60 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS We usually have three national meetings per year, but this year we had a fourth. This was the Odor Conference which we cosponsored along with the New York Academy of Sciences and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. The conference ran for three days. H.J. Amsterdam was conference chairman of the Saturday session which was concerned with Fragrances and Cosmetics. I consider this joint meeting a major achievement for our SOCIETY. We again ac- complished our purpose by associating our name with top level scientific organizations. The excellent papers presented at the conference will be published as a New York Academy of Sciences conference monograph and will also be published in our journal. The scientific program of today's meeting, again under Raymond Stetzer's chairmanship, promises to continue the high standards we have set for ourselves this year, which we hope will be maintained and even exceeded in future years as our Soc•.T¾ grows in scientific stature. AWARDS Our Soci•.,¾, many years ago, wisely adopted the method of regularly bestowing awards as a means of stimulating research and recognizing achievement, and so advancing our scientific purposes. Special Atward In May the Special Award of $1000 was presented to Dr. Jerome Gross of Harvard for his basic studies on the biochemistry of collagen. The Special Award Committee under Herman Jass not only picked an out- standing candidate for the award in Dr. Gross but also raised a substantial amount of money. The total amount in the Special Award Fund is now sufficient to make it self-supporting, and no funds for this purpose will be solicited next year. The interest and dividends on approximately $38,000 in the fund will pay for the Award and attendent expenses, while the capital remains intact. The name, Special Award, which distinguishes that award from the Medal Award, is now seen to be insufficiently descriptive of the standards and purposes of that Award. The Board of Directors has directed the Committee on Awards and Recognition under John Longfellow to recom- mend a more appropriate name. Medal Atward Raymond Reed and his Medal Award Committee have selected a dis- tinguished scientist as the recipient of our top Award. He is Dr. Anthony M. Schwartz of Harris Research Labs. Dr. Schwartz will be honored at our dinner dance this evening for his many contributions in the field of organic chemistry and to the art and science of cosmetics. In the two

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT 61 years that Raymond Reed has chaired this Committee much has been accomplished to clarify the aims, standards and procedures for granting of this award. This year, for the first time, SCC affiliated groups around the world were alerted to the need for foreign nominations. Chapter •twards The new Chapter Award program is in effect, and $250 awards are avail- able to the best paper presented before each Chapter in 1963 which meets the requirements for the Chapter Award. The award winners will be selected early in 1964. IFF Atward We now have an additional $1000 annual award which was approved at the September meeting of the Board of Directors. It is to be called the IFF Award and is sponsored by International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., for the best scientific paper presented before the Society at a Chapter or National meeting and subsequently published in the Journal of the SCC. The mechanics of administration of this award are completely up to our SOCIETy. Sponsored awards of this nature are used by many other scientific organizations to stimulate and reward research in a particular field. Other offers of awards will be given careful consideration by the Board of Direc- tors, since it is felt that they can help us to achieve our purposes and im- prove our standing in the scientific community. RELATIONS WITH TGA The SCC and the TGA have existed side by side for many years without undertaking any cooperative efforts. We have now initiated a discussion with the TGA concerning the advisability of forming a nonprofit Cosmetic Research Foundation which would act as sponsoring agency for special projects and studies under qualified investigators. This further means of augmenting our prestige as a scientific body has developed out of the efforts of a special committee chaired by Robert Goldemberg. As a result of a preliminary meeting held with Mr. Stephen Mayham of TGA a few weeks ago, this idea will be further explored by a joint committee made up of members appointed by both organizations. MEMBERSHIP STANDARDS The professional status of the cosmetic chemist can be improved by means such as have been discussed, but these alone are not enough. We need a more critical attitude toward the requirements for membership in order to attain the objectives of this SOCIETY which, according to our by- laws, are particularly concerned with the dissemination of scientific knowl- edge and irnproving the professional standing of scientists in the cosmetic industry.