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Committee on Chemistry and Industry

 

Number: 2006-030-1-022

Title: Chemistry in a changing world - new perspectives concerning the IUPAC family

Task Group
Chairman:
Michael Droescher

Members: David Evans, and Akira Ishitani

Objective:
To organize a Workshop on "Chemistry in a changing world - new perspectives concerning the IUPAC family" to foster communication and discussion about the emerging role of COCI/IUPAC. Thirty representatives of NAOs/chemical societies in the EU-countries (+ Norway and Switzerland) will be invited to participate and to develop a framework for future actions.

Description:
IUPAC occupies a unique and highly esteemed position at the center of the world of chemistry. In recent years an important globalization is taking place in science, industry and society.

This Workshop on "Chemistry in a changing world - new perspectives concerning the IUPAC family" is organized to increase the knowledge among the NAOs/chemicals societies in EU (+ Norway and Switzerland) about the role of COCI/IUPAC and about the changes now taking place. The interaction will provide rare opportunity to learn more about the situation in respective country as concerns chemistry, globalization and IUPAC. It will facilitate and improve dialogues with NAOs in the EU. Received comments will be very useful in generation of new projects and programs and in recruiting new CAs and NAOs. There are new major imperatives for IUPAC to engage more in the debate on chemical environment and the social issues raised.

The following subjects will be discussed:
- COCI-IUPAC in general;
- NAOs and CAs - possibilities and problems;
- the IUPAC-COCI safety training program;
- the SAICM program (i.e. the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management <http://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/>);
- activities around responsible (alternatively "reliable") applications of chemistry;
- public appreciation of chemistry; nanotechnology and biotechnology;
- innovation and the chemical industry (incl SMEs).

Break-out sessions are also being planned for. Breefing documents will be prepared in advance of the meeting to facilitate interaction among the delegates.

Although the Workshop for practical reasons is organized within Europe, the subjects to be discussed are global. The Workshop would provide a template for similar workshops in other regions.

Progress:
A 1st workshop was held on 25 April 2008 in Marl, Germany, and organized by M.J. Droescher and with the support of Degussa AG.
For a brief report, see Chem. Int. Sep-Oct 08, p.21

Last update: 26 September 2008

<announcement published in Chem. Int. Jan-Feb 2008 >

 

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