"However, the relocation of the headquarters of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) from the United States to Europe, with offices in Rome and Malaga, is significant, as it brings one of the world's leading scientific decision-making centers to Spain and places it in a privileged position in the global governance of chemistry. For nearly three decades, IUPAC has been headquartered in North Carolina, in the heart of Research Triangle Park, one of the leading scientific hubs in the United States."
"We may have forgotten, but the IUPAC is part of our personal history. We first encountered it in school. It's in the periodic table we once learned and in the rules we studied for naming chemical compounds. Because the names and symbols of the elements were discussed and agreed upon by IUPAC experts. The same experts who created the language of chemistry, which allows us to name any substance."
"But this large scientific organization doesn't limit itself to establishing names and symbols. Currently, it promotes more than 180 international projects in fields as diverse as chemistry education, sustainability, and the application of artificial intelligence in scientific research. The IUPAC is often described as the United Nations of Chemistry, as it constitutes an important global forum where scientific consensus is reached in an increasingly fragmented world."
IUPAC relocated its headquarters from North Carolina to offices in Rome and Malaga, bringing a major scientific decision-making center to Spain. For nearly three decades IUPAC was based in Research Triangle Park and collaborated with UNESCO, the World Science Council, and countries worldwide to shape scientific, industrial, and regulatory priorities. IUPAC established elemental names and symbols and created the standardized language of chemistry used in education and compound nomenclature. The organization currently promotes more than 180 international projects spanning chemistry education, sustainability, and applications of artificial intelligence. IUPAC functions as a global forum to build consensus and advance sustainable research, industry, and public policy.
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