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LIQs (Leadership Institute Questions) American Chemical Society 4 Great first place to look for your answers (bookmark):<br>
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LIQs American Chemical Society 5 What’s the difference between a region and a district?
Districts are drawn and approved by Council based on ACS Bylaws and populations within each District. Regions are historic and don’t have to change.<br>
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Do all section pay the same for elections and how can we reduce these costs?
Local sections pay differing amounts to hold elections based on the number of ballots needed and the methods of delivery for those ballots. American Chemical Society 6 LIQs<br>
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LIQs When will elections be able to be held electronically?
YOU CAN! Check your Bylaws. If your Bylaws don’t allow, email bylaws@acs.org to begin the process to update them.
GISI => local sections => Elections and Bylaws
Also available: Protocols for Conducting Elections in Divisions and Local Sections American Chemical Society 7<br>
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LIQs American Chemical Society 8 Where can I get electronic ACS letterhead and clipart?
Go to ACS website (much improved) and search for ACS Branding Guidelines Letterhead (it’s a gold mine for letterhead, logos, PowerPoint templates<br>
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LIQs American Chemical Society 9 How do you get copies of insurance forms for ACS section meetings?
Search on ACS website: Special Events Insurance
Local section events are covered but you have to ask for it and complete a insurance form.<br>
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LIQs American Chemical Society 10 What is the annual cost for the Email Management Service, Real Magnet, for each local section?
The service is available to local sections at no cost.<br>
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LIQs Can ACS National set up webinars for local sections?
How do we learn to set up a webinar for regional activity?
ACS has negotiated discounted rates for local sections to use A+ conferencing. Visit www.acs.org/getinvolved for the contact information.
If you need assistance with setting up your webinar, email olsa@acs.org and a member of the Administrative & Programmatic Technologies Group will assist you with the set-up. American Chemical Society 11<br>
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LIQs American Chemical Society 12 Is there a master list available on the website that provides the year that local sections were established?
Thank you for the suggestion. The list is being revised and will be posted on GISI (www.acs.org/getinvolved)<br>
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LIQs Does ACS have good templates for event announcements?
Go to acs.org and search for Local Section Public Relations. There are 25 templates for use in all types of announcements. American Chemical Society 13<br>
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LIQs How can I get a list of Science Café topics?
At acs.org Science Cafés, the web page provides examples of topics that have been hosted and a Science Cafe toolkit. American Chemical Society 14<br>
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LIQs Is there a way to get historical information about my section? This would be part of our 75th anniversary event.
The ACS Office of the Secretary maintains a very limited amount of information about local sections.
Many local sections have archives at an “office” location. However, these may not be accessible to the current officers especially if the local section has changed its headquarters. American Chemical Society 15<br>
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LIQs How can I obtain ACS promotional materials to distribute at ACS events? Ex: membership brochures, etc.
Email meminfo@acs.org American Chemical Society 16<br>
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LIQs For people who were “student affiliate” members before the change to “student members”, why can’t the previous years of service count for the number of years as a member: I feel like those years should be counted.
A 2009 ACS Bylaw change made undergrads eligible members. Since then, those years of service have counted. American Chemical Society 17<br>
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LIQs Do you have a service local sections can use to have webinars such as Go-to-Meeting? We would like to reach members who can’t attend meetings.
ACS suggests A+ Conferencing. A local section can contact them directly and set up an account. There is a discounted rate. American Chemical Society 18<br>
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LIQs Does ACS provide supplies for demos, e.g. NCW?
Supplies, no. Promotional materials and supporting educational resources, yes.
Typically local sections sponsor an event with supplies. American Chemical Society 19<br>
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LIQs Where can one find guidelines for science fair judging?
At acs.org search “How to coordinate and conduct a school science fair”. There is also a link to the handbook of International Science and Engineering Fair in the official guidelines. American Chemical Society 20<br>
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LIQs Why did the element mugs stop? I only got H and He. I know lots of people who would even pay extra to keep getting them.
Most recently in 2014, we learned that ACS currently provides members with element anniversary mugs for years 1-5. Contact ACS Member Services at service@acs.org. American Chemical Society 21<br>
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LIQs Can I get a list of section chair email addresses?
Email addresses are available in the annual Yellow Book which can be accessed on acs.org but the information is password protected. American Chemical Society 22<br>
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LIQs How does a local section get on the rotation to host a regional ACS meeting?
Submit a formal request to the local section chair. Once gaining support from the local section chair a formal Memorandum of Understanding is completed and submitted along with a proposed budget and presented to the Region Board Chair. Email reglmtgs@acs.org to determine the next available meeting year for your region and for more information on the process. American Chemical Society 23<br>
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LIQs Does ACS help with surveys of local section membership?
Yes. Email meminfo@acs.org. American Chemical Society 24<br>
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LIQs What is done with information in FORMS? Can FORMS be made more user friendly? It was very difficult to log into this year.
The information from FORMS is used extensively by LSAC to track trends for local sections, and of course to provide nominations for ChemLuminary Awards. American Chemical Society 25<br>
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LIQs Can ACS provide development support for online registration and payment systems for local sections?
ACS is looking into this but have not yet found a low-cost option. We recognize the need and will continue to explore. American Chemical Society 26<br>
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OTHER ACS RESOURCES Use the ACS FREE service—Webs.com—to develop a website
Visit www.acs.org/getinvolved (great page to bookmark )
Visit the ACS Network (Volunteer Support and Engagement) American Chemical Society 28<br>
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American Chemical Society Town Hall Meeting Wrap Up
What can we do to make your local section successful? January 24, 2016 Martin Rudd,
2016 Chair,
Committee on
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