What are suitable IUPAC projects?
IUPAC s role involves international chemistry. Traditional projects include the international standardization of nomenclature and terminology, publication of glossaries in particular fields, setting standards for presentation of spectral and other data, establishing uniform scales for quantities such as pH, forging agreement on analytical methods, and a host of similar matters. Other IUPAC projects are directed at compilation and evaluation of quantitative (usually numeric) data in areas where there are international needs, such as thermodynamics, kinetics, metabolism, etc. Even with limited resources, IUPAC can play a very important role in exchanging information among national groups and in coordinating activities that call for international leadership. For example, following the recent report of IUPAC s Education Strategy Development Committee, the Union is considering areas in which it can usefully complement activities of national chemical societies and others. Innovative projects
