Japan Society of Colour Material (JSCM) was intially established in 1927 as the Association for Pigments, Paints and Printing Inks. The Association was then reorganised in 1937 before being incorporated as the present Society in 1943. It is the only academic and professional organisation in the field of colour materials in Japan.
Responsibility for the management of the Society is taken by the President, four Vice Presidents, the Editorial Committee Chairman, the General Affairs Director, the Account Director and Liason Directors. One of the Vice Presidents is mainly responsible for General Affairs and Liason, and the other Vice Presidents are primarily responsible for the local branches.
The main office of the Society is located in Tokyo. The Society also has 3 branches covering Kanto (Eastern Japan), Kansai (Western Japan) and Chubu (Central Japan). These branch offices are located in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya respectively, to assist and organise local activities.
The activities of the Society comprise the publication of periodical
journals and books, annual meetings, awards, discussion and lecture meetings,
seminars and symposia as well as technical exchange and cooperation with
related organisations.
The Society deals with activities in a wide field of colour materials
such as pigments, paints, printing inks, raw materials, intermediates,
functional products, additives, cosmetics, textiles, papers, ceramics,
plastics, characterisation, test equipment and so on. For the purpose
of the development of these activities, four Divisions (Pigments, Coatings,
Printing Inks, Colour Material Characterisation) and six Research Groups
(Pigment Technology, Physics and Chemistry of Coatings, Wood Finishing,
Coating Technology, Colour Science, Printing Ink Technology) are managed
separately to cover specific interests.
In addition, international exchange with 38 overseas organisations is carried out, as is the organisation of international conferences.
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Special articles are published every year on topics of current interest, such as Physical Properties of Colour Materials, Composite Techniques for Colour Materials, Functions of Colour Materials and Analyses and Testing of Colour Materials.
The Society also edits books and dictionaries on colour materials and their characterisation.
The Annual General Meeting held in February is one of the most important events of the Society. The schedule and budget of the Society for the following year , as well as the Annual Reports, are approved by all participating members.
Invited lectures, given by distinguised scientists and engineers, covering a wide field of topics of current interest are presented in parallel with this meeting.
The Society awards two "Society Prizes (Shikizai Kyokai Sho)" to those
who have made contributions to scientific and technological developments
of colour materials, according to criteria evaluated by the Award Committee.
The "Prize for Paper (Shikizai Kyokai-Ronbun Sho)" is offered as one
of the prizes to honour excellent papers published in the Journal of Japan
Society of Colour Material. The other award, the "Prize for Industrial
Technology (Shikizai Kyokai-Gijutsu Sho)" is to praise skilled techniques
that have contributed to developments in the colour materials industry.
These two awards are officially commended at the Annual Meeting.
During the year more than 30 Discussion Meetings are also arranged, in which there are presentations and active discussions on selected themes which meet those of the respective Research Groups.
Lecture Meetings are organised by the three Branches to widen and deepen present knowledge on topics of current interest in all fields relating to colour materials. Fourteen Study Programmes are held annually as training courses for freshmen newly engaged in companies. These programmes are prepared by the Kanto and Kansai Branches. Symposia and Observation Visits are also organised by the Branches on a yearly basis.
Society members participate every year in major international conferences such as FSCT, OCCA, FATIPEC, SLF, SCAA, SCANZ etc. by the presentation of papers.
The International Conference (70th ACCM), with the theme "New Developments in Color Material Advances in Harmony with the Enviroment and Human life", was held in Tokyo in 1997 to commemorate the 70th anniversary.
S. Hirano (Gov. Chem. Ind. Res. Inst., Tokyo)
S. Hirose (Min. Railways)
K. Yamagami (Min. Finance, Dept. Print)
T. Hirota (Patent Agency)
H. Tanaka (Tanaka Toryo Kogyo Co., Ltd.)
C. Tezuka (Nippon Kokyu Toryo Co., Ltd.)
R. Shinoda (Sci. inst. Military Force)
S. Hirano (Gov. Chem. Ind. Res. Inst., Tokyo)
M. Shirato (Shirato Chem. Lab., Pres.)
T. Hirota (Nippon Oil & Fat Co., Ltd.)
M. Fujita (Fujita Kigyo Co., Ltd., Pres.)
K. Ohashi (Nippon Oil & Fat Co., Ltd.)
T. Matsumoto (Taiyo Paint Co., Ltd., Pres.)
S. Tada (Nippon Paint Co., Ltd., Pres.)
M. Kodama (Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., Pres.)
O. Fujisawa (Fuji Polymer Ind, Co., Ltd., Pres.)
T. Kuwata (Univ. Tokyo, Prof., emer)
Y. Shiota (Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.)
S. Tamehiro (Nippon Inst. Technology)
S. Kawashima (Nippon Oil & Fat Co., Ltd.)
K. Ueki (Inst. Vocational Train., Prof.)
K. Meguro (Science Univ. Tokyo, Prof.)
Y. Oyabu (Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.)
N. Kishi (Atomix Co., Ltd.)
I. Kumano (Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.)
Y. Sasaki (Kansai Paint Co., Ltd., Pres.)
S. Hamada (Science Univ. Tokyo, Prof.)
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