Wednesday, March 9, 2005, Meeting

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 9, 2005, Meeting at the Cynwyd Club, Bala Cynwyd, PA; Networking, 5:30 PM; Dinner, 6:30 PM; Talk and Business Session, 7:30 PM.

Topic: InnoCentive® Dr. John Newport (SBDC)

Abstract: : “ InnoCentive® is an exciting web-based community matching top scientists to relevant R&D challenges facing leading companies from around the globe and provides a powerful online forum enabling major companies to reward scientific innovation through financial incentives.”

Following a brief overview of the various web sites that seek solutions to chemical and related problems, detailed information on InnoCentive®, from both company and solver perspectives, will be presented. The wide range of problems presented by InnoCentive should be of interest to Network members; some require lab work while others do not. Awards range from $3K to $100K.

Biography: Dr. John Newport (www.johnnewport.com), a graduate of UMIST in Chemistry (B.Sc) and Polymer & Fibre Science (PhD), came to the USA in 1967. Since retiring from Hercules Incorporated after 34 years of investigative and managerial R&D in the Fiber, Film, Reaction Injection molding and Paper Chemical businesses, he became as a registered consultant with the Chemical Consultants Network , with CECON , and YourEncore.com , is an Innocentive.com awardee and a Chemical Heritage Foundation volunteer

Location: TThe Cynwyd Club, 332 Trevor Lane, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. From City Line Ave. (Route # 1) turn onto Conshohocken State Road (Route # 23 west) about 3 long blocks. As Route 23 makes a hard left turn over the railroad tracks, stay straight onto LLANDRILLO RD and then straight onto TREVOR LANE. The club is up on the left. You can park in the lot or along any of the local streets. If lost, call the club at 610-667-4524.

Reservation: To make or cancel a dinner reservation, e-mail CCNReservations@aol.com or call the ACS office at 215-382-1589 (leave message on voicemail if necessary). Fee, including food and beverages, is $25 provided reservations are made before 6 PM Friday, March 4th; $30 if made subsequently by 10 AM Monday, March 7th. If no reservation is made by the final deadline, food and beverages will not be available unless a cancellation occurs. No-shows will be invoiced