In 2003, the IFSCC Conference Award was installed to lift the level of science at IFSCC Conferences. This was indeed successful. Participation in IFSCC Conferences also plays a crucial role in the scientific development of young cosmetic scientists. Until now, the IFSCC Conference Award was always won by well-known established cosmetic scientists. At the same time, the hosting of an IFSCC Conference should also stimulate the cosmetic scientists in that country to develop its own level of cosmetic science. Therefore, the IFSCC decided to change the number and format of the IFSCC awards, starting with our 2011 IFSCC Conference in Bangkok!
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The Scientific Committee of the IFSCC, led by Dr. Fujihiro Kanda from Japan, decided on two new Awards whereas two existing Awards remain unchanged:
(1) The Henry Maso Award. This new Award will be presented at each IFSCC Conference to an author, aged 40 or younger at the time of presenting the paper. The winner will be awarded an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the next IFSCC Congress.
(2) The Host Society Award: This new Award will be presented to the best presentation originating from the host Society. In 2011, the winner will therefore be someone from Thailand. [This will be an incentive to our own Thai cosmetic scientists to participate in our Conference and grow the level of cosmetic science in our country.] There is no age restriction for this Award.
(3) The former IFSCC Conference Award remains in place. This Award will be given to the presenter of the best paper (talk or poster) of the whole conference.
(4) The former Maison G. de Navarre Award also remains in existence. For this Award, young cosmetic scientists write an essay about one of five selected topics. The winner of this essay competition will have his or her essay published in the IFSCC Magazine as well as attend the 2011 IFSCC Conference all expenses paid to present his/her paper there. For details, see http://www.ifscc.org/awards.htm for details on the criteria and how you can participate. Please note that the winner of the Maison G. de Navarre Award cannot also win the Henri Maso Award at the same conference.
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