International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Minutes of 127th Meeting of Executive Committee
24-25 March 2000, San Franscisco, California, USA

1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND FINALIZATION OF AGENDA
2. MINUTES OF 126TH MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

2.1 AMENDMENTS AND APPROVAL
2.2 MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES (NOT COVERED BY ITEMS ON AGENDA)

3. ACTION ITEMS FROM BUREAU MEETINGS
4. FINANCE COMMITTEE

4.1 REPORT FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, FEBRUARY 2000
4.2 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1999
4.3 NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
4.4 REVIEW OF BUDGETS FOR 2000-1 AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR 2000
4.5 ALLOCATIONS TO IUPAC BODIES, 2002-3
4.6 COMPANY ASSOCIATE FEES
4.7 OFFICIAL IUPAC ADDRESS - ACTION
4.8 DISCUSSION OF INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT

5. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CRITICAL ASSESSMENT
6. SHOULD THE VPCA BE ADDED TO THE COUNCIL AGENDA?
7. PLANS FOR IUPAC MEETING IN PERU, OCTOBER 14, 2000
8. CONFERENCE OF LEADERS OF WORLD CHEMICAL COMMUNITY
9. PROGRESS REPORT FROM EDUCATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
10. REPORT FROM NOMENCLATURE ROUNDTABLE

10.1 IDCNS-REPORT FROM PROF. MILLS

11. PROGRESS REPORT FROM AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF IUPAC AND THE GLOBAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
12. INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY COUNCIL-DISCUSSION
13. THE STRATEGIC PLAN

13.1 STRATEGIC PLAN, 2000-2001
13.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, 1998-99

14. NEW PROJECT APPROVAL SYSTEM

14.1 PROPOSALS FOR ICSU GRANTS

15. FELLOWS AND AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS

15.1 LETTER OF APPOINTMENT AND FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH FELLOWS

16. IUPAC WEB SITE AND OTHER PUBLICITY ABOUT THE UNION
17. STATUS REPORT ON IUPAC SECRETARIAT
18. STAFF SUPPORT FOR DIVISIONS AND STANDING COMMITTEES
19. PUBLICATIONS

19.1 STATUS REPORT CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
19.2 DISCUSSION OF THE PURPOSE OF CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
19.3 FORUM EDITOR FOR CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
19.4 ARTICLES ON "IUPAC AND ME" FOR CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL
19.5 STATUS REPORT PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
19.6 SPECIAL ISSUES OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY
19.7 SUPPLEMENT TO "HISTORY OF IUPAC"
19.8 PROPOSAL TO DISTRIBUTE ALL IUPAC PUBLICATIONS GRATIS TO NAOS
19.9 PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE PAC GRATIS TO ALL ANAOS
19.10 BOOK PUBLICATION AND BOOK SALES

20. USNC/IUPAC YOUNG OBSERVER PROGRAM
21. CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

21.1 NEED FOR IUPAC POLICIES ON ORGANIZATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
21.2 NEW DIRECTIONS IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE
21.3 CONFERENCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
21.4 SHOULD ENGLISH BE REQUIRED AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF ALL IUPAC SPONSORED SYMPOSIA
21.5 REVISION OF THE ADVANCE INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE
21.6 QUESTION FROM CZECH NAO REGARDING SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FOR IUPAC SPONSORED CONFERENCES
21.7 PRIZES FOR POSTERS AT IUPAC SPONSORED CONFERENCES
21.8 RATIFICATION OF SPONSORSHIP OF SYMPOSIA

22. GENERAL ASSEMBLIES AND CONGRESSES

22.1 FOLLOW-UP FROM BERLIN
22.2 PLANS FOR BRISBANE, 2001

23. CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION

23.1 PRESENTATION BY DR. ARNOLD THACKRAY, PRESIDENT, CHF

24. FORMAT FOR FUTURE BUREAU MEETINGS
25. IUPAC BODIES

25.1 RATIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIPS APPROVED BY CORRESPONDENCE
25.2 NOMINATIONS OF NEW MEMBERS

26. ASSIGNMENT OF VOTES IN FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS
27. IUPAC PRIZE FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

27.1 SELECTION COMMITTEE

28. NAMES AND SYMBOLS OF TRANSFERMIUM ELEMENTS 110-112
29. DATES AND PLACE OF NEXT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
30. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Present: Dr. A. Hayes (Chairman), Dr. E. D. Becker, Dr. C. F. Buxtorf, Prof. J. Jortner, Prof. H. Ohtaki, Dr. E. P. Przybylowicz, Prof. P. S. Steyn, Prof. L. Sydnes
Secretary: Dr. J. W. Jost