IUVSTA
is an international federation of thirty national vacuum organizations.
It represents nearly 15,000 physicists, chemists, materials scientists,
engineers and technologists who are active in basic and applied research,
development, manufacturing, sales and education. The key body in IUVSTA
is the Executive Council which comprises a Councilor from each of the
national society members, together with seven elected officers. Under
the Executive Council are a series of special Committees, which meet at
each Executive Council Meeting (ECM), (normally held twice each year in
conjunction with a scientific conference of IUVSTA or one of its member
societies), and a set of eight Scientific Divisions, each comprising an
electoral college of members nominated by the national society members,
and a smaller Divisional Committee elected from this college. The purpose
of IUVSTA is to provide a worldwide platform for the promotion, proliferation,
and education of vacuum science, techniques, and applications. A list
of typical activities reflecting these objectives is given in the document
'What is IUVSTA?' Information
on the administrative structure of IUVSTA can be viewed by clicking here.The
official languages of IUVSTA are English, French, and German. IUVSTA has
its legal registered office in Brussels, Belgium, Avenue de la Renaissance
30, B-1040. It is an official international association having scientific
aims that is registered in compliance with Belgian law. Registration was
approved by Royal Decree of 2 May, 1963. Each of the member countries
is represented by a councilor. Individual or private membership is excluded.
IUVSTA is a Scientific Associate of the International Council of Scientific
Unions (ICSU).
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IUVSTA
had its origin on June 13, 1958, in Namur, Belgium at a meeting called
the "Premier Congrès International pour l'Etude des Techniques du
Vide. At this meeting, the International Organization for Vacuum Science
and Technology (IOVST) was structured under the leadership of Professor
Emil Thomas of Belgium who was its first president. In 1961, the IOVST
held its second International Congress in Washington, D.C. in combination
with the 8th National Vacuum Symposium of the AVS. An equipment exhibit
was held for the first time during this meeting. The meeting and exhibit
proved to be very successful from both technical and financial points
of view. On December 8, 1962 the IOVST was dissolved and a new organization
called the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique, and Applications
(IUVSTA) was formed to represent national vacuum societies of various
countries. A new constitution for IUVSTA was drafted, and all the assets
and records of the IOVST were transferred to the new organization. Medard
W. Welch of the U.S.A., who played a leading role in the formation of
the federation, was chosen as the first President of IUVSTA. Ten vacuum
groups became charter members of the Union. They represented :
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