IUPAP Executive Council and Commission Chairs in preparation of the 30th IUPAP General Assembly
from
Thursday 14 October 2021 (11:00)
to
Tuesday 19 October 2021 (15:00)
Monday 11 October 2021
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Thursday 14 October 2021
11:00
C1 Commission on Policy and Finance: Financial matters [restricted meeting, to be held in Michel Spiro's Zoom room]
C1 Commission on Policy and Finance: Financial matters [restricted meeting, to be held in Michel Spiro's Zoom room]
11:00 - 12:00
12:00
C1: Review the matters to be discussed at the EC&CC meeting, the conduct of that meeting [restricted meeting, to be held in Michel Spiro's Zoom room]
C1: Review the matters to be discussed at the EC&CC meeting, the conduct of that meeting [restricted meeting, to be held in Michel Spiro's Zoom room]
12:00 - 13:00
Friday 15 October 2021
12:00
IUPAP Nomination Committee, Executive Council and Commission Chairs (Day 1): Welcome, Strategic plan and corresponding actions
-
Bruce McKellar
(
Retired
)
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Silvina Ponce Dawson
(
IUPAP
)
IUPAP Nomination Committee, Executive Council and Commission Chairs (Day 1): Welcome, Strategic plan and corresponding actions
Bruce McKellar
(
Retired
)
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Silvina Ponce Dawson
(
IUPAP
)
12:00 - 12:15
12:15
Revised Statutes and Bylaws
-
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
Revised Statutes and Bylaws
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
12:15 - 12:45
12:45
Establishment of an IUPAP association under Swiss law with seat in Geneva
-
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
Establishment of an IUPAP association under Swiss law with seat in Geneva
Jens Vigen
(
CERN
)
12:45 - 13:15
13:15
Break: Invited liaison chairs and designated commission chairs leave
Break: Invited liaison chairs and designated commission chairs leave
13:15 - 13:30
13:30
Preparation of slates for the Executive Council and for Commissions
-
Silvina Ponce Dawson
(
IUPAP
)
Bruce McKellar
(
Retired
)
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Preparation of slates for the Executive Council and for Commissions
Silvina Ponce Dawson
(
IUPAP
)
Bruce McKellar
(
Retired
)
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
13:30 - 15:00
Saturday 16 October 2021
12:00
Session cancelled [Reserved slot for continued discussions on nominations]
Session cancelled [Reserved slot for continued discussions on nominations]
12:00 - 15:00
Sunday 17 October 2021
12:00
Session cancelled [Reserved slot for continued discussions on nominations]
Session cancelled [Reserved slot for continued discussions on nominations]
12:00 - 15:00
Monday 18 October 2021
12:00
Executive Council and Commission Chairs (Day 2): Welcome
Executive Council and Commission Chairs (Day 2): Welcome
12:00 - 12:10
12:10
Formalities
Formalities
12:10 - 12:20
1. Adoption of the Agenda 2. Apologies 3. Approval of the draft minutes of the previous meeting 4. Ratification of items approved since last General Assembly
12:20
Reports by the President and the Secretary Generals
-
Leong Chuan Kwek
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Reports by the President and the Secretary Generals
Leong Chuan Kwek
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
12:20 - 12:40
12:40
Financial matters
-
Leong Chuan Kwek
(
National University of Singapore
)
Financial matters
Leong Chuan Kwek
(
National University of Singapore
)
12:40 - 13:30
1. Financial statements for 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 2. Report on financial position in 2021 3. Proposed budget for 2022 and forecast for next triennium 2020-2023 4. Membership dues
13:30
Group photo
Group photo
13:30 - 13:32
13:32
Break
Break
13:32 - 13:45
13:45
Membership matters
-
Nithaya Chetty
(
University of Witwatersrand
)
Membership matters
Nithaya Chetty
(
University of Witwatersrand
)
13:45 - 14:15
14:15
Conference matters
-
Rudzani Nemutudi
(
South African National Research Foundation: iThemba LABS
)
Conference matters
Rudzani Nemutudi
(
South African National Research Foundation: iThemba LABS
)
14:15 - 14:45
14:45
Report from the gender champion
-
Gillian Butcher
(
University of Leicester
)
Report from the gender champion
Gillian Butcher
(
University of Leicester
)
14:45 - 15:00
Tuesday 19 October 2021
12:00
Review of Day 1 and Day 2, including review of slates and conference decisions
-
Silvina Ponce Dawson
Review of Day 1 and Day 2, including review of slates and conference decisions
Silvina Ponce Dawson
12:00 - 12:30
12:30
Review of Commissions, Affiliated Commissions and Working Groups
Review of Commissions, Affiliated Commissions and Working Groups
12:30 - 13:00
<b>Commissions:</b> <ul> <li> Received reports attached below</li> </ul> <b>Affiliated Commissions:</b> <ul> <li> International Association of Physics Students (IAPS) to become an Affiliated Commission of IUPAP (AC5)</li> <li>Establishing an Inter-Union Commission on the History and Philosophy of Physics (AC6)</li> <ul> <li> Appointment of IUPAP representatives to the new Affiliated Commission (AC6)</li> </ul> </ul> <b>Working Groups:</b> <ul> <li> Received reports attached below</li> <li> Establishing a Working Group in the emerging field of Quantum</li> <li>Establishing a Working Group on Ethics</li> <li>Revised mandate for the Working Group on Women in Physics (WG5)</li> </ul> <b>Panels:</b> <ul> <li>Neutrino panel, report received</li> </ul>
13:00
Additional proposed resolutions
Additional proposed resolutions
13:00 - 13:30
- Res01: Recommendation for an IUPAP resolution concerning the use of units in the International System of Units (SI) - Res02: Recommendation for an IUPAP resolution to endorse 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology - Res03: Renaming the IUPAP Young Scientist Prizes to IUPAP Early Career Scientist Prizes - Res04: Requirement ensuring diversity of candidates for IUPAP Awards - Res05: Adoption of the Waterloo Charter for Gender Inclusion and Diversity - Res06: Recommendation on Open Science - Res07: Guideline for conference organization - Res08: Draft MoU CERN–IUPAP - Res09: Future General Assemblies - Res10: Endorsed Conferences
13:30
IUPAP centenary and the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) and more generally outreach
-
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Monica Pepe-Altarelli
(
CERN
)
Laura Greene
IUPAP centenary and the International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development (IYBSSD) and more generally outreach
Michel Spiro
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Monica Pepe-Altarelli
(
CERN
)
Laura Greene
13:30 - 14:00
14:00
Thanks, break and end of EC&CC
Thanks, break and end of EC&CC
14:00 - 14:15
14:15
IUPAP Executive Council: Review and confirm the decisions made on items discussed at the EC&CC meeting
IUPAP Executive Council: Review and confirm the decisions made on items discussed at the EC&CC meeting
14:15 - 15:00