Les McQuire
Working for Chemistry Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow
Working for Chemistry Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow
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September 27th: RSC USA Fall Meeting
Mystic, CT
Attended the RSC Fall meeting which included a tour of Mystic Seaport.
September 22nd: North Jersey ACS Executive Committee Meeting
Seton Hall, South Orange, NJ
Attended the SEED poster session where I helped with judging then
attended the North Jersey ACS Executive Committee meeting.
August 15th-21st: ACS National Meeting
Philadelphia. PA
Attended the ACS National meeting. I attended the meetings of B&F,
CEPA and ConC. I was also elected as chair of ConC for 2009.
August 3rd - 8th: Gordon Research Conference on Medicinal
Chemistry
New London, NH
Chaired the Med. Chem. GRC at Colby-Sawyer in New London, NH.
July 17th: Conference Call About ACS Presidential Event
Conference call with the Board Oversight Group and Tom Lane about the
Presidential event in Salt Lake to launch the Leadership Development
System.
July 2nd: RSC Dinner and Cruise at NERM
Burlington, VT
Attended the RSC event at the ACS Regional Meeting in Burlington.
July 2nd: Northestern Regional Meeting (NERM)
Burlington, VT
Attended the ACS regional meeting in Burlington.
June 20th: Executive Committee Meeting RSC US Section
New York, NY
Meeting to plan the details on 2008 activities and outline the 2009 program.
May 18th: American Chemical Society Middle Atlantic Regional
Meeting
Flushing, NY
Attended MARM 2008 being hosted by the New York Section ACS at
Queensbourgh Community College.
May 17th: RSC-USA Spring Meeting
Flushing, NY
The spring meeting of the RSC USA Section at Queensbourgh Community
College (the site of MARM 2008). Prof. Yorke Rhodes gave and excellent
after dinner talk. Several members of the section visited the Queens
Botanical Gardens in the afternoon prior to the dinner meeting.
April 19th: ACS BOG Executive Committee Meeting
Washington, DC
The 4 members of the ACS Board Oversight Group on Leadership
Development met for a day long strategic planning session to help prepare
for the budget request to fund the Leadership Development System. There
were several conference calls and e-mails over the next month to review and
finalize the budget request.
April 11th: ACS/RSC/IUPAC Advances in Chemical Sciences
Symposium
Cambridge, MA
300 attendees, 17 vendors, 13 corporate and 3 educational sponsors made
the 2nd Annual Symposium a huge success.
March 4-10th: ACS National Meeting
New Orleans, LA
A busy but very interesting meeting where I served on several committees
and talked with many chemists.
March 28th: Executive Committee Meeting RSC US Section
New York, NY
Meeting to plan the details on 2008 activities and outline the 2009 program.
March 21st: Chemistry As A Life Science
Newark, NJ
Attended another excellent day long symposium hosted by North Jersey
ACS and a variety of NJ companies.
March: On-going Discussions about ACS Leadership Development
Various discussions to plan for the budget proposal to fund the new ACS
Leadership Development System.
March 13th: Talk by Prof. Bergman at NESACS
Cambridge, MA
Attended ACS dinner followed by an excellent talk by Prof. Bergman.
March 13th: Nominations and Elections Conference Call
Discussion of possible changes in the ACS election process
February 29th - March 2nd: ACS Board Oversight Group Meeting
Dallas, TX
A meeting of the ACS Board Oversight Group (BOG) to review progress. I
lead discussions on our vision or the Leadership Development System in
2009-2011, the pricing of the courses and chaired a meeting of the Pipeline
group.
February 25-28th: Multiple Discussions about Leadership Training
There were various discussions during the week to plan the Dallas meeting.
I also participated in discussions to plan the 2008 ACS/RSC/IUPAC
Symposium and the activities of Corporation Associates.
February 25th: North Jersey ACS Executive Committee Meeting
Madison, NJ
An important meeting of the Section Executive Committee where I
presented a detailed overview of the financial position of the Indicator (the
newsletter of the New York and North Jersey Sections).
February 13th: Pipeline Conference Call
A conference call to discuss the pricing of the ACS Leadership
Development System courses. There was a pre-meeting on Feb. 11th to
discuss the agenda and goals for the call.
February 11th: ACS/RSC/IUPAC Conference Call
A conference call to the speakers for the ACS/RSC/IUPAC Symposium in
the Boston/Cambridge area.
January 29th: ACS/RSC/IUPAC Conference Call
A quick conference call to discuss the possibility of and the ideas for a joint
ACS/RSC/IUPAC Symposium in the Boston/Cambridge area.
January 25-27th: ACS Leadership Institute
Dallas, TX
I attended the first Leadership Institute organized by the Board Oversight
Group (BOG). I am a member of BOG. It was a fun, busy and informative
weekend.
January 18th, 2008: Pipeline Marketing Consultant Conf. Call
Planning meeting with Nancy Brenny, Latrease Garrison and Cheryl
Mathews to discuss plans for marketing the LDS and the agenda for the
BOG meeting in Dallas.
January 12-16th, 2008: Discussions - NoJ ACS "Section Meeting"
Discussions wit various Leaders from the North Jersey Section about the
possibilities for a "Section Meeting" involving multiple groups within the
Section.
January 12th, 2008: Indicator Committee Meeting
Madison NJ
Chaired the annual meeting of the Indicator Advisory Committee which
directs the operation of the joint New York and North Jersey Newsletter.
January 11th 2008: Royal Society of Chemistry US (East Coast)
Section Executive Committee Meeting
New York, NY
The committee reviewed the 2007 Section Report, the 2008 budget and
plans for 2008.
January 11th 2008: ACS Leadership BOG Teleconference
A discussion of progress, goals and action items for the ACS group
developing the Leadership Development System.
Dec 18th 2007: ACS Leadership Pipeline Teleconference
A discussion of progress, goals and action items for the Pipeline Team, part
of the ACS group developing the Leadership Development System.
Dec 15th 2007: North Jersey ACS Planning Meeting
FDU, Madison, NJ
Took part in the annual planning meeting. I presented information on the
Indicator and the new ACS Leadership Development System. I also led a
short discussion about the proposed NoJ ACS "Section Meeting". A short
meeting to discuss the section's annual report followed the meeting.
Dec 7-8th 2007: National ACS Budget and Finance Committee
Arlington, MD
Took part in the B&F Committee meeting. This meeting reviews the
financial performance of the society, the projections for 2008 and general
financial strategy.
Nov 26th 2007: North Jersey ACS Executive Committee Meeting
FDU, Madison, NJ
Took part in the Executive Committee meeting. Later that evening I heard
that I had been re-elected to the ACS Council by the members of the North
Jersey Section.
Nov 20th 2007: Board Ovesight Group Conference Call
Discussed the recent progress and future plans for the leadership
Development System and the Leadership Institute.
Nov 17th 2007: Royal Society of Chemistry (US Section) AGM
Princeton Club, New York
An enjoyable evening of social interaction, science and the business of the
Section. I was elected as Secretary for the Section.
Nov 15th 2007: Baekeland Award Symposium and Dinner
Newark, NJ
I was not able to attend the meeting itself but had been involved in helping to
plan and organize the very successful event.
Oct 31st 2007: call with Latrease Garrison re Board Oversight Group
We discussed some of the issues and our hopes and plans for the ACS
Leadership Development System.
Oct 27th 2007: NCW
Liberty Science Center, NJ
I again took part in the North Jersey Section's National Chemistry Week
activities at the Liberty Science Center.
Oct 26th 2007: Organic Topical Group
Somerset, NJ
Attended an outstanding technical program organized by the North Jersey
OTG. A great day and a great meeting!
Oct 6th 2007: Visit to Vermont and Discussion of NERM 2008
Burlington, VT
Wendy and I visited ACS and RSC colleagues Fiona and Martin Case and
among other things discussed plans for NERM 2008.
Oct 4th 2007: Board Oversight Group call
Leadership Development System
October 1st, 2007: Meeting to Discuss an ACS/RSC Symposium in
2008
I had lunch with Mukund Chorghade to discuss another RSC/ACS/IUPAC
symposium in 2008.
September 25th 2007: NESACS Board and LRPC Meeting
Wellesley, MA
I was asked to attend this key meeting of the Northeastern ACS Section
(NESACS) to help provide new ideas and a different perspective.
September 24th 2007: North Jersey Section Executive Committee
Meeting
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
I helped with the judging of the SEED posters and then took part in the
Executive Committee meeting.
September 14th, 2007: RSC-US Executive Committee Meeting
New York, NY
The committee reviewed the plans for 2008 and reviewed recent activities.
August 25th 2007: RSC US-East Section Garden Party
Madison, CT
Over 60 people attended the Garden Party which also featured a wine
tasting.
August 18-23rd 2007: National ACS Meeting
Boston, MA
Another very busy week of meetings and technical sessions. I was Chair of
the Presidential theme of "The Chemistry of System Biology".
August 11th 2007: North Jersey ACS Summer Picnic
Toms River, NJ
A fun, summer gathering which also allowed the North Jersey ACS
Leadership to discuss plans and ideas for the future.
August 5-10th 2007: Gordon Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
New London, NH
A great meeting and a great opportunity to interact with others in the
Pharma industry. I organized the technical program.
July 16th 2007: ACS Action Team Teleconference
Conference call to discuss how Local Sections, Regions and Regional
Meetings could make use of additional staff support.
July 12th 2007: ACS Action Team Teleconference
Conference call to discuss how Local Sections could make use of additional
staff support.
July 6-8th 2007: ACS Summit in Committees
Baltimore, MA
I worked with other representatives of key groups and ACS units at a
Summit to discuss and develop ideas for ACS committees.
June 30-July 1st 2007: Preparing the Draft of the GRC Program
Binder
I worked to combine and compile a first draft of the program book.
June 22nd 2007: Career Fair/Exhibition at Boston University
Symposium
Boston, MA
Represented Novartis at the 8th Annual Boston University "Chemical
Synthesis: Advances and Applications". We met and talked with students
and other attendees.
June 20th 2007: ACS Gov. Review Action Team Teleconference
Participated in a teleconference to discuss the results of a survey on areas
where Local Sections, Regions and Regional Meetings would like additional
support.
May 18-20th 2007: Board Oversight Group on Leadership Meeting
Dallas, TX
The Board Oversight Group (BOG) and the Skills and Pipeline Groups met
to discuss progress and future plans.
May 17th 2007: Lead Optimization Strategies Symposium
Emmanuel College, Cambridge, MA
I attended a minisymposium organized by the NESACS Med. Chem. group.
May 8th 2007: Lunch and Discussion with Corporation Associates
ACS Staff
Had lunch with Peter Kelly and Joy Titus-Young during which we discussed a
number of action items for CA and the "Programs" sub-committee.
May 7th 2007: Brief and Unexpected Conversation with ACS
President
Chance encounter with ACS President, Katie Hunt, while having dinner with
a group from Novartis.
May 4th 2007: ACS Governance Teleconference
Took part in a conference call, organized by N&E, to discuss ACS election
issues and possible changes.
April 24th 2007: Presentation to the Lehigh Valley ACS Local Section
Moravian Collage, Bethlehem, PA
I talked about working in industry and careers in general at the Section's
Student Award Night.
April 23th 2007: North Jersey Section Executive Committee Meeting
Madison, NJ
April 21st 2007: North Jersey Section Planning Meeting
Madison, NJ
Discussion of NoJ plans for the rest of 2007. I presented information about
the ACS Leadership Development System, the Indicator and initiated a
discussion of a NoJ Section Meeting bringing together several of our topical
groups at a minisymposium.
April 16th 2007: Boston Theme Teleconference
Teleconference to discuss the Presidential Theme for the Boston (Fall
2007) ACS Meeting.
April 10-15th 2007: Industry Button for ACS Meetings
Various e-mail discussions about having a button to identify industrial
members at National ACS Meetings.
April 13th, 2007: RSC-US Executive Committee Meeting
New York, NY
The committee reviewed the plans for 2007 and reviewed recent activities
including the RSC/ACS/IUPAC symposium in Cambridge, MA.
April 12th, 2007: Northeastern Section Meeting
Cambridge, MA
I attended a meeting of the Northeastern Section where the Gustavus J.
Esselen Award was presented to Michael A. Marletta.
April 10/11 2007: Discussions about Candidates for Two ACS
Positions
Various discussions about possible candidates for positions within ACS
Publishing and the MEDI Division.
March 20-April 6 2007: On-going Discussions about the Boston
Presidential Theme
Finalizing the Program for the "Chemistry of Systems Biology" Sub-Theme
for the Fall 2007(Boston) National Meeting. 6 ACS Divisions will
co-sponsor 19 technical sessions with the sub-theme.
March 30th 2007: ACS/RSC/IUPAC Advances in Chemical Sciences
Symposium
Cambridge, MA
220+ chemists attended a symposium which was also sponsored by 8
pharmaceutical companies. 19 vendors took part in the exhibition. I served
as co-chair for the meeting.
March 23-28th 2007: National ACS Meeting
Chicago, IL
Another very busy week of meetings and technical sessions.
March 20th 2007: Discussion of Chemical Biology
Cambridge, MA
Lunchtime meeting with Chemical Biology experts at Novartis to help define
the Presidential sub-theme for the Boston National ACS meeting.
March 19th 2007: North Jersey Executive Committee Meeting
Madison, NJ
March 8th 2007: NESACS Dinner Meeting
Boston, MA
I attended a meeting of the Northeastern Local Section to meet more of their
leaders before the March 30th ACS/RSC/IUPAC Symposium.
March 7th 2007: Discussion of Presidential Sub-Theme
Informal discussion about Boston Sub-Theme which System Biology experts
at Novartis.
March 6th 2007: Planning Meeting for ACS/RSC/IUPAC Meeting
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA
A tour of the hotel and a dinner meeting of the planning team for the event to
take place on March 30th.
March 2-4th 2007: Local Section Summit
Arlington, VA
Attended the second summit to help define future goals and approaches for
Local Sections.
February 16th 2007: Corporation Associates Committee
Teleconference
This meeting of the full committee expanded the discussion of possible
interactions with SCI.
February 9-11th, 2007: Regional Summit
New Orleans, LA
I attended the first Region Summit where ReACT (on which I served)
transfered responsibility for advancing Regions and Regional Meetings to
M&E.
February 2nd 2007: Royal Society of Chemistry US (East Coast)
Section Executive Committee Meeting
New York, NY
The committee reviewed the 2006 Section Report, the 2007 budget and
plans for 2007 & 8.
January 29th 2007: Corporation Associates Executive Committee
Meeting
Washington, DC
This meeting of the executive focused on the possible interactions with SCI.
January 24th 2007: Budget and Finance New Member Orientation
Teleconference
As the new ConC Liaison to B&F I participated in this orientation meeting
for new members of B&F.
January 13th, 2007: Indicator Committee Meeting
Hackensack NJ
Chaired the annual meeting of the Indicator Advisory Committee which
directs the operation of the joint New York and North Jersey Newsletter.
Jan - March, 2007: RSC/ACS "Boston Event" Planning
Cambridge, MA
There were extensive planning activities for the March 30th, 2007
symposium.
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