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Minutes of 72nd Meeting of Bureau
11-12 August 1999, Berlin, Germany


18. PROPOSED CATEGORY OF "ASSOCIATE NATIONAL ADHERING ORGANIZATIONS" [COUNCIL ITEM 19]
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Dr. Becker introduced the subject by noting the desire of the Union to involve more countries in the work of the Union. The two options described in the position paper presented to the Council cover a range of possibilities for new forms of association short of full membership. The discussion concluded that the Bureau should recommend to Council that the category of Observer Country be replaced with that of Associate National Adhering Organization, with no change in membership fee or benefits. It was felt that the name change would emphasize the desire of the Union to have the ANAOs be more than observers of the work of the Union.

19. FELLOWS AND AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS
Dr. Jost reviewed the cost of operating the AMP in its current form. The program shows a small net income from dues in excess of the costs of operating the program. This is due to the reduced cost of providing Chemistry International since IUPAC has begun publishing the magazine and the reduced operating costs of the program at the Secretariat due to a change in operating philosophy. The Bureau recommended to Council that the AMP be continued subject to a report to Council by the Secretary General each biennium.
The costs of the Fellows program are modest and the Executive Committee at its Tokyo meeting approved the distribution of free copies of Chemistry International to all Fellows indefinitely.

20. STATUS REPORT ON IUPAC SECRETARIAT
Dr. Jost reviewed the changes in staff at the Secretariat during 1998-9. Highlights of changes in operations regarding payments and collections were described.

21. IUPAC WEB SITE AND OTHER PUBLICITY ABOUT THE UNION
Dr. Jost described the dramatic increase in the amount of material contained on the IUPAC web site. Of special note was the incorporation of information on the current projects of the Divisions and Standing Committees. This has resulted in greater attention to updating this information by the various IUPAC bodies as compared to the former situation where the current project information was available only at the Secretariat. Traffic at the web site has steadily increased since it was moved to North Carolina. Mirror sites are now available in the UK, Germany, and Japan. The ability to send e-mail notices to various groups, such as NAOs, members and fellows as well as other organizations by using a list server has greatly enhanced the Union's ability to communicate with its constituencies.
A standard set of transparencies has been created and provided to IUPAC representatives to IUPAC sponsored conferences. This has improved the ability of the representatives to describe IUPAC and its activities to their audiences.


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