SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS OF GREAT BRITAIN 51 SYMPOSIUM ON EMULSIONS A Symposium on Emulsions will be held at the Royal Hall, Harrogate, Yorks, from goth March--lst April 1965. Participation is permitted only when application has been made on the appropriate form, and the fee duly paid. This is •3 3s. for each participant who is a member of one of the Societies of Cosmetic Chemists affiliated to the I.F.S.C.C. The registration fee for non-members is •6 6s. Registration forms giving all details are available from Mr. R. F. L. Thomas, c/o Gibbs Pepsodent Ltd., P.O. Box No. 167, Leeds, 1, Yorks. The closing date for registration is 28th February 1965. Wednesday, gist March 1965 9.30 a.m. 9.40 a.m. 10.20 a.m. 11.00 a.m. Civic Welcome by the Mayor of Harrogate. "Fundamental Methods of Predicting Changes in Rheological Properties of Emulsions on Ageing" P. SHERMAN, M.Sc., F.R.I.C. (Unilever Research Laboratory, Welwyn). "The Importance of Perfumes in Emulsion Formulations" J. KLAP (Proprietary Perfumes Ltd., Ash ford). COFFEE. 11.20 a.m. 12.00 noon "Hydrolysis of Wax-Esters in Emulsions" E. V. TRUTER, B.Sc., Ph.D., A.R.C.S., D.I.C. and C. A. ANDERSON, B.Sc., Ph.D. (Department of Textile Chemistry, Leeds University). "Cationic Surfactants as Emulsifying Agents" K. M. GODFREY, B.Sc., A.R.I.C. (Armour Hess Chemicals Ltd.). Thursday, 1st April 1965 9.30 a.m. 10.10 a.m. 10.50 a.m. "An Alternative Approach to the Principle of Emulsion Formulation" W. BURT, F.P.S. (Chelsea School of Pharmacy). "The Influence of Lanolin Derivatives on Dispersed Systems" L. I. CONRAD, H. F. MASO and S. A. DERAGON (American Cholesterol Products, Inc., New Jersey). COFFEE. 11.10 a.m. 11.50 a.m. "Difficulties of Topical Treatment in Dermatology" G. HODGSON, M.B.E., M.D. (Cardiff Royal Infirmary). "An Evaluation of the Requirements and Problems in the Packaging of Emulsions" C. E. HIGGS, B.Sc., A.R.C.S. (Gibbs Pepsodent Limited, Leeds).

52 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS EXHIBITION AND SOCIAL EVENTS Tuesday, 30th March 1965 11.00 a.m. Exhibition opened by the Mayor of Harrogate. 8.30 p.m. Civic Reception at the Lounge Hall. Buffet refreshments and informal concert (free to symposium and exhibition participants). Wednesday, 31st March 1965 1.00 p.m. Informal Lunch at the Old Swan Hotel (included in registration fee). ?.30 p.m. for 8.00 p.m. Banquet at the Old Swan Hotel. Thursday, 1st April 1965 Exhibition closes 6.00 p.m. 1965 LECTURE PROGRAMME Venue: The Royal Society of Arts, John Adam Street, London, W.C.2• Time: 7.30 p.m. Lectures will be given on the following dates: Tuesday, 26th January 1965. Storage Testing in the Cosmetic Industry.. A discussion, with contributions by D. E. Butterfield, M.A. (I.F.F. [Great Britain] Ltd.), E. K. Clarke, B.Sc. (Beecham Group, Ltd.) and J. J. Mausner, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.I.C. (Helena Rubinstein, Ltd.). Thursday, 25th February 1965. The Sebaceous Gland. F. J. G. Ebling, M.Sc., Ph.D., M.I.Biol. (University of Sheffield). Thursday, 13th May 1965. Film evening. 1965 MEDAL LECTURE The Council has agreed to institute an Annual Medal Lecture, and it was decided that "the recipient of the Annual Medal shall be a leading personality who has made an outstanding contribution to science, public life or the arts. The lecture shall be on cosmetics or allied subjects." The 1965 Medal Lecture entitled The hormonal background of the skin, will be given on Wednesday, 14th April by Professor Sir Edward Charles. Dodds, M.V.O., F.R.S., F.R.I.C., Courtauld Professor of Biochemistry,. University of London. Admission by tickets, obtainable from the General Secretary. FUTURE SYMPOSIA A symposium on Physical Methods will take place in Bristol, on 16th November 1965. Programme Secretary: Mr. N.J. Van Abb•, Beecham Toiletry Division, Beecham House West, Great West Road, Brentford, Middex. A Symposium on Colour will take place in Eastbourne, Sussex, during the week commencing 25th April 1966.