The Interuniversity
National Consortium “Chemistry for Environment”
(INCA) is a non-profit organisation which has its
headquarters in Venice. A directional office is
also located in Rome. Its main goal is the diffusion
of chemistry for environment and Green/Sustainable
Chemistry.
At present days, the Interuniversity National
Consortium "Chemistry for the Environment"
(INCA) is an Italian national network which counts
31 Member Universities and about 80 Research Units
(RUs) all over Italy. (Click here for details)
The decisional structure of the Consortium is
made up by:
1) The President, he is elected by the Directive
Board, stays in charge for 4 years and cannot
be re-elected. He is the chairman of the Directive
and Scientific Boards and of the Council. He also
issues acts produced by these ruling bodies. He
is the legal responsible of the Consortium.
2) The Directive Board governs the Consortium
and stays in charge for 4 years. It is formed
by one representative from all the member universities,
named by the respective rector. This board names
members of all other ruling bodies. It has decisional
power for financial investments, balance of the
Consortium, management politics, approves admittance
of new members, and so on. In its first meeting
the Directive Board names the President and the
Council.
3) The Council lines up the President and 6 members
of the Directive Board plus the Coordinator of
the Scientific Board. The composition of the Council
is proposed by the President during the first
meeting of the Directive Board. The Council stays
in charge for 4 years and its members cannot be
re-elected. The ex-Presidents of the Consortium
become honorary members of the Council. The Council
writes acts of the Directive Board, adopts measures
issued by the Directive Board upon its delegation,
and directly approves urgent measures of the Directive
Board. In the last case, a following ratification
by the Directive Board is necessary.
4) Members of the Scientific Board are the President,
the persons in charge of the six research areas
(click here for details), the representative of
the Directors of the Laboratories named by the
Directive Board, upon suggestion of the mentioned
Directors. The Scientific Board stays in charge
for 4 years and its members cannot be re-elected.
A Coordinator is named among its members. Some
external members (up to 30%) may come from public
or private organisations, which collaborate to
the activities of the Consortium. The Scientific
board decides about the scientific politics of
the Consortium. It designs long-term research
plans, considering national and international
politics in the field of chemistry for the environment.
Then it submits plans to the Directive Board for
approval and financing.
