IUPAP A Brief Overview

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IUPAP A Brief Overview

• The International Union of Pure and Applied
  Physics
• R.C. Barber
• University of Manitoba

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3rd International Conference on Atomic Masses
(Winnipeg - 1967)
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The Beginning

• 1919 International Research Council formed,
  largely through representatives of the National
  Academy of Sciences, Washington, and of the Royal
  Society of London
• to coordinate efforts in the different branches
  of science, toward forming respective
  international unions

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1922 General Assembly of the International
Research Council

• Brussels
• physicists present decided formation of a Physics
  Union was imperative
• 13 countries
• Belgium Canada
• Denmark France
• Holland Japan
• Norway Poland
• Spain Switzerland
• United Kingdom United States of America
• Union of South Africa

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Steering Committee (1922)

• Sir William Bragg (President)

• M. Brillouin
• O.M. Corbino
• M. Knudsen
• M. Leblanc
• R.A. Millikan
• H. Nagoda
• E. Van Aubel
• H. Abraham

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1st General Assembly

• Paris 1923
• Added Italy, Sweden, Czechoslovakia
• Confirmed the membership of the Executive, with
  one replacement
• expressed concern about the proliferation of
  scientific reports!

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24th General Assembly Berlin 2002
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IUPAPs Mission

• to assist in the worldwide development of physics
• to foster international cooperation in physics
• to help in the application of physics toward
  solving problems of concern to humanity

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Activities

• sponsoring international meetings
• encouraging research and education
• fostering the free circulation of scientists
• promoting international agreements on symbols,
  units and nomenclature
• cooperating with other organizations on
  disciplinary and interdisciplinary problems
• fostering communications and publications

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Members

• Originally, Countries were Members
• Now members are identified physics communities in
  a geographical region
• Membership is through a designated Adhering
  body. Adhering body sets up a Liaison Committee
• Delegates appointed by the Liaison Committee
  attend the General Assembly of the Union

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General Assembly

• Governing body
• Delegates from liaison committees
• Officers
• Chairs or secretaries of the commissions
• held every 3 years
• elects the incoming Executive Council and members
  of the International Commissions
• appoints physics representatives to other
  international bodies

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Executive Officers
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IUPAP Executive Council 2002-2005

• President Yves Petroff
• Past President Burton Richter
• President Designate Alan Astbury
• Secretary-General Judy Franz
• Associate Secretary-General Robert Barber
  (interim)
• Vice Pres. (elected at large) S. Bagayev, J.
  Sahm, S. Rezende
• Vice Pres. (Commissions) H. Fukuyama, P. Ormos,
  A. Sen, M. Skolnick, E. Zingu

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IUPAP Council and Chairs Berlin, October 2002
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Commissions

• Finance
• SUNAMCO
• Statistical Physics
• Cosmic Rays
• Low Temperature Physics
• Biological Physics
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• Semiconductors
• Magnetism
• Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Matter

• 11. Particles and Fields
• Nuclear Physics
• Physics for Development
• Physics Education
• Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
• Plasma Physics
• Quantum Electronics
• Mathematical Physics
• Astrophysics
• Computational Physics

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Examples of Commission Activities

• Hold conferences in their field
• Award medals
• Authoritative web sites for their area of
  expertise
• brief comprehensive reviews of the current
  activities in their fields
• links to other authoritative sites, e.g. best
  values of fundamental constants, atomic masses
• Representation on related bodies, e.g. C2 has
  connections to BIPM, CCU, ISO, IOML, IUPAC
• Red Book on standard usage of symbols and
  nomenclature

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Affiliated Commissions

• AC1 International Commission for Optics
• AC2 International Commission on General
  Relativity and Gravitation
• AC3 International Commission for Acoustics

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Working Groups

• WG1 ICFA - Int. Committee on Future Accelerators
  
• WG2 Communication in Physics
• WG3 Facilities for Condensed Matter Physics
• - Int. Committee on the Future of Neutron
  Sources (ICFNS)
• - Int. Committee on High Magnetic Field
  Facilities (HMFF)
• WG4 PANAGIC - Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics
  and Gravitation International Committee

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Working Groups - continued

• WG5 Women in Physics
• WG6 Energy
• WG7 International Committee on Ultrahigh
  Intensity Lasers

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WG1 ICFAInternational Committee on Future
Accelerators (1976)

• Chair J. Dorfan (Stanford)
  www.fnal.gov/directorate/icfa/
• Promote international collaboration in all
  phases of the construction and exploitation of
  very high energy accelerators
• organize meetings
• formulate advice on future plans for regional
  facilities
• formulate advice on joint studies and uses.
• organize workshops
• problems of super high energy accelerator
  complexes and their international exploitation
• foster rd of necessary technology

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WG1 ICFA

• ICFA statements are taken seriously by
  governmental organizations that sponsor research
  in high energy physics.
• ICFA also began in 1995 an internet monitor
  system to identify weak links in the system

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WG2 Working Group on Communication in Physics
(1998)

• Bring together various interests
• Commercial publishing
• Physical societies
• Archiving
• Electronic communication
• make recommendations on issues in international
  physics communication, especially electronic
  publication, that are appropriate for IUPAP
  action

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WG2 Communication in Physics

• Long Term Archiving of Digital Documents in
  Physics - Report, July 2001
• Linking and mirroring for publications of
  different societies and publishers
• International internet availability and
  reliability for scientific publications
• Availability of publications in (electronically)
  remote areas
• Long term archiving and availability of
  electronic publications
• International intellectual property questions
• Peer review and e-print archives

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WG2 Communication in Physics

• International Conference (Lyon 2001)
• IUPAP Workshop on Scientific Misconduct and the
  Role of Physics Journals in its Investigation and
  Prevention (London 2003)
• 70 participants, representing many of the
  world's physics journals
• draft statement on ethics
• actions to be taken by journals in uncovering
  misconduct
• how to handle the papers and individuals involved
  in misconduct.

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WG3 Facilities for Condensed Matter Physics
(1998)

• Planning for coordination, construction and
  exploitation of facilities for condensed matter
• Committee on the Future of Neutron Sources
  (ICFNS)
• Global planning for future neutron sources
• Interaction with governments
• Interaction with other disciplines through IUPAC
  (Pure and Applied Chemistry), IUBS, IUCr and
  IUPAB
• Committee on High Magnetic Field Facilities
  (HMFF)

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WG4 Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics and
Gravitation International Committee (PANAGIC)
(1998)

• basic constituents of matter by non-accelerator
  means
• sources, acceleration mechanism and propagation
  of high energy particles in the Universe
• nuclear and particle properties and processes of
  astrophysical interest in the Universe
• gravity, including the detection and the
  astrophysical sources of gravitational waves
• Inter-commission C4, C11, C12, C19, AC2

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WG4 PANAGIC

• Subcommittees
• High Energy Neutrino Astrophysics Panel (HENAP)
• Gravitational Wave International Committee (GWIC)

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WG5 Women in Physics (1999)

• survey the situation for women in physics in
  IUPAP countries
• analyze data collected, along with suggestions on
  how to improve the situation
• hold international meeting on women in physics

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International Conference on Women in Physics
(Paris - 2002)
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Resolutions from International Conference on
Women in Physics (Paris - 2002)

• policies and procedures that give the same
  opportunities, encouragement, access,
  participation, in the study of physics. Addressed
  to
• Primary and Secondary Schools
• Colleges and Universities
• Research Institutes and Industry
• Scientific and Professional Societies
• National Governments
• Funding Agencies

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Resolutions from International Conference on
Women in Physics (Paris - 2002)

• recommend improved involvement by women in IUPAP
  (Liaison Committees, Commissions, Council, and
  General Assemblies)
• all Institutions should adopt family oriented
  policies

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WG6 Energy (2003)

• list the sources of energy
• expected contribution over the next 50-100 years
• discuss the advantages and drawbacks of each of
  these sources
• identify the energy needs of countries around the
  world
• discuss different approaches that would be useful
  for each
• identify needed physics-based research and
  development
• work with ICSU so that IUPAP's efforts enhance
  its more general studies
• prepare a report of the working group for the
  IUPAP General Assembly in 2005

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WG7 Ultrahigh Energy Lasers (2003)

• provide a forum for international collaborative
  activities
• development of next generation ultrahigh
  intensity lasers
• exploration of new areas of fundamental and
  applied research
• research network for access to advanced
  facilities by users
• conferences and workshops on ultrahigh intensity
  lasers and their applications

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WG7 Ultrahigh Energy Lasers (2003)

• share information, joint procurement, and the
  exchange of equipment, ideas and personnel among
  laser laboratories world-wide
• attract students to high-field science by
  promoting access to the latest equipment, results
  and techniques.
• synergy with other relevant fields and
  techniques, e.g., accelerator-based free electron
  lasers.

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Emerging Issues and Sub-disciplines

• Nanoscience
• Ethics
• Medical Physics
• Free circulation of Scientists
• Web site http//www.IUPAP.org

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Concluding Observations

• Canadian physicists should think about their work
  in an international context.
• We do!!
• BUT
• Only CAP, CASCA, COMP and BSC speak for us in
  Canada.