Happy New Year!

    I have assumed the responsibility for chairing the Section in 2012.  Abby Kennedy has done an excellent job and under her leadership, the Santa Clara Valley local Section has prospered.  I only hope to do as well.  Each incoming section chair is asked by National to set goals for the section.  My three goals are:

    1) To increase involvement in local Section activities by more Section members.  I plan to re-establish and re-invigorate a program committee, a public relations committee and a membership committee.
   
    2) To continue the active chemistry outreach program that the Section conducts including the National Chemistry Week activities, the Teacher's Workshop program, the Tech Trek program and Project SEED.

    3) To prepare for the 2013 Western Regional Meeting to be jointly hosted by our Section and the California Section.  It has been many years since we last hosted a Western Regional Meeting and this will be an opportunity to showcase the excellent and varied chemistry being conducted in the Bay Area.

    I hope that you will be able to participate in these activities.  There will be multiple opportunities to volunteer and the tasks can be tailored to any level of involvement.  I find volunteering with ACS to be very enriching and satisfying, and you might experience the same feelings if you try.

    The first event for the New Year will be the 2012 Harry and Carol Mosher award lecture to be held on January 19 at the Biltmore Hotel in Santa Clara.  The honoree is Dr. William Carroll, past President of ACS and current chairman of the Board of Directors.  He will give a fun talk based on some of the interesting tales from past issues of Chemistry and Engineering News.  I hope to see you there.


Chair - 2012

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