“3E – Effective, Economic and Ecological Cosmetics”
IFSCC Conference 2011
The Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Thailand (SCCT) hosted the IFSCC Conference on 12-14 December 2011 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference had originally been planned to take place on 1st and 2nd November 2011 but had been postponed due to the floods in and around Bangkok. Total delegates were 356 which also included many students who had been sponsored to attend the conference.
At the Gala Banquet on the Wednesday evening the Chair of the IFSCC Science Committee, Dr. Fujihiro Kanda announced the Conference Awards. Firstly, the IFSCC Conference Award for the best paper was awarded to Yukiko Matsunaga, Shigeyoshi Fujiwara, Yuichiro Mori, Akiko Miyake, Haruyo Yomanishi, Madoka Kage, Yoshihiro Tokudome, Fumie Hashimoto and Takeshi Hariya (Shiseido Research Centre and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Josai University, Japan) for their paper “Development of self-dissolving microneedles consisting of hyaluronic acid as an anti-wrinkle treatment”.
The first Host Society Award went to Surapol Natakankitkul, Natthinee Nantalit, Panee Sirisa-ard, Suporn CHarumanee an Kiattisak Pholsongkram for their paper “Development of anti-wrinkle cosmetic from aril oil of momordica cochinchinesis (lour) spreng in nanostructured lipid carriers”.
The first Henry Maso Award winner was Ms Theeraya Krisdaphong from Thailand, for her paper – “Antimicrobial activity of garcina mangostana extract for anti-acne”.
IFSCC Council Meeting held 14 December 2011
At the IFSCC Council Meeting held on Wednesday 14 December, members of the Praesidium presented their reports to the Council Delegates who also accepted the Final Accounts for 2010.
The delegates also elected the Praesidium for 2011/12:
President Prof P Krisdaphong (Thailand)
Vice President Mr R Gardiner (South Africa)
Treasurer Ms S Hurst (UK)
Hon Secretary Dr S Boracchi (Italy)
Committee Member No 3 Mr J Nunes (Brazil)
Committee Member No 2 Mrs C Willemin (France)
Committee Member No 1 Mr P Auderset (Switzerland)
Chair - Science Dr F Kanda (Japan)
Chair Education Committee Mrs A Wyatt (USA)
Chair - PR Committee Ms A Weber (Germany)
Chair - Publication Committee Mr R Lochhead (USA)
Hon Auditors: Mrs A Hunt (France)
Miss J Beerling (UK)
This was carried unanimously and with applause.
Those continuing in office are:
Immediate Past President Mr A Martin (Argentina)
Secretary General Mrs L Weston (UK)
Assistant to Secretary General Ms G Bektas (UK)
At the Gala Dinner the IFSCC President, Panvipa Krisdaphong presented the M G de Navarre Young Scientists Prize to Pinky Purohit from the USA for her essay entitled “The Social role of cosmetics”
The President also presented The Lester Conrad Award to the Indonesian Society for their proposed educational programme for 2012.
She then presented the Past President Scroll to the retiring Immediate Past President Gavin Greenoak (Australia). She also thanked those retiring from the Praesidium: Hartmut Schmidt-Lewerkuehne from Germany (Chair of the Publications Committee) who had also chaired the PR Committee prior to his current role, and Judi Beerling *(UK) who had carried out the role of Hon Secretary and then Treasurer of the IFSCC. The President welcomed the new Praesidium Members - Committee Member No 1 – Philippe Auderset from Switzerland, Treasurer Susan Hurst from the UK and Chair of the Publications Committee, Andrea Weber from Germany.
Left to Right: Susan Hurst, Andrea Weber, Roy Gardiner, Alberto Martin, Panvipa Krisdaphong (President), Jadir Nunes, Claudie Willemin, Fuji Kanda, Amy Wyatt and Lorna Weston (Secretary General).
Missing from photo: Silvia Boracchi, Bob Lochhead and Philippe Auderset