Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to invite you to the NEACT Central Division meeting highlighting a presentation and workshop on Chemistry in Art by Drs. Cheryl Coolidge and Shari Litch Gray. The event summary is below. Those of you associated with universities and colleges, please forward the information to your colleagues as well as chemistry/science education majors. Chris: can you please send this information to the membership of Central MA Section of ACS? Anna and Mike: Any publicity you can provide would be much appreciated. Venue: President's Hall, Mazzaferro Center, Fitchburg State University Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013 Agenda: 9:30 am Arrival, registration, light breakfast (coffee and muffins/doughnuts) 10:00 - 10:15 Welcome; presentation of winners of the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day Illustrated Poem contest sponsored by the Central MA Section of American Chemical Society 10:00 - 12:00 Chemistry in Art - Presentation and workshop on guided inquiry materials for a course for non-science majors in college or an advanced high school course 12:00 - 1:00 pm Light lunch (sponsored by Central Mass Section of the ACS) 1:00 - 2:00 NEACT Annual Meeting. More details: http://neact.org/sites/default/files/Chem%20of%20Art%20abstract_0.pdf Directions: http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/about-us/directions/ Parking: Ross Street Lot - #11 on Campus Map at the intersection of North St. and Ross St., http://www.fitchburgstate.edu/uploads/files/Directions/ParkingLotMap.pdf . To get to Mazzaferro Center from the parking lot, turn left on Ross St. , walk about 50 yards to Highland Ave. Turn right and you will soon see a pedestrian plaza and Mazzaferro Center (formerly Newman Center) is a small building on your left right after the gazebo. Please RSVP to Mel Govindan via email (mgovindan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:mgovindan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) or phone (978-660-8831) so that we can have an approximate count for ordering food. Thank you. Mel Meledath Govindan, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry and Advisor for Health Professions Department of Biology and Chemistry Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA 01420 (978)-665-3628 (Office) (978)-660-8831 (Mobile) http://fitchburgstate.edu/premed NEACT Central Division Chair Alternate Coucilor, American Chemical Society