The meeting was called to order at approximately 8:00 a.m.

Council selected two candidates from nominees for President-Elect: Pat N. Confalone, Thomas H. Lane, William A. Nugent, and Howard M. Peters. The two candidates chosen by Council were T. Lane and H. Peters. The President-Elect will be chosen by Council in the Fall National Election by the membership.

The candidates for Director-at-Large were announced. They include Janan M. Hayes, Helen A. Lawlor, Kent J. Voorhees, Frankie K. Wood-Black. Candidates for Districts II and IV were announced. (We are in District V and will not have an election for Director this year).

President Catherine T. Hunt spoke on her efforts in ACS leadership and other activities such as a focus on sustainability.

President-Elect Bruce E. Bursten spoke of his efforts in education and globalization of chemistry. In 2008, ACS and AICHE will meet concurrently in New Orleans.

Immediate Past-President Ann Nalley reported on her activities on the Board.

Chair of the Board Judith L. Benham reported on the Board's short- and long-term vision, including globalization and education issues.

Executive Director Madeleine Jacobs reported on her activities, especially the redesign of the ACS web pages.

Council Policy Committee reported on its Councilor Orientation Program. There is an opt-in list serving the Councilors for discussion.

An ACS Governance Review Task Force is underway and an update on this was given by James D. Burke. One conclusion is to examine the ACS Committee structure to see if it best suits the needs of the Society.

The Committee on Committees reported on its new Chair's Leader Conference. The Committee moved and Council approved the continuation of the Committee on Science, Women's Chemist Committee, and Younger Chemists Committee.

The Committee on Nominations and Elections reported on developing protocols for electronic balloting for Local Sections and Divisions.

A petition to change the Petition Process for Candidates for President-Elect or Director-at-Large was presented. The petition was split into two parts. The first part, passed on voice vote, dealt with the processes for clearly allowing electronic voting and run-off elections. The second part, dealing with raised required signatures for petition candidates was recommitted to the Committee.

The petition to delay members of the Committee on Nominations and Elections from running for National Office was defeated by a vote of 151 in favor and 254 not in favor, with 15 abstentions.

Local Section Activities reported its activities, including a petition to charter a new Local Section called Snake River.

Budget and Finance reported a net increase from operations of $12.2M, or $7.8M favorable to budget. The Committee also suggested that Council approve the full dues escalator of $4. Council approved the increase by voice vote and set 2008 dues at $136.

The Society Committee on Education reported on thematic programming. This is where a theme runs more or less through the programming of different Divisions.

The Chicago ACS meeting had 14,520 attendees, with 424 booths used at the exhibition. M&E will attempt to make meetings greener. The Spring 2017 meeting in San Francisco was approved, and the Fall 2017 meeting will be held in St. Louis. The AICHE and ACS meeting will be co-located in New Orleans in Spring 2008.

Membership Affairs reported a total membership of 160,491, an increase over last year. The renewal rate is about 92%. This Committee is currently working on a proposal to convert Student members into members with certain restrictions. A petition for paying multi-year dues was passed by voice vote by Council.

Divisional Activities reported on the success of thematic programming. Themes for future meetings are being developed.

The Committee on Economic and Professional Development continues to work in favor of Council-approved ÒThe Chemical Professional's Code of Conduct.Ó This should be available via the ACS web pages.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11:45 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Frank D. Blum, Councilor
South Central Missouri Section, ACS

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