NESACS Board Meeting

NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 Members in Attendance: J. Billo, M. Burgess, M. Chen, M. Filosa, C. Jaworek-Lopes, D. Lewis, D. Phillips, J. Piper, D. Rickter, M. Schwartz, L. Shao, M. Simon, M. Singer, J. D. Smith, M. Strem, R. Tanner, A. Viola

The meeting was called to order at 4:40 pm with M. Schwartz as the Chair.

 The minutes of May 2008 Board meeting were approved by voice vote with minor typographical corrections.  The minutes of June 2008 Board meeting were approved by voice vote as presented.

Chair: M. Schwartz  NESACS won the ChemLuminary award for Younger Chemists Committee, Outstanding or Creative Local Section Younger Chemists Committee Event.  John L. Neumeyer Ph.D., Director of the Medicinal Chemistry Program, McLean Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Northeastern University was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the American Chemical Society’s National Meeting in Philadelphia on August 20, 2008. o Inductees are recognized for their overall outstanding contributions to medicinal chemistry through a combination of research, teaching and service.

Chair-Elect: J. Billo  The date for the October meeting has been changed to WEDNESDAY October 15, 2008. o The second Thursday in October 10/9, is Yom Kippur. The third Thursday, 10/16, is unavailable at Henderson House. The first and fourth Thursdays are too close to preceding or following meetings. So it was either Henderson House on the Wednesday or a different venue on the Thursday.

Secretary: M. Singer  No Report

Treasurer: J. Piper  The June-Aug 2008 Treasurer’s report was accepted as presented by voice vote.  The Esselen family has established the Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest Fund at the Boston Foundation with an initial donation of $25,000. The Northeastern Section is designated as the grantee. Payments will be made in May at a spending rate determined by the Boston Foundation. As requested, substantiation of the non-profit status of the Section was supplied to the Foundation along with financial statements. There will be an annual reporting requirement to the Boston Foundation on the use of the funds.  The 2007 CPA review of our financial statements was completed in August. Fund balances at the end of 2007 were $2,871,367, approximately 6% more than 2006. The IRS form 990, the Massachusetts Attorney General's from PC, and the Secretary of States' annual report were filed this summer.

1 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008  The Section recently received a request to audit the use of a $5000 grant from Sepracor that supported the December 2006 meeting. Any funds not used for that meeting were to be returned to Sepracor. An 18 page report was submitted. This represents a significant new reporting requirement if it becomes general practice for companies making grants to the Section.  A note to Councilors. The ACS requires the submission of their travel reimbursement form regardless of any other material submitted. Please include that form with our request. It is also helpful to me to include a total of the reimbursement requested so that I know I have added everything up correctly.

Archivist: M. Simon  Request that someone follow up on the location of the NESACS display case at Northeastern University.

Trustees: M. Strem  The Trust funds are down ~5% from beginning of year. The overall performances of the Trust funds are doing well with respect to the rest of the economy.

Councilors: M. Hoffman  This is what I did professionally in the period May-August 2008  Attended the Canadian Chemistry Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, May 24-28, 2009.  Attended the joint Northwest/Rocky Mountain Regional ACS Meeting, Park City, UT, June 16-18, 2009.  Attended the Northeast Regional ACS Meeting, Burlington, VT, June 29-July 2, 2008.  Attended the European Conference on Research in Chemical Education, Istanbul, Turkey, July 6-9, 2008.  Attended the International Conference on Chemical Education, Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, August 3-8, 2008.  Attended the ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 14-20, 2008. o I attended the following meetings, sessions, and events during the national meeting: . SOCED (Society Committee on Education) Executive Session on Thursday afternoon. . Meeting of the College Chemistry Subcommittee of SOCED on Thursday evening. . SOCED Executive Session all day Friday. . Meeting of the Executive Committee of CHED (Division of Chemical Education) on Saturday morning. . Dinner with Kurt Begitt, German Chemical Society, on Saturday evening. . Meeting of the International Activities Committee of CHED early on Sunday morning. . Meeting of the Organizing Committee of the conferences on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (“Malta” Conferences) on Sunday morning.

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. Town Hall meeting with the ACS Director-at-Large nominees on Sunday afternoon . Receptions for the Royal Society of Chemistry, International Activities Committee, and Minority Affairs Committee on Sunday evening. . Toured the chemical exposition on Monday morning and afternoon. . Project SEED reception on Monday evening. . ACS Board-Staff reception on Monday evening. . Centenary of PHYS (Division of Physical Chemistry) symposium on Tuesday. . District I Councilor Caucus on Tuesday afternoon. . ChemLuminary Awards on Tuesday evening. . Council meeting on Wednesday morning

 I made the following statement at Council during the open discussion on Achieving Sustainability (e.g., Energy, Water, Food): What can/should ACS do to address this key global scientific challenge?:

 “Mr. President. Energy and water underlie all of the other issues of food, health, and the sustainability of our planet. The prestige and resources of the ACS are unparalleled in the world, and must be used to address world challenges in conjunction with other scientific organizations. This is particularly important with regard to energy and water within the context of the Middle East. I wish to commend the Society for its past and, hopefully, future support of the Conferences on Research and Education in the Middle East (also known as the “Malta” Conferences), which bring together chemical scientists from nations in the region that have uncomfortable relations with each other, or worse. I am proud to be a chemist [which was a recurring mantra during the entire meeting] and a member of ACS [ditto], and very proud to be working toward the solving of these international problems that are of such importance to the future of humanity. Thank you.”

C. Jaworek-Lopes  As an associate member of the Committee of Community Activities (CCA), I attended the executive committee meeting held on August 16, 2008 as well as the open meeting on August 19, 2008. As a member of the Volunteer Engagement and Recognition subcommittee, I will be participating in modifying the rubrics used to judge CCA ChemLuminary awards. In addition, I will be revising an acknowledgement letter that will be given to all CCED and NCW coordinators that have submitted ChemLuminary Awards. Also, I will be assisting in the review of the current NCW ChemLuminary award offerings and determining which awards may be removed or consolidated.  On behalf of the Volunteer Recognition and Engagement Subcommittee of CCA, I designed a poster entitled, Promoting Involvement and Recognizing Volunteers in

3 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 National Chemistry Week and Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, which was displayed at the CHED poster session.  I attended the 2009 NCW Theme Team meeting. During this meeting we discussed the logistics of getting new periodic tables to every school, the community event, puzzles and activities to be placed in the Celebrating Chemistry magazine.  Doris Lewis and I presented a poster at CHED and at Sci-Mix entitled, “Introducing High School Students to the Many Faces of Chemistry.” This poster was based on our NCW 2007 event held at the MoS-Boston.  I attended the District I caucus, the ChemLuminary awards ceremony, and the councilor meeting.

R. Lichter  In my second ACS National Meeting as a NESACS Councilor, I attended the meeting of the Society Committee on Budget and Finance (B&F), where I participated in the discussions of and voted on various budget-related issues. As Chair of the Subcommittee on Program Funding Requests, I presented the results of the subcommittee’s review of new and continuing funding requests. The Committee concurred with subcommittee recommendations for funding of one new and one continuing program, which were subsequently approved by the ACS Board of Directors. . B&F also accepted the report of its Program Review Advisory Group, of which I am a member. Specific recommendations were made for the Awards Program, Regional Meetings, Divisional Activities, Legislative and Government Affairs, and International Activities. . The Committee also discussed recommendations that emerged from the Financial Planning Conference held in June 2008, in which I also participated.  Among other activities, I attended: . A “Town Hall” forum at which the candidates for Director at Large answered questions from Councilors. The candidates are William F. Carroll, Jr., Richard L. Deming, Thomas R. Gilbert, and Marinda Li Wu . The District I Councilor’s caucus; . The ChemLuminary awards presentation, at which NESACS was an unsuccessful nominee for several awards; . The 40th anniversary Project SEED symposium and reception; . A number of technical talks, including one by a former graduate student who received an ACS Cope Scholar award, and several at the 100th anniversary symposium of the Division of Organic Chemistry; . A presentation to Stony Brook University honoring the invention of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging by Paul Lauterbur in 1973.  Details of Council and Board actions will appear separately. I voted in favor of all the approved motions except the formation of a Probationary Division of Catalysis Science and Technology.

4 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 D. Rickter 1. Attended the CCAS executive meeting as an Associate on Friday evening. The CAS staff presented reports of successes and challenges of Chemical Abstracts Service. Sabine Brünger-Weilandt, the CEO of FIZ Karlsruhe, which operates STN (The Scientific and Technical Information Network (STN) International) in Europe, made a special report to CCAS. There is a 30-year partnership of CAS and FIZ Karlsruhe in operating STN worldwide. 2. Attended the sixth meeting of the ACS Ethics Committee. Marge Cavanaugh chaired the discussions of current workshops and publicity. Two subcommittees that deal with the action items (Education and Awareness) met to plan. More workshops (with PROF division and others) are being planned for national and regional meetings. 3. Listened to the candidates for ACS Director-at-Large 2009-2011 at the Sunday Town Hall: William F. Carroll, Jr.; Richard L. Deming; Thomas R. Gilbert; and Marinda Li Wu. 4. Attended the Silver Circle Breakfast on Tuesday with an outstanding address byDr. Magid Abou-Gharbia, Senior Vice President at Wyeth Research in Princeton, NJ, talked on “The Realities of Drug Discovery and Development in Today’s Environment.” 5. Had lunch with CINF on Tuesday. Judah Ginsberg from the National Historic Chemical Landmarks (NHCL) Program told of chemical history across the US -- and a few international landmarks. I raised my question: Why are there only two NHCL’s in the six New England states? (Cleveland has four.) Massachusetts has none. We are rich in sites critical to the development of chemistry, but we have not pushed our case. (This is an ongoing discussion.) 6. Attended District I Caucus, superbly organized by Anne O’Brien, on Tuesday, catching up on ACS business. ACS members now have a Member Network. Coming at the end of 2008 will be Focused Interest Groups, called FIG’s. (Professional and Member Relations had a breakfast meeting on this topic. Anne is on the committee planning the FIG’s.) 7. Acted as a Councilor in the Council Meeting on Wed. Total attendance at the National ACS meeting was announced to be 13,800. The Council elected five to the Committee on Committees for the 2009-2011 term. Four were elected to the Council Policy Committee for 2009-2011. The Council elected a total of seven to different terms of the Committee on Nominations and Elections. The Council VOTED to accept the Petition on Society Affiliate Dues. The petition raises Society Affiliate dues to be equal to the (full) membership dues, while specifying that Society Affiliates are not subject to any of the discounts otherwise applicable to membership dues. Thirty-five councilors offered a wide variety of suggestions in a 35-minute special discussion called by President Bruce Bursten. The focus was on Achieving Sustainability (Energy, Water, Food): What can/should ACS do to address this key global scientific challenge? 8. Did the usual Expo, SciTech, social events, and so on. 9. After the meeting I took a tour of the outstanding Chemical Heritage Foundation on Chestnut St. I had a preview of the chemical museum that will open in October. It has the most dynamic periodic table, with elements dropping from the high ceiling to their

5 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 proper spaces. Creative displays featured many famous molecules and their histories. It was well worth a visit.

P. Mabrouk  First, C&E News is going electronic. A sample copy is available online at URL:  This year $10 will be donated to the Green Institute for each member electing to receive an electronic subscription to C&E News.  Three of our councilors were recognized for their service to ACS: Cathy Costello and Michaeline Chen were recognized for 20 years of service and Doris Lewis was recognized for 15 years of service.  A petition for society affiliate dues was discussed and voted on at the Council meeting. Society affiliates will in the future pay full member dues and will not be eligible for any of the special dues categories. The Council also discussed a proposal to create a new ACS Division to be called "Catalysis Science and Technology."  ACS has developed a series of podcasts focused on global challenges that are available to the membership at www.acs.org/globalchallenges  ACS has also developed a small "elevator speech" brochure to assist members in the Member-get-a-member recruitment effort.  Meeting themes for the following upcoming national meetings were announced: . Spring 2009 (Salt Lake City) "Nanoscience: Challenges for the Future" . Fall 2009 (Washington, DC) "Chemistry and Global Security: Challenges and Opportunities"  Themes were proposed for the following meetings: . spring 2010 (San Francisco) "Green Chemistry for a Sustainable World" . fall 2010 (Boston) "Chemistry of Preventing and Combating Disease"  I serve on ANYL and WCC committees and thought I would share some info from these groups as well. ANYL discussed the fact that membership in ANYL and apparently a number of the divisions has gone down in the last few years. Both ANYL and WCC expressed concern over the decrease in the number of applications that were received last year for the national awards program. WCC is partnering with the diversity group to encourage nominations. WCC held a symposium at Salt Lake nicknamed STARS for this purpose in support of that effort I focused my Anal. Bioanal. Column on awards and the nominations process (that article has just appeared in the latest issue) and is co-sponsor of a letter that will be sent to all divisions and local sections encouraging nominations. PRF will be sponsoring a grant program for postdocs focused on preparation for academic careers and you will likely hear more about this program shortly.

D. Lewis  As a member of CCPA, the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs I attended our day-long meeting on Monday and the reception for Volunteer Recognition for GACs (Local Section Government Affairs Committees) that followed. As liaison to the Local Section Affairs Committee LSAC I attended their open meeting to introduce myself. The ACS offices of government affairs (OLGA) and Community Affairs (OCA) have been merged to form OPA, the Office of Public Affairs under the leadership of Glen Ruskin. This has not yet been announced, as the staffs are currently being merged.

6 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008  8000 LAN (legislative Action Network) members made calls to the Senate, and along with our other LAN efforts we made an impact on science funding this year. Science research and education funding was attached to the current supplemental budget, an historic first.  OLGA (now OPA) is currently planning our strategy for the coming year, which depends of course on the results of the election. John McCain, for example, has said he would approve no new budget items in the first year, which would probably mean that the Congress would operate under a continuing resolution for a full year. One of our committee members attended a meeting to encourage scientists to run for office at which Joe Trippi was the main speaker. He points out that many of the issues currently before us are not traditional ones in that it is not possible to cut a deal in stopping global warming in the same way that many budget issues have been in the past. Moreover, scientists see through a “fact-based lens” which is not necessarily the case of all those who run for office.  OLGA has produced a new CD to help train ACS members who are making visits to their congressional visits- “Speaking for Science- Bringing Your Message to Policymakers.” It is really very useful as well as entertaining.  I was also pleased to join Chris Jaworek-Lopes in the Sunday night and the Monday night SciMix poster sessions in presenting our poster on last year’s NESACS NCW activities:

M. Chen  As councilor, I attended the Membership Affairs Committee Meeting, on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the Philadelphia national meeting. At the CACS Dinner Meeting, Marinda Wu was one of the speakers. I also attended the International Activities Committee Reception, Silver Circle Breakfast, Sci-Mix and ChemLuminary.  Town Hall Meeting, District 1 Councilor Caucus, the ACS Council Meeting

M. Singer  Attended LSAC meeting.  Attended Project Seed Committee Meeting  Attended District 1 Caucus  Attended Director-at-large Town Hall meeting  Attended Council Meeting  Attended Sci-Mix with the 2 Presidential Candidates.  Attended ChemLuminary Awards night.

D. Phillips  In her capacity as Chair-Elect of the Division of Analytical Chemistry reminded the Board that abstract submissions for the 25th anniversary PittConn is still open to ACS members.

Membership Committee – M. Chen  Three batches of new member’s list were received during May, June and July. A total of 220 “Welcome New Member” Letters were sent on 24 August for the September 11th Dinner Meeting. There were 95 new members and 125 Transfers.

7 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 Education: R. Tanner  2008 Connections to Chemistry  The 2008 Connections to Chemistry program is scheduled for Thursday, October 16th at Burlington High School (Burlington, MA). Four workshops are scheduled: Prescribing Success for the Future with Nicole Clark, Intensive Care Clinical Pharmacist, Hallmark Health System; The Real CSI Lab with Bill Heard, Chemist, Massachusetts State Crime Laboratory; “Play Ball!” with Patrick Drone, Mechanical Engineer and Assistant Director, Baseball Research Center, University of Massachusetts Lowell (for the National Chemistry Week Theme of Having a Ball with Chemistry); and Let Your Fingers Do the Walking with Liana Lamont, Assistant Editor, Journal of Chemical Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The evening address will be given by Thomas H. Lane, President-Elect, American Chemical Society, and Director of Global Science and Technology Outreach at Dow Corning Corporation. The title of his address is: And Now for Something Completely Different.  Grants-in Aid  The announcements for the Grants-in-Aid for the 237th ACS National Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, have been distributed. The announcement and application are available on the NESACS website. Applications are due by October 10th and applicants will be notified of the results by e-mail, followed by a written confirmation. The deadline for electronic submission of abstracts to the ACS in Washington is October 20, 2008, 11:59 PM.  ACS Summer Research Fellowship Program for High School Chemistry Teachers  The following request was sent by Terri Taylor at the ACS Education Division. The Board needs to consider this request for the Education Committee to respond. o During the summer of 2008, the ACS Education Division, with a grant from the Motorola Foundation, launched the pilot year of the ACS Summer Research Fellowship Program. This program provided eight high school chemistry teachers with the opportunity to conduct summer research in the laboratory of mentor who is an academic or industrial scientist. The teachers work for eight weeks during the summer and receive a $7000 stipend. The teachers selected during 2008 were from the geographic regions served by the North Jersey (two teachers), Toledo (three teachers), and Pittsburgh (three teachers) ACS Local Sections. Much like Project SEED, on the local level the program is coordinated by a local coordinator. o Our development office is exploring opportunities and resources with which to expand this program during the summer of 2009. While we don’t know where next summer’s program will be held at this time (as these are often tied to requirements of the grant), do you think there might be interest in such a program among your colleagues (Local Section or University) and/or area high school chemistry teachers? I look forward to hearing from you. o The development office at the ACS is exploring opportunities and resources with which to expand this program during the summer of 2009. One potential grantor is based in MA. We’re just trying to get a sense of local support for the program as we begin to apply for funding. On the local level, the local coordinator would locate 1-2 mentors (academic or industrial scientists) with an appropriate research project to offer a high school chemistry teacher for 8 weeks. The local coordinator would

8 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 also need to recruit and screen a small pool of applicants to be interviewed and selected by the mentor. Once the final selection has been made, the teacher’s credentials are submitted to my office for final approval. Administration of stipends comes from my office as well. o Sense of the Board Motion: NESACS is interested in participating in the High School Teacher ACS Summer Research Fellowship program.

Board of Publications / Nucleus: M. Filosa  At the last Board of Publications meeting, the appearance of the NESACS website was discussed. o The Web is under budget after 6 months o The Nucleus is over budget after 6 months. o Costs have risen for layout, printings and mailings. o The plan to get back on budget is to reduce the number of pages in the November and December issues.  The buyers guide will be published in the October issue.  The YCC has been contributing content  Some feedback from other ACS sections – is that an all-electronic newsletter is not serving the needs of the local section ACS membership.

C & B: M. Schwartz for C. Costello  The initial request for revising the by-laws to permit electronic elections has been submitted.

Continuing Education: A. Viola  Has held several discussions with National ACS office about new courses for the local sections o National is now offering clusters of courses at one location, rather than at several locations. o It is not looking good for getting a local course to be offered in the near future.  This fall there will be a lab safety program offered the Thursday and Friday before Thanksgiving at Northeastern.  The committee still is in need of new committee members

Government Relations: D. Lewis  All NESACS members are encouraged to contact local elected officials. o A training CD is available from OLGA

MCG: L. Shao  No Report

NCS: C. Jaworek-Lopes  The NCW 2008 kick-off event will be held at the Museum of Science (MoS)-Boston on Saturday, October 18, 2008. Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri will be presenting two lecture

9 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 demonstrations that day. Admission to the Museum is required for attending the 1 pm show but not for the 4 pm show. o We will be holding another high school event at the MoS on Friday, October 24, 2008. We will have two lecture demonstration programs. This effectively doubles the number of students we will be seeing.  We will be holding an event at the Boston Children’s Museum on Saturday, October 25, 2008.  The section will be participating in the NCW poster competition. Entries may be submitted anytime prior to October 15, 2008. All entries will be displayed at the MoS on October 18, 2008.  Dr. Christopher Morse has designed 2 puzzles for the puzzle contest. . Puzzle solutions will be accepted until early November.  There will be a prep day at Emmanuel College on Saturday October 4, 2008 from 10 am – 12 pm.  We are looking into holding a sneaker-recycling event at the BCM and Emmanuel College. I hope other institutions will participate in this event as well.

Summerthing: D. Lewis  All of the summer Fenway Futures tickets were sold.

WCC: P. Mabrouk Please join us on Saturday October 4, 2008 at 1 pm at the Egan Amphitheater (Northeastern University) for the first official event of the Northeastern Section's Women Chemists Committee events, a traditional afternoon tea featuring journalist Hannah Seligson (URL: http://www.hannahseligson.com/) author of "New Girl on the Job: Advice from the Trenches". Tea will include an assortment of four crustless mini tea sandwiches, scones, and tea breads with butter, jam, and cream cheese, chocolate dipped strawberries and apricots, truffles, and petite fours. The cost of the event is $35/person for ACS members ($25 for retirees and students; $40 for non-members). Please RSVP for the event with Ms. Marilou Cashman (800) 872-2054 or (508) 653-6329 or [email protected] by noon Monday Sept. 29, 2008. Payment is made at the door by cash or check (no credit cards). Reservations not canceled before Monday Sept. 29, 2008 must be paid.

Old Business: J. Billo  Task force on the cost effectiveness of Electronic Voting o The costs for electronic voting start at $0.50 per potential voting member to cover administration costs. o Still investigating other electronic voting alternatives.

New Business P. Mabrouk  Call for Nominations for Astellas USA Foundation Awards

 The ACS is soliciting nominations for three grants of $30,000 each, funded by the Astellas USA Foundation’s Astellas Awards Program. Individuals or teams who exemplify the criterion of having significantly contributed to scientific research that improved public health through their contributions in the chemical and related sciences are eligible to apply.  Nominations should include a brief description explaining why the nominee should be considered for the award, specifically identifying the contribution to public health which has resulted from the nominee’s work, a list of publications and/or patents demonstrating the impact of the research, a biographical sketch of the nominee, and two letters of support from scientific colleagues familiar with the nominee’s work.  Nomination forms and additional information can be found at http://www.acs.org/awards under the heading Astellas Awards or you can click on this link: http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content? _nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=1319 &content_id=CTP_006492&use_sec=true&sec_url_var=region1. Nomination forms are due on October 1, 2008 to [email protected]. For additional information, please contact the ACS Awards Office at 202-872-4408.  Award winners will be announced in December 2008. Winners will be invited to speak at a symposium during the 2009 ACS fall national meeting in Washington, DC.  For more information contact: . Felicia Foxworth Dixon . Manager, ACS Awards Program . American Chemical Society . 1155 Sixteenth Street, NW . Washington, DC 20036 . 202-872-6283 . [email protected] 

Meeting adjourned at 5:45 PM

Respectfully Submitted

Michael Singer NESACS Secretary

11 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008  COUNCILOR TALKING POINTS  SUMMARY OF GOVERNANCE ACTIONS/REPORTS

 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY  236th ACS NATIONAL MEETING  PHILADELPHIA, PA  AUGUST 17-21, 2008

 The following summary is provided to help Councilors report to their local sections and divisions on key actions and discussions of the ACS Council and Board of Directors at the 2008 fall national meeting.

 ACTIONS OF THE COUNCIL

 Election Results

 The Committee on Nominations and Elections presented to the Council the following slate of nominees for membership on the Committee on Committees beginning in 2009: George M. Bodner, Cherlynlavaughn Bradley, Rigoberto Hernandez, Roland F. Hirsch, Ann H. Hunt, James M. Landis, Carol B. Libby, Roger A. Parker, Howard M. Peters, and Sara J. Risch. By written ballot, the Council elected Cherlynlavaughn Bradley, Rigoberto Hernandez, James M. Landis, Howard M. Peters, and Sara J. Risch for the 2009-2011 term.  The Committee on Nominations and Elections presented to the Council the following slate of nominees for membership on the Council Policy Committee beginning in 2009: R. Gerald Bass, Ray A. Dickie, Alan M. Ehrlich, Joseph A. Heppert, Pamela D. Kistler, Bonnie A. Lawlor, Mamie W. Moy and Eleanor D. Siebert. By written ballot, the Council elected Ray A. Dickie, Bonnie A. Lawlor, Mamie W. Moy, and Eleanor D. Siebert for the 2009-2011 term.  The Council Policy Committee presented to the Council the following slate of nominees for membership on the Committee on Nominations and Elections: V. Dean Adams, Roger F. Bartholomew, W. H. (Jack) Breazeale, Jr., Donald J. Burton, Kenneth G. Caulton, Dwight W. Chasar, Peter K. Dorhout, Catherine C. Fenselau, Morton Z. Hoffman, Peter C. Jurs, William R. Oliver, Robert A. Pribush, Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks, and Angela K. Wilson. By written ballot, the Council elected W. H. (Jack) Breazeale, Jr., Peter K. Dorhout, Catherine C. Fenselau, Peter C. Jurs, and Andrea B. Twiss-Brooks for the 2009-2011 term; Angela K. Wilson for the 2009-2010 term; and Dwight W. Chasar for the remainder of a 2007-2009 term.

 Candidates for President-Elect and Board of Directors

 The candidates for the fall 2008 ACS national election were announced as follows:

o President-Elect 2009 o Joseph S. Francisco, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN o Josef Michl, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CO o Directors-at-Large – 2009-2011 o William F. Carroll, Jr., Occidental Chemical Corporation, Dallas, TX o Richard L. Deming, California State University- Fullerton, Fullerton, CA o Thomas R. Gilbert, Northeastern University, Boston, MA o Marinda Li Wu, Science is Fun! Orinda, CA o Director, District III 2009-2011 o Pat N. Confalone, DuPont, Wilmington, DE o Alan B. Cooper, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ o Director, District VI 2009-2011 o Bonnie A. Charpentier, Metabolex, Inc., Hayward, CA o Gary D. Christian, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

12 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008  Petition  The Council VOTED to accept the Petition on Society Affiliate Dues. The petition raises Society Affiliate dues to be equal to the (full) membership dues, while specifying that Society Affiliates are not subject to any of the discounts otherwise applicable to membership dues. To be valid, the petition next must be confirmed by the Board of Directors within 90 days, and will become effective five months following confirmation.

 Committee Review  As part of a regular review, the Council VOTED to continue the Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, and the Committee on Patents and Related Matters. The Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs is responsible for advice and recommendations for ACS action on public policy matters involving the chemical sciences and technologies. The Committee on Patents and Related Matters considers patents and other related items insofar as such consideration and possible action are appropriate under the Society’s Charter.

 Registration Report and 2009 National Meeting Registration Fee  As of August 20, 2008, the ACS fall national meeting had attracted 13,800 registrants. Totals in select categories are as follows: Regular attendees 8,196; Students 3,087; Guests 481; Exhibit Only 546; and Exhibitors 1,490. In keeping with the objective of the National Meeting Long Range Financial Plan, previously approved by the Board of Directors and Council, the Meetings and Expositions Committee voted to support an increase of $10 for the 2009 national meetings advance registration fee.

 Membership Activity  In 2007, the number of paid new members nominated by current ACS members was 1,559. Currently, there are 988 paid new member applications. The Society’s Member-Get-a-Member program is on track to have its best year ever.

 Professional Employment Guidelines  The Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs submitted its latest version of the Professional Employment Guidelines for consideration. These guidelines offer a broad spectrum of recommended practices in employment for professional scientists and their employers. The Council will vote on the Professional Employment Guidelines at the 2009 spring meeting in Salt Lake City.

 Revision of the Division Funding Formula and Formation of a New Division  After a motion to recommit failed, the Council VOTED, as recommended by the Divisional Activities Committee (DAC), to accept a revised division funding (allocation) formula. DAC reported that the formula improves clarity, offers simplicity, and rewards collaborative programming between divisions. The change will take effect in 2009 for 2008 activities.

 The Council also VOTED to approve the formation of the Probationary Division of Catalysis Science and Technology. The primary objective of this probationary division is to provide a “home” for the chemical science of catalysis within the ACS in a way that will also insure a continual connection between this science and the essential chemical technology of catalysis.

 Special Discussion Item  A special discussion item was put on the Council agenda by President Bruce o Bursten. The discussion focused on Achieving Sustainability (e.g., Energy, Water, Food): What can/should ACS do to address this key global scientific challenge? To kick off the discussion, ACS Board Chair Judy Benham invited Council to participate in identifying the challenges and developing solutions. She highlighted new and ongoing activities, such as the Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcasts and related information, available online at www.acs.org/globalchallenges. She also sought Council input on member involvement and ACS programming in support of Goal #3 of the Strategic Plan: "ACS will be a global leader in enlisting the world's scientific professionals to address, through chemistry, the challenges facing our world." Councilors engaged in a robust exchange, offering several useful comments and suggestions to address how the Society might develop initiatives to address sustainability of the world's

13 of 18 NESACS Board Meeting Written Reports Boston College September 11, 2008 resources, including energy, water, and food. Thirty-five councilors offered a wide variety of suggestions, which will be studied. Councilors and others who have ideas should send them to [email protected].

 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 The Board’s Standing and Special Committees  The Board of Directors received reports from its Executive Committee, and the Committees on Grants and Awards, Public Affairs and Public Relations, Professional and Member Relations, and Budget and Finance. On the recommendation of the Committee on Grants and Awards, the Board VOTED to approve nominees for the 2009 Perkin Medal and the 2009 Othmer Gold Medal. On the recommendation of the Committee on Professional and Member Relations, the Board VOTED to approve in principle a proposed alliance between the ACS and the RSC titled Research in Chemistry for Society/Sustainability (RICHES). On the recommendation of the Committee on Budget and Finance, the Board VOTED to include funding requests for the ACS Leadership Development System and ACS Green Chemistry Institute ® in the 2009 budget, and to accept the 2008 report from Program Review Advisory Group, as amended. The Board also accepted the recommendations from the 2008 Financial Planning Conference with one modification.  The Board received a status report from its International Strategy Implementation Task Force and an update on plans for a Board-Presidential Task Force on Education. The International Strategy Implementation Task Force is charged with implementing the recently approved Society international strategy, and the Board-Presidential Task Force on Education will attempt to answer the question: “What can a Society with 160,000 members uniquely do that can have a transformative effect on education in the United States?”

 Strategic Issue  The Board of Directors continued its deliberations of the global scientific challenge Sustainability (e.g., energy, food, and water) and considered a proposed set of principles from the Committee on Environmental Improvement in this area. Addressing global scientific challenges is fundamental to strategic goal #3: ACS will be a global leader in enlisting the world’s scientific professionals to address, through chemistry, the challenges facing our world.

 The Executive Director/CEO Report  The Executive Director/CEO, along with several of her direct reports, updated the Board on the following items: the ACS Green Chemistry Institute ® Strategic Plan; the Web Presence Initiative; emerging issues affecting the Society; recommendations resulting from the new IRS Form 990 filing requirements; and the activities of Chemical Abstracts Service, the Publications Division, and the Society’s General Counsel. The emerging issues discussion was particularly vibrant as the ACS Board considered many of the key factors and trends that affect Society membership. As a follow-up to these reports the Board took several actions. The Board VOTED to amend its Regulations to conform with the new IRS Form 990 filing requirements; and on the recommendation of the Joint Board-Council Committee on Publications, the Board VOTED to approve the reappointment of several Society journal editors.

 Other Society Issues  The Board received an update on its substantial progress toward achieving its 2008 goals, and discussed a draft of proposed 2009 goals. The Board concluded its session with introductions and briefings from several international dignitaries representing the Royal Society of Chemistry, the German Chemical Society, the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, the Canadian Chemical Society, the Mexican Chemical Society, and IUPAC.

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