ABOUT THE IFSCC Click for A History of the IFSCC Click for IFSCC Activities Click for IFSCC Governance Click for IFSCC Press release Click for IFSCC Past Presidents A Brief History of the IFSCC The IFSCC is a truly a worldwide federation dedicated to international cooperation in cosmetic science and technology. Interest in the formation of such an organisation crystallized in Paris in 1956 and culminated in the birth of the federation in Brussels, Belgium on September 8, 1959. At that time there were only 8 countries entering the Federation. Today, 45 countries have met the high standards of scientific and educational qualifications of the IFSCC and, as members, support the organization's aims and programs. The number of individual members in the Federation now exceeds 14,000 and are still growing The IFSCC continues to grow as the cosmetic industry expands worlwide. As new Societies develop in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, they will be welcolmed into the Federation as they qualify for membership Click to return to the top of the page IFSCC Activities The IFSCC is committed to advancing the knowledge of cosmetic science and to encouraging the dissemination of this knowledge through international meetings. It encourages a strong, cooperative exchange of information among its societies and their members MEETINGS: The major meetings of the IFSCC are the Congress, held during even-numbered years. The Congress usually lasts 3-4 days and, in recent years, has drawn 1,500 or more delegates. The IFSCC Congress continues to be one of the most popular international meetings in the cosmetic industry. In the late 1970s, the IFSCC decided to host a smaller, 2-day meeting between congresses. Attendance at these meetings has averaged about 300 delegates. PUBLICATIONS: The IFSCC publishes monographs on key subjects. Subjects currently available are Principles of Product Evaluation, Stability Testing, Rheology, Emulsions and Emulsification, Microbiology, Antiperspirants and Deodorants, Microemulsions, Raw Material Analysis, Analysis of Polymers. A quarterly IFSCC Magazine is sent to every member of every IFSCC Society which incorporates scientific papers, news on member societies and other information. Click to return to the top of the page IFSCC Governance The Federation has a bicameral governing body consisting of a Praesidium and a Council of delegates from member societies. The Council and Praesidium meet annually in the fall. The Council elects the officers of the Federation who in turn make up the Praesidium. The Praesidium also meets every spring, usually in Europe. The head office of the IFSCC constitutes the Secretariat of the Federation. This office is maintained in the cooperation with the British Society of Cosmetic Scientists. The administrative executive of this office is the Secretary General of the IFSCC, Mrs. Lorna K. Weston, who is assisted by Mrs Gem Bektas. The IFSCC actively pursues all means to further its aims of encouraging international communication and cooperation in the science and technology of the cosmetic industry. It welcomes contributions from its member societies toward achieving these aims. Click to return to the top of the page IFSCC Press-release "Building on Water" - IFSCC Conference 2007 The Society of Cosmetic Chemists of The Netherlands (NVCC) hosted the IFSCC Conference on 24-26th September 2007 at the Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Total delegates were 444 coming from 32 countries which is a great number considering the fact that there was no tradeshow. The scientific programme, which was entitled “Building on Water”, comprised four keynote lectures, 25 podium presentations and 107 posters. Accordingly to the motto the papers were grouped under four subtitles: Managing water at the barrier: optimising the “Dijk”, The inner lakes: Dipping ourselves in recreational water, Water and the circle of life, The outer seas: rough or calm. At the Gala Banquet on the Wednesday evening the Chair of the IFSCC Science Committee, Dr. Yoshikuni Yamamoto announced the IFSCC Conference Award for the best paper: “A new Decorin-like Tetrapeptid for Optimal Organisation of Collagen Fibres” Dr. Arturo Puig, (Spain). The next IFSCC events are IFSCC-Conference in Melbourne in 2009 and the 25th IFSCC-Congress in Barcelona (Spain) (www.barcelona2008ifscc.org) in coincidence with the 50th anniversary of the Spanish society of cosmetic chemists (SEQC). IFSCC Council Meeting held September 24th ,2007 At the IFSCC Council Meeting held on Monday the Council Delegates accepted the reports of the various Committees and Praesidium Members, including the Final Accounts for 2006. Specific topics were: The IFSCC-magazine is now on-line available to all members for free. This extremely speeds up the worldwide distribution of the magazine. The Science and Education Committee is separated in a Science Committee and an Education Committee, which allows to focus more on opportunities for education of IFSCC-members. The rules of a venue selection for Congresses and Conferences will be changed from 2013 onwards. The number of societies which are eligible to host a congresses or conferences increased. The delegates also elected the Praesidium for 2007/08: President Dr J Wiechers (Netherlands) Vice President Mr X Romeu (Spain) Treasurer Ms J Beerling (UK) Hon Secretary Mrs A Hunt (France) Committee Member No 3 Mr G Greenoak (Australia) Committee Member No 2 Dr Alberto Martin (Argentina) Committee Member No 1 Dr Panvipa Krisadaphong (Thailand) Chair – Science Committee Dr Y Yamamoto (Japan) Chair – Eduction Committee Mrs A Wyatt (USA) Chair – PR Committee Dr H Schmidt-Lewerkuehne (Germany) Chair – Publication Committee Mr A Georgalas (USA) Representative from Korean Society Dr OK Sub Lee (Korea) Hon Auditors: Mr H Sebag (France) Ms S Hurst (UK) Those continuing in office are: Immediate Past President: Dr Y Kumano (Japan) Secretary General: Mrs Lorna Weston (UK) Assistant to Secretary General: Ms G Bektas (UK) This was carried out unanimously with applause. Mr. Secchi welcomed the new presidium members Amy Wyatt, Alberto Martin and D. Ok Sub Lee. At the Opening Ceremony on Monday 24 September, IFSCC Immediate Past President, Dr. Kumano (Japan) presented the M G de Navarre Young Scientists Prize to Muchaneta Mutasa (Republic of South Africa) for her essay entitled: "My first year of experience in the cosmetic field-problems and future hopes”. The Lester Conrad Award was presented to the Society of Ecuador, by IFSCC Hon Secretary Judi Beerling together with Mrs Muriel Conrad Reisner. Prof. Wiechers presented the Past President Scroll to the retiring Immediate Past President Gianfranco Secchi (Italy). He also thanked Marie Teresa Alvarez (Mexico) who was retiring from the Presidium for her work and dedication during her three years as Conference and Congress Coordinator. And he welcomed the new Presidium Member - Committee Member No 1 Dr. Panvipa Krisadaphong (Thailand). Click to return to the top of the page IFSCC Past Presidents SURNAME FIRST NAME COUNTRY YEAR KUMANO YOSHIMARU JAPAN 2006 SECCHI GIANFRANCO ITALY 2005 PAVLICHKO JOE USA 2004 KIM CHANG KEW KOREA 2003 JANOUSEK ANGELA UK 2002 LAI JENG-SHAOW Taiwan 2001 WITTERN KLAUS-PETER GERMANY 2000 OZAWA TATSUYA  JAPAN 1999 GRIZZO SERGE FRANCE 1998 GREENBERG STEPHEN USA 1997 OPPENHEIM ALAN AUSTRALIA 1996 SCHNEIDER PETER SWITZERLAND 1995 MIGNINI ELIO ITALY 1994 PELEJERO CARLES SPAIN 1993 MITSUI TAKEO JAPAN 1992 VARJOVAARA MARJA-LIISA FINLAND 1991 BUCHER GAIL USA 1990 VAN CROONENBORGH ROB NETHERLANDS 1989 ROTHWELL PHILIP UK 1988 MOTITSCHKE LOTHAR GERMANY 1987 PUIG MARTIN JORGE SPAIN 1986 OHTA SABURO JAPAN 1985 RUBIN JAIME ARGENTINA 1984 MASO HENRY USA 1983 AUBIN GUY FRANCE 1982 LINDER-HERNELL GUNILLA SWEDEN 1981 COCCHINI ALDO ITALY 1980 AVALLE NADIA SWITZERLAND 1979 STRASSER PETER AUSTRALIA 1978 FUKUHARA NOBUKAZU (NICK) JAPAN 1977 LANGE WINTHROP USA 1976 LODI VERA ITALY 1975 CLARK RONALD UK 1974 HOLMBERG JOHN SCANDINAVIA 1973 GERSHON SOL USA 1972 NEUGEBAUER HERBERT GERMANY 1971 SERRA COLL FRANCISCO SPAIN 1970 ZVIAK CHARLES FRANCE 1969 KOYAMA TSUNEMASA JAPAN 1968 CONRAD LESTER USA 1967 WITJENS PIET NETHERLANDS 1966 DESPERROIS EGMONT FRANCE 1965 WILKINSON JOHN UK 1964 STRIANSE SABBAT USA 1963 ARTIGAS JOSE SPAIN 1962 MASCH LUDWIG GERMANY 1961 MARRIOTT ROBERT UK 1960 DE NAVARRE MAISON G USA 1959 Click to return to the top of the page