2001 NORTHWEST REGIONAL MEETING  OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JUNE 14-17, 2001 Hosted by Seattle University, Seattle, Washington

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Housing Check-in, Campion Lobby and Xavier Lobby

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration, Pigott 205

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration for ACS Regional Employment Clearing House, Pigott 106, 107 and 108

9:00 am 12:00 noon Workshop: "Teaching Chemical Information: Tips and Tricks," Pigott 101, ticket required Organizer, Patricia O’Neill, Pacific Lutheran University

 Workshop: "Molecular Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum," cancelled.

Concurrent Sessions:

9:00 am – 12:00 noon	Materials I.	Spectroscopy I.	Wkshp: Teaching Chem Info.
Pigott Room No.	102	103	101

1:00 – 1:50 pm Plenary Session I: "Technology in the 21^st Century," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Lura Powell, Director, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

1:00 – 2:30 pm Tour: King County Environmental Laboratory, ticket required

2:00-4:00 pm Workshop: "Prediction of Chemical, Physical and Biological Properties with Computer Aided Chemistry," Pigott 100, presented by David A. Gallagher, CAChe Group, Fujitsu.

3:40 pm – 5:00 pm Dramatic Presentation: "The Life of Marie Curie," Schafer Auditorium in the Lemieux Library, presented by Carole Berg, Bellevue Community College

Concurrent Sessions:
 

2:00 – 5:00 pm	Wkshp: Prediction of Properties	Affordable Chemical Information	Analytical Instrument.	Chem. and Phys. of Biological Membranes	Materials II.	Organomet. Chem. I.	Inorg. And Nuclear
Pigott Room No.	100	201	101	103	102	202	203

5:00 – 7:00 pm Social, Buffet Reception and Poster Session I. Complimentary, Campion Ballroom

Undergrad and YC Program Event: Chapter Welcoming Sci-Mix and Chemical Jeopardy Tournament, Campion Lobby TV room

5:00 – 9:00 pm Tour: The Experience Music Project, ticket required, Seattle Center

7:00 – 8:00 pm Public Lecture I: "DNA double helix: a conduit for charge transport," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Jacqueline Barton, Department of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology

8:00 – 9:00 pm Public Lecture II: "Bioengineering of tissues: partnership of chemists, engineers, biologists and physicians," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Buddy Ratner, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Washington

7:30 am – 5:30 pm Registration, Pigott 205

7:30 – 8:30 am ACS District Director’s Breakfast. Complimentary, Campion Ballroom

8:00 am – 5:00 pm Housing Check-in, Campion Lobby.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm ACS Regional Employment Clearing House, registration and resume reviewing, Pigott 106, 107 and 108

8:40 – 9:20 am Plenary Session II: "History and Chemistry of Plutonium Extraction at Hanford," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Earl Wheelwright, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories

9:00 – 10:30 am ACS Career Workshop: "Targeting the Job Market," Pigott 108

Concurrent Sessions:
 

9:20 am – 12:20 pm	Bioanalytical Chemistry I.	Biological Chemistry I.	Global Climate Change	Hanford Enviro. Issues
Pigott Room No.	100	101	201	200

9:20 – 10:40 am Undergrad and YC Program Event: "Project Focus 2001 – It’s Graduation Time, What’s Your Next Step?" Pigott 304

9:30 am – 5:30 pm Vendor Exposition, Paccar Atrium and Balconies

11:00 am – 12:00 pm ACS Career Workshop: "Resume Preparation," Pigott 108

11:00 am – 12:20 pm Undergrad and YC Program Event: Views from the Front Line: Celebrity Chemist Career Discussions, Pigott 304

12:00 – 1:30 pm Vendor-sponsored Box Lunch. Complimentary, Pigott Atrium

12:00 – 1:50 pm WCCTA Luncheon and Business Meeting , Casey Commons

2:00 – 4:00 pm Tour: Immunex Corporation and brewery tour, ticket required

1:30 – 4:30 pm K-12 Teacher Program Event: Chemagination 2025: judging of posters, Casey Atrium

1:00 – 2:00 pm ACS Career Workshop: "Interviewing Skills," Pigott 108

2:00 – 5:00 pm Workshop: "Enrich Your Students with Indigenous Cross-cultural Examples in Chemistry," Pigott 305, ticket required. Presented by Janan M. Hayes, Merced College and Patricia L. Perez, Mt .San Antonio College.

Workshop: "ACS Project SEED," Pigott 306. Presented by Cecilia Hernandez, ACS

Concurrent Sessions:
 

2:00 – 5:00 pm	Wkshp: EnrichYour Students.	Wrkshp: ACS Project SEED	Astrobiology I.	Atmospheric Chem. in the PNW I.	Bioanalytical Chemistry II.
Pigott Room No.	305	306	200	201	100

Biological Chemistry II.	Materials IV.	Organomet. Chemistry III.	Spectroscopy III.	Theoret. and Sim. Chem. I.	Chem. Ed. WCCTA I.
101	102	202	103	203	304

2:00 – 3:20 pm Undergrad and YC Program Event: "Working at the Chemistry Interface," Pigott 307

3:40 – 5:00 pm Undergrad and YC program Event: "Community Outreach Fair," Bannan Atrium

4:00 – 5:00 pm ACS Industrial Innovation Award presentation and reception, Paccar Atrium

5:00 – 5:30 pm Drawing for Prizes at the Vendor Exposition, Paccar Atrium

5:45 – 11:00 pm NORM 2001 Event: boat excursion to Blake Island, Tillicum Village for the Banquet and Northwest Native American Cultural Show, ticket required
 
 

7:30 am – 3:00 pm Registration, Pigott 205

8:00 am – 5:00 pm ACS Regional Employment Clearing House, registration and resume reviewing, Pigott 106, 107 and 108

8:00 – 9:40 am Undergrad Program Event: SAACS Group Chapter Meeting, Pigott 307

K-12 Teacher Program Events : ACS Resources for High School Science (Pigott 306), presented by Guy Bellman, ACS; Assessment in Science Education (Pigott 305), presented by David Kennedy, Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

Concurrent Sessions:
 

8:00 – 9:40 am	Astrobiology II.	Atmospheric Chem. in the PNW II.	Biological Chemistry III.	Materials V.	Organomet. Chemistry IV.
Pigott Room No.	200	201	101	102	202
8:00 – 9:40 am	Spectroscopy IV.	Y. Pocker Symp. I.	Theoret. and Sim. Chem. II.	Chem. Ed. WCCTA II.	Wine Symposium
Pigott Room No.	103	100	203	304	204

9:00 – 10:00 am ACS Career Workshop: "Career Transitioning", Pigott 108

9:00 am – 3:00 pm Vendor Exposition, Paccar Atrium and Balconies

9:40 – 10:00 am Vendor sponsored coffee break, Paccar Atrium and Balconies

9:40 – 10:45 am Undergrad and YC Program Event: "The Chemistry of Coffee," includes a coffee tasting event and refreshment break, sponsored by ACS Office of Community Activities, Pigott 307, presented by Tom Parliament, ACS

10:00 am - 12:00 noon K-12 Teacher Program Events: ACS Resources for Middle School Science, Pigott 306, presented by Guy Bellman, ACS; Safety in Science Classrooms, Pigott 304, presented by Doug Mandt and Sheri Tonn, Pacific Lutheran University; Local Resources for High School Science, Bannan 602, presented by Maureen Munn and Megan Brown, the GENETICS Project, Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Washington.

Concurrent Sessions:
 

10:00 am – 12:00 noon	Astrobiology II.	Atmospheric Chem. in the PNW II.	Biological Chemistry III.	Materials V.	Organomet. Chemistry IV.
Pigott Room No.	200	201	101	102	202

10:00 am – 12:00 noon	Spectroscopy IV.	Y. Pocker Symp. I.	Theoret. and Sim. Chem. II.	Chem. Ed. WCCTA II.	Wine Symposium
Pigott Room No.	103	100	203	304	204

10:50 am – 12:30 pm Undergrad Program Event: Student Affiliate Oral Presentations

12:00 – 1:45 pm Women Chemists and High School Teacher Award Luncheon, Campion Ballroom, ticket required

12:45 – 1:45 pm Undergrad and YC Program Event: Student Affiliate and YC lunch and discussions

1:45 – 2:30 pm Second Drawing for Prizes at the Vendor Exposition, Pigott Atrium

3:00 – 4:00 pm Public Lecture III: "Earth: An Oasis in Space and Time," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Donald Brownlee, Astronomy Department, University of Washington

4:00 – 5:00 pm Public Lecture IV: "Developing a Strategic Approach to Climate Change," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Jae Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

5:30 – 7:00 pm Undergrad and YC Program Event: Panel: Careers in Modern Clinical Chemistry, Schafer Auditorium

7:00 – 8:30 pm NORM 2001 Social: Hors d’Oeuvres, Wine Tasting and Poster Session II, Campion Ballroom

8:30 – 10:00 pm NORM 2001 Special Event: "An Incredible Evening of Chemistry: Herb Bryce and the Wizard (Tim Hoyt)," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Herb Bryce (emeritus), Seattle Central Community College, and Tim Hoyt, University of Puget Sound
 
 

7:30 – 8:30 am NOR Board Meeting with breakfast , Casey Atrium

8:00 – 10:00 am Registration, Pigott 205

8:20 – 9:10 am Plenary Session III: "The Future of Science Education" Pigott Auditorium, presented by Glenn Crosby, Department of Chemistry, Washington State University

Concurrent Sessions:
 

9:20 am – 12:20 pm	Y. Pocker Symp. II.	Theoret. and Sim. Chem. III.	Chem. Ed. WCCTA III.	Analytical Chemistry	Biol./ Biophys. Chem.
Pigott Room No.	100	101	304	201	102

9:40 am – 5:00 pm Workshop: Lab Safety Institute One-Day Workshop, Pigott 204, ticket required

9:40 am – 12:40 pm K-12 Teacher Program Events: Workshop:ACS Resources for Elementary School Science, Pigott 306, presented by Guy Bellman, ACS; Workshop: Tie Up your Curriculum with Tie-Dye, Bannan 605, presented by Elnore Grow, teacher emeritus (won the Teacher of the Year award in 2000); Workshop: Local Resources for Middle School Science, Pigott 305, Presented by Fanaye Turner and Janet Blandford, MSSTI Project, UWEB

2:00 – 3:00 pm Public Lecture V: "What is the human genome? What do we know? And how do we know it?" Pigott Auditorium, presented by Alan Weiner, Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington.

3:00 – 4:00 pm Public Lecture VI: "Science policy and genopolitics," Pigott Auditorium, presented by Paul Billings, Gene Sage & Co., San Francisco, CA.

4:00 pm NORM 2001 Closes.