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October 2012 Meeting The 926th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society

Monthly Meeting/Symposium
The 926th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society features A Small Chemical Business Symposium, Henry A. Hill Award, Presentation and Recognition of 50- and 60-Year Members and evening lecturer, Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and CEO of the American Chemical Society.

Symposium
Thursday, October 11, 2012 Nova Biomedical Corp, 200 Prospect Street, Waltham, MA Directions

Starting and Financing Small Chemical Businesses

Sponsors: NESACS, Small Chemical Businesses Division of the ACS Organized and facilitated by Mukund Chorghade, Immediate Past Chair Small Chemical Businesses Division of ACS and Jack Driscoll, Public Relations Chair, NESACS Symposium starts at 12:00 with light lunch, coffee break & networking reception. NESACS Member Cost: $10.00 per person for daytime symposium which includes light lunch, coffee, 2 drink tickets for networking reception. RSVP HERE. NON-ACS Member Cost: $25.00 per person for daytime symposium which includes light lunch, coffee, 2 drink tickets for networking reception. RSVP HERE. If you are an unemployed NESACS member: the daytime symposium is FREE which includes light lunch, coffee, 2 drink tickets for networking reception. RSVP here to reserve your spot. Program 12.30-5:15 PM

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12:30 pm "Opening remarks about Entrepreneurship" Mukund Chorghade, President of Chorghade Enterprises, Inc. and Chief Scientific and Technology Officer, THINQ Pharma 12:45 pm "Starting a Biomedical Company in the Nineteen Seventies: NOVA Biomedical" Dr. Jack Driscoll, a founder and Director of Nova Biomedical Corporation, President, PID Analyzers, LLC, PR Chair NESACS 1:15 pm "How to Prepare Your Small Business for Financing" John Rainey, Regional Director, Mass Small Business Development Center, Worcester, MA 1:45 pm "Conventional & SBA Financing of Small Businesses" Beth Chea, VP, TD Bank, Andover, MA 2:15 pm Coffee Break 2:35 pm "Educational Resources for Tech Entrepreneurs" Dr. Peter Hirst, Executive Director of Executive Education, MIT Sloan School of Management 2:50 pm "TiE Boston Provides Connections and Networking for Entrepreneurs" Dr. Shankar Hegde, Founder and CEO, Yaana Consulting, The IndUS Entrepreneurs 3:05 pm "Non-Dilutive (SBIR) or Dilutive Equity Funding for Startups" Vinit Nijhawan, Managing Director,Technology Development Office, Boston University 3:45 pm "Utilizing Social Media to Market Technology Companies," Jennifer Maclachlan, PID Analyzers, LLC, PR Chair Small Chemical Business Div. of the ACS & Joselin Mane, Founder, Boston Tweetup 4:15 pm "Short comments on ACS & Job Creation", Madeleine Jacobs, CEO, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC 4:20 pm True Stories of Success of Chemical Entrepreneurs-an ACS Division of Small Chemical Businesses Flagship Program at National & Regional ACS Meetings a) Comments on "How legislation can help small businesses", Arthur Obermayer, 60 Year ACS Member b) "Science, Business and Gambling: Beating the Odds", Pam Randhawa, Empiriko, CEO and Founder c) "When is a good time to start and what is your business model?", Raj RajurChairman & CEO, CreaGen Biosciences, Inc. 5:15pm Questions/Comments 5:30-6:15 pm: Networking Reception for symposium attendees including the Dinner attendees and the NESACS Board Members.

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NESACS Monthly Meeting

Thursday, October 11, 2012 Nova Biomedical Corp, 200 Prospect Street, Waltham, MA Directions

4:30 pm Board Meeting 5:30 pm Networking Reception 6:15 pm Dinner 7:15 pm Presentation of 50-and60Year Members 7:30 pm Award Meeting, Dr. Ruth Tanner, NESACS Chair, Presiding Henry A. Hill Award for Outstanding Service to the Northeastern Section, presented by Dorothy J. Phillips to Michael P. Filosa Evening Lecture: "Innovation, Chemistry, and Jobs: Is Entrepreneurship in Your Future?" Ms. Madeleine Jacobs, Executive Director and CEO, American Chemical Society Ms. Jacobs received a B.S. in chemistry and an honorary doctor of science from George Washington University. She has been Executive Director and CEO of ACS since January 2004. She served as Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief of Chemical & Engineering News from 1993 to 2003. She worked for C&EN from 1969 to 1972, and then had a 21-year career in science writing, journalism, and public affairs at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Bureau of Standards, and the Smithsonian Institution, serving the latter as Director of Public Affairs. Ms. Jacobs serves on the board of directors of several not-for-profit scientific organizations and speaks frequently on the public understanding of science, gender equity in the sciences, and employment issues. Dinner reservations should be made no later than noon, Friday, October 5th. Reservations are to be made using PayPal. Click here for link. Members, $30; Non-members, $35; Retirees, $20; Students, $10. Note that to attend both the symposium and the dinner, the charge is $75. Reservations for new members and for additional information, contact the secretary Anna Singer at (781)272-1966 between 9am and 9pm or email. Reservations not cancelled at least 24 hours in advance must be paid. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED.