Scientists seeking financial assistance to attend Non-ICSU Conferences abroad may please send their application directly to Centre for Co-operation in Science & Technology in Developing Societies (CCSTDS), 2 Gandhi Mandapam Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 025; Tel: (044) 2441-9466, 2443-0228, 2490-1367; Email: ccstds@vsnl.net INSA will only provide financial assistance for attending the conferences which are sponsored by ICSU (International Council for Science) and its 28 affiliated Unions listed below: ACRONYMS OF DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL UNIONS/ SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES        IAU               International Astronomical Union        INQUA          International Union of Quaternary Science        IUBMB        International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology        IUBS              International Union of Biological Sciences        IUPAC           International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry        IUCr              International Union of Crystallography        IUGG             International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics        IGU               International Geographical Union        IUGS             International Union of Geological Sciences        IUTAM          International Union of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics        IMU              International Mathematical Union        IUMS             International Union of Microbiological Societies        IUNS             International Union of Nutritional Sciences        IUPAP           International Union of Pure & Applied Physics        IUPAB           International Union of Pure & Applied Biophysics        IUPHAR         International Union of Pharmacology        URSI              International Union of Radio Science        SCOR             Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research        COSPAR        Committee on Space Research        CODATA       Committee on Data for Science & Technology        SCOPE           Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment        SCOSTEP       Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics        SCL               Scientific Committee on Lithosphere        SCAR             Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research        IUPS              International Union of Physiological Sciences        WCRP           World Climate Research Programme        IGBP             International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme