Thirteen members and su pp orters of the idea\u00a0 o f\u00a0 the EuCheMS working party on ethics in\u00a0 chemistr y f rom seven countries came to – gether in Frank f urt, Germany, on 25 and 26\u00a0 September 2015 to exchange views, discuss the administrative structure and to identi fy topics for future activities.\u00a0 The working party was\u00a0 f ounded in autumn 2011 and started with a\u00a0 f ew loosel y\u00a0 con – nected enthusiasts but soon\u00a0 g rew to a present\u00a0 total o f\u00a0 about 30 members and observers from twelve countries. Durin g\u00a0 the workin g part y\u2019 s s y mposium at the 4th EuCheMS Chemistry Con g ress in Pra g ue 2012, it became\u00a0 ob vi ous\u00a0 t ha t m o r e\u00a0 n eeds\u00a0 t o be do n e\u00a0 t o\u00a0 c o n – so l i d ate t h e wor k in g\u00a0 party. At t h e recen\u00a0 Frankfurt S y mposium the participants de- cided to establish a\u00a0 f ive-membered steering g roup to distribute tasks onto more shoulders. Following the \u201cThe Hague Ethical Guidelines \u201d ( http:\/\/bit.l y \/1jaLOSd )\u00a0 defined b y\u00a0 an inter- national panel o f\u00a0 experts in September at the\u00a0 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical\u00a0 Weapons, our assistance in the implemen – tation o f\u00a0 ethics courses within science\u00a0 p ro – g rammes at universities should be top prior – i t y . In conjunction wit h\u00a0 t h e s y mposium, t h e\u00a0 theatre pla y\u00a0 b y\u00a0 Roald Hoffmann \u201cWas Euch g eh\u00f6rt\u201d\u00a0 ( \u201cSomethin g\u00a0 that belon g s to you\u201d ) w as presented in Darmstadt and Frankfurt. Hartmut Frank, hartmut. f rank@uni-bayreuth.de w ww.euchems.eu \/ divisions \/ ethics-in-chemistr y<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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