An exclusive interview with Dejie Johnson, concierge at the Georgia World Congress Center. Johnson has been giving ACS attendees tips on restaurants and attractions for three days now. I asked her how chemists compare to the average conference-goer.

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“I am amazed at how many are vegetarians,” she tells me. “I was told that that’s because they know what chemicals are shot into meats. I have found that they are a little—do I want to use this word?—needy. Usually I am out of here by six. I’ve been staying until 7:30. The chemists seem to need a little more babysitting.”

And what are the chemists doing in any free time they manage to carve out?

“The pamphlets that are flying off the shelves are for CNN tours and World of Coca-Cola. A lot of people went to the Martin Luther King Museum, and there is a lot of interest in Jimmy Carter.”

Sounds like a lot of work. Has it been a headache?

“No, I love nerd boys, so I am a happy camper.”