The meeting was called to order at 8:03 AM.

The Council elected Jan Hayes, John Massingill and Wanda Rauscher to the Committee on Committees (this Committee is responsible for helping staff council committees and resolving conflicts between committees).

Robin Hood, Paul Jones, Ted Logan and Howard Peters were elected to the Council Policy Committee (this Committee oversees the Council meeting).

Bonnie Lawlor, Anne O'Brien, Michael Doyle, Mamie Moy and Robert Pett were elected to the Committee on Nominations and Elections (they select candidates for Presi-dent of the Society, etc.).

President Wasserman reported on the establishment of new chemical landmarks and meetings with elected officials.

President-Elect Busch was active in attending meetings, especially those relating to publishing and legislators.

Immediate Past-President Walter reported trip to a meeting in Tanzania where the quality of talks was similar to those given at ACS meetings.

Chair of the Board Whalen reported Board activities. Two policy decisions were discussed, one for with Cuban scientists and the other was opposition to the actions of the Kansas State School Board to remove reference to evolution and the origin of the universe from their curricula. The Board will also establish an Office of Graduate Student Affairs.

Executive Director Crum reported enhancements of the on-line retrieval system for CAS which includes more extensive linking. All Society organizations generating significant income will meet or exceed their budgeted net income to the Society.

The Council adopted a bylaw change with an approval system for affiliation of Divisions with other societies.

The Council voted to change the name of the Committee on Nomenclature to the Committee on Nomenclature, Terminology and Symbols. It also changed the charge of the Public Relations Committee. The Copyright Committee was dissolved and its functions will be incorporated into the Publications Committee. A motion to redistrict the "regions" of the Society to bring them into groups of similar numbers of members, to within 10%, was passed. A subsequent motion to change the bylaws so that the population of any region could vary by as much as 15% was defeated.

Budget and Finance reported that the year is projected to end with a net contribution of almost $1,000,000. Investments also increased significantly for the Society.

The Council recognized the Outstanding Local Sections. Twenty-three local sections have not yet submitted their Annual Reports.

Meetings and Expositions reported that 9,738 registered attendees and 11,734 total attendees and exhibitors came to the New Orleans meeting. They reported on continuing deficits in meeting budget and proposed a plan for the meetings to break even in about 5 years. Primarily, the base fee would be escalated up to 50% for graduate students and 25% for undergraduate students. The fees for non-members would be set at 175% of the member rates. There was considerable discus-sion on this point, but it eventually passed. The fee schedule will be increased gradually and the situation reevaluated if there is a drop in student participation.

The Council voted to revise the bylaws to change the annual renewal date for new members to the date on which they joined the Society and allowed the Publishing Board to set the surcharge for foreign mailings.

The Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs reported on, among other things, a gradual trend by Universi-ties to switch from tenure track to non-tenure track faculty.

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:15 PM.

I have a complete agenda book in my office with detailed reports for your perusal. Please discuss your concerns and ideas with me as well.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

I have been serving the Society as Chair of the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., and as a Member of the Publica-tions Committee and a Member of the Divisional Activities Committee (DAC). I attended the meetings of these groups in New Orleans as well as that of the Council Policy Committee.

For next year, I have been honored by being selected as Chair of the DAC. This is a very significant post and it requires an oral and written report to the Council at each National ACS meeting.

Respectfully Submitted,

Frank D. Blum, Councilor