American Chemical Society Committee on Professional and Member
American Chemical Society Committee on Professional and Member Relations Planning & Orientation Meeting January 26, 2009 2: 00 -3: 00 PM EST
Draft 2010 P&MR Priorities Tier 1 • Professional Advancement (Scientific Workforce/Jobs, Globalization resources) • Increasing value to members: advisory paper for Board on core benefit areas that warrant greater strategic emphasis, informed by pending 2010 membership satisfaction survey • Web strategies and enhanced online networking (ACS Network growth) • Electronic dissemination of meeting content • International Year of Chemistry 2011 • Advance and assess progress on global alliances (metrics, guidelines review) • Society services and associated pricing models Tier 2 • Sustainability—Guide S 3 G • Diversity Partner Program • Leadership Development • Co-sponsorship Requests American Chemical Society
P&MR and Other ACS Committees Council Standing Committees Joint Board Council (Diversity-Related) • • • Divisional Activities (DAC) Economic/Professional Affairs (CEPA) Meetings & Expositions (M&E) Local Section Activities (LSAC) Younger Chemists (YCC) Women Chemists (WCC) Chemists with Disabilities (CWD) Minority Affairs (CMA) Membership Affairs (MAC) Joint Board Council Other • • • International Activities (IAC) Science (Com. Sci) Board Committees • • Governing Board for GCI Corporation Associates (CA) Committees P&MR has worked with most closely in recent years in bold American Chemical Society Joint Subcommittee on Diversity (JSD) Multidisciplinary Programs (MPPG) Admissions Technician Affairs
2009 Key Accomplishments • Online Networking: ACS Network growth and policy change • Online access to National Meeting Content: successful pilot • Four New Strategic Global Alliances: SCI, RSC, CCS, and GDCh • Globalization Resource: Two breakfasts, CEPA task force accomplishments • Assessing Member Needs: 2010 satisfaction survey, other analysis • Diversity Partner Program launched: notable progress made • Global image of chemistry: IYC 2011 collaborations & planning • Strategy Development: created governance groups to review ACS web strategies, online meeting content, and society services/pricing models • Sustainability: Helped guide S 3 G on ACS inventory and action roadmap American Chemical Society
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