NAO-CNR: The Italian voice at IUPAC

Italy was a founding member of IUPAC in 1919. Italian participation is still vivid thanks to the proactive, collaborative spirit that motivated its initial support of the establishment of IUPAC. The National Research Council, CNR, the largest research institution for public research in the country, is the official representative of Italy at IUPAC through the National Commission operating as the IUPAC National Adhering Organization. The main operational objectives of the NAO-CNR are: strengthening the Italian presence in the Union and opening new collaboration opportunities; identifying Italian experts keen to bring about collaborations in existing areas; and increasing the relationship between NAO-CNR and the Scientific Divisions of IUPAC to plan and promote initiatives, congresses, and schools at international level. In general terms, the National Commission will take part in the challenge of global sustainable development, exploiting its know-how and methods of chemical sciences to meet the demands of society and markets for sustainable solutions. NAO-CNR also aims to participate in IUPAC to advance chemistry worldwide, the overall goal of all the IUPAC NAOs.