18. IUPAC MEETING IN AFRICA
The meeting in Durban with members of the African Association
for Pure and Applied Chemistry and other leaders of the chemical
community in Africa, was the most recent of the series of meetings
with leaders of the chemistry community in different regions.
The group which met included high level representatives who could
speak for chemistry in Africa. All of the participants noted
the immense challenges, the problem of "donor fatigue"
and the need to let local people, not outsiders, determine the
solutions to the continent's problems.
The Durban meeting covered a broad range of topics. The materials
from the meeting will be published separately and distributed
widely, both within and outside IUPAC. The Union has proposed
that it will participate in a project with the AAPAC to develop
an Electronic Scientific Highway. A second project is to be proposed
by the AAPAC.
The Bureau expressed support for this activity and thanked
Prof. Steyn for his invaluable assistance in organizing this
event. Prof. Jortner, Dr. Becker and Prof. Steyn were authorized
to pursue joint projects with the AAPAC as described.
Prof. Gilbert suggested that it might now be appropriate to
review the recommendations of the Singapore meeting to determine
what has been accomplished.
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