From: McCrary, Victor R. [mailto:Victor.McCrary@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 12:51 PM To: Alvin Kennedy; athompso@xxxxxxxxxxx; Abacherli, David T.; Orlando Auciello; Abernathy, Shawn M.; Ericsson, Aprille J. (GSFC-5560); Lee O. Cherry; Anitra Dent; Abdul Mohamed Subject: NOBCCHE 37TH ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 29 - APRIL 2, 2010 ATLANTA, GEORGIA *** STILL TIME TO REGISTER NOW ***** Importance: High Friends & Colleagues, Please forward this message to your associates and colleagues. Thank you very much! Victor Victor R. McCrary, PhD National President National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) 240-228-1763 www.nobcche.org "Building an eminent cadre of people of color in science & technology" ___________________________________________________ The National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) presents the 37th NOBCChE Annual Meeting, March 29 - April 2, 2010 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. This year's theme is Sustainability. NOBCChE fosters collaborations and strategic partnerships between minority scientists in academia, government, and industry. www.nobcche.org<http://www.nobcche.org> Keynote speakers include: * Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the twelfth Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. As Administrator, he leads the NASA team and manages its resources to advance the agency's missions and goals; * Dr. Joseph Francisco, President of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is also a William E. Moore Distinguished Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Science & Chemistry at Purdue University. In his current role as President of ACS - Dr. Francisco is only the second African-American to hold this position; * Dr. Michael Kassner, Director Office of Research (Discovery & Invention), Office of Naval Research is responsible to the chief of naval research for the overall integration of the discovery and invention for science and technology in support of naval needs. Founded in 1972, NOBCChE is a professional society of 5000 minority scientists and engineers. The mission of NOBCChE is to build an eminent cadre of people of color in science and technology. The Annual Meeting also supports the mission of NOBCChE to prepare young people to excel academically and to pursue careers in science and technology. In support of this mission, the conference will host the NOBCChE Annual Science Bowl and Science Fair competitions for middle and high school students, and will include an undergraduate research competition. Sponsorships are still being offered at a variety of levels and registration for students to participate in the Science Bowl and Science Fair competition. Exhibitor booths for the NOBCChE Career Fair on March 31, 2010 are also available. For more information and four conference registration, visit www.nobcche.org<http://www.nobcche.org/> or contact Mr. Kenneth Smith at 267-221-2390 or Mr. Dale Mack at 404-275-2765 Current 2010 NOBCChE Exhibitors and Sponsors for the 2010 NOBCChE Career Fair, March 31, 2010: 3M American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Agilent Technologies American Chemical Society (ACS) Atlanta Metropolitan Chapter - NOBCChE Auburn University Boehringer Ingelheim Brazoria County Area Chapter - NOBCChE Carnegie Mellon University Centers for Disease Control (CDC) CENTC-UW Cherokee Pharmaceuticals Colgate-Palmolive Company Committee for Action Program Services (CAPS) Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists (COACh) Corning Incorporated Customs & Border Protection The Dow Chemical Company Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) DuPont Eastman Kodak Eli Lilly & Company Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Florida A&M University Georgia Aerospace Georgia Institute of Technology GlaxoSmithKline HJ Heinz Company Hunter College Indiana University The Johns Hopkins University - Applied Physics Laboratory The Lubrizol Corporation Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Los Alamos National Laboratories Merck & Company MIT Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Morehouse School of Medicine National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Norfolk State University Northeast Section - American Chemical Society National institute of Standards & Technologies (NIST) Office of Naval Research (ONR) The Ohio State University ORISE/Oak Ridge Associated Universities Procter & Gamble Purdue University Roche Texas Southern University University of Alabama at Birmingham University of California at Davis University of Maryland College Park University of Massachusetts/MassNanoTech University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania - Executive Masters of Technology Management Program (EMTM) University of Washington CENTC, Seattle, WA Washington University in St. Louis Western Michigan University Xavier University NSF Chemistry Division REU Make sure your organization is not missing from the list--register now atwww.nobcche.org<http://www.nobcche.org> Please forward to your colleagues and associates!!!