Theme Organizers Responsibilities and Requirements
Responsibilities
- Selection of sub-themes and corresponding organizers
- Planning of a plenary/showcase/Presidential event
- Coordination of divisional programming within the theme
- Organizing special thematic symposia
- Promotion of the theme
Requirements
- Knows the field of the theme well; is a respected member of that community
- Has organized symposia at ACS in the past; is well-acquainted with the ACS system of programming
- Has the time, energy, and people skills to coordinate the programming with many divisions and other programming entities (COMSCI, PRES, etc.)
MPPG has laid out a more detailed list of