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The following Committee Reports are available. Starting with Orlando (8/02) the reports jump to the page with Board reports for that meeting. So to get back here, you need to hit the [back] key on your browser from there.

The number of ACS Symposium series books that have been contracted and published based upon POLY Division symposia in the past twelve months has decreased significantly over past years. The following are lists of Division of Polymer Chemistry symposium-based books that have been published or that are being developed under contract with ACS Books in partnership with Oxford University Press during April 2001 to April 2002.

The Committee on Divisional Activities has formed a Task Force to Explore Future Mechanisms for Dissemination of Material Presented at Symposia. Information and results from the activities of this task force are forthcoming.

A significant number of symposium organizers and participants continue to publish the symposium proceedings in the form of ACS Symposium Series books. The following are lists of Division of Polymer Chemistry symposium-based books that have been published or that are being developed under contract with ACS Books in partnership with Oxford University Press during August 2000 to August 2001. Also included are the publication dates and the price for each book.

Professor Lon Mathias (University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Polymer Science) has been working with Electronic Publishing Services (EPS, a division of eMedix, Inc.) for publication of symposia and workshop proceedings. The book entitled "Fluoropolymer 2000, Current Frontiers and Future Trends", containing the proceedings from a Division of Polymer Chemistry sponsored symposium held in Savannah, GA, October 15-18, 2000, is now ready to ship. See the EPS website (http://pslc.ws/~ksorrells/WebPage/index.htm) for more information.

From Spring 2001

Publications K. Wooley

1. Stimuli-responsive Water-soluble and Amphiphilic Polymers, Ed. McCormick, ACS Symposium Series No. 780 (New Orleans ACS Meeting, August 1999), Publication Date: November 29, 2000, $135.00

2. Historic Textiles, Papers, and Polymers in Museums (cosponsored with CELL), Ed. Cardmore and Baker, ACS Symposium Series No. 779, Publication Date: December 1, 2000, $110.00

3. Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization: Progress in ATRP, NMR, and RAFT, Ed. Matyjaszewski, ACS Symposium Series No. 768, Publication Date: June 19, 2000, $150.00

4. Polymers from Renewable Resources: Biopolyesters and Biocatalysis (cosponsored with BEDPS), Ed. Scholz and Gross, ACS Symposium Series No. 764, Publication Date: August 4, 2000, $135.00

5. Transition Metal Catalysis in Macromolecular Design (cosponsored with PMSE), Ed. Boffa, ACS Symposium Series No. 760, Publication Date: June 23, 2000, $110.00

1. Enviro-compatible Synthesis and Processes: Targeting Sustainability Ed. Gross and Cheng (Washington, D. C. ACS Meeting, August 2000)

2. Electroactive Polymers for Corrosion Control/Prevention, Ed. Zarras, Stenger-Smith, and Wei (Washington, D. C. ACS Meeting, August 2000)

Publications - K. Wooley

The Division of Polymer Chemistry of the ACS encourages the broad dissemination of the research results presented in the meeting symposia in the form of ACS Symposium Series books. These books serve as archives of the latest advances in polymer chemistry, and allow the information to be accessed by those who are unable to attend the symposium. As incentive for the symposia publications, 10% royalties for the first 1500 books sold and 12.5% royalties for books in excess of 1500 are distributed as 50% to the editor(s) and 50% to the Division of Polymer Chemistry. The royalty period was extended from a three-yearperiod of time, as of December 1999, to include a five-year period of time (thanks to the negotiations of our Chair, Frank D. Blum). The ACS has the first rights to publish the reports from ACS symposia, however, a number of other publishers are available, and the best contract terms should be negotiated by the symposium organizer(s). The Publications Chair must approve negotiated contract terms. The final contract must provide for 50% of the royalties received to be paid to the Division of Polymer Chemistry.

The following are lists of Division of Polymer Chemistry symposium-based books that have been published or that are being developed under contract with ACS Books in partnership with Oxford University Press during March 1999 – March 2000. Also included are the prices for each book. Please note that Division Discounts for some of the books are offered within this POLY Newsletter, and they may be applied toward the purchase of one copy of the books until July 2000.

ACS POLY Symposium-based Books Published (March 1999-March 2000):

1. Field Responsive Polymers, Ed. Khan and Simpson, ACS Symposium Series No. 726, July 1999, $120

2. Semiconductive Materials (cosponsored with PMSE)s, Ed. Hseih, ACS Symposium Series No. 735, August 1999, $130

3. Microstructure and Technology, Ed. Tsukruk and Wahl, ACS Symposium Series No. 741, December 1999, $145

4. Advances in Olefin Polymerization, Ed. Arjunan, McGrath, and Hanlon, ACS Symposium Series No. 749, December 1999, $120

ACS POLY Symposium-based Books Under Contract (prior to March 2000):

1. Silicones and Silicone Modified Materials, Ed. Clarson and Owen, ACS Symposium Series No. 729 (Dallas ACS Meeting, March 1998)

2. Specialty Monomers and Polymers, Ed. Havelka and McCormick, ACS Symposium Series No. 755 (Dallas ACS Meeting, March 1998)

3. Fluorinated Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Ed. Castner and Grainger (Boston ACS Meeting, August 1998)

4. Polymers from Renewable Resources: Carbohydrates and Agroproteins (cosponsored with BEDPS), Ed. Gross and Scholz (Boston ACS Meeting, August 1998)

5. Polymers from Renewable Resources: Polyesters of Biomedical and Environmental Significance (cosponsored with BEDPS), Ed. Gross and Scholz, ACS Symposium Series No. 764 (Boston ACS Meeting, August 1998)

6. Historic Textiles, Papers, and Polymers in Museums (cosponsored with CELL), Ed. Cardamone and Baker (Boston ACS Meeting, August 1998)

7. Drug Delivery in the 21st Century, Ed. Park and Mrsny, ACS Symposium Series 752 (Anaheim ACS Meeting, March 1999)

8. Controlled Radical Polymerization, Ed. Matyjaszewski (New Orleans ACS Meeting, August 1999)

9. Optical Polymers: Advances in Optical Fibers and Waveguides, Ed. Harmon and Noren (New Orleans ACS Meeting, August 1999)

10. Stimuli-responsive Water-soluble and Amphiphilic Polymers, Ed. McCormick (New Orleans ACS Meeting, August 1999)

11. Polymer Processing in Microgravity, Ed. Pojman and Downey (San Francisco ACS Meeting, March 2000)

12 . Synthetic Macromolecules with Higher Structural Order, Ed. Khan (San Francsico ACS Meeting, March 2000)