Nominations Requested for Members of IUPAC Divisions and Commissions
Nominations Requested for Members of IUPAC Divisions and Commissions
Nominations are requested for candidates for all membership positions on IUPAC division committees and commissions (titular member, associate member, and national representative) for the 2012–2013 biennium. The ratification of memberships and terms of service will be finalized at the Bureau meeting in the second quarter of 2011.
A complete list of the current membership of the division committees and commissions is provided on the IUPAC website. Titular members are chosen by election. Associate members and national representatives are appointed, usually following the determination of titular membership.
IUPAC hereby requests proposals for membership on the following division committees:
I Physical and Biophysical Chemistry
II Inorganic Chemistry
III Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry
IV Polymer
V Analytical Chemistry
VI Chemistry and the Environment
VII Chemistry and Human Health
VIII Chemical Nomenclature and Structure Representation
and commissions:
Physicochemical Symbols, Terminology, and Units
Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights
Guidance for Proposing Nominees
Each member of an IUPAC body is expected to become an active participant in the work of the body in helping to decide on the program and in initiating and reviewing proposals for projects. These duties require the members to have expertise in the relevant disciplinary area and to be able to exercise sound scientific judgment. Much of each committee’s work is conducted by e-mail correspondence. The Union is able to guarantee travel expenses to a meeting at the General Assembly only for Titular Members of division committees. Travel expenses for other members and for meetings outside the General Assembly are dependent on each division committee’s budget and on the availability of outside funds.
IUPAC is sometimes criticized for having a membership that is predominantly male, relatively old, and drawn principally from academic institutions. In many instances, this is understandable because of the need to select senior, experienced people who are able to devote adequate time to this activity along with their full time jobs; however, the Union is making a serious effort to diversify the membership of IUPAC bodies. In making nominations, please make every effort to consider well-qualified female chemists, “younger” chemists with the required expertise and commitment, and industrial chemists.
Each proposal for consideration for membership on a division or commission must identify the intended committee or commission and must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and/or adequate information on the individual’s qualifications to permit an informed evaluation and selection. Each nominee will be considered for all vacant positions on the committee unless otherwise specified.
Proposals should be submitted to the IUPAC Secretariat, preferably by e-mail attachment<secretariat@iupac.org>, by 31 July 2010. All proposed names for divisions received by this date will be forwarded to the relevant Division Nominating Committee for consideration as nominees for titular membership according to Bylaw 4.103. Those not elected as titular members subsequently will be considered for appointment as associate members or national representatives.
Nominating committees are charged with looking broadly for well-qualified candidates. Your proposals will help them ensure that we are able to establish significant pools of candidates to permit competitive selection.
Page last modified 30 June 2010.
Copyright © 2003-2010 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
Questions regarding the website, please contact edit.ci@iupac.org
© 2014 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.
Articles in the same Issue
- Masthead
- From the Editor
- Contents
- The IUPAC Presidency–A Happy Recollection
- Chemistry 2.0 Creating Online Communities
- Perspectives on Chemistry and Global Climate Change
- Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change
- Analogue-based Drug Discovery
- IUPAC Announces Winners of the 2010 IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists
- IUPAC and the InChI Trust Agree Upon Conditions for Collaboration
- Denis Hamilton to Receive the First International Award for Advances in Crop Protection Chemistry
- Nominations Requested for Members of IUPAC Divisions and Commissions
- Structure, Processing, and Performance of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
- Definitions and Notations Relating to Stereochemical Aspects in Polymer Science
- Young Ambassadors for Chemistry in Cyprus
- Guidelines for Measurement of Luminescence Spectra and Quantum Yields of Inorganic Compounds, Metal Complexes, and Materials
- Technical Guidelines for Isotope Abundances and Atomic Weight Measurements
- Analytical Chemistry in Action
- Terminology for Chain Polymerization
- Provisional Recommendations
- IUPAC/CITAC Guide: Selection and Use of Proficiency Testing Schemes for a Limited Number of Participants–Chemical Analytical Laboratories (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Empirical and Theoretical Models of Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Transition Temperatures of Supplemented Phase Diagrams in Aqueous Systems (IUPAC Technical Report)
- The IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series: A Guide to Preparation and Use of Compilations and Evaluations (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Electrochemical Nucleic Acid–Based Biosensors: Concepts, Terms, and Methodology (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Japanese Versions of the IUPAC Red Book and Green Book Available
- Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge
- The Future of the Chemical Industry
- IUPAC–ACS Collaboration Summit
- Environmental Best Practices
- Advanced Polymeric Materials
- Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Vanadium
- Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
- Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis
- Mark Your Calendar
Articles in the same Issue
- Masthead
- From the Editor
- Contents
- The IUPAC Presidency–A Happy Recollection
- Chemistry 2.0 Creating Online Communities
- Perspectives on Chemistry and Global Climate Change
- Visualizing and Understanding the Science of Climate Change
- Analogue-based Drug Discovery
- IUPAC Announces Winners of the 2010 IUPAC Prizes for Young Chemists
- IUPAC and the InChI Trust Agree Upon Conditions for Collaboration
- Denis Hamilton to Receive the First International Award for Advances in Crop Protection Chemistry
- Nominations Requested for Members of IUPAC Divisions and Commissions
- Structure, Processing, and Performance of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
- Definitions and Notations Relating to Stereochemical Aspects in Polymer Science
- Young Ambassadors for Chemistry in Cyprus
- Guidelines for Measurement of Luminescence Spectra and Quantum Yields of Inorganic Compounds, Metal Complexes, and Materials
- Technical Guidelines for Isotope Abundances and Atomic Weight Measurements
- Analytical Chemistry in Action
- Terminology for Chain Polymerization
- Provisional Recommendations
- IUPAC/CITAC Guide: Selection and Use of Proficiency Testing Schemes for a Limited Number of Participants–Chemical Analytical Laboratories (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Empirical and Theoretical Models of Equilibrium and Non-Equilibrium Transition Temperatures of Supplemented Phase Diagrams in Aqueous Systems (IUPAC Technical Report)
- The IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series: A Guide to Preparation and Use of Compilations and Evaluations (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Electrochemical Nucleic Acid–Based Biosensors: Concepts, Terms, and Methodology (IUPAC Technical Report)
- Japanese Versions of the IUPAC Red Book and Green Book Available
- Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge
- The Future of the Chemical Industry
- IUPAC–ACS Collaboration Summit
- Environmental Best Practices
- Advanced Polymeric Materials
- Heterocyclic Chemistry
- Vanadium
- Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
- Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis
- Mark Your Calendar
