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International collaboration, consultation and competition has been an
integral part of physics for over a thousand years, and almost 100 years
ago the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics was set up to
facilitate international conferences. It has expanded its actions, but
is now facing more challenges, including
. Freedom of movement of scientists
. Freedom from harassment in conferences and the workplace
. Distortion of publication practices because of the use of objective
metrics to judge physicists
. A proliferation of fake conferences and fake journals
integral part of physics for over a thousand years, and almost 100 years
ago the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics was set up to
facilitate international conferences. It has expanded its actions, but
is now facing more challenges, including
. Freedom of movement of scientists
. Freedom from harassment in conferences and the workplace
. Distortion of publication practices because of the use of objective
metrics to judge physicists
. A proliferation of fake conferences and fake journals
