American Chemical Society
Form:  Part I - Annual Report Questionnaire REQUIRED
Organization:  Santa Clara Valley
Year:  2007
 
 ****Important Notice Please Read****
 
The EZ form consists of the Part I - Questionnaire, Part III - Financial Report and the Optional Part IV - Self-Nomination Form for ChemLuminary Awards. Sections that wish to submit the EZ form are not required to submit the Part II - Narrative and Appendices. All local sections are eligible to complete the EZ form UNLESS, they would like to self-nominate themselves for the LSAC Award for Outstanding Performance by a Local Section. Local sections may submit the EZ form and self-nominate themselves for any of the other awards listed in Part IV. Local Sections must postmark or submit their completed annual reports electronically by February 15, 2008 to be eligible for any of the awards.






We do not wish to be considered for the Local Section Outstanding Performance Award

*Part I Annual Report Questionnaire
*Part II Annual Report Narrative and Appendices (Optional)
*Part III Financial Report
*Part IV Self Nomination for ChemLuminary Awards (Not Eligible for Local Section Outstanding Performance Award (Optional)






Our section would like to be considered for the ACS Local Section Outstanding Performance Award. We are submitting Parts I,II,III and IV of the annual report

*Part I Annual Report Questionnaire
* Part II Annual Report Narrative and Appendices
* Part III Financial Report
* Part IV Self Nomination for ChemLuminary Awards (***Outstanding Performance Award Nomination must be completed***)
 
 Web Posting of Annual Reports
 
Our Section would like to have Parts I and II (if applicable) posted on the Local Section Activities Committee website.
 
 1. TOP ACTIVITIES
 
Please list the titles of your top activities (Rank order) and indicate if the activity was new in 2007.

Check
if new
in 2007
Title of Activity
1.

NCW Event-Drugs, Bombs and CSI
2.

Student Interview Workshop Program
3.

NCW Event-Children's Discovery Museum
4.

NCW Event-Poster Contest
5.

NCW Event-Titration Competition
6.

Cost Reduction & Process Improvement
7.

Chemistry Olympiad
8.

Science Fairs and Synopsis Championship
9.

Member Involvement
10.

Section Awards Program
 
 2. SECTION ADMINISTRATION
 
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2.1 How many times did the executive committee meet during 2007?


2.2 How many members are on the executive committee?


2.3 How many section meetings were held in 2007?


2.4 On average, how many members attend a regular section meetings?


COUNCILORS
2.5 What percentage of the section's Councilors were in official attendance at the ACS spring Council meeting?


%
2.6 What percentage of the section’s Councilors were in official attendance at the ACS fall Council meeting?


%
2.7 How do Councilors report to the section about national ACS matters?
(check all that apply)
at a section meeting at an executive committee meeting
in the newsletter on the local section website
COMMITTEES
2.8 Specify active committees having two or more members. Please indicate the chair's name where appropriate.
Awards Mentoring
Chair: Natalie McClure
Chair:
Budgets/Finance Minority Affairs
Chair: Ean Warren
Chair: Howard Peters
Career Assistance/Employment Newsletter/Publication
Chair:
Chair: Cincia Muzzi
Chemistry Olympiad Nominations
Chair: Sally Peters
Chair: Floyd Hobbs
Community Activities
(e.g. National Chemistry Week or
Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, etc.)		 Professional Relations
Chair: Abby Kennedy
Chair:
Continuing Education Project SEED
Chair:
Chair:
Education Public Relations
Chair:
Chair: Ferenc Makra
Environmental Senior Chemists
Chair:
Chair:
Environmental Health & Safety/
Chemical Hygiene		 Women Chemists
Chair:
Chair:
Government Affairs Younger Chemists
Chair:
Chair:
Industry Relations
Other: Ottenberg Award
Chair:
Chair: Lois Durham
Long-Range Planning
Other: Shirley B. Radding Award
Chair: Ean Warren
Chair: Peter Rusch
Membership/Member Retention
Other: Student Affiliates
Chair: Sally Peters
Chair: Linda Brunauer

Other: Web Page

Chair: Ean Warren
SUBSECTIONS
2.9 How many subsections are active in the section?


2.10 How many subsection meetings were held in 2007?


TOPICAL GROUPS
2.11 How many topical groups are active in the section?


2.12 How many topical group meetings were held in 2007?


OPERATIONS AND PLANNING (check all that apply)
2.13 The section prepared a budget for 2007 (Please include a copy in Part II Appendix 2)
2.14 The section prepared a budget for 2008 (Please include a copy in Part II, Appendix 2)
2.15 The section prepared a long-range plan (Please include a copy in Part II, Appendix 2)
2.16 The section maintains and uses a current job manual prepared by the section as a guide for officers and committees.
2.17 The section conducted a membership survey in 2007 to determine member's interests and needs (Please include a copy in Part II, Appendix 3)
2.18 A section representative attended the ACS Leaders Conference (Local Section Leaders Track) in 2007.
2.19 The section has a succession plan.
SECTION COMMUNICATION
2.20
How many newsletters were published in 2007?


2.21 One copy of a newsletter is included in Appendix 3.
2.22
How many meeting notices were published in 2007?


2.23 The section has an active website.
a. URL: http://www.scvacs.org



b. Webmaster Name: Ean Warren



c. email: ewarren@scvacs.org
2.24 The section used electronic communication.
2.25 The section posted its 2006 Annual Report on its website.
SECTION ELECTIONS
2.26 The section conducted a 2007 officer election.
2.27 The section conducted its 2007 elections electronically.
2.28 The section revised its bylaws to allow electronic elections
2.29 How many members voted in the 2007 officer election?


2.30 How many 2007 elected officials, councilors and committee chairs:

a. have held other elected positions in the local section



b. have held other appointed positions in the local section



c. presently hold more than one elected office



d. are in their first two years of service



2.31

 For each election that was held in 2007 please give the number of
members that ran for:



a. Chair-elect





b. Secretary





c. Treasurer





d. Other (not including councilor) Alternate Councilor










2.32




 For the positions of Councilor and Alternate Councilor, did your
local section vote for a single list of Councilor/Alternate Councilors
candidates with the highest vote getters being elected as Councilor
and those with the next highest vote counts being elected Alternate
Councilor?		 Yes




 No
2.33 How many total Councilor positions were available for 2007?



2.34 How many total Alternate Councilor positions were available for 2007?



2.35 How many Councilor positions were filled in 2007?





2.36 How many total Alternate Councilor position were filled in 2007?


2.37 How many candidates were on the 2007 ballot for the available Councilor positions?


2.38 How many candidates were on the 2007 ballot for the available Alternate Councilor positions?


2.39 What was the total number of candidates for Councilor and Alternate Councilor in 2007?


SECTION AWARDS (check all that apply)
2.40 The section submitted a nomination for the ACS Regional Award in High School Chemistry Teaching during 2007.

The section gave awards or a Salutes to Excellence to:
2.41 Primary school students (K-6)
2.42 Secondary school students (7-12)
2.43 College students
2.44 Primary school teachers (K-6)
2.45 Secondary school teachers (7-12)
2.46 College teachers
2.47 Members of the local section for service
2.48 Outstanding chemist(s), regardless of section affiliation
2.49 The section or local company encouraged and/or submitted a nomination for the ACS Regional Industrial Innovation Awards.
SECTION AFFILIATES
2.50
How many paid section affiliates excluding students (teachers, technicians, others) are there in the section?


2.51 Section has supported an existing Technician Affiliate Group (TAG)during 2007.
2.52 Section has promoted the formation of a Technician Affiliate Group during 2007.
REGIONAL MEETINGS
2.53 Does your local section have a representative to your Regional Board/Steering Committee?
2.54 Does your section participate in the Regional Chmemjobs Employment Center?
VOLUNTEERS
2.55





Please indicate the approximate number of active volunteers in your local section.
(Volunteer is defined as a member who helps plan or organizes a meeting or activity,
serves on a committee, or is an elected official including Councilor and Alternate Councilor.)



a. How many of these volunteers were new in 2007?



2.56 Please indicate all the ways that you recognize volunteers:

Certificates Gifts

Awards Letter to volunteer

Letter to volunteer's supervisor Recognition at an event

No formal recognition program
Other:

2.57

 How does your local section identify future leaders
and get them into the leadership pipeline?

Self-Nominations Solicitation or advertising

Identify active committee members Formal leadership training

Outreach to new members Arm-Twisting

Other:
2.58


 Aside from the Chair-Elect becoming Chair, does your local
section have a long-term plan for developing new
leaders and/or volunteers?		 Yes No
2.59

 Does your local section support travel of members
(other than councilors) to:

National meetings Regional meetings

Leaders Conferences Other


 
 3 - 8 Connecting Chemistry and the Community
 
3. COMMUNITY BUILDING (check all that apply)
3.1 Industrial members are active in the section's governance.
3.2 The section communicated with non-ACS members working in industry and local companies about meetings and programs.
3.3 Local companies have financially-sponsored an activity or donated money to the section.
3.4 Industrial members (M), local companies (C), and/or non-members employed in industry (N) participated in these section programs or activities:

M C N

Meeting at industrial site/plant tour

Local Section Award/Recognition program

Membership drive for new members

Industrial speaker/Industrially-focused topic

National Chemistry Week, Chemists Celebrate Earth Day or other community outreach activity

Career development activities

Student or younger chemist activities

3.5 The section is affiliated with other technical or scientific societies or consortia.

a. The section affiliated with:


(name of technical organization)




This affiliation was approved by ACS council in what year.



3.6


Please indicate groups that your section held joint
event(s) with:

Local Section Boy/Girl Scouts

Community Group Another Professional Society


Other


4. MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP (check all that apply)
4.1 The section provided services for pre-college students.
4.2 The section provided speakers for student affiliates chapter meetings.
4.3 The section organized tours of local industries for student affiliates.
4.4 The section offered financial support for student affiliates chapter activities.
4.5 The section offered financial support to students attending regional or national meetings (undergraduate and/or graduate).
4.6 The section appointed a member as student affiliates chapter liaison.
4.7 The section members served as non-faculty professional advisers or contacts for students and young chemists.
4.8 The section provided students with free subscriptions to journals.
4.9 The section invited student affiliates to attend regular section meetings.
4.10 The section sponsored a teacher affiliate group to engage students in ACS.
4.11
The section involved student affiliates in community outreach activities
(e.g. National Chemistry Week and/or Chemists Celebrate Earth Day, etc.).
4.12 The section distributed career literature to students or to colleges and universities.
4.13 The section developed and maintained a networking directory.
5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (check all that apply)
5.1 The section published articles on employment services in its newsletter or website.
5.2 The section sponsored local employment services (e.g., free ads in section newsletter or website, job counseling, employment clearing house).
5.3 A section representative attended a Local Section Career Program offered by the National ACS (if available) during 2007.
5.4 The section referred individuals to the national ACS Department of Career Management and Development.
5.5 The section maintained a job line for career opportunities available within the local section.
5.6 The section hosted an ACS short course.
5.7 How many local section career programs or activities were conducted in 2007?



a. How many career programs were new in 2007?


5.8 The section offered career counseling/literature.
5.9

 The section maintains a list (and contact