NEXT MEETING
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Furman University
The poster session will be held in Kohrt Commons of the Townes Science Center and the dinner will be held outside on the lawn. In case of rain, the dinner will be held inside. Campus map and directions to Furman University can be found by clicking here. For an Acrobat file of directions suitable for printing click here.
The Townes Science Center is building 92 on the campus map and parking is available directly across the mall from the building. You may park in any spot that is not specifically designated for students only. Handicap parking is available on the north end of the building by the fountains.
Meeting Schedule
Menu: Low Country BBQ
Garden Salad
Southern Slaw
Fire Roasted Jalapeno Cheddar Corn Bread
Lazy Sunday Chicken - crispy southern-fried
Pulled Pork BBQ - hickory slow smoked with tangy vinegar based sauce. Served with BBQ sauce
Kickin "Pintos - as you like 'em" – cooked forever, sweet and savory
Really Cheesy Mac and Cheese
Southern style green beans
Assorted Dessert Bars
Cost: $16.00 ($8 for students) Award winners receive complementary dinner but please RSVP so we get the correct head count.
7:30 p.m. Award Presentations
Reservations: Please RSVP to Laura.Wright@Furman.edu by April 6th. Please include the names and affiliations of each person attending. We always welcome attendance (without charge) at the presentations even if you are unable to come for the dinner!
Please Honor Your Reservations!
PROPOSED CHANGES TO WESTERN CAROLINAS ACS SECTION BYLAWS
WCACS Member:
In Summer 2010 the WCACS executive committee formed an ad-hoc committee to review and amend our section's By-laws. The first goal was to update language to reflect the change in student membership status from "student affiliate" to "student member". The second goal was to re-word By-law 4, section 8 to allow our section to utilize electronic voting. Electronic voting will save our section time, money and paper.
The ad-hoc committee brought the proposed amendments to the WCACS Executive Committee. After reviewing the proposal, the Executive Committee submitted proposed amendments to the Constitution & Bylaws committee (C&B) of the ACS for review. After reviewing the recommendations of C&B, the Executive committee voted to accept the proposed amendments and bring amended By-laws to the section for a vote.
We now need your voice. On the front page of our website (www.wcacs.net) you will find a copy of the current By-Laws and the proposed changes to the By-Laws. Please take time to review these recommended changes. Once you have reviewed the changes, please vote to either accept or deny the changes.
You will receive a ballot in the mail with the Spring WCACS Newsletter. A yes vote on the ballot indicates you accept the recommended changes to the By-Laws. Once you have voted, the ballot should be sealed in an unmarked envelope. This envelope should then be placed in a second envelope. Please write the word "BALLOT", then sign and print your name on the back of the envelope. When completed, mail the ballot to WCACS Secretary Alice Claggett at:
Alice Claggett
193 Briarcreek Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29301
Ballots must be received by April 12th. You may hand-deliver your ballot at the April 12th Awards Dinner.
Thank you for your service to the section and your community,
Sid Parrish
Immediate Past Chair
The national organization of ACS has asked our section to make revisions to our bylaws, which are available on the section website (http://www.wcacs.net/Business/Bylaws.html). The majority of the changes involve one of two major issues. First, ACS has recently created "Student Membership" to replace "Associate Membership" for students who participate in the society. Second, voting procedures have been revised to allow electronic voting, in addition to traditional paper ballots.
ELECTED OFFICIALS 2011
OF
WESTERN CAROLINAS SECTION ACS
Dr. David Butcher - Chair 2011, david.butcher@analytchem.org.
Blaine Childress - Chair-Elect 2012
Sid Parrish - Past Chair 2010
Alice Claggett - Secretary 2010
Julia Brumaghim – Treasurer 2010
Lucy Pryde Eubanks - Councilor 2009-11.
Dr. George Heard – Councilor 2011-2013
Dr. John Kaup - Alternate Councilor 2011-13.
Dr. Laura Wright - Alternate Councilor 2001, Awards Chair.
If you are not receiving email reminders from the section regarding upcoming meetings, please contact Tim Hanks (tim.hanks@furman.edu) with your email address as it is with National ACS.
Councilors Report Page on the WCACS website
The Executive Committee has voted affirmatively to post the Councilors' reports on the web site. A new web page has been created and added to the site and is linked on the left hand navigation bar.
The Councilor reports from each National Meeting will be posted.
The reports from the Anaheim, CA Meeting are now available and can be viewed at:
http://www.wcacs.net/Business/WCCouncilors%20Report.html
The Webmaster's Plea
Our Webmaster, Dwayne Grassie, would welcome your "press releases" about activities that you believe would be of interest to our section. As he says so eloquently on our web site, "without active members reporting the activities of the section to me there would be no web site because there would be nothing to report." Dwayne can be reached at: MAG-IT@charter.net
Western Carolinas Meeting and Speaker Itinerary
2011
| Date |
Speaker |
Title |
Location |
| April 12, 2011 |
Student Posters |
Annual Awards / Student Posters |
Furman University
Greenville, SC |
| Summer 2011 |
TBA |
Social |
TBA |
| September 20, 2011 |
Suzanne Lomax |
The Application of Chemistry to the Examination of Works of Art |
TBA |
| October 17, 2011 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
| November 2011 |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
THE SECTION NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
The Western Carolinas Section of the American Chemical Society urgently needs the help of each of its members in helping us recruit new Section Affiliate members. We would like to request that each member print out or copy the following invitation and present it to as many persons as possible who have an interest in chemistry:
AN INVITATION
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