1. International Union of Crystallography

2. Aims of the IUCr u Promote international cooperation in crystallography u Contribute to the advancement of crystallography in all its aspects, including related topics concerning the non-crystalline states u Facilitate international standardization of methods, of units, of nomenclature and of symbols used in crystallography u Form a focus for the relationship of crystallography to other sciences

3. Structure of the IUCr u Adhering Bodies represent countries in the Union u Delegates of Adhering Bodies meet in triennial General Assembly u Executive Committee manages Union’s affairs u Commissions further scientific objectives u Regional Associates represent geographic areas u Representatives liaise with other scientific organisations u Secretariat and technical editing office perform administrative and publishing activities

4. Milestones u 1947: IUCr accepted into ICSU u 1948: First General Assembly of IUCr u 1948: Acta Crystallographica launched u 1948-1993: Structure Reports u 1952: International Tables for X-ray Crystallography u 1957: World Directory of Crystallographers u 1983: International Tables for Crystallography u 1994: Home Page on World Wide Web u 1999: Online access to electronic journals

5. Commissions of the IUCr u Aperiodic Crystals u Biological Macromolecules u Charge, Spin and Momentum Densities u Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials u Crystallographic Computing u Crystallographic Nomenclature u Crystallographic Teaching u Electron Diffraction u High Pressure u International Tables for Crystallography u Journals u Neutron Scattering u Powder Diffraction u Small-Angle Scattering u Structural Chemistry u Synchrotron Radiation u XAFS

6. IUCr financial support u Sponsorship and support for schools and meetings u Support for young scientists u Visiting Professorship programme u President’s Fund for ex gratia payments to alleviate hardship u Grants for specific projects sponsored by Commissions u Ewald Prize

7. Regional and Scientific Associates u American Crystallographic Association u European Crystallographic Association u Asian Crystallographic Association u International Organization of Crystal Growth (IOCG) u International Centre for Diffraction Data (ICDD)

8. Adhering Bodies Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas Australia Australian Academy of Science Austria Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Belgium Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux- Arts de Belgique Brazil Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico Bulgaria Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Canada National Research Council Chile Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologia China, People's Republic of Academia Sinica China, Taipei The Academy of Sciences Located in Taipei Croatia Croatian Crystallographic Association (under the auspices of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts) Czech and Slovak Republics Regional Committee of Czech and Slovak Crystallographers Denmark Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Egypt, Arab Republic of Academy of Scientific Research and Technology Finland Suomen Tiedeakatemiain Valtuuskunta France Académie des Sciences (Institut de France) Germany Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallographie Hungary Magyar Tudományos Akadémia India Indian National Science Academy Israel Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Japan Science Council of Japan Korea, Republic of Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Mexico Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia Netherlands The Dutch Association for Crystallography (NVK) New Zealand The Royal Society of New Zealand Norway Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi Poland Polska Akademia Nauk Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa de Fisica Russia Russian Academy of Sciences Serbia Serbian Ministry for Science and Technology Slovenia Slovenian Ministry of Science and Technology South Africa National Research Foundation Spain Comision Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnologia Sweden Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien Switzerland Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Kristallographie Ukraine Ukrainian Crystallographic Committee UK The British Crystallographic Association USA National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council Venezuela Venezuelan Crystallography Association

9. Education, Information, Development u IUCr Newsletter u Crystallography Online l Crystallography World Wide l SinCris l Discussion lists u Committee on Crystallographic Databases u Teaching Pamphlets u World Database of Crystallographers u Representatives on other scientific bodies

10. Journals of the IUCr Journals of the IUCr

11. Milestones in journals publishing u 1948: Acta Crystallographica launched u 1968: Acta subdivided into Sections A and B u 1968: Journal of Applied Crystallography u 1983: Acta B subdivided into Sections B and C u 1993: Acta D (Biological Crystallography) u 1991: Introduction of CIF manuscripts u 1994: Journal of Synchrotron Radiation u 1997: SGML typesetting of papers u 1997: Electronic-only (“CIF-access”) papers u 1998: Electronic delivery to printers u 1998: Electronic archive and 50-Year Index u 1999: Electronic proofs u 1999: Crystallography Journals Online u 2001: Electronic only journal (Acta E launched) u 2002: All back issues (to 1948) available online

19. Crystallography Journals Online http://journals.iucr.org

20. Crystallography Journals Online

22. Other publications of the IUCr

23. Scientific Publications u International Tables for Crystallography u IUCr Newsletter u Teaching pamphlets u OUP-IUCr Book Series u World Directory of Crystallographers

24. Contact details The Executive Secretary IUCr 2 Abbey Square Chester, CH1 2HU, UK Email: execsec@iucr.org Phone: 44(1244)345431 Fax:44(1244)344843 WWW: www.iucr.org The Managing Editor IUCr 5 Abbey Square Chester, CH1 2HU, UK Email: med@iucr.org Phone: 44(1244)342878 Fax:44(1244)314888 WWW: journals.iucr.org