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COUNCILOR TALKING POINTS: SUMMARY OF GOVERNANCE ACTIONS/REPORTS
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 229TH ACS NATIONAL MEETING
SAN DIEGO, CA (MARCH 13-17, 2005)

Additional News:

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2005 Issues:
The March 22 issue contained the following story:
A report on making fast food healthier was covered widely. Time magazine and CBS and FOX television affiliates ran the story, as did United Press International, and a variety of online media, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Scientific American, Reuters, The Washington Times, ABCnews.com, BBCnews.com, FOXNews.com, WebMD, Daily Mail of London, Canada's Globe and Mail and India's New Kerala. The report was presented by chemists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture who identified a form of soluble cellulose that, if added to high-fat food, appears to slow down fat absorption and reduce the likelihood of developing insulin resistance, a precursor of type 2 diabetes.
The February 17 issue contained the following story:
From analyzing the popular margarita cocktail to introducing a new method for fighting Type 2 diabetes and lowering cholesterol, chemists will present their latest findings at the ACS 229th national meeting in San Diego, March 13-17. The worldwide lineup of scientists will feature presentations on research in health, medicine, food, agriculture, energy, materials, nanotechnology, biotechnology, green chemistry and the environment. The meeting will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Dr., and surrounding hotels. Nearly 14,000 scientists are expected to attend and some 10,000 presentations are scheduled. For the full release from the Office of Communications, please click here.

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2005 Special Events

There are many activites planned for the upcoming year.
Please contact one of the section officers to see how you can participate.

Boy Scout Merit Badge: USI will host lab exercises to help the scouts earn
their merit badge on February 12.

Olympiad Exam: The local section exam occurs on March 18th. The national exam
occurs on April 16th. Both will be hosted at USI.

National Chemistry Week: Numerous activities, including classroom visits and chemical
demonstrations will occur during the week of October 23-28.

For additional pictures from past activities click here.

Misc. activities in the area.

MESCON at the University of Evansville
This undergraduate research conference will be held Saturday, April 2, 2005.
Abstracts for presentations are due March 14. Click here for further information.

Please contact the web master, if you have relevant activities to announce on our website.

Annual Reports

2004 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

2003 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

2002 Annual Report
Part1
Part2
Part3

Employment Services

We would like to provide the opportunity to assist chemists and engineers
in our region with their career changes and job searches.

Information to help can be found on the ACS Career Services web site.
We also have additional documentation and counceling available to assit you locally.

Furthermore, if you have a job to post we would be happy to include it
on this web site and to assist you in filling the position.

New Positions:

1. Bristol-Myers Squibb is looking for a Laboratory Supervisor.
Evansville, IN (Posted Feb 2005)

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Government Relations

Stay abreast on current issues related to legislative activity by visiting the Capital Connection. The Capitol Connection is published to keep its subscribers informed about legislative and regulatory activities. Additionally, the Connection serves as a vehicle to encourage local section member involvement and interaction.

From the February 2005 issue:
Bush Offers $2.57 Trillion Budget
President Bush sent a $2.57 trillion FY06 budget to Capitol Hill on February 7 that includes $840.3 billion for discretionary programs subject to annual appropriations. It envisions a 2.1-percent increase in discretionary spending overall--defense and homeland security programs would get more, while domestic discretionary programs would be cut approximately 1 percent. Click here for more.

From the April 2004 issue:
Congress Focuses on Green Chemistry
A new program to increase support for green chemistry at various Federal agencies has become an unlikely focus for the U.S. House of Representatives in this tight budget year. On March 16, Representatives Phil Gingrey (R–GA), Eddie Bernice Johnson (D–TX), and Vern Ehlers (R–MI) introduced The Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004 (H.R.3970), which will advance federal coordination, dissemination, and investment in green chemistry research and development. With assistance from the American Chemical Society (ACS) and other supporters of green chemistry, the bill is quickly moving forward in the legislative process.

Support Math and Science Partnership Programs at NSF & DoEd The President's budget request proposes drastic changes in the Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) Programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Department of Education (DoEd). Funding for new, competitive partnerships would be eliminated at NSF. In DoEd's MSP program, a significant portion of funding would be set aside for a focus on high school mathematics -- denying educators needed flexibility in addressing urgent problems in both math and science education. The budget process has just begun, so we can make a huge difference by speaking up now. Your input, and that of others in the Legislative Action Network, can encourage our leaders to propose a more responsible approach to funding these programs. We urge you to tell your members of Congress to preserve the science focus of the Math and Science Partnership programs. Just link to http://capwiz.com/chemical, and click on “Support Math and Science Partnership Programs.” Thank you for your help in this critical effort.

Undergraduate Research

We will be posting links to REU and other undergraduate research
opportunities on this web site in the near future.

Alumni of Area Universities

Where are they now? If you have information about an alum and
would like to let others know, please forward the info to the web master.

If you have questions or concerns about the content of this web site
or would like to have us provide information to our members
through this site, please contact the web master.

We thank you for visiting our site and welcome the opportunity
to work with you and your organization.

Chair: Evan Millam University of Southern Indiana 812-465-1266 emillam@usi.edu		Past Chair: Bryan Lynch University of Evansville 812-479-2961 bl22@evansville.edu
Chair Elect:Ihab Odeh GE Advanced Materials-Plastics 812-831-7154 ihab.odeh@ge.com		Secretary: Nancy Flachskam Kentucky Wesleyan College 270-926-3111 nancyfl@kwc.edu
Treasurer: W.L. Magnuson Kentucky Wesleyan College 270-926-3111 magnuson@kwc.edu		Councilor: Marie Hankins University of Southern Indiana 812-464-1716 mhankins@usi.edu
Past Years: 2004

Thursday, February 10	Levi Grove, Chemical Sensing with Vapochromic Platinum Complexes Where: Szechwan Chinese Restaurant, 669 N. Green River Road Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Contact Evan Millam to make reservations by February 6. Cost is $10 for dinner.
Wed, March 2	Dr. Joe A. Vinson, A Scientific Look at Marijuana Where: USI, Mitchell Auditorium (HP 1002) Time: 7:30 pm Contact Evan Millam if interested in joining the group for dinner at O'Charlies at 6:00pm.
Wed, September 21	Dr. Victoria Finkenstadt, To Go or Not To Go: the Graduate School Decision Where: USI, ED 2108, Science and Education Building Time: 7:30 PM Contact Evan Millam if interested in joining the group for dinner at O'Charlies at 6:00pm.
Thursday, September 29	Dr. William F. Carroll, From Garbage to Stuff: How We Recycle Plastics Where: USI, Mitchell Auditorium (HP 1002) Time: 7:30 PM Contact Evan Millam if interested in joining the group for dinner at the Gerst Haus at 6:00pm.
Wednesday, November 16	Dr. Bill Chamberlin, Fueling Our Transportation Needs without Petroleum Where: University of Evansville Campus, Room to be Announced Time: TBA Contact Evan Millam for more information