As hard as it is to believe, we are nearing the mid-point of 2007 already. We have just come through some very busy times for the Local Section and now everyone begins planning summer activities.
As we reach this mid-point, I would like to use this newsletter's message to urge you to join me in looking ahead; not just to the end of this year, but down the road for the Rochester Section.
In my last message to the Rochester membership, I talked about membership value and opportunities. In this issue, I would like to talk about membership involvement.
First, we are now in the process of looking for candidates for office in this year's elections. In 2007, we will be electing a Chair-Elect (who would serve as Rochester Section Chair in 2009), Treasurer (2-year term), Councilor (3-year term), Alternate Councilor (3-year term) and Members-at-Large (2-year terms). This is your chance to step up to the plate and help make a difference in the Rochester Section. If there are things you wish to change, or new programs and/or activities you want to see us undertake, now is your chance to make a difference. Please go to the Section's website and review the duties of each of these offices up for election and consider stepping forth to help move us into the future. Don't wait to be nominated - just let us know of your interest!
The Rochester Section is in the process of a transformation, as is the local chemical industry. We are moving towards a more academic Local Section as well as a Section relying more on smaller and newer chemical companies for support. Now, more than ever, volunteers can help to mold what that future Rochester Section will look like.
As we look towards the future, there is a big year coming - 2012! The Rochester Section will celebrate its 100th Anniversary in 2012, and we are now beginning to put together a Centennial Committee to prepare special events and activities around that anniversary. If you are interested in serving on that Committee, please let me know. I know that it may sound as if 2012 is a long time off, but I remember agreeing to Chair the Northeast Regional Meeting in Rochester in 1999; five years before NERM 2004! Let me state that five years can go by very quickly.
2012 is also the year when we would hopefully host another Northeast Regional Meeting locally. More than any other NERM, this would be a very special NERM as it would be tied in with our 100th anniversary celebration. Here again, we are looking for Members to step forth and help organize NERM 2012.
Please take the time to consider these volunteer opportunities and join us during this time of transformation, looking towards a new horizon in 2012!
D. Richard Cobb
d.richard.cobb@kodak.com
(585) 727-4903
Friday, June 1, 2007
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