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ACS In Your Region
Regional Meetings, Bringing Great Programming to You!
Regional Meetings, Bringing Great Programming to You!
| Anne O'Brien presents Les with a certificates of thanks for his efforts as Program Co-Chair for MARM 2005. |
| During the Banquet at the 2008 NERM in Burlington, VT. RSC US co-sponsored the meeting |
| Les introducing Prof. Richard Lutz as the after dinner speaker at the Royal Society of Chemistry. Prof. Lutz also spoke during the scientific program at MARM 2005. |
| Les McQuire with the ReACT Team |
| Les has been very involved with The Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) that takes place each year in the area between Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Les McQuire was Program Co-Chair for MARM 2005 and organized Royal Society of Chemistry events at MARM 2005, 2007 and 2008 and NERM 2008. The ACS hosts 8-10 Regional Meetings each year. These meetings are mini national meetings with parallel sessions, social events, vendors etc. tailored to the interests of the chemists in the area. Learn more about Regional Meetings |
| Les was a member of the Regional Activities Coordination Team (ReACT) and an ad hoc working group which prepared extensive guides and documentation to help transfer information between Regions and from one meeting to the next. Ultimately successful Regional Meetings are a collaboration between the Local Section and other scientific groups in their area. The Regional Boards help develop partnerships which strengthen meetings and our society over time. |
| With Alan Cooper, Joe Potenza and Bill Suits; the General and Program Co-Chairs for MARM 2005 |
| Some of the recent Regional meetings where Les has been involved and organized events |
| Les making comments and with Wen Shieh (Novartis), Prof. Deiter Seebach (ETH and a Keynote speaker at MARM 2005) and Prof. Madeleine Joullie (U. Penn.) |
Les also served on the Geographical Organization sub-group of the
Governance Review Task Force. This role and his membership of the
Local Section Activities Committee gave him an enhanced understanding
of the challenges and opportunities the various Sections and Regions have.
Governance Review Task Force. This role and his membership of the
Local Section Activities Committee gave him an enhanced understanding
of the challenges and opportunities the various Sections and Regions have.
| Les has worked to bring ACS Leadership Development courses to Regional Meetings |
| Learn more about ACS: In your area In your Region Nationally |
| Les and Alan Cooper with Elsa Reichmanis (a past President of ACS), Madeleine Jacobs (ACS CEO) and Ed Grabowski (ex-Merck and Chair of ACS PRF) at MARM 2005. |
| The Rutgers University Busch Campus - site of MARM 2005 |