IUPAC/CCCE 2021—Montréal, Canada
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Neil Burford
Neil Burford of the University of Victoria is the Chair of the Organizing Committee for IUPAC | CCCE 2021.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee for IUPAC/CCCE 2021, I am delighted to report on the 51st IUPAC General Assembly (GA) and 48th World Chemistry Congress (WCC), in conjunction with the 104th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), held 13-20 August 2021.
The events were hosted by the Canadian Society for Chemistry, the Canadian National Committee for IUPAC (CNC-IUPAC) and the National Research Council Canada (NRC). Travel to Montreal was not possible in 2021 due to the global pandemic, and all events associated with IUPAC | CCCE 2021 occurred virtually in August 2021. While not a replacement for in-person activities, the events were very effective. In addition, the virtual experience provided unique opportunities to engage a global audience, reach more young professionals, reduce our environmental impact, and stay safe.
I am grateful for the dedication, hard work, skills, and commitment of the Organizing Committee (listed below). I very much appreciated the guidance and support of the IUPAC executives Lynn Soby and Fabienne Meyers, IUPAC Bureau Member Chris Ober, the CIC Chair Cathy Crudden and the CSC President Zhongxin Zhou. As well, the Committee enjoyed coordinating and collaborating with representatives of the IUPAC Division Presidents, IUPAC Committee Chairs and CSC and CIC Division Chairs.
Bruce Lennox, McGill University, Chair of the 48th WCCJohn Polanyi, University of Toronto, Honorary Chair of the 48th WCC Kim Baines, Western University, Co-chair of the 48th WCC Technical programJeremy Melanson, National Research Council, Co-chair of the 48th WCC Technical programMarc Janes, NuChem Therapeutics Inc., Liaison with industry partners for the 48th WCC)
Shan Zou, National Research Council, Coordinator of the 51st GAThomas Baumgartner, York University, CSC Director of Conferences
Jennifer van Wijngaarden, University of Manitoba, CSC Director of ConferencesJoan Kingston, CIC Director of Finance and AdministrationPaul Smith, Xerox Canada, Chair of the CIC and Interim Executive DirectorClaire Duncan, CIC Manager of Membership, Communications and MarketingMiddle Lemoine, CIC Marketing and Partnership CoordinatorZac Hawkins, Keith Lapierre and Sarah Piotrkowski, CIC Program CoordinatorsRose Katagiri, CIC Awards CoordinatorKi-Youn Kim, CIC Community Development Coordinator
The 48th WCC addressed the vital role of chemistry in the future of society under the title of “Solving Global Challenges with Chemistry.” The program was coordinated under the five themes listed below, each with plenary lecture(s) by world-renowned scholar(s) (listed below).
Chemistry for Energy (Plenary speaker: Donald R. Sadoway, MIT)
Chemistry for Health (Plenary speakers: Petra Fromme, Arizona State University; Margaret Brimble, University of Auckland)
Chemistry for Society (Plenary speakers: Zafra M. Lerman, Malta Conferences Foundation; Alison Thompson, Dalhousie University)
Chemistry for Sustainability (Plenary speaker: Paul Anastas, Yale University)
Chemistry at the Frontiers (Plenary speaker: Makoto Fujita, University of Tokyo)
More than 2370 conferees were offered 86 symposia containing a total of 1760 oral presentations from around the globe (see illustration). All presentations were pre-recorded and posted for viewing two weeks in advance of the beginning of the WCC. The time allocated for each symposium session meeting was dedicated to live questions, answers and discussions, assuming that the participants had previously viewed the presentations. Live online poster sessions enabled discussion of 470 poster presentations, and live online award ceremonies and social events occurred throughout the WCC and were well attended and effective.
The 51st General Assembly Council met on three occasions on 5, 13, and 15 August, with all elections, voting and vote counting occurring between meetings. The Divisions and Committees of IUPAC held meetings on 9-12 August. As these meetings were all scheduled in advance of the 48th WCC, many conferees, including Young Observers, took advantage of the opportunities to observe and the participation in these meetings was substantially greater than in previous General Assemblies.
The World Chemistry Leadership Meeting (WCLM) is a regular event during the IUPAC GA and WCC. The theme for WCLM 2021 was “Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Chemistry.” The event took place on 17 August for 24 hours beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time with a live (online) lecture by Yoshua Bengio (Université de Montréal). The event continued 8 hours later with live discussions in Kuala Lumpur (host of IUPAC 2025) and 16 hours later with live discussions in The Hague (host of IUPAC 2023), returning to Montreal early on 18 August with a closing expert panel discussion and summation by world leaders in the field.
On behalf of all those involved in the 51st IUPAC General Assembly and 48th World Chemistry Congress, I thank the list of 30 sponsors and 19 exhibitors for their support, with particular note of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Chemical Society, ACS Publications, Gilead, LGC-TRC, and TLC Pharmaceutical Standards.
On behalf of the Canadian chemistry community, I thank all participants of IUPAC 2021 for their contributions to the successful 51st GA and 48th WCC. We look forward to interacting with you again in-person at IUPAC 2023 in The Hague for the 52nd GA and the 49th WCC, and at IUPAC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur for the 53rd GA and 50th WCC. We are grateful to our global IUPAC colleagues for selecting Canada’s bid to host IUPAC 2027 for the 54th GA and 51st WCC, when we will be delighted to welcome you to Montreal in person.
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Neil Burford of the University of Victoria is the Chair of the Organizing Committee for IUPAC | CCCE 2021.
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