45th IUPAC
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
31 July - 6 August 2009 - Galsgow, UK
Round
Table Discussions
Monday 3 August 2009, pm sessions
Successfully introduced at the 2007 GA in Torino, four round table discussions were held the afternoon of Monday 3 August. And this year, the topic was one that is already on everyone’s mind: the International Year of Chemistry in 2011.
The format for the discussions allow small groups of Council delegates to discuss subjects of mutual interest in a setting conducive to the easy exchange of ideas. The discussion topics were the same as the goals of the IYC 2011 - see <www.chemistry2011.org>
In each case, a summary presentation was made during the Council session; the presentations are below provided as reference:
- Increase the public appreciation and understanding of chemistry in meeting world needs [pdf file - 128KB]
Chair: Anders Kallner
- Ecourage the interest of young people in chemistry
Chair: Javier Garcia-Martinez [pdf file - 809KB]
- Generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry
Chair: Natalia Tarasova [pdf file - 125KB]
- Celebrate the role of women in chemistry or major historical events in chemistry, including the centenaries of Mme. Curie’s Nobel Prize and the founding of the International Association of Chemical Societies [pdf file - 187KB]
Chair: Stanislan Penczek
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Link to IUPAC General Assembly '09
> See reports from Galsgow published in Chem Int Nov-Dec 2009
