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AOCS Surfactants and Detergents Division
Newsletter February 2008

AOCS ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL

NEEDED! New S&D Board Member Nominations

Our division board consists of a chairperson, a vice chairperson, secretary/treasurer, and four members-at-large. People are elected for two-year terms, and the terms of several board members end this spring. New elections will therefore be held in the coming months. It has been our tradition that the vice chairperson be the nominee-designate for the chairperson position and the secretary/treasurer for the vice chairperson position if s/he is willing to run for these offices. This year, however, we are in a unique position due to the early resignation of several board members in 2007. The chair, vice chair and secretary/treasurer were re-filled in 2007 by a board motion and therefore our current officers may rerun for their current positions.

All (and we emphasize “ALL”) division members are welcome and encouraged to nominate additional individuals (including themselves) for these board positions. It's painless! Please send your nominations to Terri Germain at t.germain@mcintyregroup.com by March 1. In mid-March division members will receive information from the AOCS on voting for the 2008-2010 S&D Division Board.

Position	Current Holder	Expiration	Position Up for 2008 Election?	General Responsibilities
Chairperson	George Smith of Huntsman Corp	Spring 2008	Yes	Sets meeting times and agendas. (a lot like herding cats). Represents Division in General Board Meetings.
Vice-Chairperson	Warren Schmidt of Shell	Spring 2008	Yes	Steps in for Chairperson as needed (learns how to herd cats).
Secretary / Treasurer	John Billman of Henkel	Spring 2008	Yes	Reports on finances at Board meetings (works with AOCS staff who handle the actual transactions).
Members-at-Large (Actually we are all medium-sized)	Terri Germain	Spring 2008	Yes	Tasks like getting Board nominations, serving on award review committees (gopher work: “please go get this; please go organize that”).
	Open	Spring 2008	Yes
	Mike Robbins	Spring 2009	No
	Edgar Acosta	Spring 2009	No

Also in this newsletter:

AOCS 2008 Annual Meeting in Seattle May 18-21
Discounted Registration Available through February 29

News from the Chair, by George Smith

S&D Reception

CSPA’s New Horizons Conference

Chemithon Tour

AOCS Offers Expanded Career Center

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