During
my time as program chair and chair-elect, I have continued to explore
possible collaborations witharea special-interest groups, and am
pleased to report that BAGIM (the
Boston Area Group for Informatics and Modeling) has expressed an
interest in formally allying themselves with NESACS in a manner similar
to that of the Medicinal Chemistry Group. We are also looking into
the formation of a local Silver Circle group for retired chemists,
and former section chair Pam Mabrouk is exploring the possibility
of creating a local branch of the WomenChemists’ Committee.
There is a lot going on this year!
NESACS as a whole is a vibrant and active section. This past year,
the section received three ChemLuminary awards at the national
meeting in August, and was runner-up for three more. This is
an amazing accomplishment, and a great deal of credit goes to
the section members responsible for organizing the relevant activities
and putting together the award packets. NESACS has a long history
of outstanding service, and I hope to continue that practice
in the next year.
Currently, attendance at the monthly section meetings averages
less than 50 members. We are exploring ways to make meetings
more attractive. I would love to hear from any of you with your
thoughts and ideas. What would make YOU come to a monthly meeting?
Would a differentday be better? Different time? Different format?
We need your perspective; it is your section, after all!
You can keep track of upcoming events by reading The Nucleus, but
you can always check the section website (newly redesigned) at
http://www.nesacs.org for breaking news (as well as to read The
Nucleus in PDF format when you can’t find your paper copy).
You can also read our outstanding blog at http://blog.nesacs.org/.
I hope to see more and more of you attending the
many and varied events that we offer, and wish you all the best
in the upcoming year.
Marietta Schwartz |
