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90 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS CALL FOR PAPERS 1978 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS Prospective authors are asked to submit abstracts of papers of 200 words or less immediately for the 1978 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists to be held November 30th and December 1st, at The Waldorf- Astoria in New York City. The Program Co-Chairmen, Robert Raymond and Dr. Peter Sgaramella, have issued a Call for Papers the subject for the papers is open. All abstracts of papers should be sent to either the Program Co-Chairmen or the SCC office at: Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 50 East 41st Street, New York, NY 10017. The Society of Cosmetic Chemists Award sponsored by Perry Brothers, Division of Mallinckrodt, will be awarded to the best paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting. The award will be $1,000. In addition, if the special panel choosing the awardee feels that other papers are deserving of special recognition, they may, at their discretion and with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Society, present one or two additional awards of $500 each to papers designated as Honorable Mentions. To be considered for the awards, all papers must be submitted to the award committee in manuscript form at least 4 weeks prior to the actual presentation. November 1st is the deadline for the 1978 Annual Meeting. The award committee will consider relevance to our industry, originality and presentation in choosing an awardee.