ACS National Meetings: The Site Selection Process

Abstract

The American Chemical Society Council Committee on Meetings & Expositions (M&E), with support from ACS staff in the Department of Meetings & Expositions, is responsible for finding suitable cities for the society’s spring and fall national meetings. The site selection process starts with the M&E Subcommittee on Sites and then moves to the full M&E Committee for discussion. Once the committee comes to an agreement, M&E recommends sites and dates for the meetings to the ACS Council and ACS Board of Directors. Average attendance at an ACS national meeting is approximately 14,000, though it can reach 18,000, depending on the location. That scale makes size a key factor when determining whether a city has the facilities required to host the kind of meeting that ACS members have come to expect. Over the years, M&E has developed site selection criteria that help ensure a successful national meeting. The screening process includes ...