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Minutes of 40th IUPAC Council Meeting
13-14 August 1999, Berlin, Germany


 

1. Introductory Remarks and Finalization of Agenda
The President welcomed the National Adhering Organizations, Observer Organizations, and Associated Organizations to the 40th IUPAC Council Meeting. He expressed the appreciation of the Union to the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker for the organization of the Congress and General Assembly. Prof. Jortner offered the congratulations of the Union to the GDCh on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its refounding. He then introduced the Officers of the Union and the Executive Director. Prof. Jortner expressed the appreciation of the officers and delegates for the work of the Secretariat staff in overcoming the difficulties that had arisen in the local arrangements. The

President asked the Council to stand in silence in remembrance of the IUPAC Colleagues Deceased.

The President welcomed the new National Adhering Organizations, the Chemical Society of Pakistan, the Colegio de Qu�micos de Puerto Rico, and Union of Yugoslav Chemical Societies. He also noted that three new organizations had been approved for Observer status - the Pan Cyprian Union of Chemists, the Cuban Chemical Society, and the Tanzania Chemical Society. In addition, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Turkish Chemical Society have applied for membership in the Union. The President expressed his hope that the chemists from the new Members and Observers would make fruitful contributions to IUPAC. The application of the African Association for Pure and Applied Chemistry to become an Associated Organization was noted as an example of the efforts of the Union to expand its global presence.

The President reminded the delegates that this was the 80th anniversary of the founding of IUPAC. The statutes of the Union were accepted by the International Research Council, the predecessor of ICSU, on the 28th of July 1919. Since then, the Union has played and will continue to play a central and seminal role in the promotion of the chemical sciences on the international level.

On the recommendation of the Bureau, it was resolved that Prof. J. M Ward, Treasurer of the Union, Mr. S. S. Langer (Secretary, UK-Delegation) and Dr. J. Morton (Secretary, Canada Delegation) should act as tellers during all voting.

The Secretary General reviewed the voting procedures for scientific and non scientific matters. The assignment of votes to delegations, as approved at the 38th Council, was also reviewed.

2. Approval of Minutes of 39th Council Meeting and Matters Arising
The Belgian Delegation asked that paragraph 9 of Item 20 in the minutes be corrected to read as follows: "There is no scientific independence without financial independence". The Minutes of the 39th Council Meeting at Geneva, as circulated to NAOs and amended, were approved unanimously. No matters arising were raised.

3. Ratification of Decisions Taken by Bureau and Executive Committee since 39th General Assembly
All decisions taken by the two bodies, since those approved by the Council at Geneva, were contained in the Minutes that have been circulated to all NAOs.

Council resolved unanimously that the decisions taken by the Bureau and Executive Committee since the 39th General Assembly should be declared ratified.

The Belgian Delegation introduced the following motion:

In preparation of any future General Assembly, IUPAC should verify that every single detail of the proposed local organization is checked carefully in order to provide delegates with all basic facilities that are required for a successful meeting.

The Australian Delegation showed a slide to demonstrate that they were aware of the requirements and undertook to meet them in Brisbane.

The President took the opportunity to note the exceptional efforts of the Secretariat Staff in coping with unanticipated difficulties in the local organization.

The motion was passed unanimously.

4. Announcement of Nominations for Union Officers and Bureau Members
The papers distributed before the meeting included the nominations received by the statutory deadline, together with biographical notes on each candidate for the offices of Vice-President, Secretary General, and Treasurer, and for Elected Members of the Bureau.

On recommendation of the Bureau it was resolved that there should be ten Elected Members of the Bureau for the period 2000-2001. The number of vacancies is therefore four.

The Secretary General noted that the Bureau had made no recommendations for either election of Officers or Members of the Bureau.

It was moved to approve the recommendation of the Bureau that there be ten elected Members of the Bureau for 2000-2001. The motion was seconded and approved.

5. Announcement of Time of Elections
Council accepted the recommendation of the Bureau that the elections for Officers of the Union and of Elected Members of the Bureau should take place at 10.00 hours on 99.08.14.


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