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Part I - Annual Report Questionnaire=20 REQUIRED

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Web Posting of Annual = Reports

Our Section would like to have Parts I and = II (if=20 applicable) posted on the Local Section Activities Committee = website.

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1. TOP = ACTIVITIES

Please list the titles of your top = activities=20 (Rank order) and indicate if the activity was new in = 2008.

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2. SECTION=20 ADMINISTRATION

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

2.1 How many = times did=20 the executive committee meet during 2008?
2.2 How many = members are=20 on the executive committee?
2.3 How many = section=20 meetings were held in 2008?
2.4 On = average, how many=20 members attend a regular section = meetings?

COUNCILORS

2.5	What = percentage of the=20 section's Councilors were in official attendance at = the ACS=20 spring Council meeting?		%
2.6	What = percentage of the=20 section=E2=80=99s Councilors were in official = attendance at the ACS=20 fall Council meeting?		%

2.7 How do Councilors report to the = section about=20 national ACS matters?
(check all that = apply)

at a = section meeting	at an = executive=20 committee meeting
in the = newsletter	on the = local section=20 website

COMMITTEES

2.8 Specify active committees having = two or=20 more members. Please indicate the chair's name where=20 appropriate.

Awards	Mentoring
Chair:	Chair:
= Budgets/Finance	Minority = Affairs
Chair:	Chair:
Career = Assistance/Employment	= Newsletter/Publication
Chair:	Chair:
Chemistry = Olympiad	= Nominations
Chair:	Chair:
Community = Activities (e.g.=20 National Chemistry Week or Chemists Celebrate = Earth Day,=20 etc.)	Professional = Relations
Chair:	Chair:
Continuing = Education	Project = SEED
Chair:	Chair:
Education	Public = Relations
Chair:	Chair:
= Environmental	Senior = Chemists
Chair:	Chair:
Environmental = Health &=20 Safety/ Chemical Hygiene	Women = Chemists
Chair:	Chair:
Government = Affairs	Younger = Chemists
Chair:	Chair:
Industry = Relations	Other:
Chair:	Chair:
Long-Range = Planning	Other:
Chair:	Chair:
Membership/Member = Retention	Other:
Chair:	Chair:
	Other:
	Chair:

SUBSECTIONS

2.9	How many = subsections are=20 active in the section?
2.10	How many = subsection=20 meetings were held in 2008?

TOPICAL GROUPS

2.11	How many = topical groups=20 are active in the section?
2.12	How many = topical group=20 meetings were held in 2008?

OPERATIONS AND PLANNING (check all that=20 apply)

2.13		The section = prepared a=20 budget for 2008 (Please include a copy in Part II = Appendix=20 2)
2.14		The section = prepared a=20 budget for 2009 (Please include a copy in Part II, = Appendix=20 2)
2.15		The section = prepared a=20 long-range plan (Please include a copy in Part II, = Appendix=20 2)
2.16		The section = maintains=20 and uses a current job manual prepared by the section = as a=20 guide for officers and committees.
2.17		The section = conducted a=20 membership survey in 2008 to determine member's = interests and=20 needs (Please include a copy in Part II, Appendix = 3)
2.18		A section = representative=20 attended the ACS Leaders Conference (Local Section = Leaders=20 Track) in 2008.
2.19		The section = has a=20 succession = plan.

SECTION COMMUNICATION

2.20	How many = newsletters=20 were published in 2008?
2.21	One copy of a = newsletter=20 is included in Appendix 3.
2.22	How many = meeting notices=20 were published in 2008?
2.23	The section = has an=20 active website.	a. URL:
		b. Webmaster = Name:=20
		c. email: =
2.24	The section = used=20 electronic communication.
2.25	The section = posted its=20 2007 Annual Report on its = website.

SECTION ELECTIONS

2.26	The section = conducted a=20 2008 officer election.
2.27	The section = conducted=20 its 2008 elections electronically.	Please = identify vendor=20 or software used.
2.28	The section revised = its bylaws=20 to allow electronic elections
2.29	How many = members voted=20 in the 2008 officer election?
2.30	How many 2008 = elected=20 officials, councilors and committee chairs:
	a. have held = other=20 elected positions in the local section
	b. have held = other=20 appointed positions in the local = section
	c. presently = hold more=20 than one elected office
	d. are in = their first=20 two years of service

2.31	For each = election that=20 was held in 2008 please give the number of members = that=20 ran for:
	a. = Chair-elect
	b. = Secretary
	c. = Treasurer
	d. Other (not = including=20 councilor)


2.32	For the = positions of=20 Councilor and Alternate Councilor, did your local = section=20 vote for a single list of Councilor/Alternate=20 Councilors candidates with the highest vote getters = being=20 elected as Councilor and those with the next = highest vote=20 counts being elected Alternate Councilor?	= Yes	=20 No
2.33	How many total = Councilor=20 positions were available for 2008?
2.34	How many total = Alternate=20 Councilor positions were available for = 2008?
2.35	How many = Councilor=20 positions were filled in 2008?

2.36	How many total = Alternate=20 Councilor position were filled in = 2008?
2.37	How many = candidates were=20 on the 2008 ballot for the available Councilor = positions?
2.38	How many = candidates were=20 on the 2008 ballot for the available Alternate = Councilor=20 positions?
2.39	What was the = total=20 number of candidates for Councilor and Alternate = Councilor in=20 2008?

SECTION AWARDS (check all that = apply)

2.40		The section = submitted a=20 nomination for the ACS Regional Award in High School = Chemistry=20 Teaching during 2008.
2.41		The section = submitted a=20 nomination for the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award = for=20 Advancing Diversity in the Chemical=20 Sciences.

The section gave awards or a Salutes to=20 Excellence to:

2.42	Primary school = students=20 (K-6)
2.43	Secondary = school=20 students (7-12)
2.44	College = students
2.45	Primary school = teachers=20 (K-6)
2.46	Secondary school = teachers=20 (7-12)
2.47	College = teachers
2.48	Members of the = local section=20 for service
2.49	Outstanding = chemist(s),=20 regardless of section affiliation
2.50	The section or = local company=20 encouraged and/or submitted a nomination for the ACS = Regional=20 Industrial Innovation = Awards.

SECTION AFFILIATES

2.51		How many paid = section=20 affiliates excluding students (teachers, technicians, = others)=20 are there in the section?
2.52		Section has = supported an=20 existing Technician Affiliate Group (TAG)during = 2008.
2.53		Section has = promoted the=20 formation of a Technician Affiliate Group during=20 2008.

REGIONAL MEETINGS

2.54		Does your = local section=20 have a representative to your Regional Board/Steering=20 Committee?
2.55		Does your = section=20 participate in the Regional Chmemjobs Employment=20 Center?

VOLUNTEERS

2.56 =		Please = indicate=20 the approximate number of active volunteers in your = local=20 section. (Volunteer is defined as a member who = helps plan=20 or organizes a meeting or activity, serves on a = committee,=20 or is an elected official including Councilor and = Alternate=20 Councilor.)
	a.	How many of = these=20 volunteers were new in 2008?

2.57	Please = indicate all the=20 ways that you recognize volunteers:
	= Certificates	Gifts
	Awards	Letter to = volunteer
	Letter to = volunteer's=20 supervisor	Recognition = at an=20 event
	No formal = recognition=20 program	Other:

2.58	How does your = local=20 section identify future leaders and get them into = the=20 leadership pipeline?
	= Self-Nominations	Solicitation or = advertising
	Identify active = committee=20 members	Formal leadership = training
	Outreach to = new=20 members	= Arm-Twisting
	Other:
2.59	Aside from the = Chair-Elect becoming Chair, does your local section = have a=20 long-term plan for developing new leaders and/or=20 volunteers?	Yes	No
2.60	Does your = local section=20 support travel of members (other than councilors) = to:
	National = meetings	Regional = meetings
	Leaders = Conferences	Other

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3 - 8 Connecting = Chemistry and=20 the Community

3. COMMUNITY BUILDING = (check all=20 that apply)

3.1		Industrial = members are=20 active in the section's governance.
3.2		The section = communicated=20 with non-ACS members working in industry and local = companies=20 about meetings and programs.
3.3		Local = companies have=20 financially-sponsored an activity or donated money to = the=20 section.

3.4 Industrial members (M), local = companies=20 (C), and/or non-members employed in industry (N) = participated in=20 these section programs or activities:

M	C	N
			Meeting at = industrial=20 site/plant tour
			Local Section=20 Award/Recognition program
			Membership = drive for new=20 members
			Industrial=20 speaker/Industrially-focused topic
			National = Chemistry Week,=20 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day or other community = outreach=20 activity
			Career = development=20 activities
			Student or = younger=20 chemist = activities

3.5		The section is = affiliated with other technical or scientific = societies or=20 consortia.
	a.	The section = affiliated=20 with:
		(name of = technical=20 organization)
		This = affiliation was=20 approved by ACS council in what year.

3.6	Please=20 indicate groups that your section held joint = event(s)=20 with:
	Local = Section	Boy/Girl = Scouts
	Community = Group	Another = Professional Society
	Underrepresented = Minority=20 Community Group	= Other

4. MENTORING AND = LEADERSHIP=20 (check all that apply)

4.1		The section = provided=20 services for pre-college students.
4.2		The section = provided=20 speakers for student affiliates chapter = meetings.
4.3		The section = organized=20 tours of local industries for student = affiliates.
4.4		The section = offered=20 financial support for student affiliates chapter=20 activities.
4.5		The section = offered=20 financial support to students attending regional or = national=20 meetings (undergraduate and/or graduate).
4.6		The section = appointed a=20 member as student affiliates chapter liaison.
4.7		The section = members=20 served as non-faculty professional advisers or = contacts for=20 students and young chemists.
4.8		The section = provided=20 students with free subscriptions to journals.
4.9		The section = invited=20 student affiliates to attend regular section = meetings.
4.10		The section = sponsored a=20 teacher affiliate group to engage students in = ACS.
4.11	=	The section = involved=20 student affiliates in community outreach activities = (e.g.=20 National Chemistry Week and/or Chemists Celebrate = Earth Day,=20 etc.).
4.12		The section = distributed=20 career literature to students or to colleges and=20 universities.
4.13		The section = developed=20 and maintained a networking=20 directory.

5. PROFESSIONAL = DEVELOPMENT=20 (check all that apply)

5.1	The section = published articles=20 on employment services in its newsletter or = website.
5.2	The section = sponsored local=20 employment services (e.g., free ads in section = newsletter or=20 website, job counseling, employment clearing = house).
5.3	A section = representative=20 attended a Local Section Career Program offered by the = National ACS (if available) during 2008.
5.4	The section = referred=20 individuals to the national ACS Department of Career=20 Management and Development.
5.5	The section = maintained a job=20 line for career opportunities available within the = local=20 section.
5.6	The section hosted = an ACS short=20 course.
5.7	How many local = section=20 career programs or activities were conducted in = 2008?
	a. How many = career=20 programs were new in 2008?
5.8	The section offered = career=20 counseling/literature.
5.9	The section = maintains a list=20 (and contact information) of local=20 organizations (networking directory) that employ = chemical=20 professionals?
5.10	The section have a = Career=20 Coordinator?

6. CONTINUING EDUCATION = (check=20 all that apply)

6.1	The section = organized a=20 regional meeting.
	An ACS Technical = Division was=20 involved.
6.2	The Section = organized a=20 symposium.
	An ACS Technical = Division was=20 involved.
6.3	The organized a=20 Meeting-in-Miniature.
	An ACS Technical = Division was=20 involved.
6.4	The section = organized=20 an undergraduate research symposium.
	An ACS Technical = Division was=20 involved.
6.5	The section = organized a meeting=20 that was co-sponsored by an ACS Technical=20 Division.

6.6		The section = has topical=20 groups in interdisciplinary areas.
6.7		The section = has=20 sponsored meetings with an interdisciplinary = focus.
6.8		The section = offered=20 activities such as symposia, seminars, or sponsored = student=20 activities on environmental issues.
6.9		The section = offered=20 specifically tailored symposia, seminars, or sponsored = activities for industrial chemical=20 professionals.

7. PUBLIC OUTREACH = (check all=20 that apply)

The section provided assistance to = K-12=20 schools by:

7.1		Providing = judges for=20 area science fair(s)
7.2		Sponsoring = awards at=20 area science fair(s)
7.3		Participate in = US=20 National Chemistry Olympiad
7.4		Presenting = career=20 programs and/or distributing career literature to = students or=20 schools
7.5		Sponsoring or = organizing=20 student competitions (e.g., chemistry examinations, = ChemBowls,=20 poster competitions)
7.6		Presenting = Chemical=20 Demonstrations
7.7		Participating = in=20 National US Chemistry Olympiad
7.8		Members making = visits to=20 K-8 classrooms.
7.9		Members making = visits to=20 9-12 classrooms

The section encourages participation = and=20 leadership in all aspects of the chemical sciences by women = (W),=20
underrepresented groups (G), and persons with = disabilities (D).=20 (check all that apply)

	W	G	D
7.10				The section = conducted=20 hands-on science activities in elementary and/or = middle school=20 classrooms.
7.11				The section = sponsored=20 hands-on science activities in underserved = communities.
7.12				The section = provided=20 summer research opportunities.
7.13				The = section=20 developed science career fairs at high schools or=20 colleges that have high female, underrepresented = minority=20 or disabled populations.
7.14				The section = organized=20 summer science camps.
7.15				The section = sponsored=20 contests or awards.
7.16				The section = maintained=20 employment services.

7.17				The section = leadership=20 (elected or appointed) includes underrepresented = groups.
7.18				The section = sponsored=20 community outreach activities.
7.19				Section = members mentored=20 students or = colleagues.

7.20	The section = maintained an=20 experts roster and provided it to local = media.
7.21	The section created = or updated=20 a media list.
7.22	The section = prepared a public=20 relations plan and included a copy of this plan in = Appendix=20 4.
7.23	How many times = were=20 section activities promoted to the local media (press=20 releases, op-eds, advisories, etc.)?
7.24	The section used an = ACS film,=20 videotape, or other ACS visual-aid resource at a = public=20 event.
7.25	How many talks = were=20 given by section members to the public in = 2008?

7.26 The = section=20 participated in, or conducted the following community=20 activities:

National = Chemistry=20 Week

Chemists = Celebrate=20 Earth Day

Other:

7.27 The = number of=20 community outreach events conducted during National = Chemistry=20 Week.

7.28 The = number of=20 community outreach activities conducted during = Chemists=20 Celebrate Earth Day.

7.29		The section = conducted=20 teacher workshops.
7.30		The section = invited=20 teachers to attend section meetings.
7.31		The section = provided=20 teachers with free subscriptions to magazines or = journals.
7.32		The section = involved=20 teachers in section program planning.
7.33		The section = participated=20 in Project SEED
7.34		The section = provided a=20 forum to address educational issues.
7.35		The section = conducted a=20 Science Cafe(s) in = 2008.

8. ADVOCACY (check all = that=20 apply)

8.1		The section = has a=20 government affairs committee that has regular = activities or=20 meetings.
8.2		The section = actively=20 encourages members to join and participated in ACS'=20 Legislative Action Network.
8.3		Section = informed its=20 members on legislative issues and events through = newsletter=20 articles, website, or other communication = method.
8.4		The section = has made=20 efforts to communicate ACS public policy positions = with=20 elected officials or policymakers (such as invitations = to=20 local section meetings, visits to offices of elected=20 officials/policymakers, etc.)
8.5		The section = organized or=20 participated in a special government relations event = (state=20 capitol day, science town meeting, legislative = hearing, public=20 policy forum, etc.).
8.6		Section = member(s) held=20 an office or key position in local, state or federal=20 government in = 2008.

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