ANNUAL REPORT 2004 Northeastern Section American Chemical Society Local Section Name: Northeastern Section URL for Total Report: http://www.nesacs.org Prof. Jean A. Fuller-Stanley Chair 2004 Northeastern Section, ACS 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Pages numbered separately by section) Pages PART I - QUESTIONNAIRE Annual Report Questionnaire ....................................................................................................................................7 PART II: ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT Activities: National Chemistry Week ...................................................................................................................17 Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture................................................................................................17 Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC) .......................................................18 Northeast Regional Undergraduate Day............................................................................................18 Undergraduate Environmental Research Symposium .....................................................................18 Connections to Chemistry ...................................................................................................................19 NESACS Vendor Fair and Medicinal Chemistry Symposium.........................................................19 NESACS Fundraising Booklet19........................................................................................................19 ACS Scholars Program........................................................................................................................20 Summary...............................................................................................................................................20 2004 Goal Attainment 2004 Local Section Goals and Assessment .........................................................................................22 2004 Chair's Goals and Assessment....................................................................................................22 2005 Goals.............................................................................................................................................23 Suggestions / Concerns..............................................................................................................................................23 ACS Strategic Thrusts...............................................................................................................................................24 PART II - APPENDICES 1-5 APPENDIX 1 - SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR ACTIVITIES Supporting Documents for Activities National Chemistry Week ...................................................................................................................27 Phyllis A. Brauner Memorial Lecture................................................................................................33 Northeast Student Chemistry Research Conference (NSCRC) .......................................................37 Northeast Regional Undergraduate Day............................................................................................39 Undergraduate Environmental Research Symposium .....................................................................41 Connections to Chemistry ...................................................................................................................43 NESACS Vendor Fair and Medicinal Chemistry Symposium.........................................................46 NESACS Fundraising Booklets...........................................................................................................52 ACS Scholars Progra ...........................................................................................................................60 APPENDIX 2 - BUDGETS AND LONG-RANGE PLAN Report of the Treasurer ............................................................................................................................................64 2-A: Budget for 2004 ....................................................................................................................................65 Budget for 2005 ....................................................................................................................................66 2-B: Long-Range Plan..................................................................................................................................68 APPENDIX 3 - MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS AND 2004 NEWSLETTER 3-A: Membership Survey Conducted in 2004 ............................................................................................74 3-B: 2004 Newsletter.....................................................................................................................................74 April, 2004 issue of The Nucleus uploaded to ACS online report (S.O.L.A.R.) 3 APPENDIX 4 - PUBLIC RELATIONS PLAN - TALKS TO PUBLIC - NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS 4-A: Public Relations Plan ...........................................................................................................................76 4-B: Talks to Public......................................................................................................................................78 4-C: Press Release / Hill Award...................................................................................................................80 APPENDIX 5 - AS NEEDED BY SECTION: NESACS REPORTS Officers, Councilors, Directors, and Committee Chairs 2004 ...............................................................................83 Calendar of Activities 2004.......................................................................................................................................89 Reports: Archivist................................................................................................................................................92 Awards Committee...............................................................................................................................93 Awards Presented by the Northeastern Section ..............................................................................102 Brauner, Phyllis A. - Memorial Lecture...........................................................................................103 Constitution & Bylaws Committee ...................................................................................................106 Continuing Education Committee ....................................................................................................106 Corporate Funding.............................................................................................................................110 Education Committee ........................................................................................................................115 Education Committee / High School Subcommittee .......................................................................123 Esselen Award Committee.................................................................................................................137 Government Relations Committee....................................................................................................145 Local Arrangements Committee.......................................................................................................146 Long-Range Planning ........................................................................................................................146 Medicinal Chemistry Group .............................................................................................................151 Membership Committee ....................................................................................................................159 National Chemistry Week Committee..............................................................................................162 NERM 2004 ........................................................................................................................................164 Nominating Committee......................................................................................................................165 Norris Award Committee..................................................................................................................166 Professional Relations Committee ....................................................................................................173 Program Committee / Chair-Elect....................................................................................................174 Public Relations Committee..............................................................................................................175 Public Service Committee / Elementary Education Task Force....................................................177 Publications, Board of........................................................................................................................178 Richards Medal Committee...............................................................................................................184 Speakers' Bureau ...............................................................................................................................187 Summerthing 2004 .............................................................................................................................188