RSC South Africa North Local Section
Winner: 2024 Inspirational Committee Award
For proactively diversifying the committee to represent their membership community.
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Pre-COVID, the RSC Local Section South Africa North committee consisted of members from Johannesburg and Pretoria, as committee meetings were all held face-to-face. This limited the involvement of members from other provinces within the local section. With the move to online meetings during the pandemic, the committee initiated the inclusion of RSC members from Durban. A number of early career chemists from a range of institutions (from academia and industry) were also encouraged to join as part of the committee’s succession planning. It has maintained online meetings, with one face-to-face meeting each year.
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It is wonderfully rewarding to receive recognition for our contributions as RSC volunteers.
It was the encouragement of previous committee members reaching out with a view to passing the baton that made me consider volunteering with the RSC. I had seen the impact the committee’s activities had on our local chemistry community, and it was good to be invited to play a part.
I volunteered with the RSC in order to represent KwaZulu Natal on the RSC South Africa North committee so that I can promote chemistry across the province.
Chairing the RSC Local Section South Africa North and representing the International Local Sections on the RSC Member Networks Committee has been an excellent opportunity to broaden my scientific networks and to engage with like-minded chemistry volunteers from around the world.
Being involved in various roles as an active RSC member has significantly promoted my career, giving me great exposure and the opportunity to share my contributions while learning skills from other scientists and hands-on experiences from organising scientific events.
It is a very rewarding experience for professional development as well as for the development of others through the promotion of chemistry in the community.
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