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Participation in IUPAC Urged International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry needs broader base of participation to support a central office and permanent staff A L L chemists must have the opportun•**- ity of taking part in t h e affairs of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, says William J. Sparks, head of the American delegation that attended the XVIIth Conference of IUPAC in Stockholm last summer. Others joining Sparks in this assertion include Roger Adams, foreign secretary of the National Academy of Sciences, and Farrington Daniels, immediate Past President of t h e A M E R I CAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. T h e y have no
specific plan as to how this broader participation might be achieved b u t are looking for suggestions. IUPAC is a means of assuring international cooperation among chemists. Its objects are to coordinate the scientific and technical activities of the chemists of member nations and to contribute to the advancement of chemistry. O n e way these objects are achieved is through conferences and congresses which provide a clearinghouse and public forum for discussions. Another is in the work and publications of international commissions for the study of specific problems of importance to the chemists of the world. The scientific and technical programs of IUPAC are organized under its sections—analytical, organic, biological, inorganic, physical, and applied chemistry. The work of the union, however, is done by its commissions, of which there are about 40, most of t h e m under the jurisdiction of an appropriate section. Typical is the Commission on Nomenclature, whose members devote a tremendous amount of voluntary effort to simplify and codify international usage in chemical nomenclature. The continuance of this voluntary service is desirable, but the union has now reached such a size and its activities are so multifarious that it needs a central office with a permanent staff, says Sparks. Financing such an office would b e a problem, however, under the present arrangement. IUPAC is a federation of member nations which contribute annually to its support. Through the National Research Council, t h e body through which this country adheres to I U P A C , the U. S. Government contributes $675 annually toward payment of dues to the union. Contributions from o t h e r member nations bring the total to about $11,000. 1060
With such a budget IUPAC can have no paid staff. All of this money is used for printing and for meeting expenses. Sparks estimates the cost of an office and permanent staff as $30,000 annually—far in excess of present income. Where it would come from is the problem. In view of the billions of dollars being spent for similar purposes, government support of IUPAC seems logical. But the present contribution is based on an Act of Congress, and there is no organized medium for influencing legislative action. Furthermore, says Sparks, government support does not fulfill the more important need for voluntary individual participation. Industrial companies have difficulty in appropriating funds for such purposes because of the vested interest of employees a n d stockholders. I t is not now feasible for the AMERICAN C H E M I -
CAL SOCIETY to divert funds to the International Union. In both cases problems of authority to make commitments for continuing financial support of this type would have to be considered. Affiliation with existing societies presents organization problems. The formation of a n e w society for international coopération would involve ndministrational and other costs. The American representatives of the union,
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CIETY, and the National Research Council earnestly solicit all chemists for ideas and suggestions on two points: ( 1 ) How to implement broader participation in the International Union, and (2) How to get individual financial support for a central secretarial office to handle plans for the biennial meetings and the work of the 40 international commissions. Suggestions may be addressed to William J. Sparks, Chairman, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave., Washington 25, D . C. I U P A C Symposium on Macromolecular Chemistry A Symposium on Macromolecular Chemistry will b e held under the auspices of t h e Commission of Macromolecular Chemistry, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in Milan and Torino, Italy, Sept. 27 to Oct. 3. Topics to be covered include: C H E M I C A L
( 1 ) Characterization of Polymers in Relation to Their Technical Properties a. Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution b. Branching and Crosslinking c. Crystallization (2) Building Reactions of Macromolecules ( 3 ) Transformation Reactions of Macromolecules (4) Block Polymers and Graft Polymers: Preparation and Properties. Papers to be read at the symposium must be sent, on subjects under ( 1 ) to Antonio Nasini, Istituto Chimico Universita, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 48, Torino, Italy. With subjects under (2), ( 3 ) , and (4) they should b e sent to Giulio Natta, Istituto Chimica Ind. Politecnico, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy. They must be sent before April 30. Papers and discussions will be published in a special issue of La Ricerca Scientifica after the meeting. Papers are accepted in English, French, German, a n d Italian. H a m m e t t t o Address General A C S Meeting Louis P . Hammett of Columbia University will deliver t h e address at the General Meeting of the ACS during the sessions at Kansas City, Saturday, March 2 7 . His topic will be Rights and Responsibilities in t h e Search for Knowledge. An exhibit supplied by Columbia University will supplement the theme, "Man's Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereof," which is also Columbia's Bicentennial theme. California Student Affiliates H e l d Regional Meeting Southern California Student Affiliates of the ACS will hold a regional meeting May 15 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Meeting will feature 12 undergraduate research papers. Program opens at 12 noon. At the evening session, beginning at 7:30, Harrison C. Brown will talk on Chemical Aspects of the Determination of Geologic Time. North Jersey Student Affiliates G e t Together Sixth annual convention of the North Jersey Student Affiliate Chapters of the ACS will be held at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J., May 8. Students will take a tour of Rutgers chemistry laboratories and research papers will be given by students of the affiliated colleges. A film on some aspect of chemistry will be shown and dinner will be held at University Commons. Guest speaker will be Hubert N. Alyea of Princeton University. Certificates of appreciation will be given to outstandA N D
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ASSOCIATIONS ing men in the chemical field who have aided the Affiliate Chapters, to t h e student whose paper is judged the best, and to the winner of the Safety Poster contest. Business Opportunities in Atomic Energy Business Opportunities in Atomic Energy will be the subject of a meeting sponsored by the Atomic Industrial Forum at Hotel Biltmore, N e w York City, March 15 and 16. Speakers at the meeting will b e 2 4 representatives of companies now involved in atomic energy activities, and of research organizations and divisions of AEC. Panel discussion topics include Present Uses of Radioactive Materials in Industry, Potential Industrial Applications of Atomic Energy, Research Facilities Available to Industry, Consulting and Nuclear Engineering Services, Government Functions Affecting Industry, N e w Metals and Materials, and Products Required by the Atomic Energy Program. C C D Â Stages Open Sessions Commercial Chemical Development Association holds its tenth annual open meeting at Hotel Statler in N e w York City, March 18. T h e m e of the meeting is Intra-Company C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Principles and Practices. Three talks will be given during the morning and the luncheon talk will b e given by Sidney S. Negus, director of public information for AAAS and chairman, biochemistry department, Medical College of Virginia. Afternoon program features audience-participation discussion of H o w Better Communications Can Minimize Obstacles to Successful Commercial Chemical Development. At the evening banquet the Honor Award of the association will b e presented and the award address given. Confectioners" Convention Eighth annual production conference of the Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners' Association will b e held April 29 and 3 0 at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., in cooperation with the college. Statistical Design Conference Milwaukee Section of the ACS will sponsor a conference on Statistical Design of Experiments April 23 at the Plankinton Hotel, Milwaukee. W . J. Youden of National Bureau of Standards, will speak on Basic Concepts of the Statistical Design of Experiments, and W. L. Gore of D u Pont will speak on Practical Applications of the Statistical Design of Experiments at the 1062
afternoon session. Time will b»e a l lowed for question periods. After t h e dinner hour K. A. Brownlee of University of Chicago will conclude t h e conference w i t h an address o n Statistics in Chemistry, T h e First 10 Years.
w i l l speak a t the dinner to b e held at Peiun-Sfierwood Hotel at 6:30 P . M . Zeisberg Memorial Awards for excell e n c e in technical report writing will b e m a d e at this time. F u r t h e r information m a y be obtained from T. W. Tomkow i t , Du Pont Co., Penns Grove, N. J.
A i r Pollution C o n t r o l Convention T h e 47th annual meeting of thie Air Pollution Control Association will b e held May 3 to 6 at the Patten Hotel i n Chattanooga, Tenn. Meeting will feature presentation of 35 technical p a p e r s covering coal, incineration, petroleum, municipal problems, dusts and fumes, steel, odors, measurements, and meteorology. Last day of the meeting will b e set aside for plant inspection. Electrolytes Symposium Scheduled Division of Physical a n d Inorganic Chemistry of t h e ACS will present a Symposium on Solutions of Electrolytes at Yale University, N e w Haven, June 16 to 18. Topics for discussion irtelude recent theoretical developments, thermodynamic properties of solutions of electrolytes, irreversible processes i n solutions of electrolytes, polyelectrolytes, and biochemical electrolytes. A limited n u m b e r of housing facilities will be provided on the campus. New Haven Section a n d Yale chemistry department are hosts. Operations Research Discussions Second annual meeting of Operations Research Society of America will b e held at E d g e w a t e r Beach Hotel,. Chicago, May 2 1 and 22. Meeting will b e open to representatives from industry, military, and private scientific research, merchandising, finance, and nonmilitary governmental activities as well as t o members of the society. Discussions and examples of contributions operations research can make t o executives will be featured, a n d there will b e sessions on buying, substitution of raw materials, market research, and sales forecasting. Address inquiries to T. E . Caywood, 203 North Wabash Ave., Chicago 1, 111.
Fluorides Symposium Department of preventive medicine and. industrial health at Kettering L a b oratory, University of Cincinnati, will h o l d a symposium on fluorides May 10 t o 12, C o u r s e will b e open to physicians in industry and public health and to o t h e r professional persons interested in fluorides problem. Objectives will "be t o Bring together and to present accumulated information on this subject to workers in the field. For further information write to the Secretary, Instit u t e of Industrial Health, Kettering Laboratory, E d e n and Bethesda Aves., Cincinnati 19, Ohio. A I M E Convenes in H a r t f o r d Connecticut and Boston sections of American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers will hold their efghth a n n u a l N e w E n g l a n d regional meeting of t h e Institute of Metals divis i o n at Hotel Bond, Hartford, Conn., A p r i l 30 and May 1. Meeting will open w i t h a p l a n t visit to Pratt & W h i t n e y Aircraft Division. Technical sessions b e g i n at 2 P . M . and cover eight papers. AlChE Meets in Springfield Spring national meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers will b e h e l d in Springfield, Mass., at t h e Kimb a l l Hotel, May 16 to 19. F e a t u r e d will b e symposia on Polymeric Materials of Construction, Training of Technical M e n in Industry, Cost Control, a n d Process Design. O a k Ridge Symposium C a n c e l e d The sixth annual Oak Ridge summ e r symposium on modern analytical chemistry, announced F e b . 22 for next August, has heen canceled. N o H y a t t A w a r d This Y e a r
Philadelphia-Wilmington AlChE Hold J o i n t Meeting Second annual one-day meeting sponsored jointly by Philadelphia-Wilmington Section of American Institute of Chemical Engineers and t h e University of Pennsylvania will b e held April 2 7 at the University Museum in Philadelphia. T h e m e of the meeting will b e Distillation in Practice. Technical sessions begin at 9:15 A . M . A total of seven technical papers will be given. Charles C. Chambers of trie university CHEMICAL
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