U.S. Liaison Committee for IUPAP

Annual Report 1999

The U.S. hosted the IUPAP General Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, March 1999. The meeting was held in conjunction with the APS Centennial Celebrations with emphasis on international programs. The U.S. Delegation, lead by Robert Richardson, nominated candidates for officers, discussed the structure of commissions in condensed matter and materials physics, and addressed mechanisms to strengthen global participation in IUPAP.

The USLC/IUPAP held their annual meeting in June 1999 in Washington, DC. An issue of particular concern was the restrictions placed on foreign scientists at DOE weapons laboratories. Subsequently, they were asked to provide input in structuring the workshop on the balance of national security and scientific openness. The workshop resulted in several statements by the Acadmies Presidents and the publication: Balancing Scientific Openness and National Security Controls at the Nation’s Nuclear Weapons Laboratories, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1999.

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