▁Work ers " ▁was ▁founded . ▁While ▁it ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁Asian ▁regional ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Federation , ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁rival ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁P ek ing ▁W FS W ▁held ▁an ▁" Intern ational ▁Scient ific ▁Sym pos ium " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁a ▁" Sum mer ▁Sym pos ium ▁on ▁Physics " ▁on ▁ 2 3 – 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁phys ic ists ▁from ▁Africa , ▁Asia , ▁O ce ania ▁and ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁drew ▁participants ▁from ▁ 3 3 ▁countries . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁at ▁V arna ▁established ▁a ▁rival ▁committee ▁for ▁scientific ▁organis ations ▁in ▁Africa , ▁Asia ▁and ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁▁ ▁The ▁Associ ations ▁highest ▁body ▁is ▁the ▁general ▁assemble ▁which ▁meets ▁every ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁years . ▁Between ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁assembly ▁the ▁organisation ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁executive ▁council ▁and ▁in ▁between ▁meeting ▁of ▁that ▁body ▁by ▁the ▁b ureau . ▁The ▁Executive ▁Council ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁members ▁of ▁whom ▁ 1 7 ▁were ▁elected ▁on ▁an ▁individual ▁basis ▁at ▁the ▁general ▁assembly , ▁and ▁ten ▁by ▁regional ▁organis ations . ▁The ▁W FS W ▁b ureau ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁president , ▁vice - pres idents , ▁tre as urer , ▁the ▁Executive ▁Coun c ils ' ▁chairman ▁and ▁vice - ch air men , ▁the ▁chair men ▁of ▁the ▁editor