IUPAC e-news, 28 June 2000

<http://www.iupac.org> e-news, 28 June 2000 ---------------------------------------------- It seems like yesterday that the IUPAC website was about 8 pages, and because of that, it was easy to keep up with new developments. For the last 2 years, we have enhanced the information made available to you via this new medium. We still have plenty of ideas to improve the site, and as someone once said 'the best is yet to come'! We feel, however, it is now time to reach out to you by e-mail to let you know what's new at IUPAC and its website. So, here it is, the first IUPAC e-news. It is being sent to about 1200 persons, the combination of all of our different mailing lists. This mailing group is not restricted to IUPAC and anyone can join. For questions regarding the list, including subscribing and unsubscribing, please visit the e-news page at <http://www.iupac.org/news/e-news.html> We welcome yours suggestions, comments, questions, etc. In this issue: ~ Shortcut to News & Notices from IUPAC ~ Recent publications ~ Recent reports and recommendations ~ News pages on iupac.org ~ More links ~ Beakers & Flasks - - - - - -- SHORTCUT to NEWS & NOTICES from IUPAC -- - - - - - * Chemistry International (CI), the newsmagazine of IUPAC - review of its mission and strategy * Report of IUPAC Activities 1999 and Biennial Report 1998-1999 * Minutes of the 127th Meeting of Executive Committee * New ad hoc Committee on Chemical Identity and Nomenclature Systems * Working relationship with two companies that provide online naming services <http://www.iupac.org/news/index.html> - - - - - -- RECENT PUBLICATIONS -- - - - - - * Nanostructured Systems A Special Topic Issue of Pure and Applied Chemistry that is entirely devoted to this emerging interdisciplinary field in which hitherto unimagined new opportunities for future development and exploitation of molecular structure and properties are under investigation. Foreword, J. Jortner; Preface, M.A. El-Sayed (editor). <http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2000/7201/index.html> Read more about the PAC special topics project in CI, July 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2000/july/special_topics_project.html> * Bioorganic Chemistry The plenary lectures from the 5th International IUPAC Symposium on Bioorganic Chemistry (ISBOC-5), Pune India, 30 Jan - 4 Feb 2000, are published in Pure and Applied Chemistry 72(3), 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2000/7203/index.html> * Mechanical Behavior of Polymeric Materials Macromolecular Symposia. Vol. 147, Dec. 1999. This volume of Macromolecular Symposia contains main and special lectures delivered at the 18th Discussion Conference organized as the 56th meeting in the series of the Prague meetings on Macromolecules. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/macro/1999/index.html> <http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2000/july/new_books_ms147.html> * Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins The Proceedings of the 10th International IUPAC Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins, edited by W. deKoe, are published by Ponsen & Looijen, Wageningen, Netherlands (2000). <http://www.iupac.org/projects/1997/650_91_97.html> - - - - - -- RECENT REPORTS and RECOMMENDATIONS -- - - - - - Biological monitoring for exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (IUPAC Recommendations 2000), Pure Appl. Chem. 72(3), 385-436, 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2000/7203/7203heinrich-ramm.html> Names for inorganic radicals (IUPAC Recommendations 2000), Pure Appl. Chem. 72(3), 437-446, 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2000/7203/7203koppenol.html> Species-selective determination of selenium compounds in biological materials (Technical Report), Pure Appl. Chem. 72(3), 447-461, 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2000/7203/7203lobinski.html> Thermodynamic characterization of high-temperature superconductors in the yttrium-barium-copper-oxygen system. The Y123 solid solution (Technical Report), Pure Appl. Chem. 72(3), 463-477, 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2000/7203/7203voronin.html> Properties and units in the clinical laboratory sciences. XII. Properties and units in clinical pharmacology and toxicology (Technical Report), Pure Appl. Chem. 72(3), 479-552, 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/pac/2000/7203/7203olesen.html> Evaluated Kinetic and Photochemical Data for Atmospheric Chemistry. Supplement VIII (Halogen Species), J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2000, 29, 167-266. <http://www.iupac.org/divisions/I/I.4/141_publications.html> Beryllium in food and drinking water a summary of available knowledge, Food Additives and Contaminants, 2000, 17(2), 149-159. <http://www.iupac.org/projects/1995/650_84_95.html> Current Issues in Regulatory Chemistry, edited by Kay, MacNeil and O'Rangers, AOAC International [ISBN 0-935584-66-8] (Gaithersburg, USA, 2000). <http://www.iupac.org/projects/1996/650_89_96.html> Screening method for the detection of genetically modified soy beans and maize in dried powder. A trial study of the screening method has been published in JAOAC International, 1999, 82(4), 923-928. <http://www.iupac.org/projects/1997/650_93_97.html> - - - - - -- NEWS PAGES on IUPAC.ORG -- - - - - - * FAQs Long due, this page presents the answers to the top 10 questions we receive about IUPAC and about the website. <http://www.iupac.org/general/FAQs.html> * Provisional Recommendations - archives page If you regularly look at this area, you probably wonder what happens to those provisional recommendations posted last year. To answer this question, we now maintain an 'archive' page that list the documents that have cleared the public review, and are in the process of being completed, or have been published in PAC. <http://www.iupac.org/reports/provisional/archives.html> * Chemistry International online The online contents of CI has been redesigned to give you more insight just one click away. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2000/july/index.html> * What's new This page shows the latest developments of the IUPAC website and provides shortcuts to: - most recent publications, including PAC, CI, MS, SDS, and books - new projects - recently sponsored symposia and conferences <http://www.iupac.org/news/whatisnew.html> - - - - - -- MORE LINKS -- - - - - - * Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc. Including IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, online naming engine, and much more ... <http://www.acdlabs.com/> * ChemWeb.com Including Fast Access AutoNom, online service developed by Beilstein Information <http://chemweb.com/home> * DIDAC Developed by Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Belgium, DIDAC is a series of overhead transparencies used in classrooms. They cover common chemical subjects from the role of chemistry in our daily lives to basic theoretical concepts. - The assessment of DIDAC as an aid for the teaching of chemistry around the world is a project coordinated by P. de Bi�vre and J. D. Bradley. <http://www.iupac.org/projects/1998/022_17_98.html> - A review is presented in CI, July 2000. <http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2000/july/didactic.html> <http://www.agfa.com/didac/> - - - - - -- BEAKERS & FLASKS -- - - - - - * A few numbers In August 1999, we were asked 'how many websites provide links to www.iupac.org?' At that time a search on Altavista.com, a webcrawler search engine, rendered 212 pages. The same search in June 2000 produced 607. * Book sale The IUPAC Secretariat has acquired the entire stock of books published by Blackwell Science Ltd. The sale of these books is now handled by the Secretariat. Members are entitled to 25% discount! For a list of price and availability and order form: <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/order.html> For books reviews: <http://www.iupac.org/publications/books/index.html> * Out of print We have had multiple requests for methods published in the 7th edition of the Standard Methods for the Analysis of Oils, Fats and Derivatives, Paquot and Hautfenne eds. (Blackwell Science, 1987). However, the Secretariat does not possess any copies of this edition. Can someone who possesses one contact the Secretariat so that we can make a copy of it? In compensation, we can arrange for an exchange with the 8th edition in preparation. E-mail <[email protected]> Thanks ! .............................. Fabienne Meyers email: <[email protected]> .............................. --------------------------------- *About IUPAC e-news To subscribe or submit an news item, visit: <http://www.iupac.org/news/e-news.html> To unsubcribe, see instructions in the footer of one of the e-news you have received.