S15 Congresses and Other Scientific Meetings

  • S15.1 At suitable intervals, International Congresses of Pure and Applied Chemistry shall be organized under the auspices of the Union. These Congresses shall comprise one or more branches of chemistry represented by the Divisions of the Union. The Council shall approve the scope of each Congress on the recommendation of the host country, with a view to achieving, by suitable rotation, the coverage of all branches of pure and applied chemistry. The Council shall also decide upon the place and dates of the Congress. The arrangements for such a Congress shall be  entrusted to a committee set up in the host country. This committee shall cooperate with the Bureau, the Officers of the Union, and the appropriate Division and Standing Committees.
  • S15.2 Cooperation of the Union in the organization of a Congress shall not involve the Union in financial responsibility.
  • S15.3 The Council may organize other scientific meetings or may offer the collaboration of the Union in the planning and arrangement of scientific meetings initiated by other organizations.