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I'm blessed with an institution which values my continued professional development and supports my work on behalf of the Society. It hasn't always been that way. Early in my career, it was obvious to me that if I wanted to attend meetings, I wasn't going to be supported to just "go" - I had to present a paper or be involved in meeting planning or similar. Even then, it was a struggle to get support. I'm not in an economic position to self-fund attendance.

While I'd love to go to SERMACS, I can't make the business case for institutional support so will have to miss.

Hope this helps,
Debbie

Debbie M. Decker, CCHO, ACS Fellow
Past Chair, Division of Chemical Health and Safety
University of California, Davis
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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU] On Behalf Of Harry Elston
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 7:06 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] CHAS programming at SERMACS

Monique et al.:

Some (if not many) of the leaders and attendees to national and regional meetings will do so on their own dimes or with limited travel funds.

It has many names: Sacrificial leadership, technical tithing, or just plain leadership. In plain speak, leaders (as opposed to managers) must be willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. If that means sacrificing time, talent or treasure, they do it. While time/money does play a role, that role is subservient to doing what is right and must be done.

Max DuPree had a lot to say about leadership: "The first job of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say, 'thank you.'" In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor." Some of us learned that from military experience, others from Max or from the Scouting program "Woodbadge," and still others figured it out on their own. The bottom line is that leadership, in any field, requires sacrifice.

One of the unique qualities that sets DCHAS apart from other professional organizations is that we have many leaders in the division. It is one of the reasons why us geezers have been around so long.

Harry

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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilhelm, Monique
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2017 11:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] CHAS programming at SERMACS

How do so many of you get the time off and money to go to so many kinds of meetings? This looks like a great one to attend.

Monique Wilhelm
Laboratory Manager
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
University of Michigan ‰?? Flint

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Subject: [DCHAS-L] CHAS programming at SERMACS

From: "Sammye B. Sigmann"
Re: CHAS programming at SERMACS

All - If you are attending the Southeastern Regional Meeting (SERMACS) this fall, please consider attending the Friday morning symposium organized by Mark Lassiter and myself, "Learning Laboratory Safety Through Storytelling" - Sponsored by CHAS. Bob Hill is our Keynote speaker and we hope to have an audience engaging panel discussion after his concluding talk.

SERMACS wil be held November 7 to 11 in Charlotte, NC.

http://www.sermacs2017.org

November 10th, 2017
Sheraton Charlotte Hotel

Learning Laboratory Safety Through Storytelling (Oral) M. Lassiter, S. B. Sigmann, Organizers, Presiding

9:00 Introductory Remarks.
9:05 . The story of chemical safety in the 20th century. R. Stuart
9:25 . The unique training opportunity of story. M. Lassiter
9:45 . How does an EHS professional engage their audience?. M.B. Koza
10:05 . Using learning points to create a sound safety baseline. K.W. Kretchman
10:40 . A series of unfortunate events: A personal story. S.B. Sigmann
11:00 . Stories of laboratory incidents teach us lessons about safety. R.H. Hill
11:40 Panel Discussion.

I have also organized a workshop "Improving Chemical Safety in Schools" on Friday aimed primarily as Secondary Ed folks (teachers, administrators, museums, etc.), but anyone can register. We have a cap set at 25 due to room size (same room as the morning session) and there is a $5 registration fee. Lunch is included. This 2 hour workshop is co-sponsored by CHAS, CCS, and the ACS High School Office.

Thanks and let me know if you have any questions about either event.
Sammye

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Samuella B. Sigmann, MS, NRCC-CHO
Senior Lecturer/Safety Committee Chair/Director of Stockroom A. R. Smith Department of Chemistry Appalachian State University
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