International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry

International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry, Union Internationale de la Chimie Pure et Appliquée
Founded: 1919
Sources: HB 1921, HB 1923, HB 1925, HB 1929

Officers

Council, consisting of delegates from each of the adhering countries appointed for four years (HB 1923:three years) by the national federations, the national council or the national association representing chemistry in the respective countries; one-third of the members of the Council are elected every year. The executive power is vested in the Bureau.

• W. D. Bancroft Vice President 1923
• A. Béhal Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929
• Prof. Einar Christian Saxtorph Biilmann Vice President 1923-1929 / Chairman (President) 1929
• E. Boedker Vice President 1929
• Prof. Georges Chavanne Vice President 1921-1923
• de Artigas Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929
• Jean Gérard General Secretary (Secretary General) 1921
• Em. Mond Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929
• Charles Moureu President 1921-1923
• L. Parodi-Delfino Vice President 1921-1923
• E. Parravano Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929
• Charles Lathrop Parsons Vice President 1921-1923
• E. Paterno Vice President 1923
• Sir William Jackson Pope Vice President 1921-1923 / President 1923
• Ch. L. Reese Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929
• Dr. Joji Sakurai Vice President 1925
• W. Swietoslawski Vice Chairman (Vice President) 1929
• E. Vutocek Vice President 1923

Seats

• 49, rue des Mathurins: Paris: France

Relationships with other Organisations

• this organisation (International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry) has institutional relationships with International Committee for the Publication of Annual Tables of Chemical, Physical, Biological and Technological Constants
• this organisation (International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry) under the auspices of International Research Council
• International Union of Chemistry previously: this organisation (International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry)
• International Bureau for Physico-Chemical Standards has institutional relationships with this organisation (International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry)

Members in these countries

The Greek government; national federations, national councils or national associations in the following countries
Argentina (since 1923) , Australia (since 1923) , Belgium (since 1921) , Brazil (since 1925) , Canada (since 1921) , Chile (since 1925) , Czechoslovakia (since 1921) , Denmark (since 1921) , Estonia (since 1925) , France (since 1921) , Greece (since 1921) , Italy (since 1921) , Japan (since 1923) , Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia (since 1923) , Luxembourg (since 1923) , Monaco (1923-1925) , Netherlands (since 1921) , Norway (since 1921) , Peru (since 1923) , Poland (since 1921) , Portugal (since 1921) , Romania (since 1921) , South Africa (since 1925) , Spain (since 1921) , Switzerland (since 1921) , United Kingdom (since 1921) , United States of America (since 1921) , Uruguay (since 1923) ,

Congresses

• 1919-1919 Paris: France preparatory conference
• 1920-1920 Rome: Italy 1st international conference
• 1921-1921 Brussels: Belgium 2nd international conference
• 1922-1922 Lyon: France 3rd international conference
• 1923-1923 Cambridge: United Kingdom 4th international conference
• 1924-1924 Copenhagen: Denmark 5th international conference
• 1925-1925 Bucarest: Romania 6th international conference

Object

Organiser une coopération permanente entre les association de chimie des pays adhérents; coordonner leurs moyens d'action scientifiques et techniques; contribuer à l'avancement de la chimie dans toute l'étendue de son domaine. HB 1929: To organise permanent co-operation between the chemical societies of the adhering countries: to co-ordinate their methods of scientific and technical procedure; to promote the development of chemistry in all branches.

General facts

Une conférénce préparatoire a eu lieu à Paris, en avril 1919, entre les délégués de Belgique, Grande-Bretagne, France, Etats-Unis et Italie. La première conférénce internationale se réunit à Rome en juin 1920; la deuxième, à laquelle 21 nations étaient représentées, à Bruxelles en juin 1921 et la troisième à Lyon en juin-juillet 1922, HB 1925: la quatrième se réunit à Cambridge (Angleterre) en juin 1923, la cinquième eut lieu à Copenhague (Danemark) en juin 1924, et la sixième s'est tenue à Bucarest en juin 1925. HB 1929: A preparatory Conference was held in Paris, April 1919, consisting of the delegates of Belgium, Great Britain, France, Italy and the United States of America. The First International Conference met at Rome in June 1920 : the ninth at The Hague in 1928.

Activities

L'union internationale comprend un comité consultatif et des commissions permanentes qui se réunissent chaque année, en même temps que le conseil et le bureau, en une Conférence internationale de la Chimie. Cette conférence se transforme tous les trois ans en Congrès international de Chimie pure et appliquée. HB 1923: Publication des rapports et comptes rendus des conférénces. HB 1929: The Union consists of an Advisory Committee and permanent commissions, which meet every two years, at the same time as the Council and the Bureau, to form an International Chemical Conference. This Conference forms every four years an International Congress on Pure and Applied Chemistry. Publications and reports of proceedings of the Conference.