IUMRS General Assembly Meets in Boston
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IUMRS General Assembly Meets in Boston The General Assembly of the International Union of Materials Research Societies met December 1 in Boston during the MRS Fall Meeting. Delegates to the Assembly reported on activities of the adhering bodies they represented and discussed upcoming IUMRS-sponsored events and plans. Reports were given by MRS-T (Taiwan), C-MRS (China), MRS-K (Korea), MRS-J (Japan), MRS (United States), A-MRS (Australia), M-MRS (Mexico), and E-MRS (Europe). MRS-I (India) was not represented.
lUMRS-Sponsored Meetings Li-Chung Lee reviewed plans for the International Conference on Electronic Materials (IUMRS-ICEM-94), December 19-22 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The meeting incorporates 10 symposia covering ULSI, sensors, compound semiconductors, packaging display materials, superconductors, recording media and other topics. See the March 1994 MRS Bulletin, p. 59, for an update. The 1994 International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA-94) will be held in Taiwan immediately after IUMRS-ICEM94. The 1994 meeting will emphasize structural materials, e.g., advanced ceramics, composite materials, intermetallics, structural polymers, and advanced processing. MRS-T President Li-Chung Lee is serving as conference chair and Chien-Min Wang is chair of the program committee. See the March 1994 MRS Bulletin, p. 57, for more information. Gabriella Diaz summarized preliminary plans for the 1995 International Conference on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICAM-95). It will be hosted by Mexican-MRS August 27-September 1, 1995 at the convention center in Cancun, Mexico. Diaz introduced a preliminary list of 25 symposia topics. The conference chairs will be M. Jose Yacaman, Instituto de Fisica, UNAM, Mexico and R. Chianelli, Exxon Research and Engineering, USA.
IUMRS News Li-Chung Lee (MRS-T) was nominated and elected unanimously to be treasurer of IUMRS for 1994 and 1995. The position of secretary general was created, and R.P.H. Chang, past president of IUMRS, agreed to serve in this position. Shigeyuki Somiya reported on the six Young Scientist Awards presented at the ICAM Meeting in Tokyo, September 1993 (see the December 1993 MRS Bulletin, p. 62). These awards will also be given at 54
subsequent ICEM and ICAM meetings. A model for IUMRS membership was adopted. Individual MRS societies may be formed and join IUMRS, but their application must be endorsed by previously existing MRS societies in their geographical area. This is meant to facilitate communication among MRS societies in neighboring regions and to encourage formation of larger, well-integrated MRS societies. After two years of legal existence, a recognized MRS organization can be presented to enter IUMRS by a geographic neighbor.
Adhering Body Activities MRS-T president Li-Chung Lee reported on plans for IUMRS-ICEM-94 and IUMRS-ICA-94 to be held in Taiwan. C-MRS President, Heng-De Li, reported that the membership of C-MRS has grown from 500 to 1200 in the past year. Li reported that C-MRS hosted IUMRSICA-93, September 6-10, 1993, immediately following IUMRS-ICAM-93, on a bo
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