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Focuses on the development of the Electronic Users Meeting, a forum for experienced searchers. Determination of what information and topics to include; Organization, Physical arrangement; Finances; Future plans.

Presents the award winners of the 1998 Eastern Analytical Symposium, for their various contributions to the field of analytical chemistry. Names of the awardees; Awards they will receive; Outline of the various contributions made by each awardee.

Profiles the winners of the 1996 Eastern Analytical Symposium awards and the Benedetti-Pichler Award. Harvey S. Gold's winning of Award for Achievements in Near-IR Spectroscopy; Fred Regnier's Award for Achievements in Separation Science; Names of other awardees; Presentation of Applied Spectroscopy's Gold Medal Award to Charles Wilkins; Date and venue for presentation of awards.

The article offers the author's insight on the International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011). She states that IYC 2011 aims to raise the public appreciation of chemistry to address the world needs such as in energy, sustainability, and security issues, as well as to promote interest in chemistry among young people and think it as a career. She discusses ways of communicating chemistry to the public through professional scientific organizations such as the American Chemical Society (ACS).

The article offers information on the National Historic Chemical Landmark program, an initiative from the American Chemical Society (ACS) which identifies and pays homage to places and people who have made contributions to society. It also discusses how this Landmark program can be utilized in classrooms.

The article presents ideas and events related to chemical education. A simulation extension is suggested which eliminates the need to purchase large quantities of expensive biological reagents to construct and use actual columns. The 100th JCE Classroom Activity will highlight the American Chemical Society's Chemists Celebrate Earth Day theme. It will also celebrate the activity series at the ACA National Meeting in Salt Lake City in Utah.

The author reflects on decisions to do something to improve and behave in a certain manner during the new year. The author suggests several new year's resolutions from various individuals of an analytical chemistry society. One from an industrial analytical chemist strives to continue learning as a professional and improve the quality of human life. Another one from a student who will respect the wisdom of professors, and one from the author who will strive to write short and understandable papers.

The article announces that the Chemical Education Digital Library has a new cataloging service available. Information regarding the website where the catalog may be found is provided. ChemEd Catalog is comprised of data about the resources in the ChemEd DL. The data about data is known as metadata. ChemEd Catalog provides means to search the metadata and browse among the metadata records in its database. Users can either browse among the resources in each ChemEd DL collection or use the "Filtered Browsing" feature to discover resources within various categories.

The article reports that there is 254,000 dollars in DivCHED's interest-earning endowment fund that supports the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education Regional Awards for Excellence in High School Teaching. It announces that awards have been made to seven individuals in 2008. Two more awards will be presented at Fall ACS Regional Meetings. In 2007, awards were presented to seven individuals. A list of names of all winners in and their corresponding ACS regions is provided.

The article reports that the Committee on Environmental Improvement (CEI) is one of the governance committees of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Its members are jointly appointed by the Board of Directors and the ACS Council. CEI's subcommittee on education focuses on promoting education on environmental issues in secondary schools, colleges, universities and for the general public. The projects of the education subcommittee are discussed. A highlight of the ACS meeting in Philadelphia in August 2008 is presented.

The article presents the American Chemical Society's Legacy archives that provides online access for articles published by the society. It mentions that Legacy Archives provides indexing services through "Chemical Abstracts Service." The author mentions that information on chemistry and life sciences are archived.

The article discusses that there is an increasing number of research submissions in the international community of researchers in Asia. It mentions that due to the growth of research, development of study of chemistry is also growing. It explains that the American Chemical Society aims to build stronger partnership in Asia.

The article discusses the partnership of the American Chemical Society Committee on Corporation Associates and the Society of Chemical Industry in a project related to global scientific innovation. It mentions that both institutions aim to create community that can stimulate industrial innovations. The project also aims to tackle societal imperatives.

The article provides information on the travel of editors of American Chemical Society (ACS) publications in China. It states that two significant contingents of editors visited the country to attend the June 2008 MACRO conference in June 2008 and the July 2008 Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) Conference in Beijing/Nankai. Moreover, ACS president Dr. Bruce Bursten gave a message at the opening ceremony of the 26th Annual Congress of CCS.

The article presents the introduction of American Chemical Society's ACS's) Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions. It describes some of the 21st Century's most daunting problems, and how chemistry research is leading the way in the quest for solutions. Some of the dilemmas mentioned include food supply, clean water, and petroleum alternative development. Discussion about climate change is also offered.

The article reports on the launch of a series of podcasts called "Bytesize Science" by the American Chemical Society (ACS). It mentions that the podcasts translate research from the peer-reviewed journals of the ACS, along with content from "Chemical & Engineering News," into lively stories about science, health, medicine, energy, food and other related topics. It notes that new episodes of the podcast are posted every Wednesday and available without charge.

The article provides information related to membership benefits offered by the American Chemical Society (ACS). It mentions that members of the ACS will acquire benefits, which include free peer-to-peer mentoring, access to job postings in "Chemical & Engineering News" classifieds ahead of its publication, and free subscription to the leading chemistry news magazine.

The article reports on the travel of the editors of the American Chemical Society (ACS) along with the staff of ACS in Asia in October 2007. The purpose of their travel was to gain a better understanding of current research being done in China and Japan and to help the researchers in those countries gain insights on the editing process conducted by ACS Journal editors in the articles they publish.

The article provides updates related to developments in American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications. It mentions that ACS Publications has a new president, Brian D. Crawford. It notes that new content types will be carried out for a number of ACS Publications, such as "The Journal of Organic Chemistry," "Biochemistry" and "Accounts of Chemical Research." It also notes that 2008 is a significant milestone for the publications, highlighted by anniversaries of some of its leading journals.

The article reports that the American Chemical Society (ACS) Office of Communications has launched Bytesize Science, an educational entertaining podcast for young listeners. The podcast translates scientific discoveries that have been reported in ACS journals into stories on topics such as science, health, medicine, energy and food. It includes items on environmental threats to killer whales and a scientific explanation of why some people love chocolate. Information regarding the Web site to subscribe the podcast is provided.

The article provides information about the American Chemical Society (ACS) High School Chemistry Clubs Program, which is aimed at supporting teachers and students in the U.S. in initiating their chemistry programs outside their institution. According to the article, active members will receive quarterly resource packets and handbooks throughout the school year. In addition, it states that around 117 clubs have received these benefits, which have established a variety of activities including demonstration shows, outreach programs, National Chemistry Week Celebrations and fund raising projects.

The article provides information about "Teaching Polymers," a free short course to be offered at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana in April 2008. According to the article, the course is offered to chemistry professors who want to introduce polymer topics and plan to teach for one semester about polymer chemistry. In addition, it presents the requirements and prerequisites for teachers who would like to join the program. Several topics included in the course include Polymer Molecular Weight, Polymer Structure and Condensation Polymers and Kinetics.

The article reports on the announcement made by the American Chemical Society (ACS) on their need of volunteers for the ACS Examinations Institute's trial testing in the U.S. According to the article, the organization calls for volunteers for various tests which include organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry as well as the Diagnostic of Undergraduate Chemistry Knowledge (DUCK). In addition, the institution is informing interested participants who would like to take on the following examinations to contact Tom Holme.

The author reflects on the equipment needed to perform JCE's Classroom Activities. She said that she plans to organize an American Chemical Society (ACS) Chem Club for her local homeschool cooperative, and the equipment used by JCE's Classroom Activities are helpful because they are easy to be found such as soda cans, water and a deep container. Furthermore, she suggests to those who haven't heard of ACS ChemClubs to visit their website.

The article offers information on the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Awards Program in the U.S. The award program recognizes the ACS members who contributed to the diverse fields of chemical sciences, including Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Science. Each recipient of such award serves as a reminder of the positive impact that a single individual can make and of the great influence of chemistry.

The article reports that the "Journal of the American Chemical Society" (JACS), edited by Peter J. Stang, has gained almost 10,000 annual submissions of chemistry-related fundamental researches in 2007. The growth in manuscript submission has resulted from a stable increase by 10% in the previous years. The submissions involved assessment for compliance to the guidelines set in the JACS's Notice to Authors. A photograph of the JACS staff is also presented.