ANNUAL REPORT 529 The Japanese Society has been actively engaged in arranging for the Fifth Congress, which will be held in Tokyo in 1968. All in all, the year 1964 has clearly shown that in a shrinking world there is a great need for cosmetic chemists everywhere to be brought closer together as fellow scientists and fellow human beings. ADDENDUM I am happy to report further that the council convened and after great deliberation agreed upon and established a policy toward cosmetic legisla- tion which in due course will be published and generally distributed.

530 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS THE TmRD CONGRESS OF THE I.F.S.C.C.--A REVSEW OF ACTIVITIES BY R. A. KRAMER The Third Biennial Congress of the International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists was held at Columbia University in New York City during the week of June 21, 1964. The attendance set a record for this event with 800 registrants from 22 countries. Twenty-one scientists were given an opportunity to present their papers at seminar sessions over a period of four consecutive days. Of the 21 speakers, 12 came from various parts of the world to present their papers at the four scientific symposia moderated by representatives from four countries. One could not help but be impressed by the international character of the meeting and the extent to which equipment was installed in Ferris Booth Hall for simultaneous interpretation into French, German and English by six interpreters working relays. This was the first time that any scientific meeting of cosmetic chemists in the U.S.A. was simultaneously broadcast in three languages to all registrants who took advantage of the receiving equipment that was available for their individual use. There must be time for relaxation at any Congress of this magnitude and the U.S. SOCIETY arranged affairs on four consecutive evenings which did much to make the visit of our friends from abroad pleasant and enjoyable. On Monday evening, June 22, we had a reception and dinner in the Delegates Dining Room at the United Nations, which we filled to capacity. On Tuesday evening, June 23, we chartered the finest boat in the harbor for a trip around Manhattan with a buffet dinner and refreshments on board. By sheer coincidence Macy's fireworks display on the Hudson River was given that evening. The 35-minute display was indeed very spectacular when, after ten minutes, one of the four barges used to send up the fireworks exploded, causing the loss of two crew members. No one on our ship knew of the tragedy until the following morning. We are likely never to forget such an unusually spectacular though accidental display of fireworks. The Reception, Banquet, and Dance in connection with the Third Congress were held Wednesday evening, June 24, in Ferris Booth Hall and John Jay Hall at Columbia University. Dr. E. Howard Mercer of Melbourne, Australia, was given our Literature Award at the Banquet. An account of this presentation to Dr. Mercer will be found elsewhere in this issue of the JOURNAl..