The last Exective Council Meeting report is being presented here,
as it covers most of the aspects of annual report for the period
up to June 2009.
Minutes of the Executive Council held on the occasion of 19th
National Chemistry Conference at VC house Baragali on June 10,
2009 at 15 hours
An Executive Council (EC) meeting of the Chemical Society of
Pakistan was held in the VC house Baragali on June 10, 2009 at
15 hours. Following members attended the meeting.
1. Dr. Din Muhammad, President, CSP
2. Prof. Dr. Khalid M. Khan, Secretary General, CSP
3. Prof. Dr. Jamil Anwar, Treasurer, CSP
4. Prof. Dr. Saeed Ahmed Nagra, V.P., CSP (Punjab Chapter)
5. Dr. Lal Khan EC member (Islamabad Chapter)
6. Prof. Dr. Viqaruddin Ahmed, Editor, JCSP
1. The Executive Council meeting commenced with the recitation
of Holy Quran under the chairmanship of Dr. Din Muhammad, President,
CSP. An agenda was already circulated, discussion on important
agenda items was followed and decisions were undertaken as reported
in the proceeding paras.
2. Dr. Din Muhammad offered Fatiha for late Prof. Dr. Rashid
Iqbal, Prof. Dr. Javed Iqbal Associate Secretary (CSP Punjab Chapter),
Prof. Dr. Afzaal Ahmad.
3. Executive council confirmed the minutes of Executive Council
Meeting held on the occasion of 18th National Chemistry Conference
on February 27, 2008 in the Institute of Chemistry, University
of the Punjab, Lahore, and minutes of 18th Annual General Body
Meeting.
4. It was resolved by all the EC members present that in all EC
meetings ¼ of the total EC members should be considered
as the Quorum instead of 1/3 already followed and the GB requested
accordingly. The President CSP and the Secretary General CSP approved
it with immediate affect for presentation to the AGBM for approval.
5. Some CSP members had expressed their reservations in the form
of e-mails about the future functioning of CCCCS at Department
of Chemistry Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad in case no office
bearer for the top three central posts belonged to Islamabad.
Dr. Din Muhammad, President, CSP explained the functioning of
Country Coordination Center for Chemical Sciences (CCCCS). He
told the EC members that the project of CCCCS was approved by
HEC to the Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
with three employees
a. Manager
b. Data Handling Person
c. Chowkidar
He further added that due to his continuous efforts he was successful
to convince the authorities of Quaid-e-Azam University for providing
funding to CCCCS and now about two million rupees per annum will
be available for the proper functioning of CCCCS including salaries
of the aforementioned employees. He also informed the EC members
that as per decisions Chairman Department of Chemistry will be
the custodian of CCCCS and CSP office bearers would be facilitated
by the Chairman Department of Chemistry for their role in proper
functioning of CCCCS. The above mentioned staff will be hired
by the university as per QAU rules very soon.
6. To improve the financial situations of the CSP the following
steps were suggested and approved for adoption in the AGBM.
a. The PCST and PSF should be approached for fresh funding.
b. All existing life members should donate Rs 2000/- each to the
CSP as (one time) donation. The money so collected to be invested
in NIT or other saving schemes. The profit thus earned to boost
the CSP income.
c. It was suggested and approved that all CSP Vice Presidents
to be requested to motivate the members of their respective chapters
to support the CSP fund raising campaign in the shape of new membership
or arrange donations from different other sources.
d. It was further suggested and approved that all the CSP members
while purchasing items from the suppliers should request them
for a financial support to CSP in the form of their donations
or as CSP associates. The fund thus received also to boost the
CSP income.
e. On the occasion of next conferences different vendors should
be invited for their stalls on rent basis and part of rent so
collected should go to CSP.
f. It was also suggested that the President of the Chemical Society
of Pakistan should write a letters to different vendors for donation
to CSP.
g. To meet the expenses of the CSP elections it was approved to
charge each candidate a sum of Rs. 2000/- to be furnished as a
draft to CSP along with the nomination papers and this to be implemented
with immediate affects.
7. Prof. Dr. Jamil Anwar, treasurer, CSP presented a budget report
for the fiscal year 2008-2009 and statement of accounts for the
period 2007-2008..
8. EC discussed about the CSP election and Dr. Din Muhammad informed
that the election process has already been started from June 1st
2009. The Secretary General had also already recommended names
of election committee members to the worthy President. The President
informed that he will publish the names of election committee
members in the forthcoming issue of Alchemy.
9. EC unanimously decided to induct the following members as CSP
fellows for the year 2008. With this the earlier selected CSP
fellows for the year 2007 (total five) stood approved as well.
Prof. Dr. Lutfullah Kakakhel 2008 (NWFP)
Prof. Dr. Shaheen Faizi 2008 (Sindh)
Prof. Dr. Tariq Ansari 2008 (Punjab)
Prof. Dr. Javed Iqbal. 2008 (Islamabad)
10. Publication of Alchemy News Letter was discussed and the
President informed the EC members that it will be published now
on regular basis InshaAllah.
11. Publication and quality of the Journal of the Chemical Society
of Pakistan was discussed in length. Prof. Viqar Uddin Ahmad,
Editor, JCSP informed the EC that he is receiving manuscript of
local interest and these manuscripts are not respected in the
International scientific community. The EC suggested that such
type of papers should be avoided publication in the JCSP. Prof.
Viqar informed that he is currently publishing 200 copies of the
journal per each issue. He also added that he is publishing six
issues per year having 25 to 30 articles per issue. EC discussed
the online publication of the Journal keeping in views the remarks
and recommendations of Prof. Lutfullah V.C KUST put forward in
the inaugural session. Of the conference. The Editor JCSP promised
that this year he will be successful, Inshallah, to publish it
online. The editor also informed that he attempted to get advertisement
for the journal in order to improve the financial position of
JCSP but did not recently receive any encouragement on these lines.
Dr. Din Mohammad suggested that the presentation of journal needed
improvements; the font size, font type and many other such aspects
were not up to the mark. He also pointed out that the editor should
revise the “instruction to the authors” and all aspects
should be clearly mentioned there and if notes are to be published
on this subject, such instructions must not contradict each other.
All to be carefully designed and presented to look worthy of the
International Journal. EC requested the Editor JCSP to prepare
proposal for funding of the JCSP keeping in view all requirements
of the online presentation in accordance with the proposals of
Prof. Dr. Lutfullah. The Editor JCSP informed the EC members that,
presently, the JCSP was receiving an annual grant on the order
of Rs. Seven lakhs directly from HEC apart from the PSF grant
received through the CSP central office.
12. Matters regarding the webpage of JCSP were discussed in detail
and the President informed the EC that he is linking the webpage
of CSP with the webpage of Quaid-i-Azam University of Islamabad
and it will be functioning soon, hopefully, within 15 to 20 days
time.
13. It was resolved that 20th National Chemistry Conference will
be held at the Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University
Islamabad in February 2010 and 21st National Chemistry Conference
will be jointly organized by the Department of Chemistry and H.E.J
Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi in 2011.
There was also a request from the Agriculture University Faisalabad
to host the 2011 conference. However the decision for the 2011
conference to be finalized by the new EC of the CSP.
14. Some members from GC University Faisalabad proposed that
the CSP election should be conducted province wise for each chapter.
EC considered this request but decided that, as per constitution,
one ballot paper to be used for National wide polling for all
the contesting candidates and the request through looking genuine
could not be entertained this time as the election was already
in process.
15. There was no other item for discussion hence the meeting
adjourned.
Prof. Dr. Khalid M. Khan, T.I.
Secretary General, The Chemical Society of Pakistan
HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry
International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University
of Karachi
Karachi-75270
Dr. Din Mohammed
President, The Chemical Society of Pakistan
Country Coordination Center for Chemical Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Quid-i-Azam University
Islamabad
