Abstract
As we enter the 1980's, it is appropriate to reflect on the present state of ACS and the challenges that lie ahead in these rapidly changing times. Our society is a dynamic organization with a great potential for future growth beyond its current membership of just over 118,000 chemists and engineers. Whether we achieve this potential is partly dependent upon the role the membership expects ACS to play in the scientific and technological environment of our times. Our future growth is also greatly dependent on the continuing viability of our local sections and divisions, and their importance in local, regional, and national meetings. My philosophy is to broaden our meaning of the words chemist and chemical engineer to include people working in peripheral areas of science and technology—people who should feel at home in ACS regardless of the kind of chemistry they practice: fundamental or applied, academic, governmental, or industrial. I will work ...
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