Compounds
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Chemistry in Washington, D.C., 100 years ago
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Dexter Award Symposium Honoring Alan J. Rocke
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Role of NSF in Educating Chemists* (PROF)
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20th-century Chemistry Before World War II
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Bioinorganic, Transition Metals & General
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HIGHUGHTS: Alan J. Rocke, winner of the 2000 Dexter Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry, will be honored. Other symposia include an examination of chemistry in Washington, D.C., one century ago and a look at 20th-century chemistry before World War II.
I&EC Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry R. C Gatrone, Program Renaissance
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Catalysis, Environmental, Organometallic & General
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Metals in Medicine/DNA & RNA
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Reactions of Radicals with Metal Complexes**
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Molecular Crystallography
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Inorganic Materials, Solid State, Main Group, General
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Synthetic & Mechanistic Organometallic Chemistry
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H Functional Nanostructures
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium on aspects of biological electron transfer will feature measurements and theory of electron transfer within protein complexes, along DNA, and within model compounds. Density functional theory applications to the electronic structure of inorganic systems, including organometallics, bioinorganic chemistry, and solid-state inorganic systems, will be the topic of another symposium, which will include a one-day tutorial on Sunday. The tutorial is designed to provide the interested nonexpert with greater knowledge about the capabilities of density functional theory in inorganic chemistry. Nineteen speakers will discuss the reactivity of carbon and other radicals with metal ions in organometallic, polymer, and bioinorganic chemistry.
Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology D. S. Brenner, Marriott
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In Memory of Glenn T. Seaborg
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Nucleosynthesis 2000
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Division of Medicinal Chemistry D. A. Trainor, Program Convention
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^k Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions
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T^r Integrins: Past, Present & Future
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HIGHLIGHTS: A symposium in memory of Glenn T. Seaborg will include reports of the latest results on chemical studies and observations of superheavy elements. In addition, talks on the discoveries and chemical properties of the transuranium elements and on Seaborg's educational legacy will be presented. The technical advances essential to verify international treaties will be discussed in a symposium on nuclear and analytical techniques related to weapons nonproliferation. Recent developments in materials analysis and ^ray activation techniques will be discussed in a symposium on neutron-activation analysis. Other techniques with applications to radiochemistry, separations science, online instrumentation and sensor development, analytical chemistry, and mass spectroscopy will be the subject of a separate symposium.
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HIGHLIGHTS: A major focus of the program is a one-day symposium titled "Integrins: Past, Present & Future." Other symposia will cover P2 nucleotide receptors, RNA as a drug target, cardiovascular drug therapy, chemoprevention, small-molecule inhibitors of protein-protein interactions, functionating novel targets, and dual-acting drugs. A symposium in memory of Donald Witiak will include a brief retrospective of his career and several talks from past students, postdocs and colleagues. Another symposium will honor the division's graduate student fellows for 1999-2000.
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Molecular Recognition & Self-Assembly
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Very Low Temperature Spectroscopy & Dynamics
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HIGHLIGHTS: New developments in higher order cycloaddition chemistry will be presented in a one-day symposium. A panel discussion on National Institutes of Health funding cosponsored with MEDI will address the agency's granting process from the perspectives of program personnel, peer reviewers, and principal investigators. Award symposia will be held for the Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis and the Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry Awards. In addition, there will be a joint symposium in honor of the Arthur C. Cope awardee and Arthur C. Cope Scholar awardees.
Industrial Applications in Theoretical Chemistry
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HIGHLIGHTS: A broad range of symposia covering gas-phase and condensed-phase physical chemistry will be offered. A special symposium will be held in honor of Ahmed Zewail, the 1999 Chemistry Nobel Laureate. Symposia on quantum computing and industrial applications of theoretical chemistry will also be presented.
Division of Petroleum Chemistry / . B. Kimble, Program Secretary Convention
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Division of Polymer Chemistry W. Ford, Program Chair
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Residuum/Asphaltene/Coke/Solids Characterization
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HIGHLIGHTS: A half-day Industrial Sponsors Award symposium will be held in honor of W. Harry Mandeville and S. Randy Holmes-Farley of Gel-Tex Pharmaceuticals for the discovery of a polymeric drug that lowers lipid concentrations in blood but is not absorbed. All of the other symposia will have tutorial lectures and accompanying poster sessions. A symposium on scanning probe microscopy will emphasize current developments and trends in ultra-high-resolution imaging techniques and scanning probe microscopy. The major focus will be on application to new polymeric materials, nanocomposites, and recent developments such as chemical force microscopy, microthermal imaging, and nanomechanical probing. The "4th International Biorelated Polymers Symposium" will address design and use of novel polymer materials in applications such as scaffolds for organ regeneration, organ implants, gene delivery, and drug delivery. New developments will include environmentally responsive materials and nanotechnologies. A symposium on envirocompatible syntheses and processes will describe how biocatalytic routes and alternative solvents can provide environmentally friendly alternatives to existing methods. "Emerging Frontiers in Polyolefins" will cover a wide range of developments in polymerization and structure/property relationships. A symposium on polymers for corrosion control and prevention will focus on synthesis, testing, coating formulations, and comparisons to current systems to determine the effectiveness of the corrosion-inhibiting properties of electroactive coatings. Studies on acrylic varnishes to protect paintings, deterioration studies on PVC objects, and the preservation of space suits at the Smithsonian Institution will be the subjects of a symposium on polymers in museums.
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Town Meeting with NSF* (YCC)
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HIGHLIGHTS: A roundtable session on employment agreements, also cosponsored with CEPA, will be held. Employed chemical professionals work under restrictions set by law and custom. Some of these protect the employer and restrict the freedom of action of employees, even after they leave the job. Others help guard against arbitrary actions by employers. Employment agreements can do either, and chemists need to understand how they are affected. Formal written agreements range from simple nondisclosure agreements to restrictions on future work to detailed collective bargaining contracts. Members of the roundtable will include a lawyer, a corporate research manager, a university professor, and a union officer. A daylong symposium on the role of the National Science Foundation in educating professional chemists will present an overview of NSF programs that support both chemical research and education. SpeakersfromNSF will describe specific programs in terms of how they evolved both operationally and monetarily. Program participants will describe how participation in NSF programs has affected their careers.
SCHB Division of Small Chemical Businesses L. Bergman, Program Chair
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Role of NSF in Educating Chemists**
L. F. Charbonneau, Program Chair
ICI Student Award
symposium on coatings for transportation, cutting-edge research from academic, industrial, and government laboratories will be presented on weatherability for automotive coatings; corrosion protection for aircraft and marine vessels; and pollution reduction from application, use, and degradation of coatings. The Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings will honor David Bauer of Ford Scientific Research Laboratories for his work on accelerated testing in coatings research. Iinda Chen will receive the 2000 Unilever Award for outstanding graduate research. In a symposium on organic thinfilmsfor photonic applications—cosponsored by PMSE, POLY, and the Optical Society of America—organic chemists, polymer scientists, optical physicists, and device specialists will promote the science of organic and polymer materials with novel and useful optical and electronic properties. A symposium on transducer-active polymers will highlight conductive polymers that enhance DNA biochip performance, chemically responsive polymers for sensors, and chemically and electrically stimulated controlled-release drug delivery. A symposium onfireand polymers will present thefireaspects of polymer science for nanocomposites, halogen flame-retardants, new flame-retardants, char-forming polymers,fire-resistantpolymer modeling, and fire-resistant plastics recycling.
Washington
•fc Technology Transfer Women in Small Chemical Businesses**
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Chemistry and the National
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Global Issues of Intellectual Property Affecting the Chemical, Biotechnology, and Pharmaceutical Industries American Chemical Society 220th National Meeting + Washington, DC * August 20, 2000
Presented by the Division of Chemistry & the Law, and cosponsored by the Committee on Science, the Committee on Corporation Associates, the Committee on Patents and Related Matters, and the Women Chemists Committee Science-based knowledge is the foundation for the innovation that drives our economy and can be considered a capital asset. The protection of such intellectual property (IP) in the global knowledge economy is becoming increasingly complex and contentious. IP involves the interaction of corporate, governmental, political, and judicial entities with both corporate profits and the public interest in innovation at stake. This symposium addresses international issues of IP affecting the chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries and is important to those who produce IP, those who develop it, and those who protect it.
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Protecting Your Investment: Patent Issues
Introduction: Mitchell Katz, Division of Chemistry and the Law; Paul Barkan, Program Chair, Joint
for the Chemical Biotechnology, and
Board-Council Committee on Science, and
Pharmaceutical Industries
Symposium Organizer; and Daryle H. Busch, President, American Chemical Society (invited)
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Brian A Yorke, Head of Corporate Intellectual Property, Novartis International AG
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Frank P. Porcelli, Principal, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Trends and Issues in International Intellectual
Global Strategies for Enforcement of Chemical
Property: An Industry View
Biotechnical, and Pharmaceutical Patents 2:20 p.m. 9*35 8.IK*
The Honorable Pauline Newman, United States
Michael D. Kaminski, Partner, Foley & Lardner
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
How Are the Patent Decisions of Foreign Patent
Judicial Structures for International Litigation of
Offices and Foreign Courts a Cross-Border
Intellectual Property Disputes
Enforcement Challenge to Harmonization? 2 : 5 5 P-ltt10:10 a.lTI.
Jill B. Deal, Principal, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Janis K. Fraser, Principal, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Protection of Patent and Nonpatent marketing
Divvying Up the Genome: The Race
Exclusivity for Pharmaceutical Products:
to Patent the Blueprint of Life
A Growing International Concern Rol>ert J- Follett, Senior Counsel—Patents,
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Rose Ann Dabek, Director, Technology Acquisition,
Praxair, Inc.
The Procter & Gamble Co.
Thinking Outside "Your" Box: How the
Intellectual Property Issues in Global Technology
Biotech, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical
Transfer and Licensing
Industries Can Get the Most Out of Their
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4:05 p.m*
Discussion and Reception
220th ACS National Meeting Washington, DC • August 19-23, 2000 Undergraduate chemical science students: Come and be a part of the ACS national meeting in Washington! There will be many symposia and workshops for you to attend. You are invited to the three-day programming (beginning Saturday, August 19), which has been planned especially for undergraduates! SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2000
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2000
4:30-6 p.m. Its Your Career—Take Charge (Department of Career Services). This interactive workshop will focus on developing skills and strategies for entering the job market. Learn how to effectively use ACS Career Services—mock interview sessions, resume reviews, and the National Employment Clearinghouse.
8:30 a.m.-5 p . m . Undergraduate Hospitality Center The center will be open on Sunday and Monday. ACS staff and volunteers will help you navigate the program booklet and answer questions. Breakfast will be served both mornings.
Getting the Most out of^n ACS National Meeting Maximize your experience at the national meeting. Explore undergraduate programs and activities and other Divisional programming that will be held in Washington, DC. 7-9:30 p.m. Student Kick-Off Social All undergraduates and faculty advisers of SA chapters are invited—meet old and new friends, dance, and enjoy some good food!
9-10:30 a.m. How To Build a Successful SA Chapter Undergraduate participants will share their strategies for overcoming obstacles in achieving objectives and goals of their successful SA chapters. 9 a.m.-noon. Kids & Chemistry Workshop Discover hovMo make a real contribution • to children's understanding of science. Show them that science and chemistry are part of everyday living; science and scientists make important contributions to everyday life; and scientists are people lite you. This^vork^iop will help you develop appropriate community outreach projects for children age 9-12. To preregister (limited to 60 people), call 800-227-5558, ext. 6249, or send e-mail to
[email protected].
10:45 a.m.-12:45^WWffi Chemical Information Symposium (Division of Chemical Information). This symposium will introduce the field of chemical information and how undergraduates may use chemical information resources. 1-2:30 p.m. Posters and PowerPoint Presentations: Tips for Success \ Discover the differences between mediocre and first-rate presentations. This session will help you prepare effective presentations that will convey a clear and concise message. Visual media will be discussed.
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2:4-5:15 pm Internship Panel
Learn whether an Internship is right for you. Students who have participated in internship opportunities will discuss their experiences and answer questions.
3-7 p.m. Presidential Event (Committee on Minority Affairs). Warren F. Miller, Jr. (Los Alamos National Laboratory) will be the featured speaker. Closing thoughts on diversity will be presented by General Colin L. Powell, USA (Retired).
4:30-6p.m. Organizing an Effective Undergraduate Research Program Have you ever wanted to start a research program at your university? The Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA) SAACS chapter will show you how to get started and obtain funding.
6:15-8pm
Chemistry Survival Guide: Learning How To Learn Chemistry
(Division of Chemical Education, Inc.). This exciting event will help you face the challenges of learning chemistry. If you have ever been frustrated with studying or have studied very hard yet still did not do as well as expected, this session is for you. Students and professors are encouraged to attend.
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IVIONDAY, AUGUST 21,2000 9 - 1 1 a.m. Chemistry in Art Conservation
2:30-4:30 p.mv| Undergraduate Research Poster Session (Division of Chemical Education, Inc.). More than 130 papers will be presented.
This exciting symposium will discuss how chemistry and art have come together to explain the creation of works of art, and the use of chemistry to preserve art.
4:45-5:45 p.mvl Eminent Scientist Lecture with Cynthia Friend, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. I Fun with Food: NCW and SA Join Forces
Friend will discuss the role of surface chemistry in technologies such as the fabrication of optical and electronic devices. Exciting research opportunities will be discussed.
National Chemistry Week (NCW) Task Force members will discuss NCW outreach programs and highlight how to select activities for your audience; distribute materials efficiently; conduct the activities safely; and form partnerships to enhance programming. Various activities on the theme for NCW 2000, "Kitchen Chemistry", will offer opportunities to participate.
12:45-2:15 p.m. Graduation—What's Next? (Younger Chemists Committee). This panel discussion will focus on the opportunities available for those who plan to attend graduate school and may help with the difficult decision of determining whether graduate school is right for you. 1:30T5
6-7:30 iip.rtl^ 1 ACS Corporation Associates (CA): Up Close and Personal Undergraduates can participate in roundtable discussions with chemists from industry on topics such as B.S. versus M.S. degrees; the advantages of co-ops and internships; entering the workforce; and entering graduate school.
8-10:30 p.m. • Sci-Mix/Successful SA Chapter Poster Session Successful SA chapters will display their activities poster, along with other Divisional posters and exhibits.
p.m.
Green Chemistry: Applications in Academia and Industry (Division of International and Engineering Chemistry). This symposium will discuss advances in green chemistry in academia and industry. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Green chemistry provides a scientific solution to environmental problems, and is being accepted by many within the chemical industry as the means to achieve sustainable development while maintaining a competitive advantage. Other sessions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2000 Help Plan Future ACS Meetings Undergraduates and SA faculty advisers are invited to this informative session designed to make sure undergraduates get the most out of national meetings. The TaslfPoree wants to know about your experiences at the Washington meeting and your concerns and suggestions for improving the next national meeting. Breakfast will be served.
All events are sponsored or cosponsored by the ACS Society Committee on Education, Task Force on Undergraduate Programming at National Meetings (program chair: Ingrid (Vlontes, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus; general chair: Reginald P. T. Tomkins, New Jersey Institute of Technology). For more information, contact the ACS SA Program at 800-227-5558 or
[email protected].
preliminary program Non-U.S. registrants should include payment to cover any bank costs charged to ACS. Please make payment in U.S. dollars. When making payments by wire transfer, the following address and account information must be used: Bank of America N.A, 1501 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20013, ACS account No. 2080589526, ABA (routing and transit) No. 054001204, Telex No. 6491302, Swift account No. BOFAUS3N. On-site registration facilities and badge replacement services will be located in the Washington Convention Center. The hours for registration will be Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 to 6 PM; Sunday, Aug. 20, 7:30 AM to 7 PM; Monday, Aug. 21, and Tuesday, Aug. 22, 7:30 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday, Aug. 23,7:30 AM to 4 PM; and Thursday, Aug. 24,7:30 to 10:30 AM. Badge cases and booklet programs will be available in the registration area. One-Day-Session Tickets. One-day fees are $125 in advance and $150 on-site for members, and $245 in advance and $295 on-site for nonmembers. Fill in the appropriate information on the advance registration form on page 112, following the same
Classification of registrant
Fee Advance On-site
MEMBER $245 $295 ACS member or national affiliate 150 125 Member (emeritus) 150 125 Member (retired) 35 35 Graduate student, less than postdoctoral 30 30 Undergraduate student 30 30 Precollege teacher No fee No fee 50-year member No fee No fee Unemployed (NECH waiver) One-day registrant 125 150
tive to advance registration, appreciably discounted fees are in effect. The current scale of fees is shown at right Either payment in full or authorization to charge a credit card (American Express, MasterCard, VISA, or Diners Club) must accompany your order. Purchase orders and training requests will not be honored. Mail the completed form with payment to American Chemical Society, Meetings, P.O. Box 18598,20th St. Station, Washington, DC 20036-8598, or fax to (202) 8337711, (202) 872-6128, or (202) 872-4081. Please allow at least three weeks to process your request. The meeting badge and receipt will be mailed to all registrants, including those residing outside the U.S., at the address shown on the registration form. (If a registrant's affiliation and business address are not available, please provide home address.)
Washington, D.C REGISTRATION
The deadline for advance registration for the Washington meeting is July 21. The registration form can be found on page 112. Registrations received after the deadline will be returned. A separate form must be provided for each registrant, including guests. Registration payment should not be combined with any other payment—meeting registration has a separate mailing address. As an incen9 2 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
NONMEMBER $425 $510 Chemical scientist (U.S. resident who is eligible for membership) 245 Visitor, nonchemical 295 scientist or chemical technician or non-U.S. resident 245 245 Graduate student, less than postdoctoral 125 125 Undergraduate student 245 295 One-day registrant 30 30 Precollege teacher No fee No fee Guest of registrant EXPOSITION VISITORS Adult Student na = not available.
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Tips for a safe stay • When walking, stick to main thoroughfares and well-lit areas. • If walking, don't wear fancy jewelry in plain sight • Don't wear your meeting badge outside the hotels. • Be cognizant and alert to surroundings. Look alert. • When walking after dark, don't hug the buildings or cars; walk in the open or near the curb. • Carry your purse close to your body. • Don't leave valuables in your room. Get a hotel safe deposit box. • Travel in groups. Don't be a loner, particularly in the evening. • Abide by common sense: If something looks suspicious, report it and/or avoid it procedure used for regular registration. Tickets will be sold in the registration area during the hours announced above and may be converted to full registration. Abstracts. Abstracts will be mailed upon completion, about Aug. 7, to U.S. residents paying the additional postage fee. A street address is required for the shipment of the abstract book. Receipt cards will be mailed to all other registrants ordering the abstracts, to be exchanged for books in the registration area. Orders for abstracts only should be sent to the Office of Society Services, Room O-900, ACS, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, DC, 20036; or call toll-free (800) 227-5558. Guests. Guests of registrants (that is, spouses, family members, or those with no affiliation with the chemical industry) may register in advance at no cost or on-site in the registration area at no cost. A separate form must be provided for each guest. Refunds. All registration cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing and sent via fax or mailed directly to ACS. Refund requests made by telephone are not acceptable. Cancellations received by Aug. 4 entitle the registrant to a full refund. Cancellations received after Aug. 4 but prior to Aug. 25 will entitle registrants to an 80% refund. No refunds will be made after Aug. 26. Refund requests for social event tickets will be honored if the tickets are returned to ACS by Aug. 4. After Aug. 4, refunds will be made on-site until 48 hours prior to the scheduled event. See Tours on page 103 about refunds on tour tickets.
• Telephone: Call the ACS Housing Bureau at (888) 244-2365 or (312) 3962133 (for international) from 9 AM to 8 PM EST, Monday through Friday. • Fax: Only fully completed forms with credit card information for deposits will be accepted by fax at (312) 705-2562. Use one HOUSING housing form per request, make copies as needed. If you are unable to make your reservaACS is pleased to introduce a new ser- tion via the Internet or by telephone, the vice for the national meetings. Now you housing form is available on page 96. can make a hotel reservation on the InReservations made by Internet and teleternet or by phone and know instantly phone are real-time, online transactions and where you are staying in Washington, are confirmed instantly. Reservations made D.C. by fax or mail will be processed by the ACS Housing Bureau on a first-come, firstRoom Reservations. To take advantage of served basis and will take 10 to 14 days to be the special ACS rates, be sure to book your confirmed. If the hotels of your choice are reservation by Friday, July 28. After that filled, the next available hotel will be assigned date, ACS room blocks will be released, ho- according to your location and rate prefertels may charge higher rates, and you may be ence. Be sure to provide all the information responsible for finding alternative hotel ac- requested on the housing form. commodations. When making a reservation, Deposits. All hotels require a deposit please provide room and bed-type preferenc- of $150 U.S. with each reservation. See es. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. Housing Form on page 96 for instructions Hotels will assign specific room types upon on tax and providing a deposit. check-in, based on availability. For best availHousing through the ACS Housing ability and immediate confirmation, make Bureau applies Aug. 16 through Aug. your reservation via the Internet or by phone. 25 only. If you wish to extend your stay beFaxed or mailed housing requests will take yond the time of the meeting (arriving belonger to process and choice hotels may not fore Aug. 16 and departing after Aug. 25), be available. To make a reservation, choose you must make reservations for the additionONE of the following methods: al nights directly with your assigned hotel. Accommodations are available for • Internet: Visit the ACS website www.acs.org/meetings/washington2000. guests with disabilities. If you require
Washington,D.C.
Economical housing alternatives The following accommodations are not part of the official ACS housing block, but may be of particular interest to those on a restricted budget. Reservations need to be made directly with these hotels, but you should ask for the ACS rate except for the Bed & Breakfast. ACS will NOT be supplying shuttle service from these hotels to the convention center, but they are within a few blocks of an ACS shuttle stop. Hotel
Rates
Hostelling International—Washington, D.C. $19-22 1009—11th St., N.W. Washington, DC 20001 (202) 737-2333; fax: (202) 737-1508 Internet: http://www.hiayh.org e-mail:
[email protected] Closest ACS shuttle stop
Two blocks from Washington Convention Center
Howard Johnson 1430 Rhode Island Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 462-7777; fax: (202) 332-3519
$90 single, Holiday Inn Central $100 double
Washington Plaza Hotel 10 Thomas Circle, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 842-1300; fax: (202) 371-9602
$90 single, Holiday Inn Downtown $100 double
Bed & Breakfast Accommodations P.O. Box 12011, Washington, DC 20005 (202) 328-3510, fax: (202) 332-3885 Internet: http://www.bnbaccom.com e-mail:
[email protected] prices vary
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From Convention Center Blocks Miles Hotels 1. Capital Hilton 7 1 2. Courtyard by Marriott, Embassy Row 8 1 3. Doubletree Park Terrace 8 1 4. Four Points Downtown 2 1/8 5. Grand Hyatt 0 0 6. Henley Park 2 1/8 7. Holiday Inn Central 8 1 8. Holiday Inn Downtown 6 1/2 9. Hotel Washington 6 1/2 10. J W Marriott 5 1/2 11. Madison 7 3/4 12. Marriott Metro Center 0 0 13. Mayflower 9 11/4 14. Quality 8 1 15. Renaissance Washington 0 0 16. Willard Intercontinental 5 1/2 17. Wyndham Washington 7 1/2
Convention Center
Metro Locations M1.Metro Center (Red, Orange & Blue lines) M2.Gallery Place (Red, Green & Yellow lines) M3.McPherson Square (Orange & Blue lines) M4.Farragut North (Red line) M5.Farragut West (Orange & Blue lines)
Shuttle Service A complimentary shuttle service from the hotels on the ACS housing list that are not within walking distance of the convention center will be offered. Buses will run from 7 AM to 11 PM Sunday through Wednesday and from 7 AM to 6 PM on Thursday. Buses will run approximately every 15 to 30 minutes; traffic may delay certain routes during rush hours.
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special accommodations because of a disability, please indicate what you require when making the reservation. Be sure to reconfirm any special room arrangements directly with your assigned hotel. Acknowledgment. The ACS Housing Bureau will send you an acknowledgment of your reservation. Please review all information for accuracy. E-mail confirmations will be sent within 72 hours of a reservation being processed; fax and mail confirmations will be sent in 10 to 14 days. If you do not receive your acknowledgment in this time frame, contact the ACS Housing Bureau at (888) 244-2365 or (312) 396-2133 (for international) from 9 AM to 8 PM EST, Monday through Friday. You will not receive a confirmation from the hotel. Changes, Cancellations, Refunds. Changes and cancellations should be made through the ACS Housing Bureau until Aug. 7. Hotels will not have individual reservation information until after this date so do not contact the hotels directly until after 94 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
Aug. 7 unless instructed otherwise by the ACS Housing Bureau. Reservations may be changed without penalty. All cancellations t of reservations made by check at any time will be charged a $25 processing fee for each reservation. Reservations made by credit card may be canceled without penalTRANSPORTATION ty until July 28. You will be charged a $15 processing fee for each reservation that is canceled after July 28. Your deposit will be forfeited if you do not cancel 72 hours prior Air Transportation. The ACS Meetings to your arrival date. Department has an agreement with AssoShuttle Service. Complimentary shut- ciation Travel Concepts (ATC) to help facilitate travel arrangements to ACS meettle service to and from the convention cen- ings. ATC is a travel agency that works exter and the hotels on the ACS housing list clusively with the association market. In that are not within walking distance of the addition to providing reservation assisconvention center will be offered from 7 tance on our official air carriers, ATC will AM to 11 PM, Sunday through Wednes- "fare shop" all airlines to find the absolute day, and from 7 AM to 6 PM on Thursday. lowest fare. To book your reservations, Official Hotels. A list of the official or for more information about ATC, ACS hotels, rates, and other information, call (800) 458-9383. You may also use as well as a map indicating the hotel loca- your own travel agent, or contact the airline of your choice directly. tions, appears above on these pages.
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Hotels in Washington, D.C. For best availability, make your reservation via Internet at http://www. acs. org/meetings/washington2000 ' or by phone (888) 244-2365 or (312) 396-2133 for international.
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American Airlines, Delta Air lines, and US Airways have been selected as the official cocarriers for the ACS Meetings Travel Program. All three carriers offer: • 5% off any applicable published excursion domestic fares (10% off if purchased 60 days or more before travel—special conditions apply). • 10% off unrestricted coach fares (15% off if purchased 60 days or more before travel—special conditions apply). • Special domestic fares that are less than the unrestricted fares and do not require a Saturday night stay (zone fares). To make your reservation or for more information call ATC or contact the airlines directly: American (800) 433-1790, 7 AM-midnight EST Star File No. 10079
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Delta (800) 241-6760, 8 AM-11 PM EST File No. 157113A US Airways (877) 874-7687, 8 AM-9 PM EST Gold File No. 87181307 Auto Rentals. Avis and Hertz are offering discounted rates for the ACS Meetings Travel Program. To make your reservation or for more information, call: Avis (800) 331-1600 ID Code B923099 Hertz (800) 654-2240 CVNo. 022M0029 In addition to the special rates for national meetings, ACS offers member discounts year-round on auto rentals from
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Hertz and Avis. If you would like convenient, wallet-sized ID cards that list the 800 number and your member ID number for these companies, stop by the Member Resource Center, located in the main lobby of the convention center near the registration area, or visit the Membership Booth (No. 630) in the exposition. Ground Transportation. Ronald Reagan National Airport is the nearest airport. Taxi rides are approximately $12-15 from the airport to the downtown area. Shuttle service to and from the airport is provided by SuperShuttle for $9 one way. SuperShuttle also serves Washington Dulles and Baltimore-Washington International Airports. For more information, call (703) 416-7873 or (800) BLUE VAN. You may also access SuperShuttle online at http:// www. supershuttle.com. The closest Amtrak station is located at JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN 95
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Aug.20-24 Washington, D.C. HOUSING FORM INSTRUCTIONS: For best availability and immediate confirmation, make your reservation via Internet or by phone. Faxed or mailed housing requests will take longer to process and choice hotels may not be available. INTERNET: Visit the ACS website at http://www.acs.org/meetings/washington2000 TELEPHONE: Call the ACS Housing Bureau at (888) 244-2365 or (312) 396-2133 (for international) 9 AM-8 PM EST, Monday-Friday. FAX: Only fully completed forms with credit card deposit will be accepted by fax at (312) 705-2562. Use one form per request, make copies as needed. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The ACS Housing Bureau will send you an acknowledgment of your reservation. Please review all information for accuracy. E-mail confirmations will be sent within 72 hours of reservation being processed, fax and mail confirmations in 10-14 days. If you do not receive your acknowledgment in this time frame, please contact the ACS Housing Bureau. You will not receive a confirmation from the hotel. ROOM RATES/TAXES To take advantage of the special ACS rates, please book your reservation by July 28. After that date, ACS room blocks will be released and hotels may charge higher rates. All rates are per room and are subject to 14.5% tax (subject to change). Special requests cannot be guaranteed. Hotels will assign specific room types upon check-in, based on availability. DEPOSITS For reservations without credit card information, a deposit of $150 is required with each reservation request. Check deposits should be made payable to "Passkey.com/ACS," and mailed to Passkey.com, P.O. Box 3191, Boston, MA 02241-3191. CHANGES, CANCELLATIONS, REFUNDS Reservations may be changed without penalty. Cancellations of reservations made by check will be charged a $25 processing fee for each reservation at any time. Reservations made by credit card may be canceled without penalty until July 28, and will be charged a $15 processing fee for each reservation that is canceled after July 28. Your deposit will be forfeited if you do not cancel 72 hours prior to your arrival date. Continue to use the ACS Housing Bureau for all changes and cancelations until Aug. 7, at http://www.acs.org/meetings/washington2000 or by calling (888) 2442365 or (312) 396-2133 (for international) 9 AM-8 PM EST, Monday-Friday. Do not contact the hotels directly until after Aug. 7.
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FOR BEST AVAILABILITY, MAKE YOUR RESERVATION VIA INTERNET http://www.acs.org/meetings/washington2000 OR BY PHONE (888) 244-2365 OR (312) 396-2133 FOR INTERNATIONAL. MAIL THIS FORM ONLY IF DEPOSIT IS MADE BY CHECK OR IF YOU PREFER TO FAX THIS FORM (312) 705-2562, A CREDIT CARD DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED. GUEST INFORMATION (Please print clearly) Arrival Date First name
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Special requests: DEPOSIT INFORMATION All reservation requests must be accompanied by a deposit in the amount of $150 U.S. Housing Forms received without a valid deposit will not be processed. Faxed requests must include a valid credit card. Only requests with check deposits may be mailed. Any check deposits with a cancellation, at any time, will be charged a $25 processing fee. • American Express
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Name on credit card . Cardholder's signature« • Necessary to process reservation • • Check deposit enclosed in the amount of $150 U.S. made payable to: Passkey.com/ACS. Housing Forms with check deposits ONLY may be mailed to: Passkey.com, P.O. Box 3191, Boston, MA 02241-3191.
Union Station (50 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.). For more information, call (800) 8727245. Refer to code No. X-29N-963 when making a reservation. Public transportation is provided by Metro—Metrorail and Metrobus, "the safest, cleanest, and most efficient way of getting around Washington." Metro operates seven days a week. Rail stations open at 5:30 AM on weekdays and 8 AM on weekends. Metrorail closes at midnight (2 AM on Friday and Saturday)—regular fare $1.10 base, maximum fare $3.25. Metrobus fare is $1.10 for regular routes; the fare for seniors (65 years of age and older) and people with disabilities is 50 cents, which is valid on all routes at all times. You must show a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) ID or Medicare card (and additional photo ID card if requested). To obtain Metro (rail and bus) schedules and other information, call WMATA at (202) 637-7000 or online at http://www.wmata.com. Tourist Information. For general tourist information, contact the Washington, D.C., Visitors Information Center at (202) 638-3222, Monday through Saturday, 8 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday, noon to 5 PM, or online at http://www.washington.org.
Washington, D.C. MEMBER SERVICES ACS Member Resource Center/ Insurance Program. The ACS Member Resource Center and the ACS Insurance display will be located in the registration area in the Washington Convention Center and will be open Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 to 6 PM; Sunday, Aug. 20, 7:30 AM to 7 PM; Monday, Aug. 21, and Tuesday, Aug. 22, 7:30 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday, Aug. 23,7:30 AM to 4 PM; and Thursday, Aug. 24,7:30 to 10:30 AM. Staff will be happy to answer any questions that you may have.
The cooperation of the Chemical Society of Washington in handling local arrangements is gratefully acknowledged. Through the efforts of its committees, many interesting activities have been planned. Chemical Society of Washington officials: James E. T. Brown, chair; Fred L. Metz, chair-elect; John A. Beisler, secretary; Kim M. Morehouse, treasurer; Stephen T. Quigley, Planning Committee.
Staff from the ACS Member Insurance Office and the plan administrators will be available to discuss ACS insurance and supplemental retirement plans. Information will be available on ACS term life, disability income, professional liability, hospital indemnity, accidental death and dismemberment, long-term care, short-term major medical, and catastrophe major medical insurance plans, as well as the ACS nonqualified tax-deferred annuity (TDA) and individual retirement account (IRA). The ACS Member Resource Center, located in the registration area in the convention center and open during the hours listed above, is "information central" at the national meeting. Both members and nonmembers are invited to visit the center to familiarize themselves with or be brought up-to-date on the many services, activities, and products available through ACS. ACS staff members will be available to answer any questions attendees may have and to assist members in checking their membership records or updating addresses. Members should also be sure to pick up a Member-Get-A-Member packet and their gift for participating. Any ACS member who recruits a new member automatically becomes a member of the President's Club and receives other prizes based on the number of new members recruited. For nonmembers, sign up for membership at the Resource Center and receive an ACS lapel pin. Find out how to participate in the daily drawing with prizes ranging from a collection of periodic table merchandise to a year of free ACS membership. The staff at the ACS Member Resource Center look forward to greeting attendees and offering whatever assistance may be needed.
International registrants The ACS Meetings Web page has information that can assist you in making your travel plans to the Washington meeting. The address is: http://www.acs.org/meetings/ washington2000. Also, when you arrive in Washington, visit the ACS International Help Desk, which will be located in the Hospitality Center in the Washington Convention Center.
you do not know the TDD relay number for your area, you can call the Federal Communications Commission at (202) 632-6999 (TDD). When submitting your request for services, with your registration form, be prepared to furnish the following information: your name; address; telephone and fax numbers; the type of service needed; and day, date, time, and location of the sessions you will be attending. This request must be received by July 21; otherwise, ACS may not be able to accommodate lastminute requests. You will receive a confirmation of your request once it has been fulfilled. If you must cancel, please notify the Meetings Department immediately. If you have special needs during the meeting, contact the nearest ACS Operations Office.
Washington, D.C?. ON-SITE ARRANGEMENTS
Washington, D.C SPECIAL SERVICES ACS is committed to making the meeting accessible to all people. We realize some people have special requirements, such as interpreters for the hearing impaired and shuttle vehicles with lifts. We will do our best to accommodate these requests. Most facilities used for meeting functions are readily accessible. All official ACS hotels have appropriately designed sleeping rooms, as identified on page 95. Registrants requiring specific assistance can submit their requests by e-mail to
[email protected] or by using the telecommunications relay service to call the Meetings Department at (202) 872-6111. If
ACS Hospitality Center. The Washington, D.C., Section welcomes visitors and invites meeting participants to visit the Hospitality Center located in the Washington Convention Center. Volunteers will be happy to answer questions about Washington and provide information on local restaurants, points of interest, transportation, tips on shopping, or just some friendly conversation. Tickets for tours will be sold Saturday, Aug. 19,3 to 6 PM; Sunday, Aug. 20, through Wednesday, Aug. 23, 8:30 AM to 5 PM; and Thursday, Aug. 24, 8:30 AM to noon. ACS Information Center. The Information Center will be located in the main lobby of the convention center and will be open Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 to 6 PM; Sunday, Aug. 20, 7:30 AM to 7 PM; Monday, Aug. 21, through Wednesday, Aug. 23, 7:30 AM to 6 PM; and Thursday, Aug. 24, JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN 97
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7:30 AM to noon. Lost and found items should be directed to the Information Center. Telephone messages will be taken and left for attendees via the electronic message center. Mail, packages, and telegrams should be addressed in care of your hotel and will not be accepted at the Information Center. The society cannot accept the responsibility for the delivery of mail and nonemergency messages. No one will be paged in meeting rooms. Message Center/Attendee Locator/ Product Locator. Computer terminals located in the convention center will offer attendees an opportunity to exchange personal messages,findthe on-site location of fellow registrants, and search categories for products supplied by exhibitors. The badge replacement counter in the registration area can update and correct personal data found in the Attendee Locator. It is important to update your records if any information has changed since submitting your registration form. This is extremely helpful in the event of an emergency. ACS Meetings Offices. Following is a list of ACS offices at the meeting. • Operations. Convention Center • Operations. Mayflower • Operations. Capital Hilton • Operations. Grand Hyatt • Operations. JW Marriott • Operations. Marriott Metro Center « Operations. Renaissance Washington • Information/Message Center. Convention Center • Hospitality Center. Convention Center • ACS Exposition. Convention Center • Employment Clearing House. Convention Center • Finance. Convention Center • Press Room. Convention Center • Ticket Control Office. Convention Center
ing out a divisional membership form and paying the required dues. This can be done in the registration area at the ACS Membership Booth or upon request to the secretary of the division. Information for Speakers. Each meeting room will be equipped as follows: 2-inch x 2-inch (35-mm) slide projector, overhead projector, screen, and lighted podium with remote slide control, laser pointer, and lavaliere microphone. Other special equipment must be ordered in advance through the sponsoring division's program chair. Speakers must register for the meeting unless otherwise notified. Poster Sessions. The poster board size is 4 feet high x 6 feet wide. Authors are responsible for mounting their material prior to the opening of the poster session. Boards should be ready one hour prior to the start time of the session. ACS cannot assume responsibility for materials beyond those time limits. Authors will be with their posters at the time indicated in the technical program. Child Care Services. See the list of hotels on page 95 for identification of those hotels that provide a baby-sitting list.
Washington, D.C. PRESIDENTIAL EVENTS
pants in ACS programs that address the underrepresentation of minorities, such as Project SEED and the Scholars Program. Panel three will include industry leaders who are currently supporting the Scholars Program and other diversity initiatives within their organizations. The closing plenary speaker will be retired Army Gen. Colin Powell. A second plenary session, "Online Preprints: Implications for Chemistry," will also be held on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 4 to 6 PM, in the convention center. The concept of online preprints started in physics, and other scientific disciplines have now begun to experiment with it. Such a system raises issues involving quality control, peer review, priority, and cultural change. Members of an expert panel drawn from key stakeholders will present their views on the opportunities and risks of online preprints in chemistry. A presidential reception celebrating the National Science Foundation's 50th anniversary will take place on Monday, Aug. 21, from 5 to 6 PM, at the Mayflower . Attendees who have received funding from NSF are invited to share in the celebration. NSF Director Rita R. Colwell will speak on her agency's role in chemical research.
Wasington, D.C SPECIAL EVENTS
SATURDAY, AUG. 19 Two brief plenary talks, three panel discussions, and a reception will focus on Divisional Officer Caucus, 1:30 to 5 successful models that can be used in PM, Capital Hilton. both academe and industry to accelerate the momentum of achieving minority rep- International Activities Committee Reception for International Registrants, resentation in the chemical sciences. Audiovisual Services. Offices and/or The first plenary session, "Accelerating 5:30 to 7 PM, Capital Hilton. service desks with slide-viewing facilities the Momentum: Successful Tools for the will be available in the convention center, 21st Century," will be held on Sunday, Divisional Officer Group (DOG) ReGrand Hyatt, JW Marriott, Renaissance Aug. 20, from 2:30 to 7 PM in the Renais- ception, 6:30 to 7:30 PM, Wyndham Washington, Marriott Metro Center, and sance Washington. This event has been Washington. Hotel Washington. Carousels will be avail- organized by the Committee on Minority Divisional Officer Group (DOG) Dinable for loan to speakers wishing to load Affairs and is cosponsored with Corpora- ner, 7:30 to 10 PM, Wyndham Washingtheir slides prior to their sessions. The au- tion Associates, the Society Committee on ton (advance ticket purchase required). diovisual service locations will be open Education, the Committee on Science, Sunday through Thursday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Project SEED, the Committee on ChemSUNDAY, AUG. 2 0 ists with Disabilities, the Women ChemACS Division Membership. Divisional Presidential Plenary: Accelerating the membership is evidence of your interest ists Committee, and the Younger Chem- Momentum: Successful Tools for the ists Committee. in a particular field of chemistry or chemi21st Century, 2:30 to 6 PM, Renaissance cal engineering and in the work of the diviThe opening plenary speaker will be Washington. Reception, sponsored by sion. Division members are granted at Warren F. (Pete) Miller of Los Alamos Na- Committee on Minority Affairs, 6 to 7 PM, least one special privilege—a reduced rate tional Laboratory. Panel one will consist of Renaissance Washington. on the purchase of meeting abstracts. three leading scientists describing their Most divisions offer a number of addition- career trajectories into the sciences and Presidential Plenary: Online Preal services. ACS members may become how they arrived at their career choices. prints: Implications for Chemistry, 4 members of one or more divisions by fill- Panel two will highlight recent partici- to 6 PM, Convention Center. 9 8 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
Region II Councilors Caucus, 5 to 6 PM, Mayflower.
Arthur Cope Scholar Reception, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, Capital Hilton.
Middle Atlantic Regional Councilors Caucus, 5 to 6 PM, Mayflower.
ChemLuminary Awards, 7:30 to 11:30 PM, Grand Hyatt.
Western Regional Councilors Caucus, 5 to 6 PM, Mayflower. Region IV Councilors Caucus, 5:30 to 7 PM, Mayflower.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 2 3 ACS Council Meeting, 8 AM to noon, International Trade Center, Ronald Reagan Bldg. (observer section available).
MONDAY, AUG. 2 1
Presidential Event: Celebratory reception for NSF 50th Anniversary, Mayflower. ACS Alumni Hour, 6 to 7:30 PM, Capital Hilton. Participants will include: Georgetown University Juniata College Iota Sigma Pi Michigan State University Penn State University Stanford University University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Rochester University of Wisconsin, Madison Yale Chemists Association Environmental Activities in the Former Soviet Union, 7:30 to 8:30 PM, Convention Center. Aleksandr Nikitin was recently acquitted of treason and espionage charges by the Russian Supreme Court stemming from his work on radioactive contamination and nuclear safety in the former Soviet Union. Nikitin's experience exemplifies international cooperation among scientific communities addressing environmental advocacy and human rights. Sci-Mix, an interdivisional poster session/mixer, 8 to 10 PM, Convention Center, Hall D. See technical program summary for participating divisions. Complimentary refreshments will be served. TUESDAY, AUG. 2 2 Region I Councilors Caucus, 5:30 to 7 PM, Mayflower.
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Social Hour, 5:30 PM POLY Poster Session, Grand Hyatt. COD Social Hour, 6 PM Division of Inorganic Chemistry, Convention Center. COD Receptions, 6 PM Fire & Polymers Symposium, JW Marriott. COD Presidential Event: Committee on Minority Affairs, Cosponsored by Corporation Associates, Committee on Science, Society Committee on Education, Renaissance Washington. NT
Region V Councilors Caucus, 6 to 7 PM, Mayflower.
Technology Transfer Fair, cosponsored by BMGT and SCHB and held in conjunction with the exposition in Hall B in the convention center, 1 to 5 PM. Participants are invited to make a technical show-andtell presentation to describe their technology development. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 10 AM to 5 PM, each participant will have space available for private conferences with potential licensees. At present, approximately 20 organizations are signed up; there is room for five more participants.
SUNDAY, AUG. 2 0 Reception, 5 PM Younger Chemists Committee, Wyndham.
SOCIAL EVENTS The following schedule of social events has been arranged for the national meeting. When purchase of tickets is necessary, the event has been numbered to assist in ticket ordering. Social event tickets may be ordered when you register for the meeting. Based on availability, tickets may be purchased on-site in the registration area. The final deadline for advance ticket sales is July 21 and on-site will be 48 hours before the event, after which time only a few tickets may be available at the door of the event. Refunds of social event tickets may be obtained in advance if tickets are returned to ACS by Aug. 4 . On-site, refunds may be obtained in the Hospitality Center until 48 hours before the scheduled event. Should a lastminute emergency dictate against event participation, the registration ticket cashier will attempt to resell your ticket for you. Event participation is open to all interested registrants. Ticket prices are shown or events coded as follows: NT— sponsored, no ticket required; L or D— included in price of meal; P—partially subsidized; COD—cash bar; or M—by divisional or section membership (frequently available at the door of the event).
Social Hour, 7 PM Division of Analytical Chemistry, Poster Session, Convention Center. NT Social Hours, 7:30 PM Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Poster Session, Convention Center. NT Division of Chemical Education, Poster Session, Convention Center. COD Social Hours, 8 PM Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, Poster Session, Marriott Metro Center. COD Division of Organic Chemistry, Poster Session, Convention Center. NT MONDAY, AUG. 2 1 Breakfast, 7:30 AM 101 Women in Industry, Capital Hilton. $25 Reception, 11:30 AM Committee on Minority Affairs, Capital Hilton. COD Luncheons, Noon 102 Committee on Minority Affairs, Capital Hilton. $51 103 Division of Chemical Education: High School/College Interface, Doubletree. $25 Reception, 4 PM Wayne State University, Department of Chemistry, Henley Park Hotel. NT Reception, 5 PM Presidential Event: Celebration of NSF 50th Anniversary, Mayflower. NT Receptions, 5:30 PM Petroleum Research Fund, Dreyfus Foundation, Research Corporation, Joint Reception, Capital Hilton. NT Receptions, 6 PM Corporation Associates Undergraduate Reception: Up Close & Personal—Insights for Your Future, Hotel Washington. NT
SATURDAY, AUG. 19 Social Hour, 5 PM Public Relations Chairs Reunion, Grand Hyatt NT Divison of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering, Tess Award Reception, JW Marriott. NT Reception, 5:30 PM International Activities Committee for International Registrants, Capital Hilton. NT Advance registration and housing Reception, 6:30 PM forms as well as other information Divisional Officer Group, Wyndham. NT about the ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C., are available on Social Hour, 7 PM the ACS meetings website home Undergraduate Student Kick-Off, Hotel Washington. NT page at http://www.acs.org/ meetings. Dinner, 7:30 PM 100 Divisional Officer Group, Wyndham. $50 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN 9 9
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Social Hours, 6 PM Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry, Poster Session, Grand Hyatt. NT ACS Alumni Hour, Capital Hilton Participants: Georgetown University Chemists (Hoyas) Juniata College Iota Sigma Pi Michigan State University Penn State University Stanford University University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of Rochester University of Wisconsin, Madison Yale Chemists Association
Division of Polymer Chemistry, Award Reception, JW Marriott. NT
Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering, Fire & Polymers, Saturday, Aug. 19,9 AM to 5 PM, JW MarriReception, 5:30 PM Arthur Cope Scholar Reception, Capital Hilton. NT ott. For those new to the arena of fire and polymers, this workshop is designed as a Receptions, 6 PM companion to the Fire & Polymers SympoDivision of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engi- sium. A state-of-the-art overview will be proneering with Division of Polymer Chemistry, Joint vided by three scientists well versed in the Poster Session, Convention Center. COD associated science and technology: Charles Division of Chemical Information, ACS Head- Wilkie of Marquette University on Firequarters. NT Retardant Chemistry; Marcelo Hirschler of GBH International on Testing of Materials Social Hours, 6:30 PM for Fire Performance; and Gordon Nelson Agrochemical Division, Renaissance Washington. on Commercial Issues: Toxicity, Regulation, NT Environment & Recycling. For information Division of Inorganic Chemistry, Convention or to register, contact Gordon Nelson, FloriCenter. COD da Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901-6975; Social Hour, 7 PM Division of Computers in Chemistry, Poster Ses- (321) 674-7260, e-mail:
[email protected]. sion, Convention Center. NT Cost: $475 ($550 after July 15). Reception, 7:30 PM ChemLuminary Awards, Grand Hyatt.
Dinner, 7:30 PM 104 Chinese American Chemical Society (CACS), Tony Cheng Seafood Restaurant. $27
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Social Hour, 8 PM Division of Organic Chemistry, Poster Session, Convention Center. COD
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Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology, Marriott Metro Center. P
Reception, 10 AM Division of Agrochemicals, Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lecture, Renaissance Washington. NT
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Social Hour, 5 PM Division of Environmental Chemistry, Poster Session, Convention Center. NT
Breakfast, 7:30 AM 105 University of Minnesota Alumni and Friends, Grand Hyatt. $10 Breakfast, 7:45 AM Cornell University, Grand Hyatt.
Social Hour, 7 PM Division of Physical Chemistry, Poster Session, Convention Center. COD
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Social Hour, 11:30 AM Women Chemists Committee, Mayflower Hotel. COD Luncheons, Noon 106 Division of the History of Chemistry, Renaissance Washington. $30 107 Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry, JW Marriott. $30 108 Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry, Renaissance Washington. $34
Washington, D.C WORKSHOPS ACS DIVISIONAL WORKSHOPS
Division of Chemical Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene for Chemists, 109 Division of Chemical Education, in Honor of Saturday, Aug. 19, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Ernest Eliel, Marriott Metro Center. $33 JW Marriott. Designed to inform desig110 Division of Chemical Information, Grand nated chemical hygiene officers of the Hyatt. $47 basic health hazard recognition, evaluation, and control issues to be considered Luncheons, 12:15 PM when working with laboratories that use 111 Women Chemists Committee, Mayflower chemicals. After basic principles are reHotel. $32 viewed, subject matter will turn to estabDivision of Computers in Chemistry, Molecular Con- lishing the rudiments of a chemical hynectivity Symposium Speakers, Grand Hyatt NT giene plan in the laboratory. Resources available to assist the chemist in risk asReceptions, 5 PM sessment and evaluation of general laboDivision of Small Chemical Businesses, Joint with ratory safety will also be discussed. Cost: Business Development & Management, Grand $175 for CHAS or AIHA members, $205 Hyatt. NT for nonmembers. 1 0 0 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
D i v i s i o n of C h e m i c a l E d u c a t i o n , Chemical Education Research: Developing Research Questions That Can Be Answered, Sunday, Aug. 20, 1 to 4 PM, Grand Hyatt. Sponsored by the Chemical Education Research Committee of CHED. For those interested in beginning chemical education research, this will be an interactive session with experienced chemical education researchers. The goal is to help prospective researchers learn what kinds of questions can be answered by different types of chemical education research methodology, and how to define such questions so that they can be answered by the research proposed. Presenters will include Diane Bunce (Catholic University), William Robinson (Purdue University), and Mary Nakhleh (Purdue University). Preregistration is required, preferably via e-mail; attendance is limited to 25. Communication should include the applicant's name, address, phone, fax, and e-mail, and a paragraph stating the basis for the interest in attending this workshop and what is hoped to be achieved by participating in it Contact Diane Bunce, (202) 319-5390, e-mail:
[email protected]. No fee.
Lifetimes in chemistry This symposium (cosponsored by CEPA, WCC, and PROF) looks at issues and results from the recently completed Mature Career Chemist Survey. Featured keynote speakers include Mary L Good and C. Gordon McCarty, who will reflect on diversity in their chemistry careers. A noteworthy panel will discuss issues highlighted by the new report that includes, among other subjects, consulting for profit and pleasure and women chemists and their family/career choices. Monday, Aug. 2 1 , 9 AM-noon.
Division of Chemical Health & Safety, Division Founder's Workshop—How To Convince People that Safety Is Important (and That You're Serious about It!), Sunday, Aug. 20, 1 to 4 PM, JW Marriott. Making safety important to everyone—101 ways to accomplish this important goal. There are numerous simple, practical, and inexpensive actions that anyone can take to stress safety. Jim Kaufman will share his 28 years of study and experience in motivating scientists, science educators, students, administrators, and management to practice safety as part of their everyday lives. Cost: $49 for CHAS members, $99 for non-CHAS members. Division of Chemical Technicians, Your Point Is . . . ? Presentation Skills for Today's Environment, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 8 AM to noon, Marriott Metro Center. Gene Anderson explains how audiences have changed due to short attention spans, information overload, bottom-line mentality, time pressures, and visual demands. This workshop will help you get your point across in an effective and enjoyable manner. To register, contact Vena Adams, Dow Chemical, 2301 Brazosport Blvd., Freeport, TX 77541-3257; (409) 238-4330, e-mail:
[email protected]. Cost: $50.
what it means to have a safe workplace. Highly entertaining and an excellent forum to speak openly about safety problems in your workplace. Cost: $169 for CHAS members, $199 for non-CHAS members. Division of Chemical Health & Safety, Hazard Recognition & Risk Assessment in Laboratories, Saturday, Aug. 19,1 to 4 PM, JW Marriott. Too often the only time laboratory personnel consider safety is after an accident. Neal Langerman will help you learn to recognize the specific hazards that are present in your labs, and will describe methods of evaluating risk associated with laboratory activities. Cost: $125 for CHAS members, $175 for non-CHAS members. Division of Chemical Health & Safety, Cleanup of Small Laboratory Spills, Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 AM to noon, JW Marriott. Neal Langerman will help you prepare policies for dealing with small laboratory spills, from clarification of reporting requirements to actual cleanup procedures. Cost: $125 for CHAS members, $175 for non-CHAS members.
Division of Chemical Health & Safety, How To Be a More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer, Saturday, Aug. 19, 8:30 Division of Chemical Education, High AM to 4:30 PM, JW Marriott. Take a close School Program, Monday, Aug. 21, 8 AM look at the chemical hygiene officer posito 4 PM, ACS Headquarters. Registration tion (CHO); prepare at the same time for will begin at 8 AM, morning activities will the CHO Certification exam to be held the begin at 9 AM, the high school/college in- next day. Instructors Jim Kaufman, Russ terface luncheon will be at noon, and the af- Phifer, and George Wahl give different ternoon program will begin at 2 PM. Series slants to safety issues in the laboratory, foof workshops for teachers of chemistry in cusing on what you do and how you can do secondary schools on a variety of topics that it better. The course covers all of the conwill provide material of use in the classroom tent areas of the certification exam (preand the laboratory. The chemistry of toys, a sented on Sunday through the National lecture-less approach to teaching chemis- Registry of Certified Chemists), including try, "Chemistry in Context," standardized a sample test in the same format as the exams, information about the Journal of real one. Cost: $199 for CHAS members, Chemical Education as a teaching resource, $249 for non-CHAS members. polymer chemistry, interactive demonstrations, and computer software are featured Division of Chemical Health & Safety, topics. Cost: $30. (This is an additional fee Laboratory Waste Management, Friday, and not included in the national meeting Aug. 18, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, JW Marriott. registration fee.) Tickets for the luncheon Comprehensive one-day course will identify are limited and will be sold ($25) only the various regulatory requirements that through preregistration. Contact Rick apply to laboratories that generate hazardReeves, (301) 864-3666 ext. 187, e-mail: ous waste, and will provide insight into the
[email protected]. options for on-site management and off-site disposal. Discussions will focus on Division of Chemical Health & Safety, recycling/reclamation techniques, ecoLaboratory Safety Workshop, Monday, nomical handling of wastes, and liability isAug. 21, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, JW Marriott. sues. Instructors: Ann Norberg and Russ This classic presentation on laboratory safe- Phifer. Cost: $169 for CHAS members, $199 ty by Jim Kaufman has been attended by for non-CHAS members. thousands of safety professionals. With experience in both industrial and academic Division of Agrochemicals, Computer laboratories, Kaufman gives a real-world ap- Validation, Wednesday, Aug. 23,1:30 to 5 proach to safety issues in the laboratory. PM, Thursday, with sessions from 8:30 AM His stories are both interesting and perti- to noon and 1:30 to 5 PM, Convention Cennent. Interactive demonstrations help you ter. This workshop will provide information deal with everything from creative wiring in on the validation of computer hardware and the lab to administrators without a vision of software systems, and is appropriate for
anyone currently using or considering computer validation in applications. Topics will include system selection, security, standard operating procedures, and regulatory compliance considerations, issues that are especially important for groups that operate under Federal Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency regulations. Contact: Rodney M. Bennett, Elf Atochem North America, 900 First Ave., King of Prussia, PA 19406-0936; (610) 878-6476, fax (610) 878-6465, e-mail:
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[email protected]. Instructor: Bruce Huval. Cost: $150 per person. Division of Chemical Information, Teaching Chemical Information: Tips & Techniques, Sunday, Aug. 20, 1 to 5 PM, Grand Hyatt. Designed for faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, and librarians. Topics include key chemical information resources, information skills to teach, sources for teaching materials, examples of successful programs, and ways to overcome barriers to teaching chemical information. Contact: Kierstin Child, Brigham Young University, 2520 Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, UT 84602; (801) 378-9066, fax (801) 378-6708, e-mail: kierstin_child@ byu.edu. Cost: $100 for CINF members, $110 for ACS members who are not CINF members, $125 for non-ACS members and non-CINF members. OTHER ACS WORKSHOPS Kids & Chemistry LIVE! Saturday, Aug. 19,1 to 3 PM, Convention Center. Sponsor: Education Division's Kids & Chemistry Program. Volunteer scientists will conduct demonstrations and hands-on activities for elementary school children that illustrate the importance and prevalence of chemistry in everyday life. Event will be open to members' families as well as the public. Fun with Food: National Chemistry Week (NCW) & Student Affiliates Joining Forces, Monday, Aug. 21, 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM, Hotel Washington. Come and participate as National Chemistry Week Task Force members illustrate important aspects of carrying out NCW outreach programs. The workshop will highlight how-to points such as selecting activities for your audience, distributing materials efficiently, conducting the activities safely, and forming partnerships to enhance your programming. Be part of the program as you carry out activities related to the NCW theme "kitchen chemistry." Internship Panel: "Connecting Your Class Experience to a Work Experience," Sunday, Aug. 20, 2:45 to 4:15 PM, Hotel Washington. Internships provide an opportunity to gain practical experience while exploring career goals, leading to better career choices upon graduation. JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN 101
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This panel will discuss the benefits of participating in an internship during your undergraduate and graduate tenure. Panelists will consist of students who have participated in internship assignments. If you are thinking of an internship and would like to weigh the advantages and disadvantages, then you should attend this discussion. For more information contact the Student Affiliates Program. Help Plan ACS Future Meetings, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 9:30 to 11 AM, Hotel Washington. Undergraduates and student affiliates faculty advisers are encouraged to attend this session, which has been designed to make sure undergraduates have gotten the most out of the national meeting. The Task Force on Undergraduate Programming wants to know about your experiences at the Washington meeting and your concerns and suggestions for improving the next national meeting. Breakfast will be served. National Chemistry Week Coordinators' Workshop, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2 to 3:30 PM, Mayflower. All NCW coordinators, local section representatives, and celebrating members are encouraged to attend this workshop. The theme for NCW is "kitchen chemistry." This session will offer suggestions on how to involve members in the unifying event, a community food drive; form effective partnerships for NCW; and announce safety guidelines made by the NCW Task Force. Posters & PowerPoint Presentations: Tips for Success, Sunday, Aug. 20, 1 to 2:30 PM, Hotel Washington. It usually is easy to recognize a bad presentation when you see one. For many people, though, it is far more difficult to describe what makes a presentation or poster truly excellent. Attention to the chemical content, of course, comes first. But skillful use of the medium also can determine whether or not you get your message across. In this session, we will look at two visual media—PowerPoint presentations and posters. Using lots of examples, together we will examine what makes the difference between a mediocre and afirst-ratepresentation. Cathy Middlecamp, University of Wisconsin, Madison, will present this dynamic workshop.
Ifs Your Career—Take Charge, Saturday, Aug. 19,4:30 to 6 PM, JW Marriott. Cosponsored with Career Services, this interactive workshop will focus on developing skills and strategies for undergraduate students who are preparing to enter the job market. The workshop will also explain how to effectively use ACS Career Services: mock interview sessions, resume reviews, and National Employment Clearing House. Tips on taking charge of your career, keeping up with job market trends, and understanding organizational dynamics will be discussed. Contact LaTrease Garrison at (800) 227-5558 ext. 6166, e-mail:
[email protected]. Getting the Most Out of the ACS National Meeting, Saturday, Aug. 19,6:30 to 7 PM, JW Marriott. Undergraduates, maximize your experience at the national meeting by exploring what undergraduate programs and activities are available in Washington, D.C. Other divisional programming that may be of interest to undergraduates will also be discussed. How To Build a Successful Student Affiliates Chapter, Sunday, Aug. 20, 9 to 10:30 AM, Hotel Washington. This session involves undergraduate participants who will share their strategies for overcoming obstacles that they have encountered in achieving the year-round goals and objectives of their successful Student Affiliates chapters. Contact the SA program for more information. Kids & Chemistry Workshop, Sunday, Aug. 20,9 AM to noon, Hotel Washington. Kids & Chemistry was developed by the American Chemical Society to give scientists the resources and training necessary to share hands-on science with schoolchildren ages nine to 12. By working directly with children, you can make a real contribution to their understanding of science: Show children that science and chemistry are part of everyday living, that science and scientists make important contributions to everyday life, and that scientists are people like you. This workshop will help you develop community outreach projects for children. To preregister, call Andrea Bennett at (800) 227-5558 ext. 6249, e-mail:
[email protected].
CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE SEMINARS Registration is required for all CAS seminars—space is limited. To register, contact the CAS training assistant, (800) 848-6538 ext. 3549, e-mail:
[email protected]. Seminars will be held in the Willard Intercontinental. STN User Meeting. Sunday, Aug. 20, 9 AM to 1 PM. Learn state-of-the-art applications of STN International, the scientific and technical information network of more than 200 databases. STN User Update sessions are designed with professional searchers in mind and cover topics such as updates on STNfilesand features, topic-specific search strategies, and Registry and CAplus search tips. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Chemical Searching Using Discover! Monday, Aug. 21, 9 AM to 4 PM. This is the starting point for searchers who need information about chemical compounds. Learn to use STN Express Discover! wizards to search the Registry and CAplus databases for chemical information. Keyword Searching Using Discover! Monday, Aug. 21,9 AM to 4 PM. For searchers who need information related to technology interest Learn to use STN Express Discover! wizards to search STN databases. Structure Searching with STN Express, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 8 AM to 5 PM. For searchers who need to learn structure searching. Learn how to build chemical structures using STN Express, and find substance information using chemical structures in the Registry file.
Washington,D-C EXPOSITION
Admission to the exposition is complimentary for all national meeting registrants. While planning your schedule in Washington, D.C, reserve some time to visit the ACS National Exposition. In addition Organizing an Effective Undergraduate to functioning as a showcase for the most Research Program, Sunday, Aug. 20,4:30 to 6 PM, Hotel Washington. Presented by The Path to the Podium, Monday, Aug. up-to-date scientific products and services, the ACS Student Affiliates chapter of Du- 21,11 AM to 1 PM, Capital Hilton. Sponsor: the exposition also serves as a valuable quesne University (Pittsburgh), this work- Office of Local Section Activities. ACS tour source of continuing education for national shop will assist Student Affiliates Chapters speakers are invited to be updated on the meeting attendees. Located in Hall B of the in starting and operating a successful un- nuts and bolts of a partnership that has pro- Washington Convention Center, the exposidergraduate research program. The work- vided education to local sections since 1936. tion will be open Monday, Aug. 21,9 AM to shop will also cover ways to improve pro- Experienced and new tour speakers will re- 5 PM; Tuesday, Aug. 22,9 AM to 5 PM; and grams that already exist Members and facul- ceive valuable information that will enhance Wednesday, Aug. 23,9 AM to 2 PM. The exposition will consist of about 460 ty advisers of SA chapters that have started or their involvement in the Speaker Service. wish to develop an undergraduate research Lunch provided. To register, contact booths, representing more than 260 companies and organizations displaying everyprogram are encouraged to attend.
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thing from instruments and books to computer hardware and scientific software. Also displayed will be chromatographic and lab equipment, furniture, and safety equipment. Each exhibiting organization will have technical personnel present to give demonstrations, answer questions, and discuss your needs and interests.
Registrants with disabilities who need assistance with tours should so indicate on the registration form, and staff will contact them concerning arrangements needed. Buses for all tours will depart from the convention center. Please arrive 15 minutes early. All tours operate regardless of weather. Tours will be canceled if there is insufficient registration to meet the required minimums; registrants affected will be notified. Refunds for tour tickets may be obtained in advance if tickets are returned to ACS by Aug. 4. On-site refunds may be obtained only in the Hospitality Center until 48 hours before the scheduled tour. Should a last-minute emergency prevent you from taking a tour, staff will attempt to resell your ticket for you.
a Holocaust victim or survivor during a tour of the memorial dedicated to the victims of Nazi tyranny. Cost: $8 per person inclusive, round trip. Casual dress.
GP-4. 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Kennedy Center, National Cathedral, and Georgetown. At the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, we will see the three Free Internet Access (Internet Corral). theaters and many of the international gifts ACS will provide free Internet access to presented to this lavish cultural center. The meeting attendees in the rear of the exhibit Washington National Cathedral is an excephall in the Washington Convention Center tional 14th-century Gothic-style cathedral during regularly scheduled exposition that was built with no structural steel. Exhours. A total of 45 terminals will be availquisite stained-glass windows and rare tapable for attendees inside the exposition. estries grace this cathedral, one of the largPrize & Souvenir Booth. In addition to est churches in the world. Georgetown, the comprehensive display of products which flourished in the late 1700s as a toand services of interest to the scientific bacco port, retains a distinctive charm and SUNDAY, AUG. 2 0 community, there will be several drawings air of individuality. Visit a couple of distincfor prizes and a free meeting souvenir. tive private homes; refreshments will be GP-1. 9 AMtonoon. Washington Highserved in one of them. Browse in the varied lights. This narrated riding tour provides a Admission Requirements. Although shops or walk along the historic and scenic admission to the exposition is complimen- general orientation to our capital city, in- C&O Canal. Lunch on your own. Cost: $42 cluding many famous landmarks. On Capitary for all national meeting registrants, a per person. Casual dress, walking shoes. badge is required to enter the exhibit hall. tol Hill, you will see the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court. Badges will be mailed to all preregistrants; on-site national meeting registrants can Then, drive past the White House, various GP-5. 9:30 AM to 1 PM. Goddard obtain a badge in the main registration buildings of the Smithsonian Institution, the Space Flight Center. The Goddard Washington Monument, the Vietnam War Space Flight Center was established in area of the convention center. Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, and 1959 as NASA's first center devoted to the Expo-Only Registration. Those not reg- the Lincoln Memorial; possibly stop at the exploration of space. It was named for istering for the national meeting but inter- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Robert Goddard, the father of modern ested in visiting the exhibits can obtain an Arts. Finally, take a brief look at the Arling- rocketry. With some of the world's preexhibits-only badge for $35. Students with ton National Cemetery and the Iwo Jima mier scientists and engineers on staff, the school identification will be charged $10. Monument. Cost: $21 per person inclusive. center is a leader in earth and space sciThere will be no preregistration for Casual dress. ences, astronomy, and space physics. exhibits-only attendees; exhibits-only Tour the Space Telescope Operations badges can be purchased in the main regMONDAY, AUG. 2 1 Control Center and NASA Communicaistration area of the convention center. tions Center and see a slide show on the GP-2. 9 AM to 12:30 PM. Mount VerExposition Workshops. A series of free non and Alexandria. Visit George Wash- past and present with highlights of current exposition workshops will be conducted in ington's estate on the Potomac River. The projects, or a slide show describing the Washington, D.C., and will cover a variety buildings and grounds survive as one of the history and mission of the Hubble Space of topics. Workshops will be held Monday finest examples of an 18th-century planta- Telescope that explains what we are learnthrough Wednesday, Aug. 21 through Aug. tion. Then proceed to Alexandria, which ing from the incredible images that the telescope is sending. Cost: $21 per person 23. was founded in 1749 and was a flourishing inclusive. Casual dress, walking shoes. seaport before the Federal City of Washington, D.C., existed. Among the historic buildings to be seen in Alexandria are Christ GP-6. 9 AM to 3:30 PM. Millionaires Church, where the pews of George Wash- Row, Anderson House, Wilson House, ington and Robert E. Lee are still preserved, and Potomac River Luncheon Cruise. and Ramsey House, Alexandria's oldest Anderson House is a palatial residence built home. Cost: $32 per person inclusive. Casu- between 1902 and 1905 by former U.S. ambassador to Japan Lars Anderson. The Social dress, comfortable shoes. TOURS ety of the Cincinnati, founded in 1763 to perGP-3. 10 AM to 2 PM. U.S. Holocaust petuate the ideals of the American RevoluMemorial Museum. You will have the tion, is housed here. The house contains The following ACS-organized tours have compelling experience of identifying with many priceless relics of the Revolutionary been planned for registrants. Because War as well asfineFar Eastern works of art, most tours require advance purchase of jade, and porcelain. Nearby is the home of tickets, you must order tickets when you President Woodrow Wilson, which he occuSci-Mix register. The final deadline for advance pied after his retirementfromthe presidenThe popular Sci-Mix event will be ticket sales is July 21. Based on availabilicy in 1921, preserved exactly as he left it. held Monday, Aug. 2 1 , from 8 to ty, tickets may be purchased on-site only Lunch will be aboard Washington's premier 10 PM in Exhibit Hall D of the at the Hospitality Center located in the dining cruise ship, the Odyssey. As it cruises Washington Convention Center; Washington Convention Center. beneath the historic bridges spanning the 15 divisions will participate in Potomac, it offers unobstructed views of the Please note that some tours will not be this 21st Sci-Mix event. nation's monuments. Cost: $69 per person accessible to all those covered by the inclusive. Casual dress, walking shoes. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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preliminary program GP-7. 5 to 10:30 PM. In the Footsteps of George Washington with Dinner in a Popular Colonial Tavern. Take an afterhours tour of Mount Vernon, George Washington's handsome estate on the Potomac River, and then dine in an 18th-century tavern frequented by George Washington, wherefriendsgathered not only to dine but also to hear news, conduct business, and exchange ideas. Entertainment of the period is provided. Waitresses and waiters are costumed in colonial dress. Cost: $84 per person inclusive. Casual dress.
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GP 12. 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Ford's Theater, New IMAX Theater, and National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. The landscape design of the recently opened National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden provides a distinctive setting for important works of 20th-century sculpture. At historic Ford's Theater, see President Abraham Lincoln's box and a museum of Lincoln memorabilia. Across the street at Peterson House, see where Lincoln was taken after being shot. The SamTUESDAY, AUG. 2 2 uel C. Johnson Theater's IMAX screen offers larger-than-life experiences of the natGP-8.1 to 5 PM. Afternoon with the Me- ural world with films chosen for their dia. The Newseum is one of Washington's presentation of science as well as for their newer state-of-the-art museums and is dedi- striking photography and memorable stocated to the past, present, and future of news. ries. A new 3-D film, "Galapagos," will be A breathtaking Video News Wall is a sweep- featured. Cost: $27 per person inclusive. ing panorama of news, offering more real- Casual dress, walking shoes. time news sources than any other place on Earth. A News History Wall shows the evolu- GP-13. 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Plantation of news from the early days of spoken tions. Take a motor coach down scenic news to today's global village. Interactive George Washington Parkway to Mount games will test your skills as an investigative Vernon, George Washington's handsome journalist or editor, and you will be able to ex- estate on the Potomac. Luncheon will be press your opinion on some of the hot news served at Gunston Hall, the home of topics of the day. Go behind the scenes of George Mason. He was the principal aunewsrooms and examine the role and re- thor of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, sponsibility of the press. Next is the National the chief basis of the Federal Bill of Geographic Society, where we will share ad- Rights. Gunston Hall is an example of an ventures from the continuing program of ex- early colonial mansion with an interior plorations and research. Cost $23 per person that is considered one of the richest of its inclusive. Casual dress, walking shoes. time. Last, visit Woodlawn Plantation, which was designed by William Thornton, GP-9. 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Baltimore. the first architect of the U.S. Capitol. Travel to Baltimore where the first stop is Woodlawn is architecturally and historithe National Aquarium, which contains cally one of Virginia's most interesting more than 5,000 specimens of 600 differ- homes of the early-19th century. Woodent types of mammals,fish,birds, reptiles, lawn was carved from the Mount Vernon and amphibians in re-creations of their estate of George Washington; its land was natural habitats. Visit Evergreen, listed on given by Washington to Martha's grandthe National Register of Historic Places, a daughter, Eleanor Custis Lewis, as a wedmagnificent 48-room mansion seated on ding gift. Cost: $72 per person inclusive. 26 acres. It contains exquisite objets d'art, Casual dress, walking shoes. paintings by noted artists, and handsome furniture. Cost: $53 per person. Lunch on GP-14. 10 AM to 3 PM. African American Heritage Tour. Since the end of the your own. Casual dress, walking shoes. Civil War, Washington has been widely recGP-10. 1 to 4:30 PM. Washington ognized as the "cultural capital" of black Highlights. See GP-1 for details. America. This tour will point out the home of Frederick Douglass; the Emancipation GP-11. 7:30 to 10:30 PM. Washing- Statue and Bethune Memorial in Lincoln ton Favorites at Night. Washington is Park; the campus of Howard University; the spectacular at night. Enjoy a narrated home of black historian Carter G. Woodriding tour along Constitution, Indepen- son, founder of "Black History Month"; the dence, and Pennsylvania Avenues viewing famous U Street corridor; and many other the nation's capital bathed in light. See the sites. Lunch at Ben's Chili Bowl, famed Washington Monument and the Capitol soul-food restaurant that is one of Bill Cosand enjoy the impressive panorama from by's favorites—he proposed to his wife the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Pass here. Part of the movie "The Pelican Brief the Watergate complex and proceed was shot here, and it is also one of Denzell across Memorial Bridge to the Iwo Jima Washington's favorite eateries. Cost: $43 Memorial. A short walk through the Hall per person inclusive. Casual dress, walking of Nations and Hall of States at the John F. shoes. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the last stop. Cost: $36 per person inclu- GP-15. 12:30 to 4:30 PM. Gallery sive. Casual dress, walking shoes. Gems. Visit the recently renovated Phil1 0 4 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
lips Collection, displayed in an elegant 19th-century townhouse. Incorporated in 1920, the museum was the first in the U.S. to emphasize the work of living artists. A few great paintings, such as Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party," and selections from Matisse, Degas, Daumier, and Cezanne are among its treasures. Then visit another formerly private room, the exquisite Salon Dore in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Originally part of the hotel de Clermont, an important 18th-century residence in Paris, it has been meticulously restored. This is also your opportunity to see splendid works by Normal Rockwell. Cost: $39 per person inclusive, adults. Casual dress, walking shoes. THURSDAY, AUG. 2 4 GP-16. 9 AM to 1 PM. Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Air & Space Museum with Giant-Screen Film Presentation. Get an inside look at crime-fighting techniques used by the FBI and see some labs and a firearms demonstration. Then visit the most popular museum in the world, the National Air & Space Museum, which was designed to house aircraft and space-flight-related items. The displays include the plane flown by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, space capsules, rockets, and the Apollo 11 Command Module. Finally, see afilmpresentation on the five-story screen. Cost: $27 per person inclusive. Casual dress, walking shoes.
W ^ ^ ^ ^ , D.C. CAREER SERVICES CAREER RESOURCE CENTER The Career Resource Center houses a wealth of professional development programs and services to enhance your career potential. From the National Employment Clearing House (NECH), which posts hundreds of job openings nationwide while providing an arena to interview for such jobs, to the Career Resource Library where individual resume critiques, practice interview sessions, and a variety of professional development workshops are conducted, myriad resources are available to help prepare you for your next position. The center
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the most of them to advance your career (2-3 PM).
A comprehensive set of programs is available to help you take charge of your career. Stop by to learn about a particular program; view the videotapes; or browse the many publications on topics such as career development, job search, or careers in the chemical sciences.
Personal Assessment This session will help you to better understand what it is that you bring to a job and how to structure a career that will make you happy. It will help you to take a good look at your skills, values, and interests to make better career decisions (3-4 PM).
Sunday, Aug. 20 Targeting the Job Market The first steps in any job search should be to assess your values, skills, and experiences; understand the job market; and learn about opportunities that are right for you. This session will help you zero in on that perfect job (2-3 PM). What Is Industry Really Like? Learn about the life of an industrial professional from this panel of B.S.-, M.S.-, and Ph.D.- level scientists (3-5 PM). Resume Preparation. Resumes, curricula vitae, and cover letters provide your first impression for a prospective employer. Learn how to write an excellent resume that can win an interview and avoid ending up in the circular file (3-4 PM). Interviewing 101: Basic Skills. How you are perceived at the interview ultimately decides whether you will get the offer. Find out what it takes to make a good impression and to present yourself in the best possible way (4-5 PM). Tough Interview Questions. Bring your toughest interview questions and hear how your colleagues and a former
will be located in Hall A of the Washington Convention Center and will be open Sunday from 1 to 7 PM, and Monday through Wednesday from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. These services are open to ACS members and national and student affiliates. NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT CLEARING HOUSE NECH offers job seekers and employers the opportunity to participate in on-site screening interviews for current job openings. More than 100 employers attend NECH to review resumes of on-site candidates. Job candidates and employers who sign up by Aug. 4 have an advantage over those who sign up on-site: Advance signup allows employers to review resumes and contact job seekers before the meeting. Job Candidate Sign-up. Job candidates are asked to submit 25 copies of their re-
human resources professional would handle them (5-6 PM). Monday, Aug. 21 Targeting the Job Market See Sunday, 2-3 PM for details (9-10 AM). Networking. It's not what you know but who you know that will get you the most job opportunities. Learn how to create, build, maintain, and utilize a network that can do your job searching foryou (10-11 AM). Interviewing 101: Basic Skills. See Sunday, 4-5 PM for details (11 AMnoon). Ask the Expert about Job Searching Skills. Bring a bag lunch and ask questions of a veteran career consultant about any aspect of finding a job. Whether it concerns values, resumes, interviews, negotiating, or anything else, the expert will field your questions (noon-1 PM).
Tuesday, Aug. 22 Managing an Effective Job Search. This comprehensive workshop brings together the major components of finding employment as a chemical professional, including targeting the job market, resume preparation, and interviewing skills. Spend a morning building your job search acumen (8:30 AM-noon). Electronic Job Searching. The job search environment has been revolutionized by the Internet and electronic resumes. Learn how you can adapt your job search to these new realities and take advantage of newly available resources (10-11 AM).
So You Want to Be a Consultant? Would you like to work independently and set your own hours? Maybe consulting is right for you. Develop practical skills that a consultant should have and learn about resources that ACS members can take advantage of to support a consulting career (12:30 -2 PM).
Interviewing 102: Behavior-Based Questions. Increasingly, employers are turning to behavior-based interviewing to explore your background and potential for success. Learn how to come out ahead when the interviewer asks, "Tell me about a time when..." (11 AM-noon).
Employment Trends and Marketability. What is the job market like for chemical professionals today? How will it evolve in the next decade? Learn about current trends and how to make
Ask the Expert about the Employment Outlook. Bring a bag lunch and ask questions of the principal ACS workforce analyst about any aspect of the chemical job market. Have your
sume (two-page maximum, one side only) in an electronically readable format. All resumes will be electronically scanned and provided to employers in a keyword-searchable format. To learn more about writing an electronically scannable resume, visit our website at http://www.acs.org/careers or call (800) 227-5558 to have an explanatory guide mailed to you. Advance sign-up is open June 19-Aug. 4. The best way to ensure your resume is read by the most employers is to sign up in advance. This process, which is completed through the Online PDB, makes your resume accessible to employers who are preregistered for NECH. An added bonus is an e-mail system in your PDB account that allows recruiters to communicate with you before the meeting. Steps to complete advance sign-up: • Register for the ACS national meeting. See the registration information in
this issue. (All job seekers signed up for NECH must also be registered for the national meeting. The meeting badge must be visible to gain access into the hall.) • Go to http://www.acs.org/careers/ Washington to access the Online PDB and obtain specific instructions to sign up for NECH. • Mail completed NECH sign-up forms and 25 copies of your resume (two-page maximum, one side only) to ACS Career Services. All materials must be received by Aug. 4. • Check your mail for a letter of confirmation with your NECH card about three weeks before the meeting. Steps to complete on-site sign-up: • Go to the Washington Convention Center to register for the ACS national meeting. (Job seekers must first be registered for the national meeting before signup for NECH can be accepted. The meeting badge must be visible to gain access into the NECH hall.) JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN 105
preliminary program questions answered about salaries, hot new fields, and global trends in this informal session (noon-1 PM). Enhancing Your Career. What can you do to enhance your happiness, your on-the-job contributions, and your self-esteem? This workshop will help you take charge of your career, be more successful, and get ahead (1-4 PM). Opportunities and Challenges for Foreign-Born Chemists. Were you born in another country? If so, you may face unique cultural, social, and legal issues that have an impact on your career success. This session will help you make the most of your origins and find a rewarding career (1-2 PM). Resume Preparation. See Sunday, 3-4 PM for details (2-3 PM). Career Strategies: The Nine Steps for Success I. This session will begin to explore what you can do today to prepare yourself for the job market tomorrow. These strategies can help you to get ahead without leaving your current employer (3-4 PM). Wednesday, Aug. 23 Managing an Effective Job Search. See Tuesday, 8:30 AM-noon for details (8:30AM-noon). Global Employment Opportunities. Are you interested in working abroad? If so, this is the session for you. It will explore opportunities for overseas employment, the advantages of working in another culture, and how to succeed as a nonnative professional (10-11 AM).
• Bring 25 copies of your resume (twopage maximum, one side only) with you at the time of sign-up. Copying services will not be provided in the Career Resource Center. • Sign up for NECH in Hall A of the Convention Center during the following hours: Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 to 6 PM; Sunday, Aug. 20,1 to 7 PM; and Monday, Aug. 21, 8 AM to 5:30 PM. Meeting registration fees are waived for unemployed ACS members using NECH. (See registration form in this issue and check the appropriate box). Students and postdoctoral appointees are not eligible for registration fee waivers. Employer Sign-up. To gain the most benefit from NECH, employers should sign up in advance. This process allows you to directly enter and edit job openings, search the growing database of candidates attending the Washington meeting, and immediately communicate via 1 0 6 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
Career Transitions. The average chemical professional will not only change jobs over their lifetime, but will even change careers. In this session, become better prepared to make the switch and to use your transferable skills to establish yourself in a new field (11 AM-noon). Ask the Expert about Career Transitioning. Bring a bag lunch and ask questions of a person who has experienced career change about how to make the switch. Whatever your interest, this informal session will help you get into a new occupation as painlessly as possible (noon-1 PM). Career Strategies: The Nine Steps for Success II. This workshop will enable you to take action on nine work habits that will help you get ahead, whether you are changing jobs or staying put in the same job. It is a more detailed treatment of the session on Tuesday, 3-4 PM (1-4 PM). Electronic Job Searching. See Tuesday, 10-11 AM for details. (1-2 PM). Finding Jobs in Small Companies. Small firms are creating the most new industrial jobs for chemists. This session will show you how to target these exciting new opportunities (2-3 PM). Opportunities and Challenges for Foreign-Born Chemists. See Tuesday, 1-2 PM for details (3-4 PM). Ongoing Participatory Programs These programs will be running continuously during the meeting. Advance sign-ups for specific time slots are re-
e-mail with candidates you wish to interview. Advance sign-up is open June 19Aug. 4. Steps to complete advance signup: • Register for the ACS national meeting. See the registration information in this issue. (Each employer representative must also be registered for the national meeting. The meeting badge must be visible to have access into the NECH hall.) • Go to http://www.acs.org/careers/ Washington to download the sign-up forms or call the Fax-on-Demand service at (877) 227-0505. • Fax completed forms to ACS Career Services no later than Aug. 4 (sign-up forms will not be accepted after this date). You will receive an e-mail confirmation when your account has been established. • Check your mail for an NECH packet about three weeks before the meeting.
quired for these programs and will be available on-site in the Career Resource Center. • Mock Interviews give you an opportunity to videotape a practice oneon-one interview and receive immediate feedback. Come dressed for an interview, and bring a copy of your resume. • (NEW) Technical Presentation Practice lets you practice oral communication skills and get ready for job talk. You can practice giving a 15minute research presentation, as if on a job interview, and be videotaped and critiqued on the spot by expert reviewers. To sign up for this program only, call Karen Dyson at (800) 2275558 ext. 4432, or e-mail: k_dyson@ acs.org. • Resume Reviews offer individualized career assistance. This program provides individual half-hour appointments with a career consultant for the purpose of reviewing your resume and discussing your career options. Bring a copy of your resume. Student Affiliates Program Saturday, Aug. 19,4:30-6 PM, JW Marriott. It's Your Career: Take Charge. If you are an undergraduate student, this is the program for you. It will help you launch your career and take advantage of ACS resources to become established. For more information on any of these programs, contact ACS Career Services, (800) 227-5558 ext. 6153, or email:
[email protected].
Bonus: Employers who complete advance sign-up for NECH are invited to the employer lunch/orientation on Sunday at 11 AM. This orientation will be preceded by an optional workshop on effective recruitment techniques from 9 to 11AM. Steps to complete on-site sign-up: • Go to the Washington Convention Center to register for the ACS national meeting. (Each employer representative must first be registered for the national meeting before sign-up for NECH can be accepted. The meeting badge must be visible to gain access into the NECH hall.) • Bring job descriptions in typed format (one page per job). • Sign up for NECH in Hall A of the convention center during the following hours: Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 to 6 PM; Sunday, Aug. 20,1 to 7 PM; and Monday, Aug. 21, 8 AM to 5:30 PM.
4. Reports of subcommittees, including those on Safe Practices, on Resources, and on Coordination with Other Groups. 5. Old and new business.
Washington, D.C. COMMITTEE AGENDA The open committee sessions listed below give ACS members a chance to express their views on issues under consideration before these issues are acted on by the board or the council, or to bring up other subjects that deserve attention. Members are urged to examine the agenda and make known any opinions or ideas they may have. If you cannot attend the particular sessions involved, write the officers listed or ask someone attending the session to speak on your behalf. Most executive sessions are open to councilors. Committees reserve the right to go into closed executive session, if necessary. For further information, contact the officers listed.
5. Review of committee chairs' interactive session. 6. Development of recommendations for 2001 committee chairs and committee membership assignments.
CHEMISTRY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS
Philip H. Brodsky, chair; Pharmacia, 800 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167
Charles E. Thomas Jr., chair; Philip Morris R&D, P.O. Box 26583, Richmond, VA 23260-6583
Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session Monday, Aug. 21, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM Mayflower 1. Report of chair. 2. Report of staff liaison. 3. Report of Subcommittee on Public Policy. 4. Report of Subcommittee on Grassroots & Advocacy. 5. Report of Subcommittee on Awards. 6. Report of Subcommittee on Fellowship. 7. Old business. 8. New business.
Combined Open Meeting "A" and Executive Session Sunday, Aug. 20, 8 AM-5 PM Mayflower
As below. Open Meeting "B" Wednesday, Aug. 23, noon-5 PM Mayflower 1. Review of petitions to amend the society's constitution and/or bylaws for action by council in Washington, D.C.: a. Petition on graduated dues—withdrawn. b. Petition to change "region" to "district" and "regional director" to "district director." CHEMISTS WITH DISABILITIES c. Petition on meeting registration fees. d. Petition to increase the size of council standDorothy L. Miner, chair; Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Box 7625, North Caro- ing committees (urgent action requested). 2. Proposed amendments to local section and divilina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7625 sion bylaws. Open Meeting 3. New and/or other business. Monday, Aug. 2 1 , 9 AM-4 PM BUDGET & FINANCE Capital Hilton CORPORATION ASSOCIATES Paul S. Anderson, chair; Chemical & Physical Sci- 1. Report of chair. ences, DuPont/Merck Pharmaceutical Co., Expera. National Science Teachers Association Roger W. Day, chair; Praxair, 777 Old Saw Mill Rivimental Station, Bldg. 500, Room 2210A, Wilming- (April). er Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591 ton, DE19880-0500 b. International Conference on Universal DeOpen Meeting sign (June). Open Meeting Monday, Aug. 21, 8 AM-4:30 PM c. Biennial Conference on Chemical Education Saturday, Aug. 19, 9 AM-12:30 PM Capital Hilton (August). Mayflower 1. Report of chair. 2. Report of subcommittees/task forces. 1. Report of chair. 2. Report of staff liaison. a. Committee Website. 2. Report of chieffinancialofficer: 2000 probable 3. Reports of Subcommittees on: b. Teaching Chemistry to Students with Disfinancial performance. a. Awards. 3. Report from Subcommittee on Financial Impact abilities. b. Education. c. Travel Grants. of Constitution & Bylaw Changes. c. Finance & Grants. 3. Discussion of national meetings exhibit on unid. Industrial Membership. versal design. e. Programs. CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE 4. Reports from liaisons to other ACS committees, f. Public Policy. Barbara J. Peterson, chair; 3M Center, Bldg. 201- other organizations. 4. Report of board liaison. 1S-09, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 5. Reports of other committees and groups. COMMITTEES 6. Open discussion and new business. Open Meeting Monday, Aug. 21, 4:30-5:30 PM Richard L. Deming, chair; Department of ChemisCOUNCIL POLICY Grand Hyatt try & Biochemistry, California State University, 1. Items from executive session. P.O. Box 6866, Fullerton, CA 92833-6866 Charles F. Rowell, vice chair; 900 Randell Rd., 2. Open discussion. Severna Park, MD 21146 Open Meeting Executive Session Monday, Aug. 21, 3:30-4 PM Open Meeting Friday, Aug. 18, 6-10 PM Mayflower Tuesday, Aug. 22, 9:30 AM-noon Mayflower 1. Report from executive session. Mayflower 1. Comments of chair. 2. Proposal for a Committee on Ethics. 1. Committee reports. 2. Report on Governing Board for Publishing. 3. Topics from the floor. 2. Reports of officers. 3. Report of CAS director. 4. Status of CAS activities. Executive Sessions Monday, Aug. 21, 12-6 PM Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2-5 PM CHEMICAL SAFETY The Council Policy Committee Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1-10 PM Henry C. Ramsey, chair; BASF Corp., P.O. Drawer Mayflower (CPC) will open the floor during 13025, Anderson, SC 29624-0025 1. Review of ACS committees' goals, objectives, its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2 2 , and accomplishments. Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session at 11:30 AM to councilors who 2. Proposed revision of duties and charters: Monday, Aug. 21, 8:30 AM-noon would like to bring to the commita. Committee on Technician Activities. Mayflower tee issues of concern to them b. Women Chemists Committee. 1. Reports of chair and staff liaison. and/or their local sections or divi2. Report of CEI/CCS Task Force on Laboratory c. Committee on Publications. sions. For further information, Waste Management. 3. Sunset reviews. contact the CPC chair, Charles F. 3. Report of the CCS liaisons to the Division of 4. Reports of task forces: Rowell, 9 0 0 Randell Rd., Severna Chemical Health & Safety, the American Industrial a. Leadership Development. Park, MD 21146. Hygiene Association, and the Task Force on Nab. Industrial Chemists Pipeline. tional Chemistry Week. c. Minority Participation in Governance. JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN 1 0 7
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3. Report of CPC vice chair. 4. Reports of subcommittees and task forces. 5. Schedule of business sessions, spring 2001. 6. Review of council agenda. 7. Open forum. 8. Old and new business.
dent affiliates, experiential education, green chemistry, preparation of future faculty, career education, graduate education, and technician education. 3. Continuing education programs: short courses and Internet courses. 4. Miscellaneous.
DIVISIONAL ACTIVITIES Frank D. Blum, chair; Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, 142 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, MO 65409-0010 Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session Saturday, Aug. 19, 7-11:30 AM Capital Hilton 1. Open breakfast meeting (division officers invited). 2. Subcommittee sessions on: a. Annual reports—1999 review and liaison program. b. Division enhancement—division recognition, innovative projects, and division profiles. c. Division status—affiliations guidelines. d. Constitution & Bylaws.
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Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session Sunday, Aug. 20, 1:30-5 PM Capital Hilton Reports of chair and staff liaison. Reports of subcommittees. Reports of task forces. Old and new business.
ECONOMIC & PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS Ronald D. Archer, chair; 19 Lantern La., Amherst, MA 01002-3222 Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session Sunday, Aug. 20, 9-11:30 AM ACS Headquarters 1. Reports of Subcommittees on: a. Public Policy Priorities: ACS Public Policy Priorities for 2001-02. b. Professional Standards & Ethics: Academic Professional Guidelines. c. Surveys: Symposium on Mature Career Chemist Study. d. Professional Services & Programs: Employment Resource Kit, Career Health SelfAssessment, Career Consultant Programs. e. Employment Services: Employment Clearinghouse Statistics. 2. New business.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT Jeffrey I. Steinfeld, chair; Department of Chemistry, Room 2-221, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30-10 PM Mayflower
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Report of chair. Report of staff liaison. Review of interim committee actions. Reports of Subcommittees on: a. Sustainability. b. Regulatory Issues. c. Global Environmental Issues. d. Monitoring & Assessment. 5. Reports of task forces. 6. Reports of liaisons. 7. Old business and subcommittee business. 8. New business.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES Mary L. Good, chair; College of Science & Engineering Tech., University of Arkansas, 2801 South University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204-1099 Open Meeting Saturday, Aug. 19, 1-5 PM Capital Hilton 1. Reports of chair and staff liaison. 2. Reports from Subcommittees on: a. International Outreach/Developing Countries. b. Inter-Society Communications & Meetings. c. Scientific Freedom & Human Rights. d. International Policy Issues. 3. Discussion of current international issues. 4. Other old and new business.
LOCAL SECTION ACTIVITIES
Kathleen M. Schulz, 12704 Sandia Ridge PL, N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87111 Open Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 22, 3-4 PM Capital Hilton 1. Reportfromexecutive session. 2. Interactive session: Local section questions, answers, and best practices. EDUCATION Executive Session Sunday, Aug. 20, 8:30 AM-noon Donald E. Jones, chair; Sedgewick Gardens, 3726 Capital Hilton Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 200081. Reports of chair and staff liaison. 4557 2. Reports of Subcommittee on Special Projects, Open Meeting on Program Enrichment, and on Local Section Monday, Aug. 23, 3-4 PM Assistance. Mayflower 3. Report of Task Force on National Chemistry Week. As below, plus items from the floor. 4. Report of Task Force on Awards. 5. Report of Task Force on Project SEED. Executive Session 6. Report of Task Force on Division-Local Section Friday, Aug. 20, 8:30 AM-6 PM Allocation & Representation. Mayflower 7. Report of Task Force on Senior Chemists. 1. Precollege: ChemCom, CHEM MATTERS, 8. Review of petitions for council consideration. Chemistry Olympiad, Project SEED, Science in a 9. Reports of committee liaisons. Technical World, WonderScience, Kids & Chemistry, FACETS, and the websites. MEETINGS & EXPOSITIONS 2. College/university: College Chemistry Consultants Service, two-year college chemistry, Chemis- Thomas R. Gilbert, chair; Chemistry Department, try in Context, the general chemistry project, stu- Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115-5096 1 0 8 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
Council, board meetings The ACS Board of Directors meeting, open to members who wish to observe, will be held in the Mayflower Hotel from 10:30 AM to noon and from 1:30 to 4:30 PM on Sunday, Aug. 20. The ACS Council meeting will begin at 8 AM, Wednesday, Aug. 23, in the International Trade Center, Ronald Reagan Bldg. It will be preceded by a continental breakfast for councilors beginning at 7:15 AM. Councilors are asked to check in beginning at 7 AM and proceed to the breakfast area, keeping in mind that the meeting starts promptly at 8 AM. Space will be available for ACS members and nonmembers to observe the council in action. It is hoped that many will take advantage of this opportunity to learn firsthand of the society's operations. Alternate councilors and division and local section officers are particularly urged to attend.
Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session Sunday, Aug. 20, 1:30-5 PM Mayflower 1. Report of chair. 2. Report of Subcommittees on: a. Meeting Arrangements. b. Finance. c. Site Selection. d. Regional Meetings. e. Expositions. f. National/International Meeting Review. 3. Review of long-rangefinancialplan. 4. Other old and new business.
MEMBERSHIP AFFAIRS Eric C. Bigham, chair; Glaxo Wellcome Co., 5 Moore Dr., P.O. Box 13398, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4498 Open Meeting Sunday, Aug. 20, 11 AM-noon Mayflower 1. Topics from the floor. (Commentsfrommembers are especially welcome.) 2. Review and discussion of itemsfromthe executive session. Executive Session Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 AM-4 PM Sunday, Aug. 20, 8-11 AM Mayflower 1. Report of chair. 2. Report of staff liaison. 3. Update on ACS 2001 membership campaign. 4. Review of Member Recruitment & Retention Subcommittee. 5. Review of Membership Categories & Dues Subcommittee. 6. Review of Member Services Subcommittee. 7. Review of Strategic Planning Subcommittee.
MINORITY AFFAIRS Nancy B. Jackson, chair; Sandia National Laboratories, 1001 University Blvd., S.E., Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Open Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 22, 11 AM-noon Mayflower 1. Topics from the floor. 2. See executive session below. Executive Session Tuesday, Aug. 2 2 , 8-11 AM Mayflower 1. Report of chair. 2. Report from Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel. 3 . Report from National Meetings Planning Committee. 4. Report from Two-Year College Subcommittee. 5. Report from a Committee on Professional Training subcommittee. 6. The ACS Scholars Program and Mentoring Program. 7. Report on staff activities: a. Local section activities. b. Minority affairs database. c. Peer mentoring program. d. Regional meetings. e. Summer internship program with Inroads Inc. 8. Report on interactions with other societies: AISES, NOBCChE, SACNAS, and NACME. 9. Report from the Awards Nominations Subcommittee. 10. Increasing minority participation in ACS governance.
NATIONAL HISTORIC CHEMICAL LANDMARKS Paul S. Anderson, chair; DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co., Experimental Station, Bldg. 500, Room 2210A, Wilmington, DE 19880 Combined Open Meeting and Executive Session Friday, Aug. 25, 9:30 AM-noon Capital Hilton 1. Reports of chair and staff liaison. 2. Review of retreat activities. 3 . Pending landmark designations. 4. New Business. Executive Session (closed session)
NOMENCLATURE, TERMINOLOGY & SYMBOLS G. Clark Dehne, chair; Department of Chemistry, Capital University, Columbus, OH 43209-2394 Open Meeting Monday, Aug. 2 1 , 2 - 4 PM Mayflower 1. Report from executive session. 2. Topics from the floor. Executive Session Saturday, Aug. 19, 9 AM-5 PM Mayflower 1. Review of committee activities. 2. Chemical nomenclature on the Internet. 3 . Reports of committee liaisons.
NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS Stanley C. Israel, chair; School of Science, Southwest Texas State University, 601 University Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666 Open Meeting Monday, Aug. 2 1 , 11 AM-noon Mayflower 1. Report from executive session. 2. Topics from the floor.
Executive Sessions (closed sessions) Sunday, Aug. 20, 8:30 AM-noon Monday, Aug. 2 1 , 8:30-11 AM and noon-5 PM Mayflower 1. Reports of the chair and staff liaison. 2. Update on election and Internet-based voting options from the Task Force on Election Process. 3 . Review of Nominations & Elections website. 4. Preparation of slates for president-elect (2002); for directors, regions II and IV (2002-04); and for directors-at-large (2002-04).
Abstracts Service) Monday, Aug. 2 1 , 4:30-5:30 PM Grand Hyatt 1. Report from executive session. 2. Topics from the floor. Executive Session Friday, Aug. 18, 1-5 PM Mayflower 1. Report of C&EN editorial board. 2. Reports of the Publications Division and the Governing Board for Publishing. 3 . Reports from other committees.
PATENTS & RELATED MATTERS
PUBLIC RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
Alan M. Ehrlich, chair; 7425 Democracy Blvd., Apt. 205, Bethesda, MD 20817 Open Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 22, 10-11 AM Mayflower Roundtable discussion on implementation of the American Investors Protection Act with Robert Stoll, administrator, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's Office of Legislative & International Affairs (cosponsored with the Division of Chemistry & the Law). Executive Session Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 - 6 PM Mayflower 1. Report of chair. 2. Report of staff liaison. 3 . Reports of Subcommittees on: a. Awards. b. Education. c. Legislation & Regulation.
Eleanor D. Siebert, chair; Department of Physical Science & Mathematics, Mount St. Mary's College, 12001 Chalon Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 Open Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 2 2 , 8 AM-1 PM Mayflower 1. Report of chair. 2. Report of the Office of Communications. 3 . Reports from tactical groups: new technology, member public relations, and relationships with external organizations. 4. Reports from subcommittees: local section public relations grants and awards and Helen Free Award for Public Outreach. 5. Reports from liaisons to the Committee on Local Section Activities and the Task Force on National Chemistry Week. 6. Old business. 7. New business and topics from the floor.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Jeanne E. Pemberton, chair; Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0002 Open Meeting Sunday, Aug. 20, noon-1 PM Doubletree 1. Biochemistry requirement. 2. Teaching loads. 3 . Graduate education.
PROJECT SEED Robert M. Hoyte, chair; Chemistry Department, SUNY College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Open Meeting Sunday, Aug. 2 0 , 11:30 AM-12:30 PM Capital Hilton 1. Reports from executive session. 2. Summarization of Project SEED for the year. 3 . Topics from the floor.
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Executive Session Saturday, Aug. 19, 12:30-9 PM Capital Hilton Report of chair. Report of staff liaison. Old business. New business/new initiatives. Reports of other liaisons.
PUBLICATIONS Joan E. Shields, chair; Department of Chemistry, Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY 11548 Open Meeting Qoint with Division of Chemical Information and the Joint Board-Council Committee on Chemical
SCIENCE Elsa Reichmanis, chair; Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 600 Mountain Ave., Room 1D-260, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 Open Meeting Saturday, Aug. 19, noon-5 PM Capital Hilton 1. Reports from subcommittees. 2. Review requests for funding proposals. 3 . Old and new business.
TECHNICIAN ACTIVITIES D. Richard Cobb, chair; Eastman Kodak Co., Room 360, Bldg. 2, Kodak Park, Rochester, NY 146524716 Open Meeting Monday, Aug. 2 1 , 1-1:30 PM Capital Hilton 1. Reports from executive session. 2. Topics from the floor.
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Executive Session Sunday, Aug. 20, 7:30 AM-3:30 PM Capital Hilton Finalize committee vision. Old business. New business. Subcommittee breakout sessions. Subcommittee reports.
WOMEN CHEMISTS Frankie K Wood-Black, chair; Phillips Petroleum, Borger Refinery & NGL Center, New Lab, Box 271, Borger,TX 79008 Open Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 2 2 , 2 - 3 PM JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
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preliminary program Mayflower 1. Report from executive session. 2. Review of WCC activities in Washington, D.C. 3. Forthcoming activities—San Diego and beyond. 4. Report on regional meeting activities. 5. Open discussion—Stepping off the fast track; trends/concerns. 6. New business. Executive Session Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 AM-5 PM Mayflower 1. Subcommittee meetings (8-9 AM). 2. Recognition of committee member involvement 3. Report of chair. 4. Report of vice chair and staff liaison. 5. Report of subcommittees. 6. Report on special projects. 7. Symposia. 8. Report of committee liaisons. 9. New business.
YOUNGER CHEMISTS Jodi L. Wesemann, chair; Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary's College of California, P.O. Box 4527, Moraga,CA 94575 Open Meeting Sunday, Aug. 20, 4-5 PM Wyndham 1. Activities planned and cosponsored by YCC. 2. Reports from subcommittee. Executive Sessions Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 AM-6 PM Sunday, Aug. 20, 8 AM-12:45 PM Wyndham 1. Opening session. 2. Strategic planning. 3. Society Interface & Outreach Subcommittee. 4. Communications Subcommittee. 5. National Meetings Activities Subcommittee. 6. Local & Regional Activities Subcommittee.
Washington, SHORT COURSES The following ACS professional development courses specifically designed for chemical scientists and technicians will be offered in conjunction with the meeting. The courses will be taught in two locations: the Washington Convention Center and the Wyndham Washington Hotel. The specific site where each course is being taught is indicated in parentheses. To request a comprehensive Washington, D.C, short courses catalog that provides detailed descriptions, fees, and registration procedures, contact the ACS continuing education program at e-mail:
[email protected]; phone (800) 2275558 ext 4508, or (202) 872-4508; fax (202) 872-6336. Or visit our website at www.acs.org/shortcourses, where you can download and print out the catalog. 1 1 0 JUNE 19, 2000 C&EN
Asymmetric S y n t h e s i s , Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Beyond the Basics: Chemical Engineering for Chemists, Aug. 20-21 (Wyndham Washington) Chemical Engineering & P r o c e s s Fundamentals for Chemists, Aug. 17-19 (Wyndham Washington) Chemistry of the Synthesis of Peptides, Aug. 18-19 (Wyndham Washington) Chemometric Techniques for Quantitative Analysis, Aug. 18 (Wyndham Washington) Classical & Wet Chemistry: Applications in Industrial & Pharmaceutical Analysis, Aug. 20-21 (Wyndham Washington) Combinatorial Chemistry: Solution & Solid-Phase Synthesis, Aug. 19-20 (Wyndham Washington) Computational Chemistry & Computer-Assisted Drug Design, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Dispersion of Fine Particles in l i q uids, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Effective Supervision of Scientists, Engineers & the Technical Staff, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Electrochemical Sensors & Detectors, Aug. 19 (Convention Center) Electronic Laboratory Notebooks & R&D Team Computing Systems, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Electronics for Laboratory Instrumentation, Aug. 17-19 (Wyndham Washington) Emulsions & Microemulsions, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Experimental Design for Formulation, Aug. 17-19 (Wyndham Washington) Experimental Design for Productivity & Quality in R&D, Aug. 17-19 (Wyndham Washington) Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Fundamentals of HPLC, Aug. 21-22 (Wyndham Washington) Fundamentals of Toxicology, Aug. 19 (Convention Center) Fundamentals of UV & e-Beam Curing, Aug. 19 (Convention Center) Good Laboratory Practices & ISO 9 0 0 0 Standards, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Government Regulations on Electronic R e c o r d s : I m p l e m e n t a t i o n & Compliance, Aug. 20-21 (Wyndham Washington) Green Chemistry: Economic & Environmental Benefits, Aug. 19 (Convention Center) How To Develop, Validate & Troubleshoot Capillary GC & HPLC Methods, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Interpretation of Infrared Spectra, Aug. 22-24 (Wyndham Washington) Interpretation of Mass Spectra, Aug. 17-19 (Wyndham Washington)
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LC/MS: Fundamentals & Applications, Aug. 21-22 (Wyndham Washington) Mechanical Behavior of Polymers, Aug. 19-20 (Wyndham Washington) Methods D e v e l o p m e n t , Validation Procedures & Conformity Assessment in the Analytical Laboratory, Aug. 18-19 (Wyndham Washington) Molecular Biology & Recombinant D N A T e c h n o l o g y , Aug. 21-22 (Wyndham Washington) NMR Spectroscopy: Methods, Interpretation & Strategies for Problem Solving, Aug. 17-21 (Wyndham Washington) Organic Chemistry of Drug Action & Drug Design, Aug. 21-22 (Wyndham Washington) Organic Chemistry of Sugars, Aug. 1819 (Convention Center) Pharmacology for Chemists, Aug. 1719 (Wyndham Washington) Polymer Coatings, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Polymer Synthesis, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Practical Capillary Electrophoresis, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Project Management for Technical Professionals, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Quality Assurance/Quality Control in the Analytical Testing Laboratory, Aug. 18-19 (Convention Center) Solid-Phase Extraction Technology & Techniques in the Analytical Laboratory, Aug. 23 (Wyndham Washington) Statistical Analysis of Laboratory Data, Aug. 20-22 (Wyndham Washington) Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Aug. 1819 (Convention Center) Technical Writing Workshop, Aug. 1819 (Convention Center) The Art of Molecular Graphics, Aug. 17-18 (Wyndham Washington) The Art of Persuasive Technical Presentations, Aug. 19 (Convention Center)
Washington, D.C ACS OFFICERS ACS OFFICERS Daryle H. Busch, president Attila E. Pavlath, president-elect Ed Wasserman, immediate past-president Henry F. Whalen, chair, board of directors John K Crum, executive director Halley A. Merrell, secretary Brian A. Bernstein, treasurer
DIVISION SECRETARIES Agricultural & Food Chemistry, Sara Risch, Science by Design, 505 North Lake Shore Dr., No. 3209, Chicago, IL 60611;
[email protected] Agrochemicals, Michele Radcliffe, Technology Science Group, Steuart St, Tower 2700, 1 Market Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94105; mradcliffe® tsgusa.com Analytical Chemistry, John N. Richardson, Shippensburg University, Department of Chemistry, Shippensburg, PA 17257; jnrich@ark. ship.edu Biochemical Technology, Kent E. Gbklen, Merck Research Labs, P.O. Box 2000, Bioprocess R&D, RY806-100, Rahway, NJ 07065;
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