Boston view from Cambridge 2/14/13 Photo by J. L. Maclachlan
Greetings!
We had the opportunity to spend a few days in Boston proper during the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Meeting February 13-17. This is the first time Jack and I have attended an AAAS Meeting. I was there to facilitate a workshop on behalf of the
Months ago, at the suggestion of my colleague, George Ruger (pictured below, red shirt/yellow Chemistry Ambassador sash), we decided to take on the task of reserving and staffing an American Chemical Society (ACS) table at the Family Science Days at the AAAS annual meeting where 3,647 local area people participated in this spectacular science outreach event. We were graced with the most amazing volunteers from the ACS Small Chemical Businesses Division, Northeastern Local Section of ACS (NESACS), Dow Chemical (MI & MA), Suffolk University Department Chairs including a Trustee and Museum of Science Boston (MOS). Many thanks to our NESACS National Chemistry Week Coordinator, Chris Jaworek-Lopes for providing us with our outreach supplies and to David Sittenfeld of the Museum of Science for sashing up and working the table as well as lending us the MOS demo kits. We couldn't have staffed the six hours each Saturday and Sunday without this team of volunteers.
We've settled back in on Cape Cod and are working on our many commitments for the ACS National Meeting in New Orleans that include research work, presentation design and of course social media-based PR. Next month's newsletter will focus specifically on #ACSNOLA but see the left column of this newsletter for highlights of our participation.
