Local Section Operations

Leadership is vital to the success of a local section as well as ACS. Our goal is to develop and attract leaders with the skills necessary for promoting sustainable activities and programs that foster member volunteerism and ensure value and satisfaction to our members.

To assist in this task, ACS has created a section of our site which Local Section Officers can draw upon to help carry out their duties.

• Volunteer Resources
  Quickly find timely volunteer resources specific to local section activities or just explore your volunteer options.
• Annual Reporting
  Information on filing your section’s annual report.
• Support & Training Webinars/Teleconferences
  Lead your local section with the help of these useful teleconferences.
• Local Section Members
  Find information about identifying, recruiting and retaining local section members.
• Advocacy for Chemistry
  Help improve the nation’s understanding of science by connecting with your local section’s government affairs committee and planning policy activities.
• ACS Leadership Institute
  This annual training for Local Section chairs-elect incorporates courses from the new ACS Leadership Development System, as well as the traditional content of the Local Section track.
• Programming
  Plan a local section meeting, schedule a speaker and learn about programmatic funding opportunities.
• Newsletters
  Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for local section leaders and access our bi-monthly content to use for your local sections’ newsletter.