40th IUPAC COUNCIL Meeting
Berlin, Germany: 13-14 August 1999
Announcement of Nominations for Officers
and Bureau Members
Nominations were to be received by the Secretariat at Research Triangle
Park by 13 June 1999 (Bylaw 2.221). The list of nominees received is
given on the following page. A biographical note for each candidate
follows.
According to Bylaw 2.222, the Bureau has the right to make additional
nominations for which information shall be provided. When the number
of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies, the Bureau may make
recommendations to the Council for filling the vacancies. These recommendations
are not binding on the Council either for Officers or Elected Members
of the Bureau. The procedures for conducting the election ballots are
specified in Bylaw 2.222.
Please note that Dr. A. Hayes (UK), Vice President and President Elect
becomes President on 1 January 2000 (Statute 4.2). The Vice President
elected at the 40th General Assembly is President Elect and will become
President on 1 January 2002. The retiring President, Prof. J. Jortner,
remains an Officer of the Union for a period of two years (Statute 6.1).
Bureau - Four Vacancies (minimum).
According to Statute 7.2 the Bureau consists of the Officers, the Presidents
of the Divisions, together with not less than ten other members elected
by Council, who shall be known as "Elected Members". At the conclusion
of the 39th Council in Geneva, there were ten Elected Members of the
Bureau. At the 40th Council the Bureau will make recommendations to
Council as to the number of Elected Members (ten or more), who should
be on the Bureau for the succeeding two years.
Elected Members are elected for a period of four years, and they are
eligible for election for a second period of four years.
No Adhering Organization shall have more than one Elected Member of
the Bureau.
Statute 7.2 also states that "the principle of fair geographical representation
of Members shall be taken into account".
Elected Members of Bureau, who were elected at the 39th Council
until 2001:
Prof. E. J. Grzywa (Poland);
Prof. J. W. Lorimer (Canada);
Dr. E. P. Przybylowicz (USA);
Prof. G. Somsen (Netherlands);
Prof. L. K. Sydnes (Norway);
Prof. C. H. Zhang (China).
At least four Elected Members of the Bureau must be elected at the
40th Council in Berlin, i.e., the minimum number of ten Elected Members
(Statute 7.2) less the six Elected Members who continue in office until
1999.
