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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