Shaping Tomorrow’s Chemistry: Reflections and Goals from IUPAC’s Vice President

Abstract: I first heard about IUPAC in 1972 in undergraduate organic (nomenclature) lectures; I already knew about the Periodic Table from high school days, but I did not make the connection between this chemistry and the organisation named IUPAC until much later. In 1996, I became involved in planning for Australia to bid for a General Assembly (GA)/World Chemistry Congress (WCC); ultimately the bid was successful, and the meeting was held in my home city of Brisbane in July 2001. In the way, I learnt much about the various component parts of IUPAC while the Executive Secretary role, which I held for a trio of combined meetings including an Asian Chemistry Congress plus an Asian Federation of Medicinal Chemistry meeting, brought me into contact with the IUPAC leadership. I also interacted with Titular Members, many volunteers, as well as key movers and shakers within the chemistry field. And I got to know our wonderful current IUPAC staff members Fabienne Meyers and Enid Weatherwax.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Shaping Tomorrow’s Chemistry: Reflections and Goals from IUPAC’s Vice President ; volume:46 ; number:4 ; year:2024 ; pages:2-5 ; extent:4 ; Chemistry international ; 46, Heft 4 (2024), 2-5 (gesamt 4)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Garson, Mary

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/ci-2024-0401
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410181555406.732148935902
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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