The International Year of Crystallography (abbreviation: IYCr2014) is an event promoted in the year 2014 by the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of
X-ray crystallography
X-ray crystallography is the experimental science determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to diffract into many specific directions. By measuring the angles ...
and to emphasise the global importance of
crystallography in human life.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
and the
International Union of Crystallography
The International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) is an organisation devoted to the international promotion and coordination of the science of crystallography. The IUCr is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
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(IUCr) are responsible for this event.
The opening ceremony of the International Year of Crystallography was held in
Paris
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on 20 and 21 January 2014.
Many activities will follow to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography all over the world.
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Most crystallographic organisation in the world are organizing different events. They include among others the
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, India, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Korea, Mexico, Moldavia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea and Switzerland issued special stamps for the occasion.