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Our Annual Meeting took place on Thursday, March 3 from 7:00–8:30 pm. We covered the topics below:Reviewed our 2021 annual report.Covered our 2022 Calendar of events.Presented our Audit report. Financially, our section is doing very well.Mentioned opportunities for volunteers to consider such volunteering to help at the 2022 Northeast Regional Meeting (NERM2022).Reviewed plans for NERM2022.Enjoyed the Trivia Challenges. As a
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The 2021 Rochester ACS Section Annual Meeting took place virtually on Wednesday, February 24, at 7 PM. A brief summary of last year events was covered. A preview of current and future plans was offered including NERM2022 and the need for volunteers. Richard Cobb, our councilor to ACS, updated us on the current happenings and directions at ACS. Sarina Bellows transferred
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Rochester ACS Section’s “Covid-19 Modified” Travel Grant Program. Because the 2021 ACS Spring National Meeting is being held virtually, the Section is offering grants in the amount of the registration fee to undergraduate students who will present their research at an ACS sponsored conference. Student registrations for the Spring National Meeting are $29. Meeting
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A message on behalf of our Councilor, Richard Cobb: 2020 comes to a close, and it is assured that this is a year within the ACS, as well as everywhere we will never forget. As we enter 2021, it appears that many of the new concepts will continue. The January ACS Leadership Institute will be virtual, as will the Spring
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A message on behalf of our Councilor, Richard Cobb: The 260th ACS National Meeting made history as the first “virtual’ National Meeting in ACS history and, as your Councilor, I am happy to give our Local Section members a report out from that meeting. Read more on our Council Corner Report. D. Richard Cobb Feel free to contact Richard Cobb
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A message on behalf of our Councilor, Richard Cobb: Hello and Happy Spring! The first ACS National Meeting of 2020 is very close. This year’s meeting will run from March 22nd to March 26th and will be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I like to use this report to our membership to let you know of key items your Councilors will be
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Nominations are being accepted for the Rochester Section Undergraduate Travel Grant Program. This year, the Local Section is offering $400 grants to undergraduate students attending ACS sponsored conferences. Please check out the detailed Eligibility and Application Process. There have been some changes to the criteria in 2020. Submit all applications by email to Dr. Stephen Tajc. ACT NOW! The first
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For 2020, the Rochester Section Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) is focusing on increasing our membership and making people aware of what YCC can offer the community. We are inviting ANY and ALL students from the Rochester area to our next YCC executive committee meeting on February 4th at 7PM. We will be available both digitally as well as in-person at
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The 2020 Rochester ACS Section Annual Meeting will take place Wednesday, February 26, from 6:00 – 7:30 pm at Nox Cocktail Lounge in The Village Gate plaza (302 Goodman St. N, Rochester, NY 14607). Nox is located behind Salena’s Mexican Restaurant. Please join us for hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, networking, and hearing about what we accomplished in 2019 and what’s in
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The attached report provides a detailed account of the Council meetings attended by our Councilors, Richard and Steve. The report includes election results, resolutions, council actions, a report of San Diego meeting attendance and various other information on business conducted by the Council. Council Corner – 09/05/2019 Important national ACS election information The ACS national election will run from September
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