RSC-USA Spring Meeting Saturday, April 10^th, 2010 Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, DE (302-594-3100)

Join other members of RSC-US in Wilmington, DE

The Spring Meeting of the Royal Society of Chemistry (U.S. Section) will be held at the Hotel du Pont, Wilmington, DE on Saturday, April 10th, 2010. All members are encouraged to attend an evening that will be instructive, entertaining and a chance to meet old and new friends. You may want to stay and enjoy some of the many attractions of Wilmington and the surrounding area.

The 41st Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM 2010) of the American Chemical Society will also be held at the Hotel du Pont from Saturday, April 10 to Tuesday, April 13, 2010.  You will need to register separately to attend the MARM 2010 events. Hosted by the Delaware Local Section, the meeting will involve many exciting and informative symposia and events are being planned. For more information see the MARM meeting web site www.MARMACS.org.

Opened in 1913, the Hotel du Pont is a landmark Wilmington hotel. This Brandywine Valley property is one of the finest examples of European craftsmanship in North America. There is even the 1200 seat DuPont Theatre. The Hotel du Pont is perfect for a weekend getaway, or home base while enjoying local cultural and Brandywine Valley entertainment attractions including Longwood Gardens and Winterthur Museum and Country Estate.

The program of the RSC U.S. Section’s Spring Meeting provides even more justification to visit the Wilmington area. The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a reception, followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m. After dinner our speaker will be Dr. William F. Carroll, a Past President of the American Chemical Society and a current member of the ACS Board. He will present: “Reese's Pieces: The Best of Newscripts and K. M. Reese”, certain to be of interest to the members of the Section. The meeting is expected to adjourn around 10 p.m.

RSC-US Hotel Information: The RSC US has organized sleeping rooms at the Hotel du Pont at the ACS rate of $139 per night (plus tax) for King Deluxe.  Please mention the ACS (Group # ACS-0409) when reserving the room (reservation number 800-441-9019).

PROGRAM 6:00pm Social Hour and Networking Reception Hors D' oeuvres ▼ Domestic Cheese Selection with Fresh Fruit Garni, Petite Sliced French Bread, Assorted Crackers 7:00pm Dinner Mesclun Greens, Carrots, Kiwi, Cucumber, Dried Cranberries, Citrus Vinaigrette Main Course ▼ A Choice of Chicken Breast, Stuffed with Fontina, Artichokes and Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Roasted Red Pepper Sauce OR Pan-Seared Salmon with Teriyaki Miso Glaze OR Portobello, Spinach and Grilled Vegetable Tower with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce Served with seasonal vegetables, starch Bread basket, butter Dessert ▼ Raspberry Truffle Gateaux with Raspberry Coulis and Vanilla Anglaise Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee & Tea

8:15 pm Presentation: Reese's Pieces: The Best of Newscripts and K. M. Reese – William F. Carroll, Jr. Ph.D.

“If you’re like me, you probably read the beginning and end of Chemical and Engineering News, the weekly ACS magazine, before (and maybe instead of) the stuff in the middle. The back page of C&EN, Newscripts, was the province of Ken Reese for nearly 35 years. His eclectic and wry sense of humor made that section the place many of us turned first.

This talk, which is an extension of a presentation made in the late Professor Jack Stocker’s symposium “Whimsy in Chemistry” is a compilation of and commentary on of some of the best and funniest blurbs presented in Newscripts between 1930 and 2000.”

About our RSC-US Spring Meeting speaker: Dr. William F. Carroll Jr.

William F. Carroll, Jr., is currently Vice President, Chlorovinyl Issues, for OxyChem and works on public policy issues and communications related to chlorine and PVC. He is also Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, where he teaches polymer chemistry. He has over 45 publications in the fields of organic electrochemistry, polymer chemistry, combustion chemistry and physics, incineration, plastics recycling, and chlorine issues. Bill is a Past President (2005) of the American Chemical Society and currently serves on the ACS Board of Directors. He holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Indiana University.

Hotel Information & Directions:

Extensive information can be found on the Hotel du Pont's website www.hoteldupont.com. The hotel is located at 1007 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE. The hotel’s main number is 302-594-3100.

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