Minutes of the 127th Meeting of Executive Committee

1. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND FINALIZATION OF AGENDA

2. MINUTES OF 126TH MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

2.1 AMENDMENTS AND APPROVAL 

2.2 MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES (NOT COVERED BY ITEMS ON AGENDA)

3. ACTION ITEMS FROM BUREAU MEETINGS 

4. FINANCE COMMITTEE

4.1 REPORT FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, FEBRUARY 2000 

4.2 STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR 1999 

4.3 NATIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 

4.4 REVIEW OF BUDGETS FOR 2000-1 AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR 2000

4.5 ALLOCATIONS TO IUPAC BODIES, 2002-3 

4.6 COMPANY ASSOCIATE FEES 

4.7 OFFICIAL IUPAC ADDRESS - ACTION

4.8 DISCUSSION OF INVESTMENT POLICY STATEMENT

5. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CRITICAL ASSESSMENT 

6. SHOULD THE VPCA BE ADDED TO THE COUNCIL AGENDA?

7. PLANS FOR IUPAC MEETING IN PERU, OCTOBER 14, 2000 

8. CONFERENCE OF LEADERS OF WORLD CHEMICAL COMMUNITY 

9. PROGRESS REPORT FROM EDUCATION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 

10. REPORT FROM NOMENCLATURE ROUNDTABLE

10.1 IDCNS-REPORT FROM PROF. MILLS

11. PROGRESS REPORT FROM AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF IUPAC AND THE GLOBAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 

12. INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY COUNCIL-DISCUSSION 

13. THE STRATEGIC PLAN

13.1 STRATEGIC PLAN, 2000-2001

13.2 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, 1998-99

14. NEW PROJECT APPROVAL SYSTEM

14.1 PROPOSALS FOR ICSU GRANTS

15. FELLOWS AND AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS

15.1 LETTER OF APPOINTMENT AND FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH FELLOWS

16. IUPAC WEB SITE AND OTHER PUBLICITY ABOUT THE UNION 

17. STATUS REPORT ON IUPAC SECRETARIAT 

18. STAFF SUPPORT FOR DIVISIONS AND STANDING COMMITTEES 

19. PUBLICATIONS

19.1 STATUS REPORT CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL 

19.2 DISCUSSION OF THE PURPOSE OF CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL 

19.3 FORUM EDITOR FOR CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL 

19.4 ARTICLES ON "IUPAC AND ME" FOR CHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL 

19.5 STATUS REPORT PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY

19.6 SPECIAL ISSUES OF PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 

19.7 SUPPLEMENT TO "HISTORY OF IUPAC" 

19.8 PROPOSAL TO DISTRIBUTE ALL IUPAC PUBLICATIONS GRATIS TO NAOS 

19.9 PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE PAC GRATIS TO ALL ANAOS 

19.10 BOOK PUBLICATION AND BOOK SALES

20. USNC/IUPAC YOUNG OBSERVER PROGRAM 

21. CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA

21.1 NEED FOR IUPAC POLICIES ON ORGANIZATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT 

21.2 NEW DIRECTIONS IN CHEMICAL SCIENCES COMMITTEE 

21.3 CONFERENCES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 

21.4 SHOULD ENGLISH BE REQUIRED AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF ALL IUPAC SPONSORED SYMPOSIA 

21.5 REVISION OF THE ADVANCE INFORMATION QUESTIONNAIRE 

21.6 QUESTION FROM CZECH NAO REGARDING SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FOR IUPAC SPONSORED CONFERENCES 

21.7 PRIZES FOR POSTERS AT IUPAC SPONSORED CONFERENCES

21.8 RATIFICATION OF SPONSORSHIP OF SYMPOSIA

22. GENERAL ASSEMBLIES AND CONGRESSES

22.1 FOLLOW-UP FROM BERLIN 

22.2 PLANS FOR BRISBANE, 2001

23. CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION

23.1 PRESENTATION BY DR. ARNOLD THACKRAY, PRESIDENT, CHF

24. FORMAT FOR FUTURE BUREAU MEETINGS

25. IUPAC BODIES

25.1 RATIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIPS APPROVED BY CORRESPONDENCE 

25.2 NOMINATIONS OF NEW MEMBERS

26. ASSIGNMENT OF VOTES IN FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS

27. IUPAC PRIZE FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS

27.1 SELECTION COMMITTEE

28. NAMES AND SYMBOLS OF TRANSFERMIUM ELEMENTS 110-112

29. DATES AND PLACE OF NEXT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

30. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Present: Dr. A. Hayes (Chairman), Dr. E. D. Becker, Dr. C. F. Buxtorf, Prof. J. Jortner, Prof. H. Ohtaki, Dr. E. P. Przybylowicz, Prof. P. S. Steyn, Prof. L. Sydnes 
Secretary: Dr. J. W. Jost