Commission on Powder Diffraction

<h2>Journal of Applied Crystallography</h2><h3></h3><h3>0021-8898</h3> <h2>international union of crystallography</h2> Volume 20 Part 6 Page 537 December 1987 <h2>Commission on Powder Diffraction</h2> Orders for Acta Crystallographica and Journal of Applied Crystallography may be addressed to Munksgaard, Inter- national Publishers Ltd, 35 Norre S{}gade, DK-1370 Copenhagen K, Den- mark. Orders from subscribers in North America may alternatively be placed through Polycrystal Book Service, PO Box 3439, Dayton, OH 45401, USA. J. Appl. Cryst. (1987). 20, 537 Commission on Powder Diffraction At its 14 August 1987 meeting in Perth, the General Assembly of the IUCr es- tablished a Commission on Powder Diffraction. This is an action widely wel- comed and considered by many to be long overdue. In early 1986, the IUCr Executive Committee established an ad hoc com- mittee to assess world-wide interest and, if it be sufficient, to prepare specific proposals for the General Assembly to consider in determining whether to es- tablish a Commission on Powder Diffrac- tion. The Terms of Reference proposed by the committee and the Executive Committee and accepted by the General Assembly are: i. To advise the IUCr in organizing or sponsoring meetings, schools and Congress sessions on powder diffraction and related subjects. ii. To promote and coordinate scien- tific exchange between countries in the field of powder diffraction. iii. To cooperate with other IUCr Com- missions on matters concerning powder diffraction. iv. To cooperate with other inter- national bodies interested in powder dif- fraction and allied subjects. v. To promote useful interactions of the IUCr with...