J. Soc. Cosmetic Chemists 20 227-238 (1969) ¸ 1969 Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Great Britain International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists CONSTITUTION Article I. Name and Object Section 1: The name of the Federation is: "International Federation of Societies of Cosmetic Chemists", hereinafter referred to as I.F.S.C.C. Section 2: The aims of the I.F.S.C.C. are: a) To advance cosmetic science. b) To encourage fundamental research work by universities and by in- dependent workers in any and all fields that may add to the knowledge of cosmetic science. c) To co-ordinate by correspondence, interchange of information and in other ways, the work and efforts of the autonomous national societies. d) To cement relationships by reporting on activities in the various auto- nomous national societies. e) To publish and publicize literature of a scientific and technical nature. To help research workers obtain from all lands information, literature, patents and other aids, as may be requested and as may be possible. f) To exchange information on any standardised procedures that may be adopted with regard to analyses of raw materials or finished products, efficiency of products, etc., and to participate in any effort to adopt such procedures internationally. g) To publicize within the national societies and in the technical and other press of the various countries, the activities of the societies of all lands. h) To hold seminars and meetings on an international scale to invite speakers from any country, whenever feasible and give publicity to all meetings well in advance. i} To sponsor awards of an international character for outstanding achievement in research, publication, or other work on behalf of the cosmetic sciences. 227

228 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Article II. Section 1: Section 2: Section $: Section 4: Section 5: Article III. Section 1: Section 2: Section $: Article I V. Section 1: Section 2: Membership The I.F.S.C.C. shall consist of the autonomous national societies, having twenty or more scientific members, qualified according to Article II, section 2. These national societies will hereinafter be referred to as Member Societies. Scientific Members are defined as follows: A: Graduates in Chemistry as defined in the Appendix. B: Graduates in other disciplines. Membership under B shall not exceed 25% of the total scientific member- ship. In addition each Society may nominate one member, who, not qualified to A or B status, is deemed worthy of full recognition as a scientific member because of his or her outstanding contribution to Cosmetic Science. Non-scientific members of the national societies form category C. Membership of the Federation may be extended to all those Societies who are interested in promoting the objects of the Federation and who in the opinion of the Council are qualified in accordance with Article II, Section 1. Application for membership should be made to the Secretariat. A Member Society shall be able to withdraw from the I.F.S.C.C. provided its obligations are fulfilled and one year's notice is given. The same Society may be re-admitted by application. A Member Society may be expelled by decision of the Council if it does not comply with the rules of the Federation. The Society to be expelled may be legally represented before the Council. Meetings The Council shall hold an Annual Council Meeting in August/September or as near to this period as is convenient to the Council. Other meetings may be held at the discretion of the Council. A quorum shall consist of two thirds of the voting power. Proxy votes from Societies other than the delegate's own Society can be used only on specifically defined items on the Agenda. A delegate shall have one vote each or give it to a proxy or a person designated by the Member Society. Each Member Society shall be able to have an adviser who will not be entitled to vote. Decisions shall be by simple majority of votes, unless stated otherwise. Management The management of the I.F.S.C.C. shall be vested in a Council on which each Member Society shall have one delegate for one hundred scientific members or part thereof. The representatives of the Member Societies shall be designated by these Societies annually, but substitute representatives may be designated for