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We would like to thank all the members that helped us to continue to award TSS Scholarships to worthy graduate students in Microbiology.

Please continue to send your TSS Scholarship Fund Contributions to George Abruzzo, Merck & Co., P.O. Box 2000, RY80T-100, Rahway, NJ 07065-0900. Make checks payable to TSS.

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Upcoming Meetings

Deadline Extended – Meeting in Miniature Abstracts Due – 4/21/2008

See buttons on left for details:

Meeting in Miniature
and
Waksman Honorary Lectureship

May 6, 2008

4:30 – 9:00 PM

Trayes Hall A&B, Douglass College Center
100 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ

This meeting is supported in part by a grant from Merck Research Laboratories

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Schedule for May 6, 2008

4:30 – 6:30 PM Posters and Reception with beer, wine, and soft drinks

6:30 – 7:30 PM Dinner

7:30 – 8:30 PM    Waksman Award Lecture
                             “Fun with Fungi: A Mold Mycologist's Memoir”
                             Joan W. Bennett, Rutgers University

8:30 PM Awards Ceremony and Adjournment

Buffet Dinner

Salad, Two Entrees, Vegetable and Additional Side Dish, Dinner Rolls
Dessert, Hot and Cold Beverages

Go to http://users.tellurian.com/tss for further details and changes as they become available.

Dinner Arrangements: TSS members, $15
Non-members, $25 w/ a TSS membership ($10 annual membership dues) or

Non-member regular price w/o membership, $20

TSS student members, no charge, but a $10 refundable deposit required

Non-TSS students, $15 ($5 toward a membership and $10 refundable deposit)

(Student deposits refunded only at the door)

No Reservations: Add $5.00, no student refunds, subject to available meals

Check or RSVP by April 29^th to:
(After April 29^th, please call)
(732-594-6263)

George K. Abruzzo (george_abruzzo@merck.com)

Merck Research Laboratories RY80Y-265

PO BOX 2000

Rahway, NJ 07065

All RSVPs will be billed unless cancelled by May 1^st

---The presentations are free. All are invited to attend.---

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NOMINATIONS FOR 2008-2009 OFFICERS

Deadline for nominations is May 9, 2008

Nominations are being accepted for: President-elect

Treasurer

Local Councilors (2)

President-elect and Treasurer should be members with experience with the policies and practices of the Society. Local Councilors are entry positions for newer members who would like to explore future leadership in TSS. Nominations should include a short resume with details on Society achievements. All officers must be current members of TSS. President-elect must also be a member of the national American Society for Microbiology.

President-elect (1-year term as President-elect, 1-year term as President)

The President-elect is a one-year term, automatically rising to President the following year. As President-elect the successful candidate is the program chair, planning the speakers, facilities, and refreshments for lectures and symposia (with help from the Executive Council). As President the following year, he/she presides at the meetings and introduces the speakers, maintains contact with ASM, and generally oversees the activities of the Society.

Treasurer (2-year term)

The treasurer maintains the TSS checking and savings accounts as well as the records of all financial aspects of the Society, including branch finances and regional monies from ASM. The treasurer prepares and presents reports at executive council meetings and helps coordinate financial aspects of dinner meetings.

Local Councilor(s) (3-year term)

Local Councilors (6 total, 2 of which are newly elected each year) are expected to attend Executive Council meetings, provide input, help identify and recruit new officers, and assist with various committees (nominations, Waksman Award, student scholarship, meeting in miniature, picnic, etc.). It is a good starting position for someone interested in learning more about TSS.

If you are interested in becoming an officer of TSS next year, please contact

Katherine Young
Merck Res. Labs.  RY80Y-210
PO BOX 2000

Rahway,  NJ  07065
katherine_young@merck.com

Dr. Howard Singer

Dep’t. of Biology

New Jersey City Univ.

Jersey City, NJ 07305
hsinger@njcu.edu

Learn more about TSS—as always, all members are welcome to attend executive committee meetings.
Look for dates, times, and locations in your newsletters or on our website http://users.tellurian.com/tss.

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Membership in TSS

---Annual cost: $10 for regular membership, $5 for student membership, $75 for lifetime membership--

Application forms are available on-line at http://users.tellurian.com/tss or by contacting Joyce Kohler(joycekohler36@earthlink.net). You may also join TSS or pay your yearly TSS dues when you renew your ASM membership on-line.

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The TSS sustaining membership program is interested in contacting your company/institution to discuss the benefits of being a sustaining member. Please contact Katherine Young (katherine_young@merck.com; tel.: 732-594-5548; fax: 732-594-1399) to discuss the program. Also contact Katherine if you are interested in volunteering your time to assist in this worthy activity.

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Learn more about TSS—as always, all members are welcome to attend executive committee meetings.

Look for dates, times, and locations in your newsletters or on our website http://users.tellurian.com/tss.

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