1. American Chemical Society Welcome and Introduction 2014 ACS Leadership Institute: Local Section Track January 24-26, 2014 Mitchell Bruce, 2013 Chair, Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC) Martin Rudd, 2014 Chair, Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC)

2. Get Acquainted/ Network with Sections in Your Region Martin Rudd, 2014 LSAC Chair American Chemical Society

3. INSTRUCTIONS Introduce Yourself to Everyone at the Table Using the craft paper and crayons, draw a picture that represents where everyone lives (ex., create your own local section map) Share how your section has worked with its neighboring sections Brainstorm about possible joint activities for 2015 Work together to develop a project concept throughout the weekend and before March 1 st. Submit a proposal for a joint activity/event to LSAC lsac@acs.org by March 1 st for an opportunity to receive seed funds to assist you with carrying out the project.lsac@acs.org REVIEW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUR TABLE American Chemical Society 3

4. Welcome and Introduction 2014 ACS Leadership Institute: Local Section Track January 24-26, 2014 Mitchell Bruce, 2013 Chair, Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC) Martin Rudd, 2014 Chair, Committee on Local Section Activities (LSAC)

5. Support for Local Sections Alexa Serfis, Subcommittee Chair, Local Section Assistance and Development, barnoski@slu.edu Stephanie Watson, Subcommittee Chair, Grants and Awards, stephanie.watson@nist.gov Committee on Local Section Activities—Executive Committee Lucy Eubanks, Subcommittee Chair, Technology, Tools and Operations, eubankslucy@bellsouth.net Martin Rudd, LSAC Chair, martin.rudd@uwc.edu

6. Support for Local Sections American Chemical Society 6 Committee on Local Section Activities Greg Milligan, Subcommittee Member, Grants and Awards, gmilligan@stmartin.edu Tracy Hamilton, Subcommittee Member, Assistance and Development, hamilton@uab.edu Mitchell Bruce, LSAC 2013 Chair, mbruce@maine.edu

7. Member Communities Group Cheryl Brown ** c_brown@acs.org Mikal Ankrah** m_ankrah@acs.org Alvin Collins a_collins@acs.org Carol Payton c_payton@acs.org Aviva Westheim a_westheim@acs.org Kristen Jaeggi k_jaeggi@acs.org Chris McCarthy** c_mccarthy@acs.org

8. Administrative and Programmatic Technologies Group American Chemical Society 8 LaTrease Garrison** L_garrison@acs.org Laura Melohn L_melohn@acs.org Kate Sellar** K_sellar@acs.org Angela Morris** A_morris@acs.org

9. 2014 LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE GOALS The goal of the 2014 Leadership Institute is to support and enhance the creation of ACS leaders. Attendees will have the opportunity to: Learn the responsibilities of a new volunteer role Share best practices Develop leadership and management skills Engage with other attendees to foster new peer-to-peer networks

10. 2014 LOCAL SECTION TRACK GOALS Provide local section chair-elects and leaders with –tools and resources to be successful –provide examples of successful activities –an opportunity to generate ideas about an activity and develop it –instruction on using social networking in your local section –how to obtain help and what grants are available –a forum to connect with other local sections leaders –a venue to discuss common concerns and how to measure your successes –networking opportunities to identify and evaluate best practices from other section leaders and ACS staff