> May Minutes for the Executive Committee Meeting of Richland Section of
> the ACS.
>
> Meeting: 5:30 PM on Monday, May 3^rd^ at the Richland Library,
> Richland, WA.
>
> Present: Sam Bryan (Chair)
>
> Jeff Woodford (Treasurer)
>
> Janet Bryant (Past Chair)
>
> Tom Jones (Chair Elect)
>
> Tim Hubler (Alt. Councilor/NORM)
>
> Bruce McNamara (Secretary)
>
> Sam Bryan had prepared an agenda for the Meeting, which focused on
> planned and planning for upcoming events. The Meeting agenda is
> attached.

-   Minutes to the April 5^th^ Meeting were approved with minor editing.

-   An updated budget reflecting all expenditures as of May 3^rd^ is
    attached.

-   The Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science activity will be
    held on May 22nd at WSU TriCities. Janet Bryant and Megan Lerchen
    planned and are heading the activity.

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-   The Mini-Symposium for Karen grant May 21st will be held at CBC. All
    planning has been done. The issue of where and when EOU student
    posters should be hung was discussed. It was decided that student
    posters would be hung in the L102 at 3:30 prior to the award
    presentation for Karen Grant around 4:00. The speaker will talk at
    4:30-5:30. The title of Dr. Karchesy's talk is: Natural Products and
    our Forest Resources- The Undiscovered Heritage. After the talk a
    social hour and dinner will be held at the Sundance Grill in
    Richland, Wa. The dinner selection will be prime rib, fillet of
    salmon, chicken chardonnay and a vegetarian dish. Dinner is 25.00 a
    person. Tom Jones can be contacted for RSVP.

-   Steve was tasked with sending a postcard to members reminding them
    of the poster session.

-   The Local Section of the ACS has had a booth at the Science Carnival
    held by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
    for the past few years. The event this year will be held on May
    15^th^ from 10:30-2:30. Karen Grant said she could enlist the aid of
    some students. Sam Bryan was interested in helping with the slime
    and silly putty.

-   The third ACS Tour Speaker, Ken Cobbs will give a talk on 9/14/04
    either at CBC in the large auditorium or at the Battelle auditorium.
    The talk will be on glass chemistry and is titled "Glass: Its Many
    Facets".

-   On October 19^th^, John Fortman will give a talk: Demonstrations of
    Everyday Applications of Chemistry, in the new Science auditorium in
    La Grand, OR.

-   The picnic is scheduled for June 18^th^, 2004. All planning appears
    to be finished. This year the Certified Hazardous Materials Managers
    (CHMM) group is joining the party.

-   Janet talked a bit more about the Earth Day Celebration that was
    held on April 22nd. Janet told us that the Local Section
    contribution was used to plant a Norway Maple in McMurray Park in
    North Richland. The cost of the tree and planting was about \$80.

-   Tim Hubler and Sam Bryan trip traveled to Boise to forward the NORM
    2007 Meeting activity there. Tim and other organizing members have
    proposed the event be held at The Boise Center on the Grove in Boise
    and remarked that there were four hotels, all within 2 blocks of the
    Center.

-   The Joint Northwest/Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American
    Chemical Society will be at Utah State University, Logan, Utah, June
    6-9, 2004: The technical program is on the website.
    http://www.chem.usu.edu/\~alexandrova/ACS.php

> The Online Registration Deadline is May 17, 2004.

-   A Reminder that the NORM 2005 is in Fairbanks, Alaska and NORM 2006
    is in Reno, Nevada

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-   A National Chemistry Week Chairperson is still needed. The theme
    this year is "Health and Wellness".

-   Sam suggested that persons with Meeting agenda issues should contact
    him for their inclusion at the Local Section Meetings.

-   A motion was made to skip the July and August Meetings. The motion
    was seconded and passed.

-   The meeting ended at 6:30.

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