Executive & Advisory Board Reports

Reports from the DCHE Executive and Advisory Board members are now online. See what we've been up to and what we have planned for the coming months.

Board & Business Meeting Agendas

The agendas for the next week's DCHE Board and Business meetings have been posted.

Updated Conference Schedule

The DCHE schedule has been updated!! I have merged the table and text view and linked the two so you can jump from a title in the graphical schedule to get a detailed description of that program. Also added: more INFO-EXPO (no-conflict) activities, and room numbers for all the events.

DCHE Open House - Details and RSVP

This year's DCHE Open House will be held at the historic Byers Evans House Museum on Tuesday, June 5th from 8 pm until 11 pm. The house is within walking distance of the Firefighters Museum (4 blocks) where the All Science Open House will be held that night (7-9 pm).

RSVP: To get a headcount for the caterer, please send an e-mail directly to Bullitt Darlington [bullitt@we-buy-books.com] and let him know if you will be attending this fun event!

Food & drink: Appetizers, sandwiches, soft drinks, beer, wine
Entertainment: Tour the historic home, 1890's piano playing by some DCHE members (including you, if you like).
Directions: From conference center -- SOUTHEAST on 14TH ST toward WELTON ST; Turn RIGHT onto BANNOCK ST; Byers Evans House: 1310 Bannock St.
Fun: Come dressed in your best 1890's outfit: Victorian ball gowns, western wear, cowboy hats, fans, parasol's -- whatever you can create!

April-June 2007 Newsletter

The April-June newsletter has been posted. Some highlights:

• Messages from the Chair, Chair-Elect, and MRM Section Chair
• Linda Shackle's latest ph (Property Help) article--this one on Phase Diagrams
• 2007 Sparks Award Winner Michael Peper's essay
• Beyond the Chemistry Web, from Bob Buchanan
• Reports from the 2007 SLA Leadership Summit and 233rd ACS National Meeting
• Schedule for the 2007 Conference, plus the abstracts for the Poster Session

Poster Session - Presenters/Abstracts Announced

The 20 posters (with presenters and abstracts) for the always-popular poster session have been announced.

New Technologies in Instruction and Training
co-sponsored by DCHE, DPAM and DST
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 (11:00AM - 12:30PM)

No-Host Dinner for Conference: June 2

June 2, 6pm-8pm
Host: Bartow Culp, Purdue Univ.

Dinner this year will be at Rioja, easy walking distance of the conference center and hotels. The reservation is for 20, so please let Bartow (bculp@purdue.edu) know by May 25.

Conference Early Bird Registration Ends May 1

Just a reminder - after May 1 the registration's $375 for members until May 25, then onsite registration for members is $425.

2007 Sparks Award Winner

Congratulations to Michael Peper of University of North Carolina, winner of the 2007 Sparks Award.

In honor of Marion E. Sparks, the Chemistry Division of SLA awards this every year to a promising student/new member of DCHE. Michael will receive $1,500 to attend the Denver Conference and will be honored at the Business Meeting & Breakfast. His essay will appear in the next newsletter.

2007 Conference Schedule Update

I've done a major update of the conference schedule, in table form as well as text with descriptions. The two versions will be hyperlinked (item-to-item) in the next update, along with the list of poster presenters and the Sparks winner.

This is cobbled together from several sources, so please contact me if something's missing or incorrect.