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Tag: Council

Actions Taken by IUPAC Council, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 2025

On 15-16 July 2025, the 53rd IUPAC Council Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, along with the IUPAC General Assembly and the 50th World Chemistry Congress organized by Institut...

NAO Forum

The first NAO Forums will be held virtually on Wednesday, 13 July 2022 at 8:00 am UTC (i.e. 10:00am CET or 4:00 am EDT) on Thursday, 14 July 2022 at...

IUPAC, ready, get set, GO!

On 4 June 2022, IUPAC Council held a Special meeting which ultimately resulted in approving a proposal for the revised Statutes, Bylaws, and Standing Orders, by 137 votes for out...

IUPAC Special Council

Special Meeting A special Meeting of Council has been convened by the President, under the provisions of IUPAC Statute 5.2, to take place virtually on Saturday 4th June 2022 at...