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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

THE NATION’S CAPITAL, with its monu-ments, museums, and easy access to public transportation, is the setting for the Ameri-can Chemical Society’s 238th national meeting. The ACS president, 32 technical divisions, and six committees will host original programming in 765 half-day oral sessions and 127 poster sessions. More than 8,000 papers will be presented.

In keeping with ACS President Thomas H. Lane’s commitment to education and science literacy, one of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington will provide the venue for Celebrating the Elements, a presidential outreach event scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 15, from 11 AM to 2 PM. On Sunday, a presidential reception celebrat-ing the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Nation-al Chemistry Olympiad will be held from 4 to 6 PM at the Willard Hotel.

The meeting’s theme, “Chemistry & Global Security: Challenges & Opportuni-

ties,” will be marked with a keynote address and a plenary session organized by Sadiq Shah, associate vice president in the Office of Research & Economic Development at Western Kentucky University. The plenary session is scheduled for Sunday from 3 to 6:30 PM. Shah will give his keynote address on Monday from 5 to 6:30 PM. On the light-er side, check out Science Café: Secrets of the Elements—A Unique Fusion of Art and Haiku, on Monday from 6:30 to 8 PM.

The Arthur C. Cope Scholar and Cope Scholar Awards will be held on Tuesday in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from 8 AM to 4 PM and will be followed by a reception at 5:30 PM. The Grady-Stack Award reception will be held at the National Press Club on Tuesday from 5 to 7 PM. Other 2009 ACS national awards not presented in Salt Lake City will be bestowed at this meeting.

For job seekers and employers alike, the ACS Career Fair once again will provide op-portunities for actual interviews along with one-on-one career assistance and a wide variety of professional development work-shops. The ever-popular exposition will

feature more than 250 companies showcas-ing services, instruments, books, lab equip-ment, and much more in some 400 booths.

Specialized programs for high school teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and chemical professionals who want to expand their options and man-age their careers are offered as well. As usual, a range of professional development courses, known as ACS Short Courses, are available with a separate registration and fee. —ARLENE GOLDBERG-GIST

238TH ACSNATIONAL MEETING

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Technical Program Summary 50General Meeting Information 66 Registration 66 Ticketed Events 67 Registration Form 68 Accommodations 69 Environ. Friendly Initiatives 69 Travel & Transportation 71 Member Services 72 On-Site Arrangements 73 Speaker & Author Instructions 74 Abstracts & Preprints 75Special & Educational Events 75 Presidential Events 75 Student & Teacher Activities 75 Workshops 76 ACS Short Courses 77 ACS Career Fair 78 Exposition 79Governance Meetings 80 Board & Council Meetings 80 Committee Meetings 80

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Sunday, August 16

8:30 am – 9:45 am Planning Your Job Search 9:00 am – 12:00 pm AEI: How Do I Get that First Academic Job?10:00 am – 11:15 am Preparing a Résumé 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Effective Interviewing1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Planning Your Job Search1:00 pm – 2:00 pm First Year on the Job: Academic2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Preparing a Résumé 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm First Year on the Job: Industry4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Postdoctoral Research: Why and How?4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Effective Interviewing

Monday, August 17

8:30 am – 9:45 am Planning Your Job Search8:30 am – 9:45 am Mock Interview Demonstration 10:00 am – 11:15 am Preparing a Résumé 10:00 am – 11:30 am Foreign-National Scientists: Obtaining a Job in the U.S.1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Planning Your Job Search 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Academic Application Package2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Preparing a Résumé 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Patents & Intellectual Property4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Effective Interviewing 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Academic Onsite Interview5:30 pm – 6:30 pm AEI: Orientation

Wednesday, August 19

8:30 am – 9:45 am Planning Your Job Search8:30 am – 9:45 am Jobs in Industry10:00 am – 11:15 am Preparing a Résumé 10:00 am – 11:15 am Jobs in Academia11:30 am – 12:45 pm Effective Interviewing

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8:30 am – 9:45 am Planning Your Job Search8:30 am – 9:45 am Mock Interview Demonstration10:00 am – 11:15 am Preparing a Résumé 10:00 am – 11:30 am Writing Excellent ACS PRF Proposals11:30 am – 12:45 pm Effective Interviewing 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Mock Interview Demonstration 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Planning Your Job Search2:30 pm – 5:30 pm Navigating the Federal Employment Process2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Preparing a Résumé 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Effective Interviewing

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2:00 - 3:00 pm - Career Strategies: Critical Steps to SuccessSponsored by Division of Professional Relations, Room 156

Monday, August 17

Detection and Interdiction of Illicit Radioactive MaterialsCosponsored by NUCL T. L. Hubler, Organizer

9:00 — Weapons of mass destruction counterproliferation – Interdict/RADACAD training program. W. C. Cliff

9:40 — Detection and interdiction of illicit radioactive materials at U.S. borders. D. L. Stephens

10:20 — Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s role in the interdiction of illicit radioactive materials. R. Gullickson, P. A. Lofy Academic Employment InitiativeSponsored by AEI, Cosponsored by CHED, PROF, CPT, CWD, CMA, CEPA, SOCED, and WCC

Leaving the Nest: Life After Post-Doc’ingSponsored by COMP, Cosponsored by CPT, CEPA, YCC, PROF, and WCC

2:00 - 3:00 pm - Finding Jobs at Small CompaniesSponsored by Division of Professional Relations, Room 302

Tuesday, August 18

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OTHER CAREER-RELATED TECHNICAL PROGRAMMING

Many ACS committees and divisions sponsor programs related to career development. Please consult the online technical program at www.acs.org/meetings/national or the onsite program distributed during the meeting for locations and final details.

The ACS Career Fair is open to all registered attendee ACS members and national and student affiliates. If you are not registered for the Career Fair, visit www.acs.org/careers. Unemployed ACS Members with a 2009 unemployment dues

waiver may enter their membership number during National Meeting registration for waived registration fees to attend the ACS Career Fair. For questions on membership status, contact ACS Member & Subscriber Services at (800) 333-9511 (U.S. only); (614) 447-3776 (outside the U.S.); or email: [email protected]

Professional Development Workshop ScheduleAll workshops will be held at the Convention Center. Check your program book and onsite information for updates to this tentative schedule:


PROGRAM SUMMARY

TECHNICAL PROGRAM SUMMARY

Presidential Event P R E ST. H. Lane, Program Chair

Walter E. Washington Convention Center S M Tu W Th

Chemical Education at a Crossroads** D Astellas USA Foundation Award Lectures: Pharma Chemistry & Global Human Health**

P

Presidential Plenary Symposium on Chemistry & Global Security: Challenges & Opportunities**

P

Presidential Keynote Address on Chemistry & Global Security: Challenges & Opportunities**

P

Revitalizing Chemistry Education to Increase Competitiveness & Diversity**

P

High School Program* (CHED) D Polymer Science of Everyday Things* (POLY) D Chemistry, Sustainability & Diversity: Global Imperatives* (PROF)

A

Patents & Innovation for a Diverse Chemistry Community* (CHAL)

A

Silicones & Silicone-Modified Materials 5* (POLY)

D D D D

Bridging the Gap: Building Collaborations with High School Chemistry Clubs* (CHED)

P

ACS Presidents & Their Applied Chemical Technology Professionals* (TECH)

P

POLY/PMSE Plenary Lecture & Awards Reception* (POLY)

E

Academic Employment Initiative A E IJ. A. Bell, C. Kuniyoshi, S. P. Robinson, Program Chairs


Academic Employment Initiative** E

Division of Agricultural & Food Chemistry

A G F D

M. Appell, Program Chair

Renaissance Washington S M Tu W Th

Young Scientist Award Symposium** A Bioactives: New Production Technologies D A General Papers D ADivision Award Symposium: The Secret Life of Trace Volatiles

P

Controlling Maillard Pathways To Generate Flavors

D A

Process & Stress-Induced Changes in Phytochemicals

D D

New Structure, Properties & Applications of Food-Relevant Biopolymers

P P D A

Sci-Mix E Food Texture D General Posters P Fungal Genomics D Volatile Sulfur Compounds D Alternative Energy Sources: Perspectives & Opportunities* (COMSCI)

D

Global Challenges in Food Analysis* (ANYL) P Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lectureship* (AGRO)

A

Catfish Aquaculture: Producing Safe, Delicious & Nutritious Food* (AGRO)

D

Division of Agrochemicals A G R OE. L. Arthur, K. L. Armbrust, Program Chairs


Application of Natural Products in Organic Farming**

A

Organic Phosphate Transport, Fate & Impact on the Chesapeake Bay**

A

Recent Developments in Invertebrate & Vertebrate Repellents

D

AGRO New Investigator Award/New Developments & Issues in Agrochemical Science

P

THEMATIC PROGRAMMING“Chemistry & Global Security: Challenges & Opportunities” is the theme of the 238th ACS national meeting. Titles of symposia that are part of the thematic programming are printed in teal throughout these grids.


*Cosponsored symposium with primary organizer shown in parentheses; located with primary organizer.**Primary organizer of a cosponsored symposium.+Probationary division.

A = AM AE = AM/EVE P = PM D = AM/PME = EVE DE = AM/PM/EVE PE = PM/EVE

Division of Agrochemicals A G R OE. L. Arthur, K. L. Armbrust, Program Chairs


Agrochemical Residue & Metabolism Chemistry**

P

Biotechnology Risk Assessment: Minding & Managing the Threats Around Us**

P

Poster Session A Insect Management in Medical, Veterinary & Urban Settings**

A

International Award for Research in Agrochemicals: Don Wauchope & Friends: Reflections on the Future of Pesticide Environmental Chemistry**

D D A

Government Collaborations in Scientific Research, Regulations & Communications**

D

Lawrence A. Burns Memorial Symposium on Advances in Environmental Modeling of Pesticides**

P

Solvents in Aquatic Toxicology Testing** P Sci-Mix E Sterling B. Hendricks Memorial Lectureship**

A

Advances in Biofuels & Bioproducts: Life Cycle Analysis & Sustainability**

D

Agricultural Research in Australia: Critical Issues Leading Up to the 12th IUPAC International Congress on Pesticide Chemistry in Melbourne**

D

Challenges & Initiatives in Harmonizing Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) across the World**

D

Nondietary Human Exposure & Risk Assessment**

D A

Managing Agricultural Gas & Particle Emissions**

D D

Exposure to Chemicals in Urban Aquatic Environments**

D

Advancements in Geospatial Risk Assessment & Techniques**

P

Catfish Aquaculture: Producing Safe, Delicious & Nutritious Food**

D

Monitoring & Modeling Atrazine Ecological Exposure Potential**

D

Soil-Bound Residues & Relevance to Environmental Exposure**

P

Division of Analytical Chemistry A N Y LD. J. Phillips, Program Chair


Techniques & Technologies for the Characterization of Biotherapeutics**

A

Analytical Approaches D D DAnalytical Awards Symposium P General Posters E ACS Award in Chromatography: Symposium in Honor of Nobuo Tanaka

A

Global Challenges in Food Analysis** P Objectives & Focus of Mass Spectrometry Research Centers

P

Sci-Mix E Application of Field-Flow Fractionation in Characterization of Macromolecules & Nanoparticles**

D D

ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry: Symposium in Honor of Peter Carr: Theory Guides, Experiment Decides

D

Rapid Characterization of Microorganisms by Mass Spectrometry

D

Novel Stationary Phases for Liquid Chromatography**

A

Biological Applications of Nonlinear Optical Imaging & Spectroscopy**

D A

Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry: Symposium in Honor of Peter B. Armentrout: From Fundamental Ion-Molecule Chemistry to Intrinsic Interactions in Complex Biological Systems

D

High-Resolution LC P Upstream Processes * (BIOT) D Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Analytical Chemistry* (CHED)

P

Biological Detection & Surface Sampling for Biodefense* (ENVR)

A

Regulation at Extremes* (CHAL) P Downstream Processes* (BIOT) P AMass Spec-Based Proteomics* (BIOL) P

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PROGRAM SUMMARY

(continued)Division of Biochemical Technology

B I O T

H. Zhao, A. Velayudhan, Program Chairs

Ronald Reagan Building S M Tu W Th

Emerging Technologies** D D P Quality by Design (QbD) D A Upstream Processes** D D D D Award Lectures P P P P Biophysical & Biomolecular Processes P D D D DDownstream Processes** P D D DPoster Session E E E Biotechnological Solutions to Global Security**

A D D

Techniques & Technologies for the Characterization of Biotherapeutics* (ANYL)

A

Astellas USA Foundation Award Lectures: Chemistry & Global Human Health* (PRES)

P

Biocatalysis in Polymer Science* (POLY) D D D AUndergraduate Research Poster Session: Biochemistry* (CHED)

P

Application of Field-Flow Fractionation in Characterization of Macromolecules & Nanoparticles* (ANYL)

D D

Natural Products* (BIOL) P

Division of Business Development & Management

B M G T

M. L. Hurrey, Program Chair

Washington Plaza Hotel S M Tu W Th

Effect of Globalization on the Worldwide Chemical Enterprise**

A

Henry H. Whalen Jr. Award: Symposium in Honor of Thomas M. Connelly**

P

Starting an Angel Network Using Alumni to Fund University Entrepreneurs

D

Chemical & Technology Import-Export Regulations, Issues & Security Challenges* (SCHB)

A

Leveraging the Internet To Advance Your Position in the Market* (SCHB)

P

Global Harmonization of Safety Challenges Facing the Chemical Industry* (SCHB)

A

Division of Biological Chemistry B I O LS. Walker, Program Chair


Macromolecular Machines** A Frontiers in Chemical Biology** P Seeing Inside Cells** P Goodman Award Symposium A Repligen Award Symposium A Novel Enzymatic Cofactors & Function** P Sci-Mix E Pfizer Award Symposium: Chemical Synthetic Biology

A

Natural Products** P Lilly Award Symposium A Frontiers in Protein Science & Enzymology** P Gordon Hammes ACS Biochemistry Lectureship

P

Mass Spec-Based Proteomics** P Techniques & Technologies for the Characterization of Biotherapeutics* (ANYL)

A

Division of Biological Chemistry B I O LS. Walker, Program Chair


Fluorescence Microscopy Beyond the Diffraction Limit* (PHYS)

D A D

Biological & Synthetic Gels: A Unique & Highly Responsive State of Matter* (POLY)

D D D

Molecular Basis of Protein Aggregation & Amyloid Formation* (PHYS)

P D P D A

RNA & Targeted Control of Gene Expression* (MEDI)

P

Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A Biocatalysis in Polymer Science* (POLY) D D D AUndergraduate Research Poster Session: Biochemistry* (CHED)

P

RNA Targeting* (CARB) D Biotechnological Solutions to Global Security: Antibiotics for Combating Infectious Diseases* (BIOT)

P

Phosphatases & Kinases: They Are Not Just for Oncology Anymore* (MEDI)

P




Division of Carbohydrate Chemistry

C A R B

T. L. Lowary, Program Chair


General Papers A A AWolfrom, Isbell, New Investigator Awards Symposium

D

Synthetic Carbohydrate Chemistry: A Symposium in Memory of Nikolay Kochetkov & Per Garegg

D

Sci-Mix E RNA Targeting** D General Posters P Glycotherapeutics: Synthesis & Biology D Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A

Division of Chemical Education C H E DJ. M. Smist, J. E. Lewis, T. A. Miller, Program Chairs

Grand Hyatt S M Tu W Th

Civic Engagement & Chemistry Education**

A

Inquiry Teaching & Student Achievements in Chemistry

A

Enhancing Diversity at the Graduate & Postdoctoral Levels**

D

High School Program** D

Division of Catalysis Science & Technology (probationary)

C A T L

B. Zhou, Program Chair

Westin City Center S M Tu W Th

Catalyst Characterization** D Selective Oxidation** D A Sci-Mix** E Novel Catalyst Materials** P D AInteracting with NSF* (INOR) A



Visualization in Chemical Education** P General Posters E ACS Exams 75th Anniversary & the State of Assessment in the 21st Century**

A

Chemistry as a Second Language: Chemical Education in a Globalized Society**

A

Using Technology To Enhance Learning in Organic Chemistry**

D

Bridging the Gap: Building Collaborations with High School Chemistry Clubs**

P

Symposium in Honor of Dwaine Eubanks: ACS Exams

P

Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions** P Sci-Mix E Successful Student Affiliates Chapter Posters

E

Inquiry Materials Developed by or for Teachers

A

Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)

D A

Use of Technology in Chemistry Education Research**

D

Alternate Routes to the Teaching of Chemistry: There Are Jobs Open Now, Help Others as You Help Yourself**

P

Science Writing Heuristic in Laboratory Instruction

A

Research in Chemical Education** D AUsing Social Networking Tools To Teach Chemistry**

P

Volunteers & Their Impact on K–12 Science Education**

P

General Papers DNSF-Catalyzed Innovations in the Undergraduate Curriculum**

D

Symposium in Honor of Don Jones* (SOCED)

A

Chemical Education at a Crossroads* (PRES) D Polymer Science of Everyday Things* (POLY)

D

Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A Merck Index Women in Chemistry Award Symposium* (WCC)

D

Academic Employment Initiative* (AEI) E Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign* (CHAS)

A

Applications of Crystal Structure Information in Chemical Education* (CINF)

D

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PROGRAM SUMMARY

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Division of Chemical Information C I N FR. Guha, Program Chair


Chemical Text Mining & Public Molecular Databases**

D

Copyright & Author Rights** D 2009 CINF Scholarship for Scientific Excellence

E

Handbooks: Past, Present & Future** A Federated Search** D A General Papers P ASci-Mix E Herman Skolnik Award Symposium** D Applications of Crystal Structure Information in Chemical Education**

D

IP to IP: Intellectual Property for Information Professionals**

P

Structure Activity Relationship Knowledgebases* (COMP)

D A

Division of Chemical Toxicology T O X IK. Mitra, Program Chair


General Papers A Founders’ Award P Young Investigators A Advances in Aquatic Toxicology: Alternative Nontraditional Endpoints

P

Sci-Mix E Human Drug Metabolites in Safety Testing: Guidelines & Strategies**

A

Drug-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction & Human Disease

P

General Posters E DNA Adducts & Human Health A Platinum-Based Chemotherapeutics: New Approaches for Cancer Treatment

P

Division of Chemical Technicians T E C HK. Hayslip, Program Chair


Sci-Mix** E Panel Discussions: Former CTA & TECH Leaders & National Chemical Technician Award Winners**

A

ACS Presidents & their Applied Chemical Technology Professionals**

P

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Division of Chemical Health & Safety

C H A S

D. M. Decker, Program Chair


Ask Dr. Safety** P CHAS Awards Symposium** A Sci-Mix** E Hazardous Waste Regulatory Relief for Academic Institutions**

A

Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign** A Emerging Trends in Laboratory Ventilation** P Global Harmonization of Safety Challenges Facing the Chemical Industry* (SCHB)

A

Chemical Health, Safety & Security Practices for Small Businesses* (SCHB)

P



Nuclear Chemistry's Academic Infrastructure* (NUCL)

P D

IP to IP: Intellectual Property for Information Professionals* (CINF)

P

Division of Chemical Information C I N FR. Guha, Program Chair


Classic Books in Chemistry VI: The Language of Chemistry* (HIST)

D

Computational Chemistry in the Discovery & Development of Novel Anti-Infective Agents* (COMP)

D


P

Molecular Visualization* (COMP) A A




Division of Chemistry & the Law C H A LA. I. Ahmed, J. M. Brown, Program Chairs


Beyond the Bench: Careers in Patent Law P Patents & Innovation for a Diverse Chemistry Community**

A

Chocolate: Is It Really Good for You? P Sci-Mix E Hot Topics in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Patent Law**

A

Regulation at Extremes** P Global Patent Issues A Strengthening Your Patent Rights in Light of Recent Federal Circuit Court Decisions**

P

The Many Faces of CHAL: Where Chemistry Meets the Law**

D

Copyright & Author Rights* (CINF) D IP to IP: Intellectual Property for Information Professionals* (CINF)

P

Division of Computers in Chemistry

C O M P

J. D. Madura, E. X. Esposito, A. E. Roitberg, Program Chairs


Quantum Chemistry A A A A ARole of Quantum Chemistry in Chemical Biology & Medicinal Chemistry**

A A A A

Structure Activity Relationship Knowledgebases**

D A

Protein Dynamics & Function D D D D AComputational Chemistry in the Discovery & Development of Anti-Infective Agents**

D

Molecular Mechanics P P P P ASimulation of (Bio)Organic-Inorganic Interfaces & Nanostructures**

P P P P

Scripting & Programming A Drug Discovery P D D AEmerging Technologies** P Leaving the Nest: Life After Post-Doc’ing** P Sci-Mix E Molecular Visualization** A A Chemical Computing Group Excellence Award

E

Hewlett-Packard Scholar Awards E Poster Session E Chemical Text Mining & Public Molecular Databases* (CINF)

D

Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A Federated Search* (CINF) D A

Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry

C O L L

J. Texter, Program Chair


Functional Nanomaterials for Energy & Biomedicine Applications

D D A D D

Hybrid Colloids, Interfaces & Nanomaterials D D A D DVesicles, Polymers & Nanoparticles: Building Blocks for Functional Composite Nanomaterials

D D A D D

Nanorods & Microparticles in Homeland Security**

D D A

Self & Directed Colloidal Assembly D D A Fundamental Research in Colloid & Surface Science

E

Langmuir Award Lectures P Nanoparticle-Biological Cell Interactions D D

Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry

C O L L

J. Texter, Program Chair


Patchy Particles & Surfaces of Engineered Heterogeneity

D D

Practical Applications of Surface Chemistry D DFluorine-Containing Polymers* (POLY) D A Metal-Containing & Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers & Materials* (POLY)

D D D D A


D D D

Catalyst Characterization* (CATL+) D Sci-Mix* (CATL+) E Novel Catalyst Materials* (CATL+) P D ABiological Applications of Nonlinear Optical Imaging & Spectroscopy* (ANYL)

D A

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PROGRAM SUMMARY

Division of Environmental Chemistry

E N V R

D. D. Dionysiou, Program Chair

Marriott Metro Center S M Tu W Th

Advances in Analytical Chemistry for Environmental Applications

D D E

Environmental Science & Technology: A Tribute to William “Bill” Glaze**

D E

Sci-Mix E Biological Detection & Surface Sampling for Biodefense**

A

International Environmental Issues: Perspectives & Concerns**

A

Emerging Environmental Technologies toward a Cleaner & Sustainable Society**

P DE D

C. Ellen Gonter Awards** P Emerging Contaminants, Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products & Organohalogens in Wastewater & Municipal Biosolids**

DE A

General Papers E New Applications of Solid-Phase Adsorbents* (I&EC)

D D

Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A Lawrence A. Burns Memorial Symposium on Advances in Environmental Modeling of Pesticides* (AGRO)

P

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Environmental Chemistry* (CHED)

P

Biogeochemical Processes of Mercury in Natural & Contaminated Environments* (GEOC)

D

Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil Documentary Film & Discussion* (CEI)

E

Division of Fluorine Chemistry F L U OV. A. Petrov, Program Chair

Walter E. Washington Convention Center S M Tu W ThFluorine-Related Nanoscience with Energy Applications**

A

Fluorine Effects in the Phenomenon of Self-Disproportionation of Enantiomers

PE D

Fluorine-Containing Polymers* (POLY) D A Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A Alternative Energy Sources: Perspectives & Opportunities* (COMSCI)

D

Nanoscience in Polymer Chemistry* (POLY) P D A

Division of Fuel Chemistry F U E LA. M. Herring, Program Chair

Marriott Metro Center S M Tu W ThFuel Cell Chemistry & Operation** D D D Fuel Processing for Fuel Cells** D P P Advances in CO2 Conversion & Utilization** D Heavy Hydrocarbon Resources: Characterization, Upgrading & Utilization**

DE

General Papers in Fuel & Energy Chemistry**

E P A

Energy & Globalization** A Advances in Experimental & Computational Studies of Materials for Hydrogen Storage**

D P D A

Biofuels for Transportation** D Sci-Mix E Storch Award** A Biological & Enzymatic Fuel Cells** D Chemistry of Renewable Fuels & Chemicals**

D

Renewable Energy & Water** P AComputational Methods & Modeling in Fuel Chemistry**

A

Thermal, Photochemical & Photovoltaic Solar Energy Production**

A

Interacting with NSF* (INOR) A Sci-Mix* (CATL+) E Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil Documentary Film & Discussion* (CEI)

E

Division of Computers in Chemistry

C O M P

J. D. Madura, E. X. Esposito, A. E. Roitberg, Program Chairs


Herman Skolnik Award Symposium* (CINF) D Experimental & Theoretical Progress in Unraveling the Detailed Energetics of Drug-Receptor Binding* (MEDI)

P

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Division of Geochemistry G E O CL. E. Katz, Program Chair

Marriott Metro Center S M Tu W Th

Astrochemistry: Chemistry of Planets, Interstellar Dust & Beyond

D

Reactions at Mineral/Water Interfaces P Metal Availability & Mobility in Sediments D Biogeochemical Processes of Mercury in Natural & Contaminated Environments**

D

Impact of NOM on the Biogeochemistry of Emerging Contaminants**

P D

General Geochemistry Papers P AInteracting with NSF* (INOR) A Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Geochemistry* (CHED)

P

Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil Documentary Film & Discussion* (CEI)

E

Division of the History of Chemistry

H I S T

S. C. Rasmussen, Program Chair


Classic Books in Chemistry VI: The Language of Chemistry**

D

Heritage of Chemistry: A Symposium to Honor Arnold Thackray

D

Sci-Mix E General Papers A Edelstein Award Symposium Honoring Trevor Levere

P

Best Practices of Starting a Chemical Business That Were Valuable Years Ago & That Remain Valuable Today* (SCHB)

P

Handbooks: Past, Present & Future* (CINF) A

Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry

I & E C

J. T. Ciszewski, Program Chair


New Applications of Solid-Phase Adsorbents**

D D

Sci-Mix E Symposium Honoring Professor Donald R. Paul on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday

D

General Posters E Be a Consultant: Here’s How* (PROF) A Astellas USA Foundation Award Lectures: Pharma Chemistry & Global Human Health* (PRES)

P

Nuclear Energy & the Environment* (NUCL) D D D Sci-Mix* (CATL+) E Novel Catalyst Materials* (CATL+) P D ACrude: The Incredible Journey of Oil Documentary Film & Discussion* (CEI)

E

Division of Inorganic Chemistry I N O RB. T. Donovan-Merkert, D. C. Crans, Program Chairs

Walter E. Washington Convention Center

S M Tu W Th

Coordination Chemistry DE D AE E Nanoscience DE D PE DE Organometallic Chemistry DE D PE DE Bioinorganic Chemistry AE P AE AE Electrochemistry & Environmental Inorganic Chemistry

A

Main Group Chemistry A E E Chemistry of Materials DE E DE General Inorganic Chemistry PE A E E Inorganic Catalysts PE E AE Young Investigator Symposium P Lanthanide & Actinide Chemistry E E P Interacting with NSF** A Synthesis & Applications of Intermetallic Compounds

D AE

New Faces of Biomimetic Coordination Chemistry

D

Sci-Mix E Inorganic Nanoscience Award A Probe Development in Molecular Imaging & Therapy**

DE D

Sensing & Destroying Chemical Warfare Agents & Pesticides**

D D


PROGRAM SUMMARY



Division of Medicinal Chemistry M E D IJ. Zablocki, Program Chair


General Oral Session A P DJoint Chinese & American Symposium on Hot Topics in Medicinal Chemistry**

P

RNA & Targeted Control of Gene Expression**

P

General Poster Session E Dave Robertson & Robert Scarborough Awards

A

Macrocyclization as a Tool in Drug Design P MEDI Graduate Student Award Symposium P Small-Molecule Approaches toward the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

P

Sci-Mix E Allosteric Approaches to Drug Discovery A Poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase Inhibitors A Experimental & Theoretical Progress in Unraveling the Detailed Energetics of Drug-Receptor Binding**

P

Novel Approaches to Fine-Tune Anticancer Drugs To Achieve Acceptable Clinical Outcomes

A

Inflammation & Immunology Therapies A MEDI Centennial Celebration Symposium P Phosphatases & Kinases: They Are Not Just for Oncology Anymore**

P

MEDI & ORGN Poster Session E

Division of Medicinal Chemistry M E D IJ. Zablocki, Program Chair


Novel Therapeutics for the Treatment of Insomnia

A

Astellas USA Foundation Award Lectures: Pharma Chemistry & Global Human Health* (PRES)

P

Merck Index Women in Chemistry Award Symposium* (WCC)

D

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Medicinal Chemistry* (CHED)

P

Human Drug Metabolites in Safety Testing: Guidelines & Strategies* (TOXI)

A

Application of Field-Flow Fractionation in Characterization of Macromolecules & Nanoparticles* (ANYL)

D D

RNA Targeting* (CARB) D Natural Products* (BIOL) P

Division of Nuclear Chemistry & Technology

N U C L

M. A. Stoyer, Program Chair


Chemistry & Physics of Neutrino Experiments

D D D

Radioactive Nuclear Beams D Modern Nuclear Science: Graduate Student Research

D

Nuclear Energy & the Environment** D D D Symposium in Honor of P. Jeffrey Hay D D D Actinide Chemistry, Theory & Experiment P D DNuclear Diagnostics in Fusion Energy Research**

A D

Nuclear Chemistry’s Academic Infrastructure**

P D

Detection & Interdiction of Illicit Radioactive Materials* (CEPA)

A

Probe Development in Molecular Imaging & Therapy* (INOR)

DE D

(continued)Division of Inorganic Chemistry I N O R

B. T. Donovan-Merkert, D. C. Crans, Program Chairs


S M Tu W Th

ExxonMobil Solid-State Chemistry Faculty Fellow Award Symposium

P

Electrochemistry E Environmental Aspects of Inorganic Chemistry

E

Main Group & Coordination Chemistry P Metal-Containing & Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers & Materials* (POLY)

D D D D A

Applications of Crystal Structure Information in Chemical Education* (CINF)

D

(continued)


Division of Organic Chemistry O R G NS. M. Sieburth, A. F. Abdel-Magid, Program Chairs


Biologically Related Molecules & Processes D Halogen Bonding: A World Parallel to Hydrogen Bonding

D

Material, Devices & Switches D Molecular Recognition & Self-Assembly D Young Investigators D Metal-Mediated Reactions & Syntheses, Biologically Related Molecules & Processes & Material, Devices & Switches

E

Green Chemistry: Research Advances & Funding Opportunities**

A

Peptides, Proteins & Amino Acids A New Reactions & Methodology D A Asymmetric Reactions & Syntheses D D Young Academic Investigators D Heterocycles & Aromatics P D Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry

P

Sci-Mix E Small-Molecule Therapeutic Agents D D Arthur C. Cope & Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award Symposium

D

Metal-Mediated Reactions & Syntheses P D New Reactions & Methodology, Physical Organic Chemistry, Molecular Recognition/Self Assembly & Proteins, Peptides & Amino Acids

E

Physical Organic Chemistry: Calculations, Mechanisms, Photochemistry & High-Energy Species

D

Technical Achievements in Organic Chemistry Award Symposium

D

Total Synthesis of Complex Molecules D Heterocycles & Aromatics, Asymmetric Reactions & Syntheses & Total Synthesis of Complex Molecules

E

Fluorine-Containing Polymers* (POLY) D A Metal-Containing & Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers & Materials* (POLY)

D D D D A


D D D


D

RNA Targeting* (CARB) D

Division of Petroleum Chemistry P E T RK. Fjare, Program Chair

Westin City Center S M Tu W Th

Renewable Alternatives to Petroleum** D Symposium Honoring Roel Prins** D Poster Session E 5th International Symposium on Hydrotreating/Hydrocracking Technologies**

D D D

8th International Symposium on FCC** D Chemistry of Petroleum & Emerging Technologies**

P D

Heavy Hydrocarbon Resources: Characterization, Upgrading & Utilization* (FUEL)

DE

Energy & Globalization* (FUEL) A Selective Oxidation* (CATL+) D A Sci-Mix* (CATL+) E Nanoscience in Polymer Chemistry* (POLY) P D ACrude: The Incredible Journey of Oil Documentary Film & Discussion* (CEI)

E

Division of Physical Chemistry P H Y SM. Head-Gordon, Program Chair


Physical Chemistry Symposium for Undergraduate Chemistry Majors

A

Fluorescence Microscopy beyond the Diffraction Limit**

D A D

Graphitic Materials D D A DE Physical Chemistry of Photon to Fuel Conversion

D D D P A

25 Years of ZEKE D D D D AProtected Metallic Clusters, Quantum Wells & Metal-Nanocrystal Molecules

D P D DE A

Molecular Basis of Protein Aggregation & Amyloid Formation**

P D P DE A

Developments in Strongly Correlated Electrons

D A D A

Chemical Reaction Dynamics in Gaseous & Condensed Phases

D P DE A

Postdoctoral Research Highlights D General Computational & Theoretical Physical Chemistry

E

General Experimental Physical Chemistry E Macromolecular Machines* (BIOL) A Catalyst Characterization* (CATL+) D


PROGRAM SUMMARY



Division of Polymer Chemistry P O L YK. L. Kiick, G. N. Tew, J. G. Linhardt, Program Chairs


Fluorine-Containing Polymers** D A Metal-Containing & Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers & Materials**

D D D D A

Polymers in Membrane Technology D D D D APOLY/PMSE Poster Session** D D D D Biological & Synthetic Gels: A Unique & Highly Responsive State of Matter**

D D D

General Papers D D Polymer Science of Everyday Things** D Biocatalysis in Polymer Science** D D D ASilicones & Silicone-Modified Materials 5 D D D DFederally Funded Polymer Research** P A Sci-Mix E AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry**

A

Nanoscience in Polymer Chemistry** P D AMark Scholar Award in Honor of Professor Karen Wooley

P

Mark Scholar Senior Award in Honor of Professor James Crivello

A

Herman F. Mark Award in Honor of Professor Jean Frechet

P

POLY/PMSE Plenary Lecture & Awards Reception**

E

Fluorine-Related Nanoscience with Energy Applications* (FLUO)

A

Alternative Energy Sources: Perspectives & Opportunities* (COMSCI)

D

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Polymer Chemistry* (CHED)

P

Division of Physical Chemistry P H Y SM. Head-Gordon, Program Chair


Seeing Inside Cells* (BIOL) P Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Physical Chemistry* (CHED)

P

Biological Applications of Nonlinear Optical Imaging & Spectroscopy* (ANYL)

D A

Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering

P M S E

T. Emrick, Program Chair


Actuator & Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Materials & Composites

D A

PMSE/POLY Poster Session D D D D Porous Polymers D D D General Papers/New Concepts in Polymeric Materials

D D

Small-Angle Neutron Scattering from Polymers & Complex Fluids

D

Biomaterials & Bioengineering D D D Roy W. Tess Award Symposium in Honor of Christian Decker

D

Akzo Nobel Student Award in Polymer Science Symposium

P

Sci-Mix E Hybrid Smart Micro- & Nanoparticles D D AHybrid Soft Materials of Natural & Synthetic Polymers

D D

Efficiency, Lifetime & Reliability Issues in Organic Semiconductor & Photovoltaic Devices

D D

Metal-Containing & Metallo-Supra-molecular Polymers & Materials* (POLY)

D D D D A

POLY/PMSE Poster Session* (POLY) D D D D Biological & Synthetic Gels: A Unique & Highly Responsive State of Matter* (POLY)

D D D

Polymer Science of Everyday Things* (POLY) D Simulation of (Bio)Organic-Inorganic Interfaces & Nanostructures* (COMP)

P P P P

Biocatalysis in Polymer Science* (POLY) D D D AUndergraduate Research Poster Session: Polymer Chemistry* (CHED)

P

AkzoNobel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research in Polymer Chemistry* (POLY)

A

POLY/PMSE Plenary Lecture & Awards Reception* (POLY)

E

(continued)


Division of Professional Relations

P R O F

R. D. Libby, Program Chair


Be a Consultant: Here’s How** A Chemistry, Sustainability & Diversity: Global Imperatives**

A

Professionalism in the 21st Century: Poster Session & Town Hall Forum**

A

Young Scientist Award Symposium* (AGFD) A Best Practices of Starting a Chemical Business That Were Valuable Years Ago & That Remain Valuable Today* (SCHB)

P

Chemical & Technology Import-Export Regulations, Issues & Security Challenges* (SCHB)

A

Effect of Globalization on the Worldwide Chemical Enterprise* (BMGT)

A


D

Henry H. Whalen Jr. Award: Symposium in Honor of Thomas M. Connelly* (BMGT)

P

Leaving the Nest: Life After Post-Doc’ing* (COMP)

P


P

Academic Employment Initiative* (AEI) E Best Practices for Entrepreneurs* (SCHB) A Public Office Campaign Strategy* (SCHB) A Alternate Routes to the Teaching of Chemistry: There Are Jobs Open Now, Help Others as You Help Yourself* (CHED)

P

Science Policy* (YCC) P True Stories from Chemical Entrepreneurs* (SCHB)

P

Global Harmonization of Safety Challenges Facing the Chemical Industry* (SCHB)

A

Art of Collaborations* (YCC) A Chemical Health, Safety & Security Practices for Small Businesses* (SCHB)

P

Division of Small Chemical Businesses

S C H B

J. E. Sabol, J. H. Lauterbach, Program Chairs


Best Practices of Starting a Chemical Business That Were Valuable Years Ago & That Remain Valuable Today**

P

Chemical & Technology Import-Export Regulations, Issues & Security Challenges**

A

Leveraging the Internet To Advance your Position in the Market**

P

Sci-Mix E Best Practices for Entrepreneurs** A Public Office Campaign Strategy** A True Stories from Chemical Entrepreneurs** P Global Harmonization of Safety Challenges Facing the Chemical Industry**

A

Chemical Health, Safety & Security Practices for Small Businesses**

P

Be a Consultant: Here’s How* (PROF) A Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign* (CHAS)

A

Committee on Economic & Professional Affairs

C E P A

T. L. Hubler, Program Chair


Detection & Interdiction of Illicit Radioactive Materials**

A

Be a Consultant: Here’s How* (PROF) A Leaving the Nest: Life After Post-Doc’ing* (COMP)

P

Academic Employment Initiative* (AEI) E Alternate Routes to the Teaching of Chemistry: There Are Jobs Open Now, Help Others as You Help Yourself* (CHED)

P



PROGRAM SUMMARY

Committee on Science COMSCID. J. Nelson, Program Chair


Alternative Energy Sources: Perspectives & Opportunities**

D

Fluorine-Related Nanoscience with Energy Applications* (FLUO)

A

Government Collaborations in Scientific Research, Regulations & Communications* (AGRO)

D

Nanoscience in Polymer Chemistry* (POLY)

P D A

Society Committee on Education SOCEDB. Balazs, Program Chair

Capital Hilton S M Tu W Th

Chemistry of Our Oceans** P Symposium in Honor of Don Jones** P Chemistry of Our Atmosphere** A Eminent Scientist Lecture: Ozone Depletion: The Story of a Successful International Agreement & Its Relevance for Climate Change**

A


D

Undergrad Research Poster Session* (CHED) P Academic Employment Initiative* (AEI) E IP to IP: Intellectual Property for Information Professionals* (CINF)

P

Women Chemists Committee W C CD. A. Brooks, J. M. Iriarte-Gross, Program Chairs


Merck Index Women in Chemistry Award Symposium**

A

Merck Index Women in Chemistry** P Enhancing Diversity at the Graduate & Postdoctoral Levels* (CHED)

D

Chemistry, Sustainability & Diversity: Global Imperatives* (PROF)

A


P

Academic Employment Initiative* (AEI) E Best Practices for Entrepreneurs* (SCHB) A Panel Discussions: Former CTA & TECH Leaders & National Chemical Technician Award Winners* (TECH)

A

ACS Presidents & Their Applied Chemical Technology Professionals* (TECH)

P

True Stories from Chemical Entrepreneurs* (SCHB)

P

Younger Chemists Committee Y C CK. Moss, Program Chair


Science of War: Ammunition, Homeland Security & Forensics**

P

Science Policy** P Art of Collaborations** A Enhancing Diversity at the Graduate & Postdoctoral Levels* (CHED)

D

Chemistry, Sustainability & Diversity: Global Imperatives* (PROF)

A


D


P

C. Ellen Gonter Awards* (ENVR) P Applications of Crystal Structure Information in Chemical Education* (CINF)

D

IP to IP: Intellectual Property for Information Professionals* (CINF)

P

Committee on Environmental Improvement

C E I

E. Warren, Program Chair


Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil Documentary Film & Discussion**

E

Eminent Scientist Lecture: Ozone Depletion: The Story of a Successful International Agreement & Its Relevance for Climate Change* (SOCED)

A

Alternative Energy Sources: Perspectives & Opportunities* (COMSCI)

D

International Environmental Issues: Perspectives & Concerns* (ENVR)

A

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CD-Rom (ship) ____ @$73 ea. ____ @$98 ea.

Abstracts ordered by July 14, 2009, will be shipped for delivery prior tothe meeting. All other abstracts will be available for pick-up onsite atAttendee Registration. ACS will not be responsible for abstracts notpicked up during the meeting. Abstract CD-ROMs will only be shipped toU.S. and Canadian street addresses (no P.O. boxes)

Registrant Procedures US and Canadian attendees who register by July14, 2009, will receive their registration credentials and tickets via mail priorto the meeting. Unless an international attendee has provided a US orCanadian mailing address on their registration form, their credentials mustbe picked-up onsite at the Attendee Registration. After July 14, 2009,registrations will continue to be accepted at the Standard rate on-line and byphone or fax (credit card payment only) until August 20, 2009. Mailedregistrations will not be accepted after July 14, 2009.

Registration Cancellation/Refund Policy By adhering to the followingcancellation procedure, cancellations received by August 13, 2009, areentitled to a full refund, less a $50 administrative fee. Registrantsmust return a copy of the registration confirmation along with theoriginal registration credentials before payment will be posted to theaccount. All refunds are issued via the same method used for payment.Refunds are processed within 30 days after the conclusion of the meeting.

1. Submit your written cancellation to the ACS Registration CustomerService Center by mail, fax or e-mail by August 13, 2009.

2. Return your unused registration credentials and/or social eventtickets to ACS by August 13, 2009. If you cancel before receivingyour registration credentials, contact the ACS RegistrationCustomer Service Center for further instructions.

3. Refund requests made after August 13, 2009, will not be honored.

4. No cancellation or refund for Abstract CD-ROMs and/or postagecharges for mailing will be made.

You agree to accept all terms and conditions by submitting this registration to participate in the ACS National Meeting & Exposition.

Paid by: � Check - (made payable in US dollars to American Chemical Society)

Credit Card Type: � VISA � MasterCard � American Express � Diners

By signing below, the credit card holder agrees to pay the charges listed above in order to participate in the 238TH ACS National Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Credit Card Number ____________________________________ Exp Date _______ Security Code ______

Credit Card Billing Address & Zip _____________________________________________________________

Card Holder Name _________________________________________________________________________

Card Holder Signature ______________________________________________________________________

1. Professional Discipline (check one)

� (a) Academia � (b) Government � (c) Industry � (d) Student� (e) Other ____________________________________________________

2. Highest Degree Received (check one)

� (A) A.S./A.A.S. (Associate Degree) � (B) B.S./B.A. (Baccalaureate Degree)

� (C) M.S. � (D) Ph.D. � (E) Still in school (degree not completed)

� (F) Other ____________________________________________________

3. Professional Concentration (check all that apply)

4. Product Interest (check all that apply)

5. Is this your first ACS National Meeting? � Yes � No

6. Where are you staying (or planning to stay) during the meeting?Hotel __________________________ Other ________________________

� (A) Aerospace/Transportation

� (B) Agriculture & Food

� (C) Analytical

� (D) Biochemistry

� (E) Biotechnology

� (F) Chemical Education

� (G) Chemical Information

� (H) Clinical/Diagnostic

� (I) Colloids & Surfaces

� (J) Combinatorial Chemistry

� (K) Computing/Molecular Modeling

� (L) Electronics/Semiconductors

� (M) Energy/Fuels

� (N) Environmental

� (O) Forensics

� (P) Geochemistry

� (Q) Glass/Ceramics/Composites

� (R) Health & Safety

� (KK) Other

� (S) Inorganic

� (T) Law/Legal Affairs

� (U) Lubricants/Oils

� (V) Marketing/Sales/Business

� (W) Materials

� (X) Metals/Metal Products

� (Y) Nuclear

� (Z) Organic

� (AA) Paint/Coatings

� (BB) Personal Care/Cosmetics

� (CC) Pharmaceutical/Medicinal

� (DD) Physical

� (EE) Polymers/Plastics

� (FF) Pulp/Paper/Wood

� (GG) Rubber

� (HH) Soap/Detergent/Cleaners

� (II) Textiles/Fiber

� (JJ) Toxicology

� (A) Academic & Educational Services

� (B) Accessible/Barrier-Free Products

� (C) Analytical Research

� (D) Business Management & Services

� (E) Career Development & Training

� (F) Chemicals, Reagents & Raw Materials

� (L) Other

� (G) Laboratory Equipment & Services

� (H) R&D and Manufacturing Services

� (I) Sci. Computing & Data Management

� (J) Technical Literature, Websites &Databases

� (K) Testing & Measuring Instrumentation

GRAND TOTAL

PAYMENT

Online: http://www.acs.org/meetings/washingtondc2009 (credit cards only).

Phone: 508-743-0192 or 800-251-8629, Monday - Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM EST (credit cards only) by August 20, 2009.

Mail completed form with payment to: ACS Registration c/o CDS, 107 Waterhouse Road, Bourne, MA 02532 by July 14, 2009.

Fax completed form with payment to: 508-759-4552 (credit cards only) by August 20, 2009.

4 ways to register: (see Registration Procedures)

REGISTRATION CATEGORIES & FEESDEMOGRAPHICS SOCIAL EVENT FEES

REGISTRANT INFORMATION�� Dr. �� Prof. ■■ Mr. ■■ Ms. ■■ Mrs. ACS Membership #_________________ (Required for member discount)

First Name Last Name Title

Company/Institution/Agency

Street Address

City State/Province Zip/Postal Code Country

Phone Ext. Fax E-mail Address

Emergency Contact Name Emergency Contact Number

How would you like to receive your meeting and exhibitor promotions before and after the meeting? (check all that apply) ❑ Mail ❑ E-mail ❑ Do not contact me for non-official purposes

Do you require special services or auxiliary aids in order to participate in the meeting? ❑ Yes ❑ No Describe

9. Registration Subtotal $ _______________

10. Social Event Subtotal $ _____________

ABSTRACT FEES

11. Abstract Subtotal $ ____________

12. Grand Total of 9-11 $_________

ACS Members EARLY STANDARD

thru July 14 after July 14

❑ ACS member or Society affiliate $340 $410

❑ Postdoctoral member $340 $410

❑ Emeritus or retired member $170 $205

❑ 50-year member No Fee No Fee

❑ Unemployed member No Fee No Fee(dues waiver required)

❑ Graduate student member $170 $170

❑ Precollege teacher member $90 $90

❑ One day member registrant $170 $205❏ Su ❏ M ❏ Tu ❏ W ❏ Th

Non-Members❑ Chemical scientist $600 $720

❑ Postdoctoral scientist $600 $720

❑ Visitor: Non-chemical scientist $340 $410

❑ Visitor: Chemical technician $340 $410

❑ Graduate Student $340 $340

❑ Pre-College Teacher $90 $90

❑ One-day registrant $340 $410❏ Su ❏ M ❏ Tu ❏ W ❏ Th

❑ Guest of Registrant (1) $40 $40(1) Guest Registration - A Spouse or family member of the registering

attendee having no affiliation with the field of chemical science and is not

eligible to become a member of the ACS. Only one guest registration

allowed per full or one-day registration.

Guest Name ____________________________________

Undergraduate Students❑ ACS Student affiliate $90 $90

❑ Visitor: Undergraduate student $170 $170

Exposition Visitors❑ Adult $40 $40

❑ Student $15 $15

❑ Recording meetings events through audiovisual or photographic methods is prohibited at all official ACS events without written consent from ACS. The use of cameras is not permitted during technical sessions. Attendees or exhibitors may photograph their own activity, but permissionmust be obtained from all involved parties before photographs can be taken of other people or displays at the meeting or exposition. Press representatives must receive media credentials and recording permission from the ACS Office of Communication in the Press Room.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORMAMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY • 238TH NATIONAL MEETING & EXPOSITION

AUGUST 16 - 20, 2009 • WASHINGTON, D.C.


COLL Division Luncheon/SE-20/$30Noon to 1:30 PM, Ronald Reagan Bldg.

CINF Luncheon/SE-21/$15Noon to 1:30 PM, Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Grady-Stack Award Reception/SE-22/$105 to 7 PM, National Press Club, 529—14th St., N.W., between E & F Sts., N.W.

PETR/FUEL Joint Dinner/SE-23/$656:30 to 9:30 PM, National Aquarium, Com-merce Bldg., Room B-007, 14th St. & Con-stitution Ave., N.W.

ENVR Division Social Hour & Dinner/SE-24/$606:30 to 10 PM, Chef Geoff ’s Downtown, 13th St., N.W., between E & F Sts.

HIST Edelstein Award Dinner/SE-25/$507 to 9 PM, Tuscana West, 1350 I St., N.W.

ACCOMMODATIONS

TAKE ADVANTAGE of special ACS room rates for the Washington, D.C., national meeting by reserving hotel rooms directly through the Housing Connection by July 22. A listing of official hotels with their guaranteed ACS rates and amenities is on page 70. All attendees who reserve their room through the Housing Connection are automatically entered in the ACS Housing Drawing (see ad on page 45 for details).

Late Housing. Some hotels may have rooms available after July 22; a listing of these hotels will be posted on the ACS web-site. ACS rates and or availability cannot be guaranteed. Please visit the website (www.acs.org/washingtondc2009) for further details on late housing.

On-Site Housing. During the meeting, an on-site housing desk will be available at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to assist with last-minute housing changes or needs.

RESERVATION METHODS. All registrants will receive confirmation for reservations made directly through the ACS Housing Connection. Review this document care-fully for accuracy. Each acknowledgment contains a unique number that is proof of your reservation through the ACS Housing Connection. We strongly recommend that you bring your confirmation with you to the meeting. If you lose or do not receive your

confirmation, you can obtain another copy online or by contacting the ACS Housing Connection. You will not receive a separate confirmation from the hotel.

Published ACS rates apply to hotel stays between Aug. 12 and 23. To extend your stay beyond these dates, you must reserve addi-tional nights directly through the hotel.

Internet. Reserve online at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009. Online reserva-tions require a valid credit card, and you will receive a confirmation to your e-mail address within 24 hours.

Telephone. Call the Housing Connec-tion at (866) 847-8570 or (801) 505-4140 (international) Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 6 PM, MST. Telephone reservations require a valid credit card, and you will receive an acknowledgment to your e-mail address within 24 hours.

Fax/Mail. Fax the ACS Housing Form (available online) with your valid credit card guarantee by fax: (801) 355-0250 (interna-tional only) or mail the form with your valid credit card or check for one night’s room and tax made payable to The Housing Connec-tion and mail to ACS Housing, c/o Housing Connection, 175 South West Temple, Suite 140, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. Faxed and mailed reservations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and require 10 to 14 days to be confirmed. If your requested hotel is no longer available, we will attempt to honor your indicated preference accord-ing to cost and location.

RESERVATIONS, CHANGES & CANCEL-LATION POLICY. Hotel reservations can be guaranteed by credit card (American Express, MasterCard, or VISA), check or money order. Make checks payable in US dollars to the Housing Connection and in-clude a completed ACS Housing Form with each mailed payment. Housing fees should not be combined with any other payment (such as registration or membership dues). Reservations received without payment will not be processed.

Although a valid credit card or check deposit for one night’s room and tax is re-quired to confirm a reservation, a payment will not be charged by the Housing Con-nection. The credit information or check deposit will be forwarded with your indi-vidual reservation to your hotel on July 22 after 5 PM MST. Hotels may elect to charge a deposit of one night’s room and tax to your credit card prior to your arrival. You will need to handle all payment arrange-ments directly with your assigned hotel.

All hotel rooms are subject to 14.5% room and occupancy tax (subject to change).

Reservation changes and cancellations can be made without penalty until July 22. Hotels do not have individual reservations or credit card guarantees yet. After July 22, individuals may continue to make changes and cancellations through the Housing Connection until Aug. 5; however, canceled reservations may incur a fee that will be charged directly by the hotel. A one-night room and tax charge will be charged by the hotel for reservations that are not canceled 72 hours prior to arrival. Penalties for early departures may be enforced and vary by hotel, so call your hotel for details.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR GUESTS WITH DISABILITIES. If you require special hotel accommodations because of a disability, please indicate your requirements when you make your reservation. Be sure to re-confirm any special room arrangements directly with your hotel.

SUITES. Send your suite requests by e-mail to [email protected] (Attn.: Katie Nickel). They will attempt to find you a suite at an official ACS property that fits your needs.

ECONOMICAL ALTERNATIVE. The fol-lowing hotel is not a part of the official ACS housing block but may be of interest to at-tendees on a restricted budget. Make your reservations directly with this property and ask for the listed ACS rate. This property is not included on the ACS shuttle route.

Hyatt Regency Washington, 400 New Jer-sey Ave., N.W., Washington, DC, (202) 737-1234; fax: (202) 719-8700; ACS rate $100 single/double occupancy.

KEEP YOUR MEETING COSTS AFFORD-ABLE. Attendee support of the official ho-tels allows ACS to utilize meeting space at a discount and to keep registration fees to a minimum. Stay in an official hotel when-ever possible, and reserve your hotel room through the ACS Housing Connection at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009.

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY INITIATIVES

EVERY YEAR, our members and attend-ees ask what ACS is doing to minimize the impact of the national meetings and expo-


PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

sition on the environ-ment. Last year, ACS Meetings fully imple-mented its green initia-tives by working with its facility and event production partners to support environmen-tally friendly solutions wherever possible. In 2006, Washington, D.C., became the first major city to require developers to adhere to guidelines established by the U.S. Green Building Council.

For the 2009 fall meeting, the Walter E. Washington Conven-tion Center and meet-ing hotels will utilize their existing sustain-able practices to reduce their impact on the en-vironment as follows:

Convention Center The Walter E. Wash-ington Convention Center is one of the most eco-friendly fa-cilities in the country.■ Using 100% postcon-sumer paper dispos-ables and green-seal-certified Cojo hand soap in all restrooms.■ Using 30% postcon-sumer, acid-free paper in all copy rooms.■ Using environmen-tally preferred vendors to provide cleaning and sanitizing products.■ Supporting water conservation by col-lecting and filtering rain water.■ Using natural re-source management for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, emissions, lights, carbon dioxide, and electricity.■ Using high-efficiency lighting through-out the facility.■ Actively engaging in a robust recycling program.■ Encouraging use of the city’s public transportation system.

Meeting Hotels■ Engaging in a robust recycling program.■ Encouraging guests to participate in the linen reuse program.■ Utilizing high-efficiency lighting throughout the facility.

* Note that many official ACS hotels participate in an off-site recycling program,

which means that trash is sorted off-site and recyclable items are separated and recycled.

In addition to the above environmentally friendly initiatives, ACS exercises the fol-lowing initiatives to make the national meetings more “green”:■ Turning off lighting and air-conditioning

„ Maximum occupants per room.

î Children below this age are free in parent’s room using existing bedding.

Babysitting list available.

v ACS shuttle service to Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Ë Parking rates are per day, do not include tax, and can change without notice.

‰ Room service available.

Environmentally friendly.

Ü Health club or fitness room available.

Complimentary internet access.

Accessible rooms and accommodations

available for persons with disabilities.

Smoking guest rooms may be available.

O�cial Properties for the ACS National Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C.FOR BEST AVAILABILITY, MAKE YOUR RESERVATION VIA THE INTERNET

www.acs.org/meetings

OR BY PHONE (866) 847-8570 or (801) 505-4140 for international

ALL RATES INCLUDE COMPLIMENTARY INTERNET

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1a. Beacon Hotel - Standard $169 $169 $189 N/A 3 14 Yes Yes $29 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

1b. Beacon Hotel - Studio Suite

$189 $189 $209 N/A 3 14 Yes Yes $30 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

2. Capital Hilton $179 $199 $224 $249 4 18 No Yes $40 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

3. Courtyard by Marriott - Convention Center

$189 $189 $199 $209 4 10 Yes Yes $32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

4. Embassy Row Courtyardby Marriott

$179 $179 $199 N/A 3 16 Yes No $25 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

5. Donovan House $179 $179 N/A N/A 2 18 Yes Yes $35 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

6. Embassy Suites Convention Center

$197 $222 $247 $272 4 18 No Yes $33 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

7. Four Points Sheraton $155 $155 $175 $195 4 12 No Yes $35 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

8. Grand Hyatt $199 $224 $249 $274 4 18 Yes Yes $24/$30 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

9. Hamilton Crowne Plaza $184 $184 $194 $204 4 12 No Yes $16/$33 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

10. Hampton Inn DC Convention Center

$179 $179 $189 $199 4 N/A No Yes $28 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

11. Henley Park $199 $199 N/A N/A 2 17 Yes No $28 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No

12. Hilton Garden Inn $145 $155 $165 $175 4 12 No Yes $30 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

13. Holiday Inn Central $179 $189 $204 $219 4 12 No Yes $27 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

14. JW Marriott $199 $199 $219 $239 4 N/A No Yes $39 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

15. Marriott Metro Center $195 $195 $215 $235 4 12 Yes Yes $18/$35 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

16. Morrison-Clark Inn $159 $159 N/A N/A 2 18 Yes No $28 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

17. Renaissance Washington $199 $228 $253 $278 5 18 No No $25/$32 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

18. Sofitel $198 $198 $223 $248 4 16 No Yes $40 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

19. St. Regis Hotel $199 $199 $249 N/A 3 16 Yes Yes $45 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

20a. Washington Plaza Hotel - Standard

$159 $159 $179 $199 4 17 No Yes $23/$28 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

20b. Washington Plaza Hotel - Superior

$179 $179 $199 $219 4 17 No Yes $23/$28 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

21. Westin City Center $165 $165 $190 $215 4 17 Yes Yes $40 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

22. Willard InterContinental $229 $229 $259 $289 4 17 Yes Yes $35 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

23. W Washington $165 $165 N/A N/A 2 N/A No Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

The rates listed above do not include the current 14.5% room and occupancy tax per room per night, which is subject to change.


in exhibit halls and meeting rooms when not in use.■ Producing event-specific signage from recyclable substrates (such as cardboard or canvas) without laminate or glues and recycling it after each meeting. Permanent signage is also used where appropriate.■ Using permanent aluminum-system counters, kiosks, walled offices, and en-trance units that remain assembled and are fitted with graphic inserts for each meeting.■ Working with a vendor that continually reuses carpeting, padding, and aluminum-system components and recycles them into new components or alternative products when worn.■ Encouraging exhibitors to bring only what they need to the event, reuse materi-als and packing, and recycle or take away what they don’t hand out, in addition to other vendor sustainability initiatives.■ Working with vendors to utilize the con-vention center’s recycling program to re-cycle corrugated cardboard and other non-food waste produced during the meeting.■ Suggesting that event organizers provide water in pitchers instead of plastic bottles; serve condiments in bulk rather than indi-vidual packets; and utilize reusable plates, cups, and flatware.■ Using recycled paper for registration forms, registration receipts, meeting map and guide, and blank paper at all Meeting Mail kiosks and self-registration/printer stations.

SHUTTLE SERVICE. In an effort to be sustainable, ACS will provide shuttle service between hotels and the conven-tion center. The ACS Shuttle (TMS) will provide carbon offsets for every gallon of diesel used during the meeting. We also encourage attendees to use local public transportation.

PARTNER WITH ACS FOR A “GREENER” MEETING. You can reduce your own envi-ronmental impact as a meeting attendee. Please consider the following suggestions:

Reduce Waste and Energy Consumption■ Walk between the official ACS hotels and the convention center when possible.■ Unplug your cell phone and laptop char-gers when not in use.■ Use the Internet to register and reserve your hotel for the meeting using paperless technology.■ Use the ACS attendee website to access detailed attendee information, the official technical program, maps, and other tools.■ Consume food that is local, seasonal, and organic.■ Take only what you need from exhibitors inside the ACS National Exposition, and ask them to provide information to you directly by e-mail.■ Update your ACS membership record and registration record if your contact information has changed or you no lon-ger wish to receive promotions to reduce wasteful duplicate or unwanted mailings.

■ Be sure to RSVP or reserve a social event ticket so that the event organizer can pro-vide the appropriate amount of food based on the number of expected guests.

Reuse Materials■ Participate in your hotel’s linen reuse program where housekeeping staff do not change the sheets and tow-els daily unless requested by the guest.■ Continue to use the same shampoos and soaps in your guest room until they are finished.■ Use your own refillable water bottle or coffee mug each day and refill them at water stations or fountains at the official hotels and convention center.

■ Bring a reusable bag with you each day so that you can consolidate your meeting materials and avoid the use of unnecessary plastic or disposable bags.

Recycle■ Utilize the recycling containers at the convention center to recycle mixed office paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, and glass and plastic bottles marked with “1” and “2” on their bottoms.■ When you are finished with your meeting materials, remember to recycle your pro-grams, registration badges, and other items at your home or office.

ACS RESOURCES FOR ENVIRONMEN-TALLY FRIENDLY INITIATIVES. Members of the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement promote the society’s and the public’s awareness and active concern for protecting and improving the quality of human health and the environment. They welcome ACS member input as they determine how we can, through our own personal actions, work to help sustain the environment at www.acs.org/committees.

TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION

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6 Embassy Suites-Convention Center 2

7 Four Points Sheraton 4

8 Grand Hyatt 4

9 Hamilton Crowne Plaza 6

10 Hampton Inn 3

11 Henley Park 2

12 Hilton Garden Inn 8

13 Holiday Inn Central 7

14 JW Marriott 10

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16 Morrison-Clark Inn 2

17 Renaissance Washington 2

18 Sofitel 8

19 St. Regis Hotel 9

20 Washington Plaza Hotel 5

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O�cial Properties in Washington, D.C.


port (DCA) (4 miles), Dulles International Airport (IAD) (26 miles), and Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) (30 miles).

Ground Transportation at the Airports. Shuttle buses, taxicabs, rental cars, and/or Metrorail (subway), Metrobus, and Amtrak (railroad) are available from the airports.

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro): Ronald Reagan Na-tional Airport is the only airport directly serviced by the Metrorail system. The Metrorail station is connected to the con-course level of terminals B and C and ser-viced by the yellow and blue lines. For Dull-es Airport, the nearest Metrorail station is West Falls Church on the orange line. Direct transportation to and from this sta-tion to the airport is available through the Washington Flyer Coach bus service. For BWI Airport, Metrobus service is available to and from the airport from the Greenbelt Metrorail station on the green line. For Metro route planning and maps, visit www.wmata.com or call (202) 637-7000.

Amtrak: Amtrak—the national passen-ger railroad system—provides direct ser-vice to BWI Airport. A shuttle bus is avail-able to the nearby railroad station, where MARC commuter trains or Amtrak can be taken to Washington, D.C.’s Union Station. Taxicabs and Metrorail are available from Union Station to other destinations in the D.C. metropolitan area. Schedules and rates are listed on www.amtrak.com and www.mtamaryland.com for MARC.

Taxicab: Taxicab stands are located out-side the baggage claim at each airport. Taxi dispatchers will assist you with selecting a taxi based on your destination.

Airport Shuttles: SuperShuttle Vans provide door-to-door service from all Washington, D.C., area airports. Call (800) 258-3826 or visit www.supershuttle.com to make a reservation. Reference discount code: 45D38.

In addition, Dulles Airport is serviced by the Washington Flyer Coach Service. Buses provide nonstop round-trip service between the airport and West Falls Church Metrorail station for $18. Buses depart approximately every 30 minutes; board-ing announcements are made inside the airport. Tickets can be purchased from the driver. For more information, visit www.washfly.com or call (888) 927-4359.

AMTRAK. Amtrak services Washington, D.C., from more than 100 cities along the

East Coast and central U.S. The station is located at 50 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. Taxis are located outside on the street lev-el. There is also a Metrorail station in the building. For more information, visit www.amtrak.com or call (800) 872-7245.

AUTO RENTAL & AIR DISCOUNTS. ACS has negotiated discount rates for all 2009 meetings with its airline and auto rental partners.

American Airlines(800) 433-7300 (U.S. & Canada only); on-line at www.aa.com.Discount code: A1489AB

Continental Airlines(800) 523-3273; online at www.continental.com.Discount code: ZENYB0XTJ6

Avis(800) 331-1600; online at www.avis.com.Refer to AWD Code: B120799

Hertz(800) 654-2240; online at www.hertz.comRefer to ID Code: CV# 02UZ0008

GETTING AROUND D.C.Walking. Washington, D.C., has been ranked one of the most walkable cities in the U.S. The city’s wide sidewalks and short blocks meander past inspiring monuments and museums as well as world-class the-aters and splendid neighborhood gardens.

Metrobus & Metrorail. The Metrorail sys-tem is one of the cleanest, most efficient, and safest transportation systems in the world. Many hotels are Metrorail accessible and the convention center has a dedicated metrorail station serviced by the yellow and green lines. Metrobus services many desti-nations not serviced directly by Metrorail. For route and fare information visit www.wmata.com or call (202) 637-7000.

The Circulator. D.C.’s newest transpor-tation solution, the Circulator bus, was designed to help visitors get around the city and is priced at just $1.00. The yellow line connects Georgetown to Union Station with stops at many hotels and the convention center. The purple line rides around the Na-tional Mall on weekends with stops at many Smithsonian museums and galleries. For hours, passes, and route maps, visit www.dccirculator.com or call (202) 962-1423.

Taxis. D.C. taxicabs operate on a meter sys-tem. Fares begin at $3.00, plus 25 cents per each additional one-sixth mile and 25 cents per minute of wait time.

MEMBER SERVICES

ACS MEMBERSHIP BOOTH. ACS staff will be available to assist you with any membership concerns or questions about the society’s programs and services. Join the society on-site and receive dis-counted member rates to register for the meeting and to receive a thank you gift for joining. Assistance is also available for members who would like to renew memberships on-site or to complete any adjustments to membership records or ACS accounts. Stop by and find out how you can participate in our Member-Get-A-Member Campaign, which offers a 2009 Periodic Table of the Elements throw courtesy of the society for every new eli-gible paid member recruited. Also, join the ACS Network—an online network of the world’s largest scientific society for chemi-cal professionals.

Information is available on a wide va-riety of personal membership benefits including travel services and ACS credit cards through Bank of America, as well as auto rentals and hotel stays. The ACS Membership Booth is located in the East Registration area of the Walter E. Wash-ington Convention Center and will be open Saturday, Aug. 15, 3 to 6 PM; Sunday, Aug. 16 through Wednesday, Aug. 19, 7:30 AM to 5 PM; and Thursday, Aug. 20, 7:30 AM to 1 PM.

ACS MEMBER INSURANCE PROGRAM. The ACS Member Insurance Program is committed to offering quality comprehen-sive insurance plans and financial security programs to members and their families. Stop by the Member Insurance Program booth to receive information regarding Life and Health Insurance, Auto & Hom-eowners Plus, Disability Income, Long-Term Care, and Professional Liability.

If you are a student member, please visit us at our booth to learn about the wide range of benefits that are available to you. As an ACS member, you are eligible to receive $25,000 of basic Group Term Life and $15,000 of Accidental Death & Dismem-berment coverage—underwritten by New York Life Insurance Co.—for one full year at no cost to you.

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ON-SITE MEETING ARRANGEMENTS

“ASK ME” GREETERS. Look for ACS “Ask Me” greeters wearing bright-yellow T-shirts, caps, or scarves; they can help you locate meeting rooms, navigate the on-site pro-gram, or assist with other attendee services.

ATTENDEE BADGES. Attendees and guests must be registered and display their badges at all times in order to be admitted to all official ACS sessions and events.

ATTENDEE MESSAGING/MEETING MAIL. After registering for the meeting, you will be assigned a temporary electronic mailbox to exchange personal messages with other registered attendees via Meeting Mail. Meeting Mail will be available before, during, and after the meeting at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009. Use the Meeting Mail terminals located in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Telephone messages left at the ACS Information Center will be conveyed to attendees via the electronic message center, but the society cannot accept responsibility for the delivery of any messages. No one will be paged in meeting rooms.

AUDIOTAPING, PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOTAPING. Unauthorized taking of pictures of speakers or presentations will result in the confiscation of equip-ment by ACS staff or session moderator.

BARRIER-FREE MEETING/SPECIAL SERVICES. The society is dedicated to ensuring that no individual with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated, or otherwise treated differ-ently due to the absence of auxiliary aids and services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you re-quire special accommodations to par-ticipate in the meeting, communicate your needs to ACS Meeting Services (e-mail: [email protected]; fax: (202) 872-4410; or TDD: (202) 872-4557) by July 20, to allow us enough time to fulfill your request. Keep in mind that ACS may not be able to accommodate last-minute requests. If you have an emer-gency or need immediate assistance during the meeting, contact any ACS Operation’s Office.

CELL PHONES, PAGERS, PDAS & OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES. As a

courtesy to other meeting attendees, elec-tronic devices must be operated in silent/vibrate mode within technical or educa-tional sessions. Cell phone conversations are not permitted in meeting rooms.

CHILD CARE. Camp ACS (child care) will be available to all meeting attendees free of charge from 8 AM to 6 PM on Sunday, Aug. 16, through Thursday, Aug. 20. At Camp ACS, children two to 16 years of age can par-ticipate in age-appropriate activities includ-ing arts and crafts and active games while you enjoy the meeting. To ensure your child’s participation, register by Aug. 7 at www.accentoca.com/amerchem09. Please note that for your child’s safety, the location of Camp ACS will not be communicated un-til your registration is confirmed.

MOTHERS ROOM. For your convenience and privacy, ACS will provide a nursing room at the Walter E. Washington Conven-tion Center. Please see the Operation’s

Office at the Convention Center East Reg-istration for access to the room.

EMERGENCIES DURING ACS MEETING EVENTS. ACS will place detailed instruc-tions inside each meeting room to be used if an emergency occurs during an ACS meeting event. These instructions will revolve around following the established emergency guidelines of the facility where the emergency occurs. Report emergen-cies to the nearest security guard or to any ACS Operation’s Office during the meet-ing. Should a catastrophic event occur, at-tendees should follow safety and security instructions issued by the facility where they are located at the time of the event.

HOST LOCAL SECTION. ACS gratefully ac-knowledges the cooperation and assistance of the Chemical Society of Washington and its members in handling local arrange-ments. Its volunteers have planned many interesting activities; the Host Local Section

Center will be located in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

INTERNATIONAL REGISTRANTS. Many international visitors are re-quired to hold a visa prior to being ad-mitted to this country due to the securi-ty measures that the U.S. has in place at airports and other border crossings. All visa applicants are advised to apply for their visa in their home country as soon as possible. Detailed information for international attendees can be found at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009.

INTERNET & COMPUTER SERVICES. Utilize our electronic communication services before, during, and after the meeting. Once you get to the meeting, you can access your e-mail, POP mail, and the Internet as well as your per-sonal Meeting Mail mailbox from Meet-ing Mail terminals and Laptop Lane. These areas will be located throughout the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

LITERATURE & PRODUCT DISTRI-BUTION. Promotions, posters, and literature distribution by attendees, exhibitors, or other groups during the meeting must be done within their own contracted meeting space or ex-hibit booth and not in public meeting space, with the exception of designated marketing opportunities. No one is au-

TIPS FOR A SAFE STAY IN WASHINGTON, D.C.■ Attendees should be aware of their surround-ings at all times.■ Don’t wear your meeting badge outside the convention center or hotels.■ Don’t wear fancy jewelry or carry expensive technology in plain sight.■ Carry your briefcase, tote bag, purse, or laptop carrier close to your body.■ Don’t leave valuables in your hotel room. Get a hotel safe deposit box.■ Walk only on main thoroughfares and in well-lit areas.■ Walk in the open or near the curb after dark. Don’t hug the buildings or cars as you go.■ Travel in groups. Don’t be a loner, particularly in the evening.■ Use common sense. If someone or someplace looks suspicious, report it and/or avoid it.■ If an emergency occurs during a meeting event, refer to detailed instructions placed by ACS staff inside each meeting room to follow in case of emergencies. Report emergencies to the nearest security guard or to any ACS Opera-tion’s Office during the meeting.■ If an emergency occurs outside an ACS event, contact police or emergency assistance by dial-ing 911 or seeking assistance from the facility where the emergency occurs.■ Should a catastrophic event occur while the meeting is under way, follow safety and security instructions issued by the facility where you are located at the time of the event.


thorized to place any promotional items in public meeting space except the ACS Op-eration’s staff at a given location. Items left in violation of this policy will be removed and discarded. Literature distribution at specific division tables is under the control of that division, and permission must be secured from the division before placing any items on their table.

LUGGAGE & COAT CHECK. A luggage and coat check station will be available during normal registration hours from Saturday through Thursday at the Walter E. Wash-ington Convention Center. Items left be-yond published hours of operation will be turned over to building security at the end of each day.

MEETING OFFICES. The following ACS offices will be located in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center:Attendee Registration: West RegistrationCareer Fair: Hall CExhibitor Registration & Exposition: Con-course AFinance Office: West RegistrationHost Local Section Center: L Street, North LobbyInformation Center: L Street, North LobbyMember Resource Booth: L Street, South LobbyPress Center: West RegistrationShuttle Desk: L Street, South Lobby

The following offices are located at the identified properties:Operation’s Offices: Capital Hilton, Grand Hyatt, JW Marriott, Marriott Metro Center, Renaissance Washington, Ronald Reagan Building, Sofitel, St. Regis, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Wash-ington Plaza Hotel, Westin City Center, Willard, The WSecretary’s Office: JW MarriottSociety Programs: JW Marriott

PARKING AT HOTELS. Contact your hotel to inquire about their daily parking policies and fees.

PARKING AT WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER. The conven-tion center is located at 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W., Washington, DC 20001. There are many parking lots within a three-block radius of the facility, the cost ranges from $10 to $20 for the day or $3.00 to $6.00 per hour (prices are subject to change). Visit the convention center website for more information.

PRESS ROOM. Press resources for report-ers and editors working full-time for print or broadcast news organizations will be available in the ACS Press Center at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the meeting. All press registrants must be credentialed by the ACS Office of Communication.

SHUTTLE SERVICE. Complimentary shuttle service will be provided between the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and the official ACS hotels with the exception of those within walking distance. Shuttles will operate 7 to 11 AM every morning; 4 to 11:30 PM, Sunday to Tues-day; 4 to 11 PM, Wednesday; and 4 to 6 PM, Thursday. The service will run approxi-mately every 15 to 30 minutes (traffic may delay certain routes during rush hours). If you require wheelchair access, e-mail [email protected] at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

SMOKING. ACS policy prohibits smoking in all rooms during ACS functions at the convention center and official hotels. Ad-ditionally, the convention center and many of the official hotels are designated as smoke-free environments at all times.

INFORMATION BOOTH. Attendees who have meeting questions should visit the ACS Information Booth located in the Wal-ter E. Washington Convention Center, East Registration. Our information clerks can help you navigate the on-site program, find a particular session or room, and answer basic meeting questions on Saturday from 3 to 6 PM; Sunday to Wednesday from 7:30 AM to 6 PM; and Thursday from 7:30 AM to 1 PM. Lost-and-found items at the conven-tion center should be directed to the ACS Information Center. Telephone messages left there will be conveyed to attendees

via the electronic message center, but the society cannot accept responsibility for the delivery of any messages, mail, packages, and/or telegrams.

SPEAKER & AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

ALL SPEAKERS, authors, and poster pre-senters must register and pay the appropri-ate registration fee to attend the meeting. Invited speakers should contact their symposium organizer or division program chair to clarify terms of their invitation.

All presenters should prepare for their presentation by checking the following details: the status of your abstract on oasys at acs.org/acs/238nm/oasys.htm (using your abstract ID number and password from your acceptance notice); mode of presentation (oral or poster); and the time, length, and location of your presentation. Speakers should arrive in their presenta-tion rooms at least 30 minutes before their scheduled speaking time. Poster presenters should set up their poster at least one hour before the start of their poster session. If you need to withdraw your presentation, please send a withdrawal notice to [email protected] and contact your symposium orga-nizer immediately.

TECHNICAL SESSION EQUIPMENT. Each technical session meeting room will be equipped with the following: LCD projector, screen, lighted podium, podium microphone or lapel microphone, and laser pointer. Speakers need to provide their own laptops or arrange for specialty equip-ment directly with their symposium or-ganizer and/or division program chair. To request other specialty equipment (at the standard fee), contact an ACS Operation’s Office during the meeting.

SPEAKER READY ROOMS & AUDIOVISU-AL SERVICE CENTERS. Session presenters may use the speaker ready rooms to preview their presentation, ensure compatibility with our LCD projectors, or fulfill last-minute audiovisual equipment orders. We strongly recommend that all authors come to the speaker ready room the day before their presentation to check for connectivity and resolution. These rooms are available to session presenters on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 3 to 5 PM, and Sunday through Thursday, Aug. 16–20, from 7 AM to 6 PM, at the Walter E. Washington Convention

THANK YOUThe society thanks the many volunteers who are contributing to the 238th national meeting by participating as division officers or program chairs, symposium organizers, session or award presiders, oral and poster presenters, short course or workshop instructors, career consultants, and society governance members.

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Center, Renaissance Washington, Grand Hyatt, Ronald Reagan Bldg., Marriott Met-ro Center, Washington Plaza Hotel, and Westin City Center. Speaker ready rooms are not equipped with copy machines; any copies will need to be made in local business centers in or near the hotels and convention center.

POSTER SESSIONS. All materials must be confined to the 4-foot-high by 6-foot-wide display board. Authors must mount their poster during the one hour before the scheduled session start. Poster numbers supplied by ACS will be in the upper corner of each poster board, and this number cor-responds with the number assigned to each poster in the technical program. Pushpins will be available at the poster session. Au-thors must remain with their posters for the duration of their scheduled session as indicated in the technical program. All posters must remain up until the session ends and then must be removed within one hour. ACS cannot assume responsibility for materials beyond these time limits.

ABSTRACTS& PREPRINTS

ONLINE TECHNICAL PROGRAM. The technical program for the 238th national meeting is now available at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009. You can search by divi-sions, secretariats, or committees; sympo-sia; speakers; or keywords from abstracts as well as presidential events and the mul-tidisciplinary theme of Chemistry & Global Security: Challenges & Opportunities. In July, you can also plan your meeting itiner-ary using the Personal Scheduler software from the website.

ABSTRACTS (CD-ROM). Abstracts of all scientific sessions at the meeting can be purchased in CD-ROM format through ACS Attendee Registration either online from May 11 to July 14, or on-site in Wash-ington, D.C., Aug. 16–20. The ACS member fee is $65 each; the nonmember fee is $90 each. Attendees can pick up their abstracts on-site at ACS Attendee Registration at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, East Registration. You can also have your abstracts shipped to you if you place your order before July 14, pay an $8.00 postage fee per item, and provide a valid street ad-dress located within the U.S. or Canada. If you are not attending the meeting, you

can purchase abstracts only from the ACS Office of Society Services, 1155—16th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (800) 227-5558. Abstract CD-ROMs and their ship-ping costs are nonrefundable.

PREPRINTS. Preprints from the follow-ing divisions may be ordered directly from each division. You can purchase preprints from the addresses below or inquire about these preprints at the hospitality table for each division near their meeting rooms.

Fuel Chemistry. Nicholas Lentz, Ph.D.e-mail: [email protected]

Petroleum Chemistry. Subramani Velue-mail: [email protected]

Polymer Chemistry. Kathy Mitcheme-mail: [email protected]

Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering Inc.Visit the PMSE hospitality table at the meeting

SPECIAL & EDUCATIONAL

EVENTS

PRESIDENTIAL EVENTS

DURING 2009, ACS President Thomas H. Lane is committed to highlighting educa-tion and science literacy, building new and productive relationships that support the ACS strategic plan, and developing out-come-based metrics to guide the society. He is also supporting “Chemistry & Global Security: Challenges & Opportunities” as the theme for the Washington, D.C., meet-ing, and has designated two presidential events to highlight the theme: a keynote address and a plenary session organized by Sadiq Shah, associate vice president in the Office of Research & Economic Develop-ment, Western Kentucky University. The Plenary Session on “Chemistry & Global Security: Challenges & Opportunities” is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 16, from 3 to 6:30 PM. The Keynote Address is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 17, from 5 to 6:30 PM.

A Presidential Outreach Event, Cele-brating the Elements, is scheduled for Sat-

urday, Aug. 15, from 11 AM to 2 PM, at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington, 1901 Mississippi Ave., S.E. On Sunday, a presidential reception celebrating the 25th anniversary of the U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad will be held from 4 to 6 PM at the Willard Hotel. And on Tuesday, an LGBT chemist and allies reception will be held from 5:30 to 7 PM at the Renaissance Hotel.

Other symposia sponsored by the presi-dent are listed on the Presidential Events grid (see page 50). For a full listing of Presi-dential Events & Symposia (sponsored and cosponsored), visit www.acs.org/washingtondc2009 or see the on-site program distributed during the meeting.

STUDENT & TEACHER ACTIVITIES

Education-focused programs and specialty activities are being held for undergraduate students, graduate students, high school teachers, and chemical professionals. Ex-plore these opportunities in depth at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM. A vibrant program designed especially for under-graduate students has been planned by the Society Committee on Education’s Task Force on Undergraduate Programming. All events will take place at the Capital Hilton Hotel, with the exception of the Un-dergraduate Research Poster Session and Sci-Mix, which will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

SUNDAY, AUG. 16

Undergraduate Hospitality Center, 8 AM to 5 PMWorkshop: How To Be a Green Chemistry Chapter, 9:30 to 10:45 AMWorkshop: Planning Science Events for Kids, 11 AM to 12:30 PMSymposium: Chemistry of Our Oceans 1:30 to 2:45 PMGraduate School Reality Check, 3 to 4:30 PMNetworking Social with Graduate School Recruiters, 4:30 to 6 PM

MONDAY, AUG. 17

Undergraduate Hospitality Center, 8 AM to 5 PM

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Graduate School Recruiting Breakfast, 8:30 to 10 AMSymposium: Chemistry of our Atmo-sphere, 10:15 to 11:30 AMEminent Scientist Lecture & Luncheon, 11:45 AM to 1:30 PMUndergraduate Research Poster Session (sponsored by CHED), 2:30 to 4:30 PMSci-Mix/Successful Student Affiliates Chapter Posters, 8 to 10 PM

All events are sponsored or cosponsored by the Society Committee on Education Task Force on Undergraduate Programming. Chair: Charles Baldwin, Union University, Jackson, Tenn. Program Chair: Michael Schuder, Carroll University, Waukesha, Wis. For more information, contact the ACS StudentMembers Program at (800) 227-5558 ext 4480 or go to www.acs.org/undergrad.

HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS PROGRAM. The Division of Chemical Education (www.divched.org) is sponsoring the High School Teachers Program on Sunday, Aug. 16, from 9 AM to 5 PM at the Grand Hyatt to show-case new opportunities for teaching chem-istry at the high school level. High school teachers can register for this program di-rectly through Attendee Registration; their special registration fee includes course materials, access to the full ACS meeting (Sunday through Thursday), and entry to the exposition (Monday to Wednesday).

WORKSHOPS

The following workshops require a sepa-rate registration process and/or entry fee in order to participate in the event, as indi-cated in this listing. Event participation is open to all interested registrants.

Laboratory Safety. Friday, Aug. 14, 8 AM to 5 PM, Washington Plaza. Sponsored by CHAS. This classic workshop on laboratory safety by the Laboratory Safety Institute presents a real-world approach to safety issues in the laboratory. The presenter’s stories are both interesting and pertinent. Interactive demonstrations will help you deal with everything from creative wir-ing in the lab to administrators without a vision of what it means to have a safe workplace. Highly entertaining, and an excellent forum to speak openly about safety problems in your workplace. Led by James Kaufman or W. H. (Jack) Breazeale.

Register online at secure.hostwizard.ws/chemical-safety.com/chas/regform.htm. Workshop fee: $325 for CHAS members, $375 for nonmembers.

Laboratory Waste Management. Friday, Aug. 14, 8 AM to 5 PM, Washington Plaza. Sponsored by CHAS. This comprehensive one-day course will identify the various regulatory requirements that apply to labo-ratories that generate hazardous waste, as well as provide insight into the options for on-site management and off-site disposal. Focus will include discussion on recycling/reclamation techniques, economical han-dling of waste, and liability issues. The workshop is led by Russell Phifer, who has more than 25 years’ experience in manag-ing laboratory wastes for academic and industrial laboratories and is a member and former chair of the ACS Task Force on Envi-ronmental Health & Safety. Register online at secure.hostwizard.ws/chemical-safety.com/chas/regform.htm. Workshop fee: $325 for CHAS members, $375 for nonmembers.

Chemical Reactivity Hazards, Laboratory Scale Recognition & Control. Saturday, Aug. 15, 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM, Washington Plaza. Sponsored by CHAS. Chemical reactivity hazards contribute to a sig-nificant number of serious incidents in laboratories. This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and skill to screen processes for potential hazards, recognize when reactive hazards are pres-ent, and implement appropriate controls to reduce the risk of an incident associated with runaway chemical reactions. At-tendees will review case studies of actual incidents and do screening examples in order to understand the screening and recognition process. Group discussions of control methods will allow participants to share their experiences and to evaluate methods for controlling reactivity risks. This workshop is offered as part of the Chemical Reactivity Hazards Management Alliance, of which the American Chemical Society is a signatory. The workshop will run between four and six hours. Presented by Neal Langerman. More information can be obtained by contacting [email protected]. Register online at secure.hostwizard.ws/chemical-safety.com/chas/regform.htm. Workshop fee: $50.

How To Be a More Effective Chemical Hygiene Officer. Saturday, Aug. 15, 8:30 AM to 5 PM, Washington Plaza. Sponsored by

CHAS. Take a close look at the Chemical Hy-giene Officer (CHO) position and prepare at the same time for the certification exam to be held the next day. Instructors James K. Kaufman, Russell P. Phifer, and George W. Wahl give a different slant to safety issues in the laboratory, focusing on what you do and how you can do it better. The course covers all of the content areas of the certification exam (presented on Sunday through the National Registry of Certified Chemists), in-cluding a sample test in the same format as the real one. Request an application packet for the CHO certification examination on-line at nrcc6.org. Register online at secure.hostwizard.ws/chemical-safety.com/chas/regform.htm. Workshop fee: $325 for CHAS members, $375 for nonmembers.

Powerful Postdocs: Maximizing Your Op-portunities in That First Academic Job. Saturday, Aug. 15, 8 AM to 5 PM, Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Sponsored by COACh. This workshop is for postdoc-toral associates interested in an academic career to learn how to assimilate fundamen-tals of responsible negotiations and con-flict resolution. Learn to be curious about points of view, data, and the aspirations of all parties involved. Attendees examine the importance of developing alternatives to agreement that build self-confidence and enhance preparation using self-examination to discover personal negotiating styles in prepared case studies. Discussion is particu-larly focused on issues relevant to securing an academic position that will put you in the best position for success in your new career in academia. There is also a discussion of all items to consider in the negotiating stage of the job search and effective strategies for making the best impression in the job interview process. A panel of senior women faculty in the chemical sciences will be avail-able to answer questions. Register online at coach.uoregon.edu or with Pricilla Lewis at (541) 346-0116. Workshop fee: Free, with registration required.

NRCC Certification Examination. Sunday, Aug. 16, 9 AM to noon, Marriott Metro Center. The certification examination for the National Registry of Certified Chem-ists (NRCC) will be administered. Ad-vance registration and completion (with approval) of application must be done prior to Aug. 1. Requests for applications/registration should be made to: NRCC, 927 South Walter Reed Dr., No.11, Arlington, VA 22204; (703) 979-9001; e-mail: nrcc6@aol.

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com; www.nrcc6.org. Application fee: $150, Examination fee: $175.

Invention to Venture: Women & Technol-ogy Entrepreneurship. Sunday, Aug. 16, 1 to 5 PM, Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Sponsored by WCC and the Na-tional Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance. This workshop is for female scien-tific professionals in academia, industry, or government who want to gain the insight and skills it takes to competitively repre-sent innovation. The key challenges fac-ing women as they start up new ventures, licenses, or otherwise transfer technology will be addressed. Sessions will include panel discussions and feature the oppor-tunity for entrepreneurs to “speed pitch” to VIPs and speakers. Workshop fee: $40 for regular, $20 for students. The speed-pitch session is $25 per team for 15 minutes. Register online via the meeting registration website.

Career Strategies: Critical Career Steps. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2 to 3:30 PM, Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Spon-sored by PROF. This 90-minute workshop was developed by the ACS Department of Career Management & Development and is being presented with its permission. We will discuss ways to become a more valued em-ployee, evaluating job fit, exploring career options, and ways to obtain job satisfaction. The keys to achieving success in your cur-rent job (beyond technical excellence) will be reviewed and include learning how to determine the performance factors most valued by your employer. The six key job performance factors and how to achieve job contentment will be discussed. We will review how to develop and use your profes-sional network to help achieve on-the-job success. Led by John Borchardt. Workshop fee: Free, no registration is required.

Fostering Innovation. Sunday, Aug. 16, noon to 5 PM, Renaissance. Sponsored by the ACS Leadership Development System. We are constantly challenged to come up with new ideas, approaches, and solutions, yet most of us feel ill-equipped to do this effectively. You can lead your team with a systematic and proven process to generate ideas. Gain the understanding and tools to tap into your own innovation style and stimulate innovative thinking among your committee members (four-hour facili-tated course) Workshop fee: $150 for ACS members, $300 for nonmembers. For more

information and registration, see www.acs.org/leaderdevelopment.

Collaborating across Boundaries. Sunday, Aug. 16, 7 AM to noon; Monday, Aug. 17, 7 AM to noon and noon to 5 PM; Tuesday, Aug. 18, noon to 5 PM. Renaissance. Lead-ers in many roles in ACS (especially at more senior levels) need to be able to work effectively with leaders and members in other roles and units to accomplish their objectives. This course provides leaders with strategies and tools to make col-laboration more productive, including developing common goals, ensuring equity between what parties bring and what they gain from the effort, gaining members’ commitment, and establishing trust and resolving conflict (four-hour facilitated course). Workshop fee: $150 for ACS mem-bers, $300 for nonmembers. For more information and registration, see www.acs.org/leaderdevelopment.

Finding Jobs at Small Companies. Monday, Aug. 17, 2 to 3:30 PM, Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Spon-sored by PROF. This 90-minute workshop was developed by the ACS Department of Career Management & Development and is being presented with its permission. We will compare large and small employers’ hiring and workplace practices such as employment advertising, use of recruiters, use of consultants, etc. The advantages of targeting smaller firms in your job hunting will be discussed. A major challenge is iden-tifying smaller firms to target and obtaining contact information to ensure your résumé is sent to appropriate individuals. We’ll dis-cuss how to access jobs at smaller firms that are part of the “hidden job market,” in that they are not advertised or are only adver-tised locally. Other topics include evaluat-ing job offers and when you should decline a job offer. Led by John Borchardt. Workshop fee: Free, no registration is required.

Leading Change. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 7 AM to noon, Renaissance. Change is a constant today, yet it is often met with resistance. Leading change—whether it is a change in priorities, direction, or people—is critical to your success as a leader in your profession and within ACS. This course provides lead-ers with a stepwise process to lead change and guide committee members, division members, and local section members more effectively through the change process for greater results and efficiency (four-hour

facilitated course). Workshop fee: $150 for ACS members, $300 for nonmembers.For more information and registration, see www.acs.org/leaderdevelopment.

Extraordinary Leaders. Tuesday, Aug. 18, 7 AM to 5 PM, Renaissance. In a volunteer organization like ACS and in the workplace, great leaders can significantly impact the productivity of a team, the effectiveness of a local section, and the performance of a com-mittee. Being a competent leader starts with knowing what it takes to be a great leader and gaining an understanding of your own strengths. This course provides a model for effective leadership that will help you achieve exceptional results. As part of the program, you will participate in a process that gives you personal feedback on your leadership competencies. You will then use this feedback to create a personal plan for developing your leadership strengths to become an extraordinary leader (eight-hour facilitated course). Workshop fee: $650 for ACS members, $800 for nonmembers. For more information and registration, see www.acs.org/leaderdevelopment.

ACS SHORT COURSES

THE FOLLOWING ACS professional de-velopment courses, specifically designed to improve the skills and marketability of chemical scientists and technicians, are offered in conjunction with the national meeting in Washington, D.C.

Early registration, government, and group discounts are available. A course fee and registration separate from the national meeting are required. Register for a short course in Washington, D.C., obtain course and pricing details, and view a full course catalog online at www.acs.org/shortcourses; phone (202) 872–4508; fax (202) 872–6336; e–mail: [email protected].

BIOLOGICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICINAL CHEMISTRYAnalytical Method Transfer of Pharma-ceutical Products, Aug. 18Capillary Electrophoresis of Biomol-ecules, Aug. 15–16Chemical Toxicology: A Chemist’s Road-map To Reduce Bioactivation Liabilities in Drug Candidates, Aug. 15Computer-Assisted Drug Design, Aug. 17–18Drug-like Properties in Drug Discovery, Aug. 15–16


Essentials of Biochemistry for Drug Hunters, Aug. 19–20Essentials of Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacology, Aug. 19–20High-Throughput Drug Analysis by LCMS, Aug. 17Introduction to Drug Metabolism: Role & Practice in Drug Discovery & Develop-ment, Aug. 17Introduction to Process Analytical Chemistry, Aug. 15–16Practical HPLC in Pharmaceutical Analy-sis, Aug. 17Process Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Aug. 17–18Structure-Based Drug Design, Aug. 15–16

CHROMATOGRAPHYFundamentals of High-Performance Liq-uid Chromatography, Aug. 19–20High-Throughput Drug Analysis by LC/MS, Aug. 17Introduction to Process Analytical Chemistry, Aug. 15–16Practical HPLC in Pharmaceutical Analy-sis, Aug. 17

COMPUTERSComputer-Assisted Drug Design, Aug. 17–18

ENGINEERINGChemical Engineering & Process Funda-mentals for Chemists, Aug. 15–16

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYPractical Approaches to Patents & Other Forms of Intellectual Property, Aug. 16

MANAGEMENT/BUSINESS/PROFES-SIONAL DEVELOPMENTEffective Technical Writing (English-As-a-Second Language Version), Aug. 19–20Mastering the Art of Writing Reasonable ORMs, Aug. 19–20Practical Approaches to Patents & Other Forms of Intellectual Property, Aug. 16Project Management for Technical Pro-fessionals, Aug. 17–18

ORGANIC/PHYSICAL CHEMISTRYDispersion in Liquids: Suspensions, Emulsions & Foams, Aug. 17–18Mastering the Art of Writing Reasonable ORMs, Aug. 19–20NMR Spectral Interpretation & Organic Spectroscopy: A Problem-Based Learn-ing Approach, Aug. 17–18Process Research in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Aug. 17–18

Recent Developments in Organic Synthe-sis, Aug. 19–20

POLYMER CHEMISTRYPolymer Chemistry, Aug. 15–17Polymeric Coatings, Aug. 17–18

QUALITY/REGULATORY/COMPLIANCEAnalytical Method Transfer of Pharma-ceutical Products, Aug. 18Introduction to Process Analytical Chemistry, Aug. 15–16

SPECTROMETRYFourier Transform Infrared Spectrosco-py: A Hands-on Workshop, Aug. 15–16High-Throughput Drug Analysis by LC/MS, Aug. 17Infrared Spectral Interpretation: A Sys-tematic Approach, Aug. 17–18Introduction to Modern Mass Spectrom-etry, Aug. 15–16Introduction to Process Analytical Chemistry, Aug. 15–16NMR Spectral Interpretation & Organic Spectroscopy: A Problem-Based Learn-ing Approach, Aug. 17–18Tandem Mass Spectrometry of Biologi-cal Molecules, Aug. 19–20

STATISTICS/EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN/CHEMOMETRICSExperimental Design for Productivity & Quality in Research & Development, Aug. 18–20

ACS CAREER FAIR

ACS PROVIDES opportunities for employ-ers to recruit top scientific talent online and on-site at the ACS Career Fair during the 238th ACS National Meeting in Wash-ington, D.C. The Career Fair is the premier place where employers can promote their company and meet job seekers face-to-face to discuss employment opportunities; job seekers can attend a variety of workshops, participate in mock interviews and make appointments for individual resume re-views.

The Career Fair will be located in Hall C of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 16, through Tues-day, Aug. 19, from 8 AM to 5:30 PM, and on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 8 AM to noon. Visit the Special Events Pavilion for Café Chemistry, where visitors can attend net-working presentations in a relaxed coffee-shop setting on Monday and Tuesday.

The ACS Career Fair is open to ACS members and society and student affili-ates. All job seekers and employers must sign up online at www.acs.org/careers from June 15 to Aug. 19 to participate.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICESJob Seeker Sign-Up. The Career Fair database allows job seekers to sign up and manage their account, keep track of changes to their schedule, and communi-cate with employers, completely online. Using the database, job seekers can do the following:■ Maintain a personal calendar.■ Search job postings by field of specializa-tion, work function, education level, or employer.■ Request interviews.■ View interviews scheduled by employers.■ Have notices sent to a personal email account.■ Get information about jobs and employ-ers before the meeting.

Job seekers who sign up by Aug. 3 will receive a confirmation packet that will include their yellow ACS Career Fair ID card prior to the national meeting. Those who sign up after Aug. 3 must pick up their ID card at the ACS Career Fair Information Booth located in Hall C of the Convention Center. All job seekers must be current ACS members and register for the na-tional meeting to participate in the ACS Career Fair. A national meeting registra-tion badge must be visible to enter all ACS Career Fair areas.

Employer Sign-Up. The ACS Career Fair database allows employers to sign up and manage their accounts, schedule inter-views, and keep track of schedule changes completely online. Using the database, em-ployers can do the following:■ Maintain a personal calendar.■ Search résumés across a number of criteria.■ Set up interviews.■ Send/receive e-mail.■ Have notices sent to their private e-mail account.■ Track interview activity.■ Collect statistics on postings and interviews.

Employers who want to maximize ex-posure to their company can also purchase display space in ACS Careers Recruiters Row at a discounted rate of $950. In addi-tion, employers can purchase presentation space for $250 to give a 30-minute pre-

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sentation on their company in the Career Fair hall. Employers can only qualify for Recruiters Row and the Presentation Area by purchasing an interview package. Due to limited space, the additional packages will be assigned on a first-come, first-served ba-sis. Contact Garretta Rollins at the ACS De-partment of Career Management & Devel-opment at (202) 872-6209, (800) 227-5558 ext. 6209, or [email protected] to register or to obtain additional information regarding these specials.

Employers who sign up by Aug. 3 will receive a confirmation packet containing their blue ACS Career Fair ID card prior to the national meeting. Those who sign up after Aug. 3 must pick up their ID card at the ACS Career Fair Information Booth located in Hall C of the Convention Center. For additional information, please visit www.acs.org/careers/employers.

To cancel your Career Fair registration, you must notify the Career Management & Development Office by sending an e-mail to [email protected] on or before July 31. Cancellation of a purchased package will result in a $600 minimum charge for ac-cess to the ACS Career Fair database, which will be deducted from the total cost of the package purchased by the registrant. ACS assumes no responsibility for the qualifica-tions of prospective job seekers. For more information, please contact us at (202)-872-6209.

OTHER CAREER RESOURCES. The ACS Career Fair also provides one-on-one ca-reer assistance and a variety of professional and career development workshops.

One-on-One Career Assistance. In-dividual half-hour appointments with a career consultant are available for the purpose of reviewing your résumé or cur-riculum vitae, conducting practice inter-views, and discussing other career-related matters. Please bring a copy of your résumé or CV to all appointments. All sessions with career consultants will be held in the Résumé Review/Mock Interview Area of Hall C. Sign-up will begin at 8 AM on Sun-day, Aug.16.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK-SHOP SCHEDULE. All workshops will be held in the Walter E. Washington Conven-tion Center. For the most up-to-date list of workshops, please consult the Web version of the workshop schedule at www.acs.org/careers or the ACS Career Fair on-site bro-chure for final workshop times.

SUNDAY, AUG. 16

Planning Your Job Search, 8:30–9:45AMAEI: How Do I Get that First Academic Job? 9 AM–noonPreparing a Résumé, 10–11:15 AM; 2:30–3:45 PMEffective Interviewing, 11:30 AM–12:45 PMPlanning Your Job Search, 1–2:15 PMFirst Year on the Job: Academic, 1–2 PMFirst Year on the Job: Industry, 2:30–3:30 PMPostdoctoral Research: Why & How, 4–5:15 PMEffective Interviewing, 4–5:15 PM

MONDAY, AUG. 17

Planning Your Job Search, 8:30–9:45 AM; 1–2:15 PMMock Interview Demonstration, 8:30–9:45 AMPreparing a Résumé, 10–11:15 AM; 2:30–3:45 PMForeign-National Scientists: Obtaining a Job in the U.S., 10–11:30 AMAcademic Application Package, 1–2 PMPatents & Intellectual Property, 2:30–3:30 PMEffective Interviewing, 4–5:15 PMAcademic On-site Interview, 4–5 PMAEI: Orientation, 5:30–6:30 PM

TUESDAY, AUG. 18

Planning Your Job Search, 8:30–9:45 AM; 1–2:15 PMMock Interview Demonstration, 8:30–9:45 AM; 1–2:15 PMPreparing a Résumé, 10–11:15 AM; 2:30–3:45 PMWriting Excellent ACS PRF Proposals, 10–11:30 AMEffective Interviewing, 11:30 AM–12:45 PM; 4–5:15 PMNavigating the Federal Employment Pro-cess, 2:30–5:30 PM

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19

Planning Your Job Search, 8:30–9:45 AMJobs in Industry, 8:30–9:45 AMPreparing a Résumé, 10–11:15 AMJobs in Academia, 10–11:15 AMEffective Interviewing, 11:30 AM–12:45 PM

OTHER CAREER-RELATED TECHNICAL

PROGRAMMING. Many ACS committees and divisions sponsor programs related to career development. Please consult the online technical program at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009 or the on-site program distributed during the meeting for loca-tions and final details.

EXPOSITION

NOW OPEN SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. Visit the ACS National Exposition in Washington, D.C. Learn about scientific and industrial trends, discover effective technologies and services that may improve your productivity, and network with chemical and industrial sci-entists. Located in Halls A & B at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the ACS National Exposition will be open on Sunday, Aug. 16, from 6 to 8:30 PM; Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 17–18, 9 AM to 5 PM; and Wednesday, Aug. 19, 9 AM to 2 PM.

For additional information regarding the exposition, visit www.acs.org/washingtondc2009.

Product Research. More than 250 com-panies will showcase services, instruments, books, computer hardware, scientific soft-ware, and a wide array of chromatographic, lab and safety equipment. Technical per-sonnel will also be available to give dem-onstrations, answer questions, and discuss your specific needs and interests.

Special Events. Join us for several spe-cial events and networking opportunities at the exposition. On Sunday from 6 to 8:30 PM, come to the Attendee Welcome Reception for food and entertainment while meeting our exhibitors. From Mon-day through Wednesday, visit the Special Events Pavilion for Café Chemistry, where attendees can network in a relaxed coffee-shop setting. Inside the Special Events Pavilion, the Green Pavilion will feature companies that support the sustainability initiative by producing products that mini-mize, recycle, recover, or reuse materials. Visit Experience Washington, D.C., to receive city information and discounts. Fi-nally, on Wednesday, visit 10 exhibitors and then have lunch on us at one of our Taste of Washington stations. Look inside your meeting registration credentials for further information.

Free Exhibitor Workshops. Several exhibiting companies will host free work-shops at the Walter E. Washington Con-vention Center that will introduce new


products and services, build skills with specific tools and techniques, and highlight innovative applications. Preregister at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009 to reserve your seat.

Internet & Technology. Attendees can utilize free Internet access and leave messag-es for one another at the Meeting Mail ter-minals located throughout the exposition. Laptop Lane, with ports for laptop hookup, will also be available on the show floor.

Prize Booths & Special Offers. Visit the Daily Prize Terminal & Post Office Sta-tion for a chance to win a $50 gift card; mail your letters and small packages with the ACS meeting cancellation. Then visit Tech-nology Lane to win this year’s hottest tech-toys and experience virtual gaming.

Exhibitor Awards. Attendees can place their selection for the Most Engaging Ex-hibitor and Best Booth Design. Winners will be announced after the meeting. Look inside your meeting credentials for your entry form.

Virtual Exposition. Visit the On-Line Exhibitor Directory at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009 to obtain a complete listing of exhibitors, learn more about their prod-ucts and services, view booth offerings and special events, and prepare a customized floor plan to maximize your exposition experience.

Admission Requirements & Expo-Only Registration. Exposition admission is complimentary for all national meeting registrants; however, you are required to wear your badge. Individuals who want to visit the exhibits without registering for the technical component of the national meeting can obtain an expo-only badge for $40. Students with school identification can obtain an expo-only badge for $15. Reg-istration can be handled online, by mail, or in person at ACS Registration.

GOVERNANCE MEETINGS

BOARD & COUNCIL MEETINGS

ACS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The ACS Board of Directors meeting, open to mem-bers who wish to observe, will be held in the JW Marriott Hotel from 10 AM to noon on Sunday, Aug. 16.

ACS COUNCIL. The ACS Council meet-ing will begin at 8 AM, Wednesday, Aug. 19, in the JW Marriott. The meeting will be preceded by a continental breakfast for councilors beginning at 7 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 mem-bers and nonmembers to observe the coun-cil in action. It is hoped that many will take advantage of this opportunity to learn first-hand of the society’s operation. Alternate councilors and division and local section officers are particularly urged to attend.

COMMITTEE MEETINGSTHE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES has clarified the three types of committee meetings.

OPEN—May be attended by any ACS mem-ber. At these sessions members are encour-aged to voice concerns, issue compliments, offer suggestions, express interest in, or raise questions about matters over which the committee has purview. The assump-tion is that participation is welcomed and will be orderly and courteous. Only com-mittee members may vote.

EXECUTIVE—Attendance and participa-tion is limited to committee personnel (of-ficially appointed/elected committee mem-bers, associates, advisers, consultants, staff liaisons). Liaisons from other groups and ex officio and elected councilors may at-tend; participation by these groups would be at the invitation of the chair. Only com-mittee members may vote.

CLOSED—The committee chair must de-clare any EXECUTIVE session CLOSED when confidential or sensitive personnel, financial, or legal matters of the society are discussed. At that point, only committee personnel (see above) and the appointed Committee on Committees’ liaison may remain in the session. As a special case, an appointed liaison from Nominations & Elec-tions may attend CLOSED sessions of the Committee on Committees. (Once these

discussions have been completed, the com-mittee should return to the EXECUTIVE mode.)

Open and executive committee meeting agenda are available at www.acs.org/washingtondc2009.

During the open and executive com-mittee meetings, ACS members are given 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 at-tention. 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. For further information, contact the officers listed.

BUDGET & FINANCE

Dennis Chamot, chair; National Research Council; 500 Fifth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001

Open MeetingSaturday, Aug. 15, 8:30 AM to noon

JW Marriott

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE

Patricia L. Dedert, chair; ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co., 1545 Route 22E, Clinton Township, Annandale, NJ 08801–0998

Open Meeting(Joint with CINF and the Joint-Board Council Committee on Publications)

Monday, Aug. 17, 4:30 to 5:30 PMWalter E. Washington Convention Center

Executive SessionFriday, Aug. 14, 7 to 9 PM

JW Marriott

CHEMICAL SAFETY

Laurence Doemeny, chair; 4922 Armin Way, San Diego, CA 92115-1002

Combined Open Meeting andExecutive Session

Monday, Aug. 17, 8:30 AM to noonJW Marriott

For the complete list of committee meetings and agendas, please consult www.acs.org/washingtondc2009 or the on-site program distributed during the meeting.

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CHEMISTS WITH DISABILITIES

Judith A. Summers-Gates, chair; 4604 Ar-endell Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19114-3908


Monday, Aug. 17, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PMJW Marriott

COMMITTEES

Les W. McQuire, chair; 17 Crown Dr., War-ren, NJ 07059-5111

Open Executive SessionMonday, Aug. 17, 1 to 2:30 PM

JW Marriott

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Ingrid Montes, chair; Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Box 23346, San Juan, PR 00931–3346

Open Reception and Open MeetingTuesday, Aug. 18, 1:30 to 2 PM

and 2 to 3 PMWillard

Executive SessionSaturday, Aug. 18, 4 to 9 PM

Willard

CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS

Alan M. Ehrlich, chair; Stein McEwen LLP, 7425 Democracy Blvd., #205, Bethesda, MD 20817–1205

Open MeetingSunday, Aug. 16, 1 to 1:30 PM

JW Marriott

Executive Session, Meeting “A”Sunday, Aug. 16, 8:30 AM to 1 PM and

1:30 to 5 PMJW Marriott

Executive Session, Meeting “B”Wednesday, Aug. 19, 12:30 to 4 PM

JW Marriott

CORPORATION ASSOCIATES

Roslyn White, chair; S.C. Johnson & Son Inc., 1525 Howe St., Racine, WI 53403

Open MeetingMonday, Aug. 17, 8 AM to noon

JW Marriott

COUNCIL POLICY

Thomas R. Gilbert, vice chair; Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology; North-eastern University; Boston, MA 02115

Open MeetingTuesday, Aug. 18, 9:30 AM to noon

JW Marriott

DIVISIONAL ACTIVITIES

Kevin J. Edgar, chair; Virginia Tech, Blacks-burg, VA 24016


Saturday, Aug. 15, 8 AM to noonWalter E. Washington Convention Center

Multidisciplinary Program Planning Group (2 to 4 PM)


Sunday, Aug. 16, 7:30 AM to noonWalter E. Washington Convention Center

ECONOMIC & PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS

Martin L. Gorbaty, chair; Fuels Science Consulting LLC; 204 Twin Oaks Terrace, Westfield, NJ 07090

Executive SessionSaturday, Aug. 15, 8 AM to 5:30 PM

Renaissance

Open Executive SessionSunday, Aug. 16, 8 AM to noon

Renaissance

EDUCATION

Bryan Balazs, chair; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Mail Code L-170, Liv-ermore, CA 94550

Open MeetingMonday, Aug. 17, 3 to 4 PM

JW Marriott

Executive SessionFriday, Aug. 14, 8:30 AM to 5 PM

JW Marriott

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT

Martin Abraham, chair; STEM College, Youngstown State University, 1 University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555-0002


Saturday, Aug. 15, 4 to 6 PMJW Marriott

ETHICS

David J. Chesney, chair; Department of Chemistry; Michigan Technology Universi-ty, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931

Open MeetingSunday, Aug. 16, 11 AM to 5 PM

Willard

INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Peter K. Dorhout, chair; MC 1005-204 Stu-dent Services Bldg., Colorado State Univer-sity, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1005

Open MeetingSaturday, Aug. 15, 1 to 5 PM

JW Marriott

Subcommittee MeetingsSaturday, Aug. 15, 9 AM to noon

JW Marriott

LOCAL SECTION ACTIVITIES

Wayne E. Jones Jr., chair; SUNY Bingham-ton, Vestal Pkwy. East, P.O. Box 6000, Bing-hamton, NY 13902

Open MeetingTuesday, Aug. 18, 3 to 4 PM

Willard

COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEEThe Council Policy Committee will open the floor during its meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 11 AM to councilors who would like to bring to the commit-tee issues of concern to them and/or their local sections or divisions. Please contact Thomas Gilbert, vice chair of CPC, for further information. He can be reached at [email protected].


Executive SessionSunday, Aug. 15, 8 AM to noon

Willard

MEETINGS & EXPOSITIONS

Willem R. Leenstra, chair; Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, 82 Uni-versity Place, Burlington, VT 05405-0125

Executive SessionSaturday, Aug. 15, 2 to 5 PM



Sunday, Aug. 16, 7:30 AM to noonWalter E. Washington Convention Center

MEMBERSHIP AFFAIRS

D. Richard Cobb, chair, 15-C Greenleaf Meadows; Rochester, NY 14612-4338

Executive SessionSaturday, Aug. 15, 8 AM to 3:30 PM

JW Marriott

Open MeetingMonday, Aug. 17, 1 to 2 PM

JW Marriott

MINORITY AFFAIRS

Allison Aldridge, chair; Revogenex Inc., 716 Patrick Industrial La., Atlanta, GA 30318

Executive SessionSunday, Aug. 16, noon to 5 PM

Willard

Open Meeting/ReceptionSunday, Aug. 16, 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Willard

NOMENCLATURE, TERMINOLOGY & SYMBOLS

Peter Rusch, chair; 162 Holland Ct., Moun-tain View, CA 94040-3864

Open MeetingMonday, Aug. 17, 1 PM

Reniassance

NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS

Frank D. Blum, chair; Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science & Technology, 142 Schrenk Hall, Rolla, MO 65409-0010

Open MeetingMonday, Aug. 17, 11 AM to noon

JW Marriott

PATENTS & RELATED MATTERS

Andrew G. Gilicinski, chair; Clorox Co., PO Box 493; Pleasanton , CA 94566-0803

Open MeetingSaturday, Aug. 15, 9 AM to 5 PM

JW Marriott

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Cynthia K. Larive, chair; Department of Chemistry, University of California, River-side, CA 92521

Open MeetingSunday, Aug. 16, noon to 1 PM

Westin

PROJECT SEED

Joshua J. Pak, chair; Idaho State University, Chemistry Department, Campus Box 8023, Pocatello, ID 83209-0001

Open MeetingSunday, Aug. 16, 10:30 to 11:30 AM

JW Marriott

Executive SessionSaturday, Aug. 15, 11 AM to 6 PM

JW Marriott

PUBLICATIONS

John N. Russell Jr., chair; Naval Research Laboratory; Surface Chemistry Branch Code 6170; 4555 Overlook Ave., S.W.; Wash-ington, DC 20375-5342

Open Meeting(Joint with Division of Chemical

Information and JointBoard–Council Committee on

Chemical Abstracts Service)Monday, Aug. 17, 4:30 to 5:30 PM


Executive SessionFriday, Aug. 14, 1 to 5 PM

JW Marriott

SCIENCE

Carolyn Ribes, chair; Dow Benelux BV, P.O. Box 48, 4530 AA, Terneuzen, the Neth-erlands

Open MeetingSaturday, Aug. 15, 9 AM to 5 PM

JW Marriott

TECHNICIAN AFFAIRS

V. Michael Mautino, chair; Bayer Material-Science LLC, 100 Bayer Rd., Bldg. #1, Pitts-burgh, PA 15205-9741

Open MeetingSunday, Aug. 16, 3 to 4 PM

Embassy Suites

Executive SessionSunday, Aug. 16, 9 AM to 3 PM

Embassy Suites

WOMEN CHEMISTS

Dawn A. Brooks, chair; Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN 46285

Open Meeting and Local SectionNetworking Reception

Saturday, Aug. 15, 5 to 6:30 PMWalter E. Washington Convention Center

Executive SessionSaturday, Aug. 15, 8 AM to 5 PM


YOUNGER CHEMISTS

Michael Hurrey, chair; Vertex Pharma-ceuticals, 130 Waverly St., Cambridge, MA 02139

Executive SessionSunday, Aug. 16, 8 AM to noon

Renaissance

Open MeetingSunday, Aug. 16, noon to 12:30 PM

Renaissance

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