History of International Conferences and Organizations

In 1957 the first informal molecular sieve conference was held at Pennsylvania State University in the United States. In 1967 the first of a series of international 

The IZA has several established Commissions. The Structure Commission formed in 1977 has published four editions of the Atlas of Zeolite Structure Types (1978, 1987, 1992, 1996) and two subsequent editions in the Atlas of Zeolite Framework Types (2001, 2007). An up-to-date version is maintained on the World Wide Web at the IZA Structure Commission web site (http //www.iza-structure.org). Subsequently commissions were established in catalysis (1998), synthesis (1992), ordered mesoporous materials (2001) and natural zeolites (2001). The synthesis commission published a volume, Verified Syntheses of Zeolitic Materials , in 1998, with a second revised edition in 2001 (http //www.iza-structure.org). 

Other related organizations include the International Committee on Natural Zeolites (ICNC) and the International Mesostructured Materials Association (IMMA (http //www.iza-structure.org). 

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