Program Purpose / Goals / Mission:
To
publish four issues of The Minnesota Chemist yearly.
Position in program (if applicable): Minnesota Chemist Co-Editor
Number of volunteers desired: 3-5
General Duties and Responsibilities:
To
assure that the section news magazine, The
Minnesota Chemist is published in a timely manner four times a
year. For support the editor has the
help of an Associate Editor or Co-Editor(s) and a Business Manager.
Annual Timeline:
The
following steps are carried out by the Editor for each of the quarterly
issues.
1. Gather and edit
copy from contributors and other sources.
2. Write a short
editorial
3. Prepare issue
using MS Publisher software(provided by the section)
4. Proof issue prior
to sending to printer
5. Send issue to
printer electronically
6. Proof book and
approve for final printing
7. Issue printed,
labeled and sent to Post Office by printer
8. Extra copies sent
to Editor
9. Short list copies
(about 20) labeled and mailed by Editor
Other
Duties
1. Quarterly
arrange for labels to be sent to printer via spreadsheet provided by ACS
National
2. Maintain
communications by going to executive and section meetings
3. Maintain
communications with Webmaster for local web site
4. Solicit
advertisements and manage invoicing with section Treasurer for advertising
Time
commitment required/estimated:
3-10
hours a month per persons with 3 editors.
The layout is the most time consuming but is easy with the MS Publisher
template format of copy/paste.
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