24 Greetings! A combination of unpredictable weather in January and speaker conflicts gave us a slow start to the year. Our first chapter meeting was held in March. Sonal Patil from Seppic, gave an engaging presentation entitled “Green is the New Black!” on the state of naturals in the industry. Attendees learned a lot about the different certifying agencies in different markets, what their requirements all. Sonal also presented emerging claims that may be the next big idea. . . or the next ingredient to avoid. April brought us Curt Durfee from Twincraft Skincare. Curt leads Twincraft’s innovation group on the soap side of the business. He led a lively discussion about all things soap: from the origins of soap, to the differences between oil saponification and fatty acid neutralization, and some very entertaining stories about how to ruin a soap plodder. We were blessed with another beautiful June day for our annual Golf Outing. Special thanks to Andrew Slesinski, who continues to spearhead organizing the outing with Blackstone National Golf Club. We made a few changes this year to enhance the outing and look forward to another successful event in 2019! Our September meeting was held at Living Proof’s Style|Lab in Cambridge. Jim Hammer of Pharmasol gave a great overview on all the aspects of formulating aerosols: from the different types of aerosols to formulation challenges and regulatory aspects. All peppered with amusing anecdotes. Karl Popp arranged an amazing list of speakers for our Educational Seminar. This year’s focus was on Cosmetic Product Preservation. Steve Schnittger from Estee Lauder, Howard Brown from Lincoln Fine Ingredients, Rocco Burgo from Inolex, Dr. Patrick Crowley from Callum Consultancy, and Tia Alkazaz from Active Micro Technologies all did an amazing job enlightening us on the trends, changing regulations, and challenges facing chemists while selecting the right preservative system. Special thanks to our sponsors – Active Micro Technologies, Koster Keunen, Lincoln Fine Ingredients, Lubrizol, Schulke, Symrise, and Thor Specialty Chemicals – for your support and tabletop presentations. In November, Giorgio Dell’Acqua came – in a snow storm – to present on Sustainable Product Development. Giorgio gave some interesting case studies were companies are working together to reuse parts of plants that typically end up as waste. One example is taking citrus fruit peels from the juice industry to extract essential oils. I’d encourage everyone to check out the blog he hosts for the New York Chapter at https://nyscc.org/about/blog. We also ended the year with 2018 National President, Perry Romanowski, who also braved the snow to install our new officers for 2019. The officers are: • Emily Nichols – Chair • Kaylee Miller – Chair Elect • Joy Welsh – Secretary • Beth McGowan – Treasurer Thank you, Lauren Trahan, 2018 Chair New England Giorgio Dell’Acqua, pictured with Lauren Trahan, 2018 Chair Jim Hammer presenting on aerosol technology at Living Proof’s Style|Lab in Cambridge Perry Romanowski, 2018 National President Emily Nichols, 2019 Chair Kaylee Miller, 2019 Chair-Elect Joy Welsh, 2019 Secretary

25 New York NYSCC 2018 DEFINED AS “RECORD-BREAKING” 2018 boasted sold-out programs, the largest NYSCC SUPPLIERS’ DAY EVENT in both number of exhibitors and attendees, and unmatched number of strategic alliances with other industry associations, publications and “sister” SCC Chapters that allowed us to expand our mission of education and engagement. “The Art & Science of Formulation” was our theme and we focused on not only scientific disciplines, but on the creative forces that bring products to life. These platforms were weaved into many of our programs and were the driving factors in the year’s success. Here is a breakdown of the 2018 chapter activities & accomplishments: UNMATCHED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: Chair- Steve Herman, House- Suzanne Dawis, Registration- Alex Blakeman, Public Relations- Judith Bernabe, Social – Andrea Gafford, Cosmetiscope- Roger McMullen PhD NYSCC SUPPLIERS’ DAY 2018 @ NYC JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER. The city/venue continues to prove successful for this brand. Once again led by ECMA Show Management: Jane McDermott, Erin Layton and Team, with key support from the NYSCC Committee, including: Giorgino Macalino, John Carola, Giorgio Dell’Acqua, Sophia Chen, Reese Phamduy, Andrea Gafford & Team, Elizabeth Kaufman, and Maria Mo to name a few. Highlights of BEAUTY WEEK that Suppliers’ Day anchored included: • A ribbon cutting ceremony highlighting Art & Science with invited guests from NYC’s iconic museums (representing art) and industry associations (representing science) a sampling of participants included: Museum of Natural History, Cooper Hewitt, NYCxDESIGN, PeclersParis, ICMAD, IFSCC, and PCPC. • More than 460 exhibitors from 60 countries • Nearly 9,500 attendees • A show floor occupying a massive 87,000 sq. feet of contiguous space • AWARDS NIGHT, the opening reception for SUPPLIERS’ DAY there were 4 sponsors of varying levels and nearly 1,000 in attendance at the social highlight of Suppliers’ Day. • Education on the show floor included: Future Chemists Worship, Discover Sustainability, and the World of Chemistry. • Programs in adjacent meeting rooms included: SCC CEP Courses on the pre-day to the opening HAPPI’s Anti- Aging Conference PeclersParis Trends Breakfast Digital Age of Beauty and a panel featuring CEW’s INNOVATION AWARDS Finalists. ICMAD hosted their regulatory program post-show day at PeclersParis offices in Columbus Circle with CEW’s BEAUTY AWARDS closing the week on May 18, 2018 in the New York Hilton. • In addition to the PRESENTATION THEATER on the show floor which included sessions on trends, microbiome, and more, the exhibit floor included a French Pavilion, as well as a SCC MEMBERSHIP BOOTH for all chapters’ participation. • A membership breakfast/drive also took place on the show floor: members were invited to attend “and bring a non-member” guest to learn about all that is offered through SCC MEMBERSHP. • A registration raffle sent a Suppliers’ Day attendee to the IFSCC in the Fall. MONTH PROGRAM TITLE CHAIR LOCATION ATTENDANCE January NYSCC Anti-Pollution Seminar Alex Chan, PhD Seasons Catering Washington Township, NJ 132 February Packaging & Your Products John Goffredo The Venetian Garfield, NJ 55 February NYSCC & LISCC Joint Ski Trip Amy Marshall Killington, VT 28 March NYSCC & ASP - Joint Symposium - Fragrance Steve Herman The Legacy Castle Pompton Plains, NJ 254 April Cosmetics in the Middle East Leor Fay Tal Liberty Science Center Jersey City, NJ 124 May NYSCC: Awards Night Gino Macalino Stage 48 - NYC 881 June Microbiome Symposium- SOLD OUT Hadley Schreiber L’Oreal Clark, NJ 112 July NYSCC Golf Outing Jim Francisco Crystal Springs Golf Course Hamburg, NJ 237 September NYSCC Culinary Event- SOLD OUT Johanna Gigliotti Midtown Loft & Terrace NYC 126 September Extending Your Invisible Umbrella-SOLD OUT Abhijit Bitdaye Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel Iselin, NJ 172 October Sustainable Cosmetic Science Marc Cornell The Chart House Weehauken, NJ 106 November Skin Barrier Disruption & Inflammation Carinee Mainzer Valley Regency Clifton, NJ 107 December NYSCC Supports Education Gino Macalino Stage 48 - NYC 513