28th Annual Meeting - Sunday, April 15, 2007

Reps' Workshop: Building Strong Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments through Effective Leadership
This short course will focus on how department chairs can be effective change agents in their departments and institutions, with a particular focus on making progress in increasing the gender diversity of our faculty, building on the goals identified in the Gender Equity Workshop for Chemistry Department Chairs that was held in January 2006. Facilitators: Barbara Butterfield (Chief Human Resource Officer for Academic and Staff Human Resources and Affirmative Action, University of Michigan) and Jane Tucker (Senior Manager, Sap - Administration Systems Management Group, Duke University)

Reps' Meetings

• Chemistry (led by Paul Hopkins, Univ. of Washington & Matthew Sanders,
  University of Wisconsin)
• Chemical Engineering (led by Mark McCready, University of Notre Dame)
• Industry (led by Susan Butts, Dow Chemical Co.)
• Government Labs (led by Ellyn Beary, NIST)

Impact of Katrina on New Orleans
Special technical presentation of the environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina by Prof. Steve Nelson (Chair, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Tulane Univ.)
 

First Timers Reception

• Opening Reception & Welcome
• Buddy Dinners

First time attendees are encouraged to attend both the First Timers Reception and the “Buddy Dinners.” The First Timers reception, which precedes the Opening Reception, provides an opportunity for “newcomers” to meet each other, Action Network leaders and members of the CCR Board of Directors. These events provide an invaluable course in “CCR 101.” Buddy Dinners are “Dutch Treat Dinners” led by members of the Program Committee, Action Network leaders and CCR Board members at a mid-priced local restaurant. Groups will be arranged by CCR headquarters , and those who are first timers will receive invitations.

Sponsors:
ARKEMA Inc.
BP Chemicals
E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co
Eastman Chemical Company
GE Global Research
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Rohm and Haas Company
Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc
Co-Hosts
Tulane University
University of New Orleans

Registration Desk open
Breakfast
Welcome and Introductions

Value of Collaboration in Developing Sustainable Feedstocks
Chair: Terry Ring (University of Utah)
Plenary speakers will provide perspectives on:

• DoE Perspective on the Value of Sustainable Feedstocks: Samuel Bodman (U.S. Secretary of Energy, invited)
• Ecopreneuring, Sustainability and Community: Gifford Pinchot (Chairman, Bainbridge Institute)
• Bio(r)evolution in Energy and Materials: Jason Grapski (McKinsey & Co.)
• NREL-Industry Partnerships in Renewable Fuels & Chemicals: Michael Pacheco (Director, National Bioenergy Center, NREL)

Collaboration Success Award
Breakout Sessions

1. Value of Collaboration
Leader: Wayne Ranbom (RC-AN)
This breakout session will highlight the value of collaborating to achieve challenging technical and business objectives. It will draw on the participants’ experiences to identify the characteristics of a R&D project or area that make it a candidate for gaining value through collaboration. In this session, we will explore different approaches to R&D collaboration and different definitions of anticipated value that are used to justify collaborations. The goal is to provide the participants with tools to identify when it is in their best interest to collaborate.

2. Collaborations for Energy Sustainability in the Chemical Industry
Leader: Larry Berliner (RI-AN)
Energy sustainability is in part improved energy efficiency and in another part moving from an oil/gas/coal-based energy economy to another sustainable one involving multiple forms of energy generation. This workshop will attempt to answer the question: “What is the role of the Department of Energy in seeding collaborations that move the nation toward energy sustainability?”

Lunch
Diversity Award
CCR Business Meeting
Time to check your e-mail
 

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