In an article published in the recent issue of "La Chimica e L'Industria" entirely dedicated to IUPAC (n.4, 2020, https://www.soc.chim.it/riviste/chimica_industria/rivista/2020/4) Maurizio Peruzzini (president of the Italian National Commission for IUPAC, NAO), Matteo Guidotti (NAO member) and Augusta Maria Paci (NAO collaborator as an expert in international relations) tell the story, the present and the future vision of the Italian National Commission for IUPAC.