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40th IUPAC COUNCIL Meeting
Berlin, Germany: 13-14
August 1999
Arrangements for Congress and
General Assembly in 2001
Brisbane, Australia
In 1997 Council approved the site of the Congress
and General Assembly (GA) in 2001 as Brisbane, Australia. In 1998 the
Bureau approved the proposal by the organizers to hold the Congress
and GA concurrently, rather than consecutively, as in Geneva and Berlin.
The principal purpose is to enhance the scientific ambiance of the GA
and to permit the many scientists who attend the GA to participate in
(or speak at) sessions of the Congress. The Bureau felt that the concurrent
format should increase the visibility of IUPAC to scientists that attend
the Congress but know little about the Union's other activities.
Schedule
The dates of the Congress are July 1-6
and the GA June 29 (Friday) to July 7 Sunday), 2001. These dates come
during university winter holidays and permit the use of university facilities
for the GA. The sites of the GA and Congress are adjacent, as described
in more detail below, and will facilitate attendance at both events.
Because Brisbane offers attractive recreational attractions during afternoons,
the Congress will have sessions in mornings and evenings, with afternoons
free. The GA will utilize the three full days before the start of the
scientific sessions of the Congress and the two full days following
the Congress, with various meetings during the Congress, especially
during the free afternoons.
In recent years the GA has run eight full days, with some meetings scheduled
also on "Day 1". In Brisbane, the GA will run 10 days, but
with limited sessions during the Congress. The Bureau will meet on Thursday
afternoon and all day Friday, while the Council will meet on Saturday-Sunday,
July 6-7. A pro forma schedule has been developed to ensure that
all meetings of IUPAC bodies held in Berlin can be readily accommodated.
The final schedule will be worked out in conjunction with each body.
Locale and Facilities
The city of Brisbane lies on both banks
of the Brisbane River. The downtown area is on an arc of the north side
of the river, as shown on the attached map. The Congress will be held
in the Conference Center across from the center city on the south side
of the river (2 on the map). The venue for the General Assembly will
be the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 16 on the map, with
the Council meeting to take place at the University of Queensland, as
described below. The QUT campus is in downtown Brisbane and within easy
walking distance of a number of hotels. The Conference Center can be
reached from the GA site most readily by a short ferry ride, followed
by a five to ten minute walk through a riverside park called South Bank
Parklands. There is also a train connecting downtown with the Conference
Center. A footbridge will be built this year, which should permit a
15-minute walk from the QUT campus to the Conference Center.
The Conference Center is a large modern facility with extensive meeting
space and a large hall suitable for plenary lectures. This hall can
be configured to seat from 400 to more than 1 500 people in amphitheater
style and has available all the modern audiovisual equipment, including
the ability to use computer generated presentations. There is also extensive
lobby space to accommodate coffee/tea breaks and receptions. There is
a cafeteria in the Center. In addition, the South Bank Parklands is
the local entertainment district and has a large number of restaurants
ranging from fast food stands to first class restaurants.
The QUT campus is compact and adjoins the Brisbane Botanical Gardens
(4 on the map). The organizers have reserved two buildings for the General
Assembly with a large number of classrooms as well as lecture halls
of different sizes (more than adequate for the GA). There is a top floor
meeting room suitable for the Bureau meeting. This room has an adjacent
space, including a terrace overlooking the city and the river, suitable
for serving lunch if that is desired.
The entire facility is compact, making it easy to move from meeting
to meeting. There is a student cafeteria nearby, while the downtown
and South Bank Parklands are both only a few minutes away for those
who prefer eating in a restaurant. One could envision attending the
Congress in the morning, walking to the South Bank Parklands for lunch
and then taking the ferry across the river to attend the GA.
Hotel space is abundant. The organizers believe there is a significant
amount of space available for USD 100 or less. This would fit with a
per diem of USD 130. There is also student style accommodation available
for those interested in very inexpensive housing.
Council Meeting
The Council will meet in a lecture hall
on the University of Queensland campus, which is several miles up the
river from the other sites and is most easily reached by a 15-minute
ferry ride from a pier next to QUT. In addition, it is planned to have
a bus service collect delegates at their hotels and bring them directly
to the lecture hall, which is near a city street on the edge of the
campus. The proposed lecture hall is large, and wider than it is deep,
facilitating participation by delegates in the business of the Council.
The lecture hall has the usual modern A/V facilities, including computer-based
projection.
Airline Access
There are direct flights to Brisbane
from Tokyo and a number of other Asian cities. Most travelers from Europe
and North America will arrive at Sydney and change for the one-hour
flight to Brisbane.
J. W. Jost
17 June 1999
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