Friday, April 25, 2025
11:00 – 12:00 pm | Calusa Ballroom E-H | Hyatt Coconut Point

Get involved! Join us for reports from the society leadership on the state of the association All members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

1. Call to Order – Alfredo Fontanini, PhD, President 

2. Report from the President – Alfredo Fontanini, PhD, President 

3. Report from the Elections Committee – Paul Breslin, PhD 

      a) Election Results 

      b) Thank You to Outgoing Officers

4. Report from the Treasurer – Julian Meeks, PhD 

5. Report from the Secretary – Roberto Vincis, PhD 

6. Report from the Program Committee Chair – Dan Wesson, PhD

7. Report from the Membership Chair – Ricardo Araneda, PhD 

8. Report from the Councilors  – Sanne Boesveldt, PhD and Claire Cheetham, PhD

9. Report from the Mentorship Committee Chair — Arianna Maffei, PhD

10. Report from the Diversity Committee chair —Paul Breslin, PhD

11. Other Committee Reports/ Old Business/New Business – Alfredo Fontanini, PhD, President 

12. Welcome to the New President and Passing of Gavel – Alfredo Fontanini, PhD, President 

13. Adjourn

CLICK HERE for a map of the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point and to view available onsite activities. 

All lost and found articles will be held at the conference registration desk.

Thursday and Friday posters should be mounted on the assigned board by 7:30 AM on the assigned day and should be taken down by 6:00 PM. Thursday and Friday posters will be up all day.

Saturday AM posters should be be mounted on the assigned board by 7:30 AM and should be taken down by 1:00 PM.

Authors assigned to a morning poster session are asked to stand by their posters from 8:00 - 10:00 AM whereas authors assigned to an evening poster session are asked to stand by their posters from 4:00 - 6:00 PM. 

Posters that are not taken down by the specified time will be discarded.

Posters should be no higher than 40 inches and no wider than 42 inches (half sized posters). Push pins and poster board numbers will be provided.

The registration desk is located in the Calusa Foyer on level 1 and is open during the following hours:

Tuesday 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Wednesday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

The speaker ready area will be available to all oral presenters to both preview and edit your presentations if necessary. The speaker ready area is located in Blue Heron located near the Registration Desk.

Speaker Ready Room Hours:

Wednesday: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

CLICK HERE to access the trainee portal for AChemS! Whether you’re new to AChemS or a veteran, please join us throughout the conference and meet other trainees and the Graduate Student Representatives!