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Preparing for Your Term as Chair

PRESENTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL SECTION ACTIVITIES

Lee Latimer, Chair, ACS Committee on Local Section Activities

California Local Section

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Purpose of this Webinar: Looking Forward to 2012

• Exciting and rewarding year

• Review some of the key items that were presented during the 2011 ACS Leadership Institute

• Provide you with ideas to think about

• Answer your questions

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Using Innovative Project Grants to Fund Your Activities

Stephanie WatsonMaryland Local SectionMember, LSAC Subcommittee on Grants and Awards

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Innovative Project Grants = IPGs

Up to $3000 for projects that

• Are new to your local section

• Stimulate member involvement

• Can be adopted as on-going section activity or take advantage of a unique opportunity

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How to Find Application and Guidelines

www.acs.org/getinvolved

Volunteer Resources for Local Sections

Funding & Financials

Local Section Innovative Projects Grant

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Timelines and Planning

Applications Twice YearlyJanuary 31

June 30 (deadline approaching)

Tips on Writing Successful IPG Proposals

• Read “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)” for definitions and examples

• Proposal is 2 pages; follow template

• Remember event planning, more than a concept– Use Event Planning Worksheet

on FAQ link (and/or from Leadership Institute)

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• Submit Section Annual Report and final report for previous IPGs

• Letter of support from Section Chair

• Project is suitable for IPG, if:– Innovative= new to your Section

– Member involvement

– Project may become ongoing

Tips for Writing Successful IPG Proposals

• IPG funds cannot be used for:

– Speaker honoraria

– Pass-through donations to other organizations

– ACS membership dues

– Meals for members (snacks OK, but alcohol NOT)

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• Itemized budget

– Not padded

– Reasonable expenses

– Low-cost event site and advertizing

– Explanation of unusual costs

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IPG IdeasRecent ProjectsFuel Cells in Action: Racing to the Future(Grades 7-9, @ science center, hands-on instruction and competition, kits given to teachers)

Building Connections with Public Education System(provide Wonder Science publication to elementary schools, ChemMatters to high school teachers, open communication to learn want teachers need)

ACS at the Movies(screening of science themed movies to public and members; expert commentary on scientific aspects)

ACS/AIChE Career Development Workshops (self-reflection on career growth, networking and partner with another society)

For more see list on FAQ weblink

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FORMS: Submitting Your Annual Report and Event Planning

Mitchell BruceMaine Local SectionChair, LSAC Technology, Tools and Operations Subcommittee

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FORMS: Helping LS be all they can be!

The Importance of the annual report

The LS AR is ACS constitutionally mandated. It is your section’s way to communicate a summary of event, administration and financial activities.

The LS AR are reviewed by members of LSAC. It is an important way that ACS identifies the impact of LS programs, identifies LS in need of help as well as LS with great programming.

What keeping your EVENTS in FORMS up to date can do for your section FORMS allows you to collect information about events/activities – and get input from the people doing the event – in real time. Waiting 6-12 months can make it hard to get accurate or complete information after the fact

FORMS allows sections to build up a repository of local section events/activities which can be used by future LS officers

Beginning the following year – FORMS allows you to use the event information to nominate activities for ChemLuminary Awards

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Using FORMS to Record Section Activities

Bryan BalazsCalifornia Local Section2011 Chair