The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) is governed by its General Assembly, which meets every three years. The 28th General Assembly of IUPAP will be held in Singapore from 5 – 7 November 2014. IUPAP was established in 1922 in Brussels with 13 member countries. The first General Assembly was held in 1923 in Paris. The aims of the Union are: to stimulate and promote international cooperation in physics; to sponsor suitable international meetings and to assist organizing committees; to foster the preparation and the publication of abstracts of papers and tables of physical constants; to promote international agreements on other use of symbols, units, nomenclature and standards; to foster free circulation of scientists; to encourage research and education. The Council is its top executive body, supervising the activities of the nineteen specialized International Commissions and four Affiliated Commissions.