Senior Chemists Committee: Continuing our progress

Abstract

Immediately after the conclusion of the ACS Council meeting at the ACS national meeting in Boston in August, the Senior Chemists Committee convened a facilitated strategic planning retreat follow-up meeting. Fifteen current members and associates, as well as the chair, staff liaison, and two moderators, reviewed our committee’s progress over the past three years and explored whether we needed to modify the committee’s vision, mission, and goals. They also discussed what new programs should be added to serve ACS’s senior chemists and other constituencies. The following are the newly established vision, mission, and goals for 2019 through 2022. Vision: Improve lives using the knowledge and experience of senior chemists. Mission: Address community needs and ambitions by utilizing senior chemists’ knowledge and experience. Goals: (1) Develop avenues to expand communications and promotions to enhance awareness of senior chemists’ activities. (2) Increase the number of senior chemist groups in local sections. (3)