The purpose of the BCC is to provide guidance, oversight, and financial accountability to the General and Program Chairs of the BCCEs; to review evaluations and financial reports of past BCCEs; to solicit, evaluate bids, conduct site visits, recommend the locations and General Chairs of future BCCEs; to closely evaluate BCCE Memoranda of Agreement (MOA); and to provide fiduciary responsibility for DivCHED’s BCCE enterprise. The Biennial Conference is the signature event for our Division, typically having more than 1500 attendees presenting papers, participating in workshops, and exploring research to improve student learning. The BCCE is the premiere conference for chemical educators throughout the world.
- Completed budget and MOA with the University of Wisconsin for 2026 BCCE.
- Provided support for 2028 BCCE proposals.
- Monitor and assess success of 2024 BCCE
- Work with 2026 BCCE team to address feedback and achieve goals
- Evaluate 2028 BCCE proposals
- A subcommittee of the Biennial Conference Committee will begin to develop a plan for succession planning for the role of the meeting planning partner.
- A subcommittee of the Biennial Conference Committee will begin to review and update its webpage and operations manual.
Funding is now done through the BCC "account" rather than through an allocation from the Executive Committee.
Expenses were:
Salary of the meeting planning partner
Travel for the MPP and BCC committee members to conduct site visits
Software to support the BCCE (Ex Ordo)
A successful rollout of the new conference app
Finalization of the 2026 conference site