{"id":27327,"date":"2025-01-10T05:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T10:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iupac.org\/?page_id=27327"},"modified":"2025-02-23T04:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T09:26:27","slug":"presidents-forum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iupac.org\/presidents-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidents\u2019 Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Advancing Chemistry through Global Cooperation<\/h2>\n<p>During the IUPAC General Assembly in The Hague, in August 2023, IUPAC took a step forward in fostering international cooperation among chemical societies by launching the inaugural Presidents\u2019 Forum. This initiative aims to bring together the leaders of chemical societies and federations from around the world to collectively address key issues in chemistry, with the goal of fostering mutual cooperation and increasing the global impact of chemistry for the betterment of humankind and the planet.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the background of this program and the Forum first meeting in <em>CI<\/em>:\u00a0 Javier Garc\u00eda-Mart\u00ednez, &#8220;The Presidents\u2019 Forum: Advancing Chemistry through Global Cooperation&#8221; <i>Chemistry International<\/i>, vol. 46, no. 2, 2024, pp. 41-43. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/ci-2024-0226\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/ci-2024-0226<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><strong>Basic Chemical Research \u2014 a case to expand support and funding<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Humanity faces six global challenges known technologies cannot meet: 1. Atmospheric changes, 2. Sustainable energy, 3. Dwindling raw materials, 4. Water scarcity and safety, 5. Food for everybody, 6. Health problems. Because science is unpredictable and information grows exponentially, these global challenges will likely be met by future technologies. Since these challenges are primarily chemical problems, it is our responsibility and opportunity, as chemists, to solve them by using novel technologies, which will come through basic research. Basic research also fosters a culture of innovation, curiosity, and critical thinking within society, nurturing a skilled workforce of scientists, researchers, and innovators, boosting a country&#8217;s scientific capabilities and intellectual capital, leading to long-term societal benefits, and promoting international collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up virtual meeting in September 2024, the group unanimously agreed that basic research, driven by hypotheses and curiosity, is essential for meeting today\u2019s global challenges. The group also decided that a collaborative environment across all science disciplines and all countries is critical for basic research. Often, the most significant breakthroughs occur in collaborative spaces, making the case for shared knowledge and collective effort. Accordingly, a <a href=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Proclamation-basic-research.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>proclamation to expand funding for basic chemical research<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has been released.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28088\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/policy\/research-funding\/Opinion-Nurturing-wild-horses-science\/103\/i4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28088 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10304-feature3-opener-300x160.jpeg\" alt=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/policy\/research-funding\/Opinion-Nurturing-wild-horses-science\/103\/i4\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10304-feature3-opener-300x160.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/10304-feature3-opener.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><sub>Credit: Madeline Monroe\/C&amp;EN\/Shutterstock<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article-intro-title\">The proclamation is featured in an Opinion piece, titled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/policy\/research-funding\/Opinion-Nurturing-wild-horses-science\/103\/i4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nurturing \u2018wild horses\u2019 in science is a universal goal<\/a>&#8221; <i class=\"article-intro-author-style\">by\u00a0Ehud Keinan,\u00a0<\/i>published in <em>C&amp;EN <\/em>February 14, 2025 (A version of this story appeared\u00a0<a class=\"article-intro-author-name-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/magazine\/103\/10304.html\">Volume 103, Issue 4<\/a>). Keinan comments: &#8220;Nurturing basic research is critical for our communities, societies, and economies, and all governments should recognize exploratory research as a high national priority. As researchers and educators, chemists worldwide should embrace the challenge and goal of fostering the next generation of wild horses&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27328\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PresidentsForum_2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27328 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PresidentsForum_2023-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PresidentsForum_2023-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PresidentsForum_2023-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PresidentsForum_2023-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iupac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PresidentsForum_2023.jpg 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group picture of the participants in the inaugural Presidents\u00b4 Forum during the 52nd IUPAC General Assembly in The Hague on August 22, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For further information, contact Prof. Ehud Keinan, President, IUPAC, at &lt;<a href=\"mailto:ekeinan@iupac.org\">ekeinan@iupac.org<\/a>&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advancing Chemistry through Global Cooperation During the IUPAC General Assembly in The Hague, in August 2023, IUPAC took a step forward in fostering international cooperation among chemical societies by launching [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-27327","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - 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