General Assembly

The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) is governed by its General Assembly. The General Assembly is the highest governing body of the Union, appoints the members of the Executive Council and various International Commissions, and nominates representatives to serve on various inter-union bodies.

30th General Assembly 2020 – Beijing	29th General Assembly 2017 – Sao Paulo
28th General Assembly 2014 – Singapore	27th General Assembly 2011 – London	26th General Assembly 2008 – Tsukuba	25th General Assembly 2005 – Cape Town
24th General Assembly 2002 – Berlin	23rd General Assembly 1999 – Atlanta	22nd General Assembly 1996 – Uppsala	21st General Assembly 1993 – Nara
20th General Assembly 1990 – Dresden	19th General Assembly 1987 – Washington	18th General Assembly 1984 – Trieste	17th General Assembly 1981 – Paris
16th General Assembly 1978 – Stockholm	15th General Assembly 1975 – Munich	14th General Assembly 1972 – Washington	13th General Assembly 1969 – Dubrovnik
12th General Assembly 1966 – Basle	11th General Assembly 1963 – Warsaw	10th General Assembly 1960 – Ottawa	9th General Assembly 1957 – Rome
8th General Assembly 1954 – London	7th General Assembly 1951 – Copenhagen	6th General Assembly 1948 – Amsterdam	5th General Assembly 1947 – Paris
4th General Assembly 1934 – London	3rd General Assembly 1931 – Brussels	2nd General Assembly 1925 – Brussels	1st General Assembly 1923 – Paris

IUPAP was established in 1922 at Brussels with 13 member countries. The history of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics is described in twenty-one previous publications (Documents IUPAP- 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 the souvenir-albums IUPAP – 50 years, and IUPAP-70 years).

The Union is composed of members representing identified physics communities. Adhering bodies act through their Liaison Committees. Delegates from these Committees meet in the General Assemblies of the Union which are held every three years. The General Assembly appoints the members of the Executive Council and various International Commissions, and nominates representatives on various inter-union bodies. The Council usually meets once each year.

The Union adheres to the International Council for Science (ICSU), which is a non-governmental organisation with a global membership of 120 national scientific bodies and 31 International Scientific Unions. The President of ICSU (2014-2017) is Gordon McBean (Canada) and the Secretary-General is David Black (Australia).