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BULGARIAN SOCIETY FOR THE CHEMISTRY EDUCATION AND HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY
OF CHEMISTRY (CE&HPC): 

CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP

On 29 September 2005, the Bulgarian Society for the Chemistry
Education and History and Philosophy of Chemistry (CE&HPC) was
constituted.

The main objective of this Society is to foster interest both in
chemistry education and history and philosophy of chemistry with
their social and cultural dimensions and influences. The Society
wishes to provide a forum for discussion and to promote scholarly
research in these fields. The Society will pursue these objectives
through publications in Khimiya/Chemistry. The Bulgarian Journal of
Chemical Education ISSN 0861-9255, by the support of other forms of
scholarly publication, by the organization of scientific and public
meetings, by fostering the career developments of its members and by
cooperation with other learned and scientific research units and
societies.

ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO FURTHER THE STATED OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY IS
ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP.
FOR CITIZENS OUTSIDE BULGARIA THE MEMBERSHIP IS FREE.

Please contact:

Professor B.V. Toshev
University of Sofia
1 James Bourchier Blvd.
1164 Sofia
Bulgaria
tel.: +359.2.8629049
e-mail: [log in to unmask] 

Of the founding 100 members of the Bulgarian Society for Chemistry
Education and History and Philosophy of Chemistry (CE&HPC), 78 are
from Bulgaria, one is from Argentina, two are from Canada, one is from
Czech Republic, two are from FR Macedonia, two are from Germany, three are
from Greece, one is from India, one is from Israel, one is from Lithuania,
two are from Sweden, two are from the U.K. and four are from the U.S.

PROVISIONAL COUNCIL:

Prof. B.V. Toshev, President,CE&HPC No.1

Members:
Ms. Margarita Yotova - teacher (Sofia),CE&HPC No.2; 
Dr. Juliana Kavalova - teacher (Varna),CE&HPC No.64;
Professor Ivelin Kuleff (University of Sofia),CE&HPC No.54;
Dr. Mihail Igov (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences),CE&HPC No.59;
Academician Evgeny Golovinsky (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences),CE&HPC No.57;
Prof. Dimo Platikanov (University of Sofia),CE&HPC No.84;
Dr. Liliana Boyanova - treasurer, CE&HPC No.73.

This provisional council is supposed to govern the Society and to
organize its First Annual Conference at Varna in the autumn 2006
where the council will be officially confirmed or changed.

Ms. Yotova and Dr. Kavalova both represent the Bulgarian teachers in
chemistry. Dr. Boyanova will be a treasurer of the Society. The basic
components in the activity of the Society will be realized by: Prof.
B.V. Toshev - links to similar research units/societies abroad; Prof.
Ivelin Kuleff - history of chemistry; Dr. Mihail Igov - philosophy of
chemistry; Prof. Evgeny Golovinsky - public relations and links to
the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Prof. D. Platikanov - NGO (Non-
Government Organizations).

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