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=ACS Thematic Programming = =San Francisco National Meeting, Spring 2010 = =Theme: Chemistry for a Sustainable World = Big update, May 8, 2009. The overall shape is starting to emerge. -Laura

Paul Anastas, Director, Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, and (6/8/09) nominee for Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, EPA. (as long as his schedule permits)
 


Monday or Tuesday. I'll be touching base with him about his speakers so I can share the information with the Program Chairs. This symposium will be an all day event, so it won't fit into the short Sunday Thematic plenary spot.  ===Global Water Sustainability , Monday (March 22, World Water Day), ===


 After accepting, Tony Allen has bowed out. However we have other excellent speakers lined up. (11/10/09 update)

Organizer: Robin Rogers
====Robin is only being hampered because I'm out of the country so we can't talk. He's got excellent speaker ideas combining the many different areas of green chemistry as well as bringing speakers from government, industry, and academics. More here after Robin and I get to talk. ====

Sustainability in Action
Organizer: Martin Abraham on behalf of CEI (Committee on Environmental Improvement) S3G (Sustainability Stakeholders S(omething) Group), I&EC (Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division) Will highlight activities of Meetings and Expositions to make greener meetings plus activities of Governance and possibly EPA. (Maybe include "How to be a change agent" or life cycle analysis?)

Town Hall/Conversation with California
Organizer: TBA, but I've got a victim in mind This event will be a panel discussion focusing on California's activities in Green Chemistry and is intended to discuss the social, economic, and political impacts of sustainability as well as what is the appropriate government role in facilitating.


Due to funding and schedules, this was not able to be done.

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<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"One Water", a film by University of Miami, will be screened on Sunday, pending permission from the university. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(11/10/09) Ean Warren's Baby

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<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Committee on Ethics may get involved in this project, and it is important for Meetings and Expositions to get feedback on the topic from the ACS members. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This may potentially take the form of a survey of members.

Other ideas: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Symposium of Chief Sustainability Officers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to create an academic sustainability center.
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==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Divisional Programming The current list is on this linked page ** ==

Programming Contact Information Go to this linked page <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

Additional Projects
<span style="color: #9966ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 60%; left: -6.36%; position: absolute; top: 0.61em;">n Greener Meetings (M&E) (this page is updated, 4/29/09) <span style="color: #9966ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 60%; left: -6.36%; position: absolute; top: 0.61em;">n International Sustainability (IAC) <span style="color: #9966ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 60%; left: -6.36%; position: absolute; top: 0.61em;">n Undergraduate Programming (SOCED) <span style="color: #9966ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 60%; left: -6.36%; position: absolute; top: 0.61em;">n California Local Section <span style="color: #9966ff; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 60%; left: -6.36%; position: absolute; top: 0.61em;">n - There is a lot of interest on the part of Lee Latimer to engage the Local Sections for this meeting. Wiki for progress <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">